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 September 2006 August 2006 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,355,647 2,641,145 3,591,975 2,840,768 Ingots And Steel For Castings 847 1,758 2,755 5,375 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 704,387 395,597 745,557 430,465 Wire Rods 208,827 109,415 223,284 111,739 Structural Shapes Heavy 78,110 52,424 65,133 44,011 Steel Piling 2,429 2,756 7,743 7,413 Plates Cut Lengths 123,416 124,626 153,234 143,534 Plates In Coils 98,710 67,353 166,753 108,062 Rails Standard 26,142 17,890 10,838 7,652 Rails All Other 1,064 902 1,600 1,418 Railroad Accessories 1,076 644 1,395 989 Bars - Hot Rolled 90,625 79,477 112,052 101,093 Bars - Light Shaped 21,646 17,430 16,827 15,216 Bars - Reinforcing 287,456 139,859 191,412 91,794 Bars - Cold Finished 24,594 49,720 30,160 61,340 Tool Steel 10,342 24,639 12,481 31,495 Standard Pipe 136,206 95,882 140,471 93,450 Oil Country Goods 123,015 185,125 159,267 203,968 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 78,646 76,855 71,332 79,035 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 34,906 38,420 42,323 43,199 Line Pipe - Not Specified 30,865 20,905 54,669 48,451 Mechanical Tubing 62,509 71,366 65,861 79,327 Pressure Tubing 8,070 17,140 8,679 18,349 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,415 55,886 12,005 68,945 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,347 4,317 1,446 4,423 Structural Pipe & Tube 62,762 51,532 42,564 40,316 Pipe For Piling 2,528 2,147 2,604 1,785 Wire Drawn 61,233 74,911 75,624 89,294 Black Plate 8,249 5,364 7,292 4,711 Tin Plate 37,063 28,173 43,626 32,850 Tin Free Steel 5,596 4,577 11,474 9,136 Sheets Hot Rolled 352,019 209,028 421,191 240,894 Sheets Cold Rolled 261,584 254,933 316,383 290,168 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 292,348 242,705 273,359 216,974 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 15,248 13,282 13,671 12,663 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 67,982 62,776 61,155 54,412 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,745 11,778 4,720 7,867 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,973 4,392 5,328 5,244 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,665 25,162 15,708 33,711 -------------------------------------------------------------- August 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,804,002 2,993,585 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,806 7,901 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 857,651 491,201 Wire Rods 237,820 117,985 Structural Shapes Heavy 65,423 44,192 Steel Piling 7,743 7,413 Plates Cut Lengths 153,703 143,970 Plates In Coils 173,660 111,400 Rails Standard 10,838 7,652 Rails All Other 4,562 3,930 Railroad Accessories 1,411 1,009 Bars - Hot Rolled 112,325 102,565 Bars - Light Shaped 16,848 15,282 Bars - Reinforcing 191,431 91,807 Bars - Cold Finished 31,201 62,396 Tool Steel 12,952 32,481 Standard Pipe 141,920 94,494 Oil Country Goods 170,678 219,827 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 72,124 79,857 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 42,673 43,500 Line Pipe - Not Specified 55,278 48,883 Mechanical Tubing 67,625 81,261 Pressure Tubing 11,506 20,937 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,105 82,814 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,519 4,551 Structural Pipe & Tube 42,655 40,634 Pipe For Piling 2,604 1,785 Wire Drawn 75,878 89,887 Black Plate 7,292 4,711 Tin Plate 43,645 32,869 Tin Free Steel 11,474 9,136 Sheets Hot Rolled 453,117 258,068 Sheets Cold Rolled 323,154 298,442 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 284,323 225,066 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 13,671 12,663 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 61,432 54,675 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 4,912 8,027 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,723 5,854 Strip - Cold Rolled 16,322 34,460 -------------------------------------------------------------- September 2005 August 2005 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,100,304 1,619,723 2,100,158 1,799,947 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,635 4,060 3,630 4,719 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 431,580 184,993 364,093 190,711 Wire Rods 171,785 87,077 156,706 88,991 Structural Shapes Heavy 44,625 27,046 44,185 26,058 Steel Piling 4,028 3,396 10,583 8,776 Plates Cut Lengths 93,135 85,403 68,539 77,368 Plates In Coils 84,133 52,325 58,355 42,951 Rails Standard 7,193 6,023 16,217 12,515 Rails All Other 974 855 1,597 1,359 Railroad Accessories 1,105 629 1,140 584 Bars - Hot Rolled 96,948 75,883 115,489 83,438 Bars - Light Shaped 18,170 11,474 17,060 10,179 Bars - Reinforcing 47,474 17,620 82,126 33,946 Bars - Cold Finished 38,910 58,021 28,835 55,394 Tool Steel 14,156 34,922 17,087 44,298 Standard Pipe 100,003 81,747 116,784 92,492 Oil Country Goods 117,440 139,363 181,216 211,397 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 25,511 25,813 34,334 34,893 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 28,354 28,816 28,429 29,151 Line Pipe - Not Specified 19,637 15,459 16,878 13,690 Mechanical Tubing 50,604 63,093 55,269 67,641 Pressure Tubing 5,666 10,348 7,977 17,490 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,720 51,305 11,694 67,281 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,219 3,515 1,247 3,720 Structural Pipe & Tube 36,570 32,637 41,919 36,968 Pipe For Piling 801 746 1,136 1,057 Wire Drawn 55,435 63,212 66,078 76,087 Black Plate 1,879 1,445 2,718 3,191 Tin Plate 32,955 25,427 31,236 23,815 Tin Free Steel 6,945 6,290 6,939 6,920 Sheets Hot Rolled 212,938 111,869 162,865 93,173 Sheets Cold Rolled 126,453 124,813 120,664 128,695 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 141,989 105,504 157,347 122,639 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 16,250 12,324 12,528 9,895 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 27,840 25,231 29,047 30,447 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,240 7,381 5,401 8,688 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,234 6,994 7,989 5,919 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,769 26,661 14,822 33,413 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 September 2006 (CB-06-158)