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 October 2006 September 2006 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,467,939 2,865,365 3,355,647 2,641,145 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,935 3,925 847 1,758 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 669,751 389,482 704,387 395,597 Wire Rods 238,584 128,091 208,827 109,415 Structural Shapes Heavy 54,007 41,092 78,110 52,424 Steel Piling 12,531 11,856 2,429 2,756 Plates Cut Lengths 143,677 147,333 123,416 124,626 Plates In Coils 147,116 100,123 98,710 67,353 Rails Standard 12,927 9,498 26,142 17,890 Rails All Other 1,541 1,375 1,064 902 Railroad Accessories 327 345 1,076 644 Bars - Hot Rolled 112,314 95,178 90,625 79,477 Bars - Light Shaped 25,763 18,325 21,646 17,430 Bars - Reinforcing 143,719 69,775 287,456 139,859 Bars - Cold Finished 30,454 68,918 24,594 49,720 Tool Steel 10,908 30,188 10,342 24,639 Standard Pipe 141,660 104,507 136,206 95,882 Oil Country Goods 156,815 190,958 123,015 185,125 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 73,000 82,072 78,646 76,855 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 48,886 44,724 34,906 38,420 Line Pipe - Not Specified 70,920 48,518 30,865 20,905 Mechanical Tubing 61,093 73,698 62,509 71,366 Pressure Tubing 9,152 16,610 8,070 17,140 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,940 73,932 10,415 55,886 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,535 5,870 1,347 4,317 Structural Pipe & Tube 57,151 51,964 62,762 51,532 Pipe For Piling 2,012 1,542 2,528 2,147 Wire Drawn 64,829 84,856 61,233 74,911 Black Plate 3,523 2,505 8,249 5,364 Tin Plate 49,856 37,173 37,063 28,173 Tin Free Steel 7,856 6,851 5,596 4,577 Sheets Hot Rolled 363,270 215,947 352,019 209,028 Sheets Cold Rolled 287,848 297,454 261,584 254,933 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 328,111 265,990 292,348 242,705 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 13,711 11,420 15,248 13,282 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 77,916 75,585 67,982 62,776 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,117 15,527 5,745 11,778 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,924 5,478 4,973 4,392 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,261 36,681 12,665 25,162 -------------------------------------------------------------- September 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,537,048 2,776,635 Ingots And Steel For Castings 847 1,758 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 714,644 401,056 Wire Rods 237,794 123,531 Structural Shapes Heavy 79,636 53,500 Steel Piling 2,474 2,853 Plates Cut Lengths 126,157 128,427 Plates In Coils 116,141 75,529 Rails Standard 27,753 19,128 Rails All Other 1,383 1,162 Railroad Accessories 1,163 779 Bars - Hot Rolled 97,150 84,514 Bars - Light Shaped 24,705 19,171 Bars - Reinforcing 335,697 165,054 Bars - Cold Finished 26,612 52,757 Tool Steel 10,755 26,135 Standard Pipe 134,715 98,306 Oil Country Goods 132,576 198,906 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 81,742 79,621 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 36,128 39,722 Line Pipe - Not Specified 31,834 21,516 Mechanical Tubing 64,641 73,752 Pressure Tubing 8,150 17,404 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,840 58,333 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,352 4,350 Structural Pipe & Tube 67,173 55,614 Pipe For Piling 2,551 2,167 Wire Drawn 62,864 77,583 Black Plate 8,249 5,364 Tin Plate 37,173 28,268 Tin Free Steel 5,652 4,649 Sheets Hot Rolled 363,554 217,138 Sheets Cold Rolled 268,406 261,779 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 306,917 255,950 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 15,356 13,422 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 69,220 64,070 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,748 11,782 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,298 4,647 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,998 26,938 -------------------------------------------------------------- October 2005 September 2005 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,537,425 1,894,668 2,100,304 1,619,723 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,826 7,143 2,635 4,060 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 664,431 282,380 431,580 184,993 Wire Rods 169,661 86,608 171,785 87,077 Structural Shapes Heavy 36,410 22,834 44,625 27,046 Steel Piling 10,976 9,490 4,028 3,396 Plates Cut Lengths 89,981 96,986 93,135 85,403 Plates In Coils 80,148 44,831 84,133 52,325 Rails Standard 2,951 2,795 7,193 6,023 Rails All Other 1,783 1,592 974 855 Railroad Accessories 357 230 1,105 629 Bars - Hot Rolled 113,969 95,870 96,948 75,883 Bars - Light Shaped 27,047 16,534 18,170 11,474 Bars - Reinforcing 95,880 36,031 47,474 17,620 Bars - Cold Finished 45,304 65,392 38,910 58,021 Tool Steel 16,226 44,723 14,156 34,922 Standard Pipe 100,901 80,424 100,003 81,747 Oil Country Goods 139,515 161,331 117,440 139,363 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 53,007 60,908 25,511 25,813 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 37,347 38,633 28,354 28,816 Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,719 9,547 19,637 15,459 Mechanical Tubing 56,897 66,301 50,604 63,093 Pressure Tubing 6,735 12,171 5,666 10,348 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,824 59,441 9,720 51,305 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,242 3,914 1,219 3,515 Structural Pipe & Tube 34,725 31,734 36,570 32,637 Pipe For Piling 3,483 3,224 801 746 Wire Drawn 60,060 70,243 55,435 63,212 Black Plate 2,572 3,033 1,879 1,445 Tin Plate 28,993 22,614 32,955 25,427 Tin Free Steel 7,970 7,495 6,945 6,290 Sheets Hot Rolled 273,607 136,032 212,938 111,869 Sheets Cold Rolled 124,960 122,086 126,453 124,813 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 156,122 113,553 141,989 105,504 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 13,908 11,074 16,250 12,324 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,078 25,274 27,840 25,231 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 3,916 5,636 5,240 7,381 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,598 5,973 7,234 6,994 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,295 30,588 12,769 26,661 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 October 2006 (CB-06-172)