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 July 2006 June 2006 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,807,383 2,885,857 3,059,185 2,324,520 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,784 5,751 4,093 5,756 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 748,766 383,952 435,244 215,169 Wire Rods 257,600 127,785 215,647 106,426 Structural Shapes Heavy 74,055 49,004 71,449 45,158 Steel Piling 19,855 17,311 6,402 5,678 Plates Cut Lengths 130,085 122,705 111,005 110,693 Plates In Coils 226,114 130,735 132,231 81,778 Rails Standard 34,402 23,526 22,699 15,294 Rails All Other 2,895 2,394 2,687 2,306 Railroad Accessories 1,158 540 1,024 1,057 Bars - Hot Rolled 127,659 108,458 130,265 104,887 Bars - Light Shaped 31,792 19,834 20,213 14,049 Bars - Reinforcing 145,792 69,126 179,558 77,379 Bars - Cold Finished 31,015 63,060 32,939 61,521 Tool Steel 12,490 32,916 13,702 37,501 Standard Pipe 122,440 93,313 120,481 90,554 Oil Country Goods 194,472 225,052 122,423 164,567 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 86,052 92,930 45,965 49,248 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 45,417 49,387 40,054 36,343 Line Pipe - Not Specified 45,682 34,153 24,231 17,349 Mechanical Tubing 75,626 82,187 63,822 70,773 Pressure Tubing 7,478 13,291 8,449 18,395 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,853 72,111 10,332 57,932 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,121 5,162 1,630 4,831 Structural Pipe & Tube 52,508 43,056 51,410 43,149 Pipe For Piling 1,371 1,118 3,577 2,876 Wire Drawn 72,560 85,232 74,280 86,793 Black Plate 7,066 4,677 6,367 4,112 Tin Plate 45,464 34,653 44,041 32,048 Tin Free Steel 14,400 11,652 13,964 11,868 Sheets Hot Rolled 431,348 235,092 386,749 203,430 Sheets Cold Rolled 315,101 285,935 296,313 239,200 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 320,088 242,671 275,270 205,196 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 19,116 14,842 10,234 8,794 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 63,322 53,132 52,169 43,256 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,491 13,268 7,410 10,509 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,889 4,596 5,993 4,977 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,058 31,252 14,861 33,667 -------------------------------------------------------------- June 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,350,364 2,507,529 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,946 5,804 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 529,741 261,690 Wire Rods 252,067 121,902 Structural Shapes Heavy 72,135 45,651 Steel Piling 6,772 5,948 Plates Cut Lengths 121,827 117,053 Plates In Coils 149,515 92,749 Rails Standard 23,091 17,754 Rails All Other 3,400 2,501 Railroad Accessories 1,428 1,250 Bars - Hot Rolled 138,588 110,582 Bars - Light Shaped 22,333 15,128 Bars - Reinforcing 213,740 91,893 Bars - Cold Finished 33,296 62,541 Tool Steel 13,993 38,509 Standard Pipe 121,448 91,522 Oil Country Goods 145,325 190,315 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 47,506 50,272 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 42,202 42,220 Line Pipe - Not Specified 24,295 17,438 Mechanical Tubing 69,015 74,961 Pressure Tubing 9,725 20,293 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,752 59,875 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,671 4,897 Structural Pipe & Tube 53,384 45,010 Pipe For Piling 3,577 2,876 Wire Drawn 76,124 89,242 Black Plate 6,367 4,112 Tin Plate 44,595 32,439 Tin Free Steel 14,282 12,102 Sheets Hot Rolled 414,099 218,502 Sheets Cold Rolled 298,636 241,385 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 288,975 215,970 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,369 8,900 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 53,274 44,294 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,429 10,567 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,071 5,048 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,368 34,333 -------------------------------------------------------------- July 2005 June 2005 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,313,279 1,865,336 2,449,774 2,074,496 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5,011 5,380 3,721 4,553 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 544,191 283,541 445,333 275,206 Wire Rods 219,325 113,448 200,951 110,413 Structural Shapes Heavy 46,053 28,695 53,710 33,184 Steel Piling 10,067 8,497 3,182 2,558 Plates Cut Lengths 72,726 83,496 78,186 90,717 Plates In Coils 62,678 51,323 83,641 59,704 Rails Standard 15,879 14,151 7,241 5,854 Rails All Other 929 823 2,620 2,428 Railroad Accessories 958 502 40 28 Bars - Hot Rolled 121,768 100,239 135,244 108,165 Bars - Light Shaped 26,446 13,891 14,523 8,956 Bars - Reinforcing 168,357 72,483 159,321 72,057 Bars - Cold Finished 33,460 61,490 44,405 80,755 Tool Steel 16,183 42,634 14,871 36,259 Standard Pipe 82,472 70,140 108,360 87,700 Oil Country Goods 118,815 132,460 139,768 153,583 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 36,022 40,589 92,124 102,365 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 47,054 54,028 34,831 33,436 Line Pipe - Not Specified 15,505 12,155 18,870 15,813 Mechanical Tubing 51,805 63,805 54,926 64,474 Pressure Tubing 6,830 15,958 9,593 19,070 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,115 50,178 10,592 57,982 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 913 2,520 1,211 3,001 Structural Pipe & Tube 34,475 32,385 44,031 42,005 Pipe For Piling 295 291 1,697 1,244 Wire Drawn 62,177 72,185 67,722 83,176 Black Plate 2,196 2,218 3,457 3,272 Tin Plate 25,059 20,552 38,734 29,730 Tin Free Steel 7,558 7,515 8,241 7,918 Sheets Hot Rolled 185,285 116,724 206,747 125,004 Sheets Cold Rolled 108,436 116,864 112,581 127,244 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 112,091 91,097 161,639 125,207 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,342 5,778 21,765 16,512 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 29,054 30,014 35,528 35,898 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,615 10,130 6,960 10,053 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,445 4,177 8,428 6,030 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,687 32,979 14,979 32,945 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 July 2006 (CB-06-130)