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 May 2006 April 2006 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,477,026 2,549,231 3,241,390 2,339,648 Ingots And Steel For Castings 6,029 7,950 5,089 7,149 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 671,262 298,745 551,489 242,806 Wire Rods 139,578 76,917 181,764 92,893 Structural Shapes Heavy 68,962 45,869 91,255 57,700 Steel Piling 11,028 9,109 5,292 4,481 Plates Cut Lengths 144,019 115,984 125,281 108,091 Plates In Coils 179,567 98,522 128,639 72,892 Rails Standard 20,661 14,239 16,973 11,391 Rails All Other 1,623 1,389 1,801 1,713 Railroad Accessories 524 495 991 807 Bars - Hot Rolled 129,624 108,545 137,842 112,648 Bars - Light Shaped 20,618 14,914 25,596 16,655 Bars - Reinforcing 164,080 71,027 231,788 98,023 Bars - Cold Finished 28,777 55,676 40,060 66,703 Tool Steel 12,416 32,058 12,301 31,509 Standard Pipe 124,441 92,131 114,456 86,024 Oil Country Goods 168,646 213,392 166,681 204,025 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 76,111 81,288 62,059 67,381 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 47,848 56,457 46,753 42,533 Line Pipe - Not Specified 42,192 38,513 25,194 16,273 Mechanical Tubing 68,930 77,224 62,273 72,262 Pressure Tubing 6,801 14,903 10,002 21,771 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,785 63,527 10,525 60,887 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,450 4,332 1,204 3,524 Structural Pipe & Tube 57,122 47,960 45,612 37,318 Pipe For Piling 1,906 1,782 1,415 931 Wire Drawn 82,560 93,195 68,833 79,022 Black Plate 13,740 10,301 9,970 6,440 Tin Plate 28,713 21,393 50,072 36,945 Tin Free Steel 8,737 7,674 8,886 7,189 Sheets Hot Rolled 509,794 258,831 337,465 176,168 Sheets Cold Rolled 253,765 218,486 316,419 228,789 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 285,797 199,087 263,846 178,966 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 17,341 13,815 11,374 9,146 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 43,827 37,941 47,103 38,341 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,273 9,272 4,004 6,081 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,476 4,196 7,788 5,153 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,002 32,091 13,296 29,018 -------------------------------------------------------------- April 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,393,120 2,431,227 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5,370 7,714 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 552,049 243,670 Wire Rods 198,360 99,552 Structural Shapes Heavy 91,600 58,094 Steel Piling 5,292 4,481 Plates Cut Lengths 132,047 112,033 Plates In Coils 138,421 77,629 Rails Standard 18,817 12,589 Rails All Other 2,098 1,987 Railroad Accessories 1,209 983 Bars - Hot Rolled 154,177 119,918 Bars - Light Shaped 30,940 19,089 Bars - Reinforcing 266,766 112,494 Bars - Cold Finished 42,122 69,552 Tool Steel 12,576 32,253 Standard Pipe 117,371 88,474 Oil Country Goods 179,742 217,988 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 62,217 67,481 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 46,527 42,466 Line Pipe - Not Specified 25,194 16,273 Mechanical Tubing 66,175 75,977 Pressure Tubing 10,645 22,368 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,687 62,430 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,278 3,667 Structural Pipe & Tube 45,926 39,143 Pipe For Piling 1,415 931 Wire Drawn 69,835 80,475 Black Plate 9,988 6,458 Tin Plate 50,099 36,972 Tin Free Steel 8,886 7,189 Sheets Hot Rolled 351,430 182,687 Sheets Cold Rolled 334,363 239,117 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 264,370 179,454 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,808 9,765 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 47,352 38,553 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 4,014 6,108 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,985 5,306 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,966 29,907 -------------------------------------------------------------- May 2005 April 2005 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,398,917 2,039,206 2,794,322 2,283,883 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,624 5,287 3,978 7,194 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 412,818 258,885 591,149 361,420 Wire Rods 256,842 136,061 196,856 114,159 Structural Shapes Heavy 45,874 29,484 50,058 32,790 Steel Piling 4,479 4,040 14,858 12,253 Plates Cut Lengths 101,833 97,494 89,785 100,051 Plates In Coils 58,756 42,754 103,181 70,685 Rails Standard 27,398 23,270 19,865 14,065 Rails All Other 1,489 1,343 2,052 1,552 Railroad Accessories 1,693 1,110 908 513 Bars - Hot Rolled 136,275 115,723 160,650 124,907 Bars - Light Shaped 26,429 15,464 16,015 10,732 Bars - Reinforcing 125,823 53,674 87,296 38,987 Bars - Cold Finished 36,694 66,257 39,273 70,466 Tool Steel 16,990 39,337 16,836 40,290 Standard Pipe 94,708 80,219 112,475 92,316 Oil Country Goods 144,847 166,506 147,960 161,589 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 57,794 59,642 37,288 38,797 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 29,900 27,693 31,438 27,670 Line Pipe - Not Specified 22,927 19,653 30,974 24,554 Mechanical Tubing 58,739 73,615 57,917 71,040 Pressure Tubing 10,682 18,806 9,747 15,464 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,941 63,851 11,044 53,161 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,191 2,926 1,097 3,071 Structural Pipe & Tube 44,549 41,747 50,883 46,154 Pipe For Piling 1,209 1,048 8,525 7,690 Wire Drawn 68,557 85,700 71,790 84,251 Black Plate 3,573 3,661 2,387 2,244 Tin Plate 31,157 24,678 35,282 27,051 Tin Free Steel 6,345 5,839 8,967 7,302 Sheets Hot Rolled 177,512 111,108 273,040 170,009 Sheets Cold Rolled 108,145 119,270 181,004 162,161 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 185,455 147,213 230,594 181,046 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 12,463 10,620 14,639 12,020 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 43,147 42,017 52,341 48,530 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,275 6,125 7,905 9,733 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,362 5,501 9,671 6,882 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,422 31,587 14,592 31,083 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 May 2006 (CB-06-100)