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 November 2006 October 2006 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,074,659 2,700,369 3,467,939 2,865,365 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,240 4,832 1,935 3,925 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 563,425 329,619 669,751 389,482 Wire Rods 196,736 110,375 238,584 128,091 Structural Shapes Heavy 55,361 43,771 54,007 41,092 Steel Piling 6,594 6,143 12,531 11,856 Plates Cut Lengths 124,716 144,226 143,677 147,333 Plates In Coils 116,344 90,172 147,116 100,123 Rails Standard 23,782 15,805 12,927 9,498 Rails All Other 5,039 3,400 1,541 1,375 Railroad Accessories 283 284 327 345 Bars - Hot Rolled 121,975 112,079 112,314 95,178 Bars - Light Shaped 18,999 14,147 25,763 18,325 Bars - Reinforcing 129,431 64,544 143,719 69,775 Bars - Cold Finished 32,420 77,776 30,454 68,918 Tool Steel 14,031 39,137 10,908 30,188 Standard Pipe 103,482 85,674 141,660 104,507 Oil Country Goods 150,585 196,773 156,815 190,958 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 92,759 102,938 73,000 82,072 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 42,242 41,907 48,886 44,724 Line Pipe - Not Specified 62,632 43,431 70,920 48,518 Mechanical Tubing 64,386 72,304 61,093 73,698 Pressure Tubing 8,817 19,700 9,152 16,610 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 15,313 90,540 12,940 73,932 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,912 4,230 1,535 5,870 Structural Pipe & Tube 65,323 57,146 57,151 51,964 Pipe For Piling 12,629 12,784 2,012 1,542 Wire Drawn 58,032 76,909 64,829 84,856 Black Plate 4,792 3,038 3,523 2,505 Tin Plate 50,604 38,657 49,856 37,173 Tin Free Steel 8,918 7,749 7,856 6,851 Sheets Hot Rolled 315,062 194,683 363,270 215,947 Sheets Cold Rolled 249,984 256,009 287,848 297,454 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 250,650 208,597 328,111 265,990 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 8,790 7,251 13,711 11,420 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 66,591 63,986 77,916 75,585 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,633 15,496 9,117 15,527 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,726 6,549 5,924 5,478 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,424 37,707 15,261 36,681 -------------------------------------------------------------- October 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,518,463 2,910,401 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,937 3,936 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 714,908 413,428 Wire Rods 238,645 128,109 Structural Shapes Heavy 54,063 41,118 Steel Piling 12,531 11,856 Plates Cut Lengths 144,670 154,768 Plates In Coils 147,506 100,357 Rails Standard 12,927 9,498 Rails All Other 1,541 1,375 Railroad Accessories 327 345 Bars - Hot Rolled 106,683 92,412 Bars - Light Shaped 25,784 18,335 Bars - Reinforcing 143,719 69,775 Bars - Cold Finished 30,464 68,947 Tool Steel 10,925 30,233 Standard Pipe 142,044 104,825 Oil Country Goods 158,679 193,578 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 73,003 82,081 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 48,850 44,686 Line Pipe - Not Specified 70,920 48,518 Mechanical Tubing 61,150 73,729 Pressure Tubing 9,152 16,610 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,988 74,067 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,569 5,967 Structural Pipe & Tube 57,261 52,166 Pipe For Piling 2,012 1,542 Wire Drawn 65,077 85,341 Black Plate 3,523 2,505 Tin Plate 49,869 37,195 Tin Free Steel 7,856 6,851 Sheets Hot Rolled 367,089 221,514 Sheets Cold Rolled 289,362 302,899 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 329,150 266,833 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 13,761 11,444 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 78,154 75,837 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,117 15,527 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,944 5,485 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,305 36,709 -------------------------------------------------------------- November 2005 October 2005 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,185,169 1,732,802 2,537,425 1,894,668 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5,795 8,869 4,826 7,143 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 426,176 178,953 664,431 282,380 Wire Rods 109,421 64,660 169,661 86,608 Structural Shapes Heavy 54,057 32,332 36,410 22,834 Steel Piling 9,393 7,685 10,976 9,490 Plates Cut Lengths 71,774 78,027 89,981 96,986 Plates In Coils 63,534 39,191 80,148 44,831 Rails Standard 14,219 9,919 2,951 2,795 Rails All Other 1,167 940 1,783 1,592 Railroad Accessories 435 276 357 230 Bars - Hot Rolled 105,191 85,046 113,969 95,870 Bars - Light Shaped 14,062 9,548 27,047 16,534 Bars - Reinforcing 158,670 69,434 95,880 36,031 Bars - Cold Finished 27,326 57,248 45,304 65,392 Tool Steel 16,273 45,304 16,226 44,723 Standard Pipe 98,357 79,007 100,901 80,424 Oil Country Goods 113,215 149,321 139,515 161,331 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 42,009 47,267 53,007 60,908 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 19,301 20,160 37,347 38,633 Line Pipe - Not Specified 11,579 8,933 12,719 9,547 Mechanical Tubing 55,058 67,263 56,897 66,301 Pressure Tubing 7,919 15,527 6,735 12,171 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,555 58,265 9,824 59,441 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,669 5,145 1,242 3,914 Structural Pipe & Tube 39,779 34,405 34,725 31,734 Pipe For Piling 690 804 3,483 3,224 Wire Drawn 60,662 70,508 60,060 70,243 Black Plate 1,863 1,821 2,572 3,033 Tin Plate 36,308 28,959 28,993 22,614 Tin Free Steel 11,686 10,064 7,970 7,495 Sheets Hot Rolled 204,411 111,396 273,607 136,032 Sheets Cold Rolled 144,592 126,292 124,960 122,086 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 191,202 134,266 156,122 113,553 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 5,197 4,982 13,908 11,074 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 24,332 22,124 26,078 25,274 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,825 11,195 3,916 5,636 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,223 5,921 8,598 5,973 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,246 31,745 14,295 30,588 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 Janet Freas (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary November 2006 (CB-06-188)