Exhibit 1: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: (Census Basis) Not Seasonally Adjusted Quantity in metric tons/ value in thousands of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding April 2006 March 2006 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,241,390 2,339,648 3,527,221 2,425,578 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5,089 7,149 3,984 5,738 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 551,489 242,806 877,861 372,519 Wire Rods 181,764 92,893 179,366 92,984 Structural Shapes Heavy 91,255 57,700 112,298 65,016 Steel Piling 5,292 4,481 9,095 7,833 Plates Cut Lengths 125,281 108,091 113,377 107,593 Plates In Coils 128,639 72,892 92,954 56,288 Rails Standard 16,973 11,391 26,346 18,342 Rails All Other 1,801 1,713 756 650 Railroad Accessories 991 807 1,082 711 Bars - Hot Rolled 137,842 112,648 108,689 89,609 Bars - Light Shaped 25,596 16,655 19,204 13,088 Bars - Reinforcing 231,788 98,023 214,029 90,788 Bars - Cold Finished 40,060 66,703 30,088 53,565 Tool Steel 12,301 31,509 12,966 32,868 Standard Pipe 114,456 86,024 125,869 95,017 Oil Country Goods 166,681 204,025 130,509 167,935 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 62,059 67,381 70,392 78,516 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 46,753 42,533 27,301 29,548 Line Pipe - Not Specified 25,194 16,273 23,919 17,663 Mechanical Tubing 62,273 72,262 46,829 57,811 Pressure Tubing 10,002 21,771 7,258 15,768 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,525 60,887 9,445 53,302 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,204 3,524 1,260 3,692 Structural Pipe & Tube 45,612 37,318 49,363 44,724 Pipe For Piling 1,415 931 1,578 1,108 Wire Drawn 68,833 79,022 73,683 86,836 Black Plate 9,970 6,440 4,498 3,392 Tin Plate 50,072 36,945 33,637 25,421 Tin Free Steel 8,886 7,189 10,678 9,482 Sheets Hot Rolled 337,465 176,168 438,595 213,752 Sheets Cold Rolled 316,419 228,789 284,027 215,419 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 263,846 178,966 296,713 201,618 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,374 9,146 20,371 15,664 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 47,103 38,341 42,045 34,959 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 4,004 6,081 4,472 9,528 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,788 5,153 7,732 5,777 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,296 29,018 14,949 31,055 -------------------------------------------------------------- March 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,683,820 2,531,645 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,434 6,835 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 914,457 388,430 Wire Rods 184,287 95,004 Structural Shapes Heavy 112,441 65,100 Steel Piling 9,119 7,856 Plates Cut Lengths 118,714 113,849 Plates In Coils 98,080 58,456 Rails Standard 29,962 21,948 Rails All Other 920 775 Railroad Accessories 1,107 729 Bars - Hot Rolled 124,468 99,046 Bars - Light Shaped 19,204 13,088 Bars - Reinforcing 227,962 96,470 Bars - Cold Finished 30,355 53,956 Tool Steel 13,509 34,126 Standard Pipe 127,723 96,754 Oil Country Goods 149,705 185,606 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 85,630 92,200 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 27,488 29,825 Line Pipe - Not Specified 24,645 18,069 Mechanical Tubing 50,953 63,455 Pressure Tubing 7,923 16,728 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,708 54,431 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,487 3,931 Structural Pipe & Tube 49,475 44,818 Pipe For Piling 1,578 1,108 Wire Drawn 75,254 88,785 Black Plate 4,753 3,597 Tin Plate 33,637 25,421 Tin Free Steel 10,678 9,482 Sheets Hot Rolled 450,498 218,981 Sheets Cold Rolled 289,021 218,401 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 303,538 205,455 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 20,469 15,762 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 42,183 35,065 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,519 10,426 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,732 5,777 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,202 31,900 -------------------------------------------------------------- April 2005 March 2005 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,794,322 2,283,883 2,516,326 2,065,238 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,978 7,194 3,195 6,220 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 591,149 361,420 466,170 282,705 Wire Rods 196,856 114,159 171,451 105,303 Structural Shapes Heavy 50,058 32,790 51,140 33,830 Steel Piling 14,858 12,253 10,360 9,015 Plates Cut Lengths 89,785 100,051 106,501 103,215 Plates In Coils 103,181 70,685 111,420 76,591 Rails Standard 19,865 14,065 27,057 18,884 Rails All Other 2,052 1,552 2,966 2,283 Railroad Accessories 908 513 1,704 1,066 Bars - Hot Rolled 160,650 124,907 130,076 110,102 Bars - Light Shaped 16,015 10,732 19,517 14,889 Bars - Reinforcing 87,296 38,987 104,141 44,268 Bars - Cold Finished 39,273 70,466 32,414 60,322 Tool Steel 16,836 40,290 15,546 35,644 Standard Pipe 112,475 92,316 89,949 76,403 Oil Country Goods 147,960 161,589 77,826 91,856 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 37,288 38,797 44,749 48,451 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 31,438 27,670 16,344 13,992 Line Pipe - Not Specified 30,974 24,554 10,607 8,835 Mechanical Tubing 57,917 71,040 52,143 62,809 Pressure Tubing 9,747 15,464 9,208 14,684 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,044 53,161 9,342 47,357 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,097 3,071 1,373 3,191 Structural Pipe & Tube 50,883 46,154 44,271 40,807 Pipe For Piling 8,525 7,690 405 407 Wire Drawn 71,790 84,251 71,723 83,474 Black Plate 2,387 2,244 8,674 6,690 Tin Plate 35,282 27,051 42,457 32,100 Tin Free Steel 8,967 7,302 6,254 4,862 Sheets Hot Rolled 273,040 170,009 309,163 190,776 Sheets Cold Rolled 181,004 162,161 182,187 177,510 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 230,594 181,046 191,798 150,876 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 14,639 12,020 15,352 13,066 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 52,341 48,530 47,361 48,894 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,905 9,733 6,603 6,710 Strip - Hot Rolled 9,671 6,882 9,611 6,539 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,592 31,083 15,268 30,614 NOTE: See the cover report specifically explaining the current month's preliminary steel imports trade data or www.census.gov/foreign-trade/Press-Release/steel_index.html. CONTACT: For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary April 2006 (CB-06-78)