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 August 2006 July 2006 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,591,975 2,840,768 3,807,383 2,885,857 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,755 5,375 2,784 5,751 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 745,557 430,465 748,766 383,952 Wire Rods 223,284 111,739 257,600 127,785 Structural Shapes Heavy 65,133 44,011 74,055 49,004 Steel Piling 7,743 7,413 19,855 17,311 Plates Cut Lengths 153,234 143,534 130,085 122,705 Plates In Coils 166,753 108,062 226,114 130,735 Rails Standard 10,838 7,652 34,402 23,526 Rails All Other 1,600 1,418 2,895 2,394 Railroad Accessories 1,395 989 1,158 540 Bars - Hot Rolled 112,052 101,093 127,659 108,458 Bars - Light Shaped 16,827 15,216 31,792 19,834 Bars - Reinforcing 191,412 91,794 145,792 69,126 Bars - Cold Finished 30,160 61,340 31,015 63,060 Tool Steel 12,481 31,495 12,490 32,916 Standard Pipe 140,471 93,450 122,440 93,313 Oil Country Goods 159,267 203,968 194,472 225,052 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 71,332 79,035 86,052 92,930 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 42,323 43,199 45,417 49,387 Line Pipe - Not Specified 54,669 48,451 45,682 34,153 Mechanical Tubing 65,861 79,327 75,626 82,187 Pressure Tubing 8,679 18,349 7,478 13,291 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,005 68,945 11,853 72,111 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,446 4,423 2,121 5,162 Structural Pipe & Tube 42,564 40,316 52,508 43,056 Pipe For Piling 2,604 1,785 1,371 1,118 Wire Drawn 75,624 89,294 72,560 85,232 Black Plate 7,292 4,711 7,066 4,677 Tin Plate 43,626 32,850 45,464 34,653 Tin Free Steel 11,474 9,136 14,400 11,652 Sheets Hot Rolled 421,191 240,894 431,348 235,092 Sheets Cold Rolled 316,383 290,168 315,101 285,935 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 273,359 216,974 320,088 242,671 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 13,671 12,663 19,116 14,842 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 61,155 54,412 63,322 53,132 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 4,720 7,867 7,491 13,268 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,328 5,244 5,889 4,596 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,708 33,711 14,058 31,252 -------------------------------------------------------------- July 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,887,906 2,932,566 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,950 6,166 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 750,336 385,581 Wire Rods 258,903 128,373 Structural Shapes Heavy 74,055 49,004 Steel Piling 19,855 17,311 Plates Cut Lengths 130,085 122,705 Plates In Coils 229,875 133,796 Rails Standard 39,698 27,050 Rails All Other 2,895 2,394 Railroad Accessories 1,158 540 Bars - Hot Rolled 133,201 112,617 Bars - Light Shaped 31,792 19,834 Bars - Reinforcing 191,537 88,156 Bars - Cold Finished 31,063 63,161 Tool Steel 13,638 34,286 Standard Pipe 122,885 93,951 Oil Country Goods 195,853 228,718 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 86,052 92,930 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 45,498 49,556 Line Pipe - Not Specified 45,682 34,153 Mechanical Tubing 75,855 82,523 Pressure Tubing 8,325 14,140 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,894 72,253 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,175 5,247 Structural Pipe & Tube 52,535 43,112 Pipe For Piling 1,371 1,118 Wire Drawn 72,769 85,436 Black Plate 7,066 4,677 Tin Plate 45,464 34,653 Tin Free Steel 14,400 11,652 Sheets Hot Rolled 440,966 239,321 Sheets Cold Rolled 315,329 286,508 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 320,096 242,684 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 20,395 15,741 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 64,536 53,933 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,497 13,278 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,165 4,757 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,058 31,252 -------------------------------------------------------------- August 2005 July 2005 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,100,158 1,799,947 2,313,279 1,865,336 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,630 4,719 5,011 5,380 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 364,093 190,711 544,191 283,541 Wire Rods 156,706 88,991 219,325 113,448 Structural Shapes Heavy 44,185 26,058 46,053 28,695 Steel Piling 10,583 8,776 10,067 8,497 Plates Cut Lengths 68,539 77,368 72,726 83,496 Plates In Coils 58,355 42,951 62,678 51,323 Rails Standard 16,217 12,515 15,879 14,151 Rails All Other 1,597 1,359 929 823 Railroad Accessories 1,140 584 958 502 Bars - Hot Rolled 115,489 83,438 121,768 100,239 Bars - Light Shaped 17,060 10,179 26,446 13,891 Bars - Reinforcing 82,126 33,946 168,357 72,483 Bars - Cold Finished 28,835 55,394 33,460 61,490 Tool Steel 17,087 44,298 16,183 42,634 Standard Pipe 116,784 92,492 82,472 70,140 Oil Country Goods 181,216 211,397 118,815 132,460 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 34,334 34,893 36,022 40,589 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 28,429 29,151 47,054 54,028 Line Pipe - Not Specified 16,878 13,690 15,505 12,155 Mechanical Tubing 55,269 67,641 51,805 63,805 Pressure Tubing 7,977 17,490 6,830 15,958 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,694 67,281 9,115 50,178 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,247 3,720 913 2,520 Structural Pipe & Tube 41,919 36,968 34,475 32,385 Pipe For Piling 1,136 1,057 295 291 Wire Drawn 66,078 76,087 62,177 72,185 Black Plate 2,718 3,191 2,196 2,218 Tin Plate 31,236 23,815 25,059 20,552 Tin Free Steel 6,939 6,920 7,558 7,515 Sheets Hot Rolled 162,865 93,173 185,285 116,724 Sheets Cold Rolled 120,664 128,695 108,436 116,864 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 157,347 122,639 112,091 91,097 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 12,528 9,895 7,342 5,778 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 29,047 30,447 29,054 30,014 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,401 8,688 6,615 10,130 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,989 5,919 6,445 4,177 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,822 33,413 13,687 32,979 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 August 2006 (CB-06-144)