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 June 2006 May 2006 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,059,185 2,324,520 3,477,026 2,549,231 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,093 5,756 6,029 7,950 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 435,244 215,169 671,262 298,745 Wire Rods 215,647 106,426 139,578 76,917 Structural Shapes Heavy 71,449 45,158 68,962 45,869 Steel Piling 6,402 5,678 11,028 9,109 Plates Cut Lengths 111,005 110,693 144,019 115,984 Plates In Coils 132,231 81,778 179,567 98,522 Rails Standard 22,699 15,294 20,661 14,239 Rails All Other 2,687 2,306 1,623 1,389 Railroad Accessories 1,024 1,057 524 495 Bars - Hot Rolled 130,265 104,887 129,624 108,545 Bars - Light Shaped 20,213 14,049 20,618 14,914 Bars - Reinforcing 179,558 77,379 164,080 71,027 Bars - Cold Finished 32,939 61,521 28,777 55,676 Tool Steel 13,702 37,501 12,416 32,058 Standard Pipe 120,481 90,554 124,441 92,131 Oil Country Goods 122,423 164,567 168,646 213,392 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 45,965 49,248 76,111 81,288 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 40,054 36,343 47,848 56,457 Line Pipe - Not Specified 24,231 17,349 42,192 38,513 Mechanical Tubing 63,822 70,773 68,930 77,224 Pressure Tubing 8,449 18,395 6,801 14,903 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,332 57,932 12,785 63,527 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,630 4,831 1,450 4,332 Structural Pipe & Tube 51,410 43,149 57,122 47,960 Pipe For Piling 3,577 2,876 1,906 1,782 Wire Drawn 74,280 86,793 82,560 93,195 Black Plate 6,367 4,112 13,740 10,301 Tin Plate 44,041 32,048 28,713 21,393 Tin Free Steel 13,964 11,868 8,737 7,674 Sheets Hot Rolled 386,749 203,430 509,794 258,831 Sheets Cold Rolled 296,313 239,200 253,765 218,486 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 275,270 205,196 285,797 199,087 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,234 8,794 17,341 13,815 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 52,169 43,256 43,827 37,941 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,410 10,509 5,273 9,272 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,993 4,977 5,476 4,196 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,861 33,667 15,002 32,091 -------------------------------------------------------------- May 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,571,936 2,611,190 Ingots And Steel For Castings 6,029 7,950 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 680,495 302,203 Wire Rods 144,016 78,292 Structural Shapes Heavy 81,003 52,733 Steel Piling 11,028 9,109 Plates Cut Lengths 144,606 116,219 Plates In Coils 181,354 99,388 Rails Standard 20,661 14,239 Rails All Other 3,586 2,823 Railroad Accessories 524 495 Bars - Hot Rolled 145,750 125,087 Bars - Light Shaped 20,618 14,914 Bars - Reinforcing 187,287 80,891 Bars - Cold Finished 28,804 55,709 Tool Steel 12,793 32,543 Standard Pipe 125,213 92,976 Oil Country Goods 174,394 220,526 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 78,250 82,428 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 47,924 56,621 Line Pipe - Not Specified 42,192 38,513 Mechanical Tubing 72,195 80,405 Pressure Tubing 7,109 15,635 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,834 63,772 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,466 4,361 Structural Pipe & Tube 57,325 48,251 Pipe For Piling 1,906 1,782 Wire Drawn 83,077 93,932 Black Plate 13,740 10,301 Tin Plate 28,713 21,393 Tin Free Steel 8,737 7,674 Sheets Hot Rolled 519,483 262,962 Sheets Cold Rolled 254,499 219,243 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 285,925 199,258 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 17,342 13,817 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 45,155 38,869 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,293 9,288 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,476 4,196 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,135 32,390 -------------------------------------------------------------- June 2005 May 2005 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,449,774 2,074,496 2,398,917 2,039,206 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,721 4,553 4,624 5,287 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 445,333 275,206 412,818 258,885 Wire Rods 200,951 110,413 256,842 136,061 Structural Shapes Heavy 53,710 33,184 45,874 29,484 Steel Piling 3,182 2,558 4,479 4,040 Plates Cut Lengths 78,186 90,717 101,833 97,494 Plates In Coils 83,641 59,704 58,756 42,754 Rails Standard 7,241 5,854 27,398 23,270 Rails All Other 2,620 2,428 1,489 1,343 Railroad Accessories 40 28 1,693 1,110 Bars - Hot Rolled 135,244 108,165 136,275 115,723 Bars - Light Shaped 14,523 8,956 26,429 15,464 Bars - Reinforcing 159,321 72,057 125,823 53,674 Bars - Cold Finished 44,405 80,755 36,694 66,257 Tool Steel 14,871 36,259 16,990 39,337 Standard Pipe 108,360 87,700 94,708 80,219 Oil Country Goods 139,768 153,583 144,847 166,506 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 92,124 102,365 57,794 59,642 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 34,831 33,436 29,900 27,693 Line Pipe - Not Specified 18,870 15,813 22,927 19,653 Mechanical Tubing 54,926 64,474 58,739 73,615 Pressure Tubing 9,593 19,070 10,682 18,806 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,592 57,982 10,941 63,851 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,211 3,001 1,191 2,926 Structural Pipe & Tube 44,031 42,005 44,549 41,747 Pipe For Piling 1,697 1,244 1,209 1,048 Wire Drawn 67,722 83,176 68,557 85,700 Black Plate 3,457 3,272 3,573 3,661 Tin Plate 38,734 29,730 31,157 24,678 Tin Free Steel 8,241 7,918 6,345 5,839 Sheets Hot Rolled 206,747 125,004 177,512 111,108 Sheets Cold Rolled 112,581 127,244 108,145 119,270 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 161,639 125,207 185,455 147,213 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 21,765 16,512 12,463 10,620 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 35,528 35,898 43,147 42,017 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,960 10,053 6,275 6,125 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,428 6,030 6,362 5,501 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,979 32,945 14,422 31,587 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 June 2006 (CB-06-113)