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 January 2007 December 2006 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,435,825 2,138,955 2,710,566 2,381,621 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,432 5,582 2,623 6,640 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 480,004 263,275 482,282 278,054 Wire Rods 170,866 91,819 160,932 91,127 Structural Shapes Heavy 88,692 59,443 95,249 66,022 Steel Piling 9,635 9,563 3,565 3,942 Plates Cut Lengths 56,466 85,437 112,360 121,311 Plates In Coils 90,277 69,344 76,106 64,587 Rails Standard 12,868 9,228 24,455 17,596 Rails All Other 2,052 2,084 2,105 1,758 Railroad Accessories 662 474 162 154 Bars - Hot Rolled 92,173 88,240 82,313 80,034 Bars - Light Shaped 23,700 16,892 24,652 17,387 Bars - Reinforcing 139,129 66,879 81,803 39,873 Bars - Cold Finished 27,313 64,812 35,804 68,235 Tool Steel 10,517 30,012 11,439 33,473 Standard Pipe 92,908 76,597 88,008 71,978 Oil Country Goods 138,157 164,678 152,517 195,295 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 45,417 55,257 86,359 95,675 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 33,832 34,145 41,332 40,596 Line Pipe - Not Specified 37,342 27,953 50,816 36,146 Mechanical Tubing 52,269 63,172 54,489 67,382 Pressure Tubing 7,553 18,483 4,851 12,279 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 14,534 89,712 13,945 88,507 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,562 3,906 1,268 3,464 Structural Pipe & Tube 52,151 46,503 42,869 37,015 Pipe For Piling 3,306 2,724 3,875 2,739 Wire Drawn 56,713 75,335 53,544 72,222 Black Plate 2,303 1,555 4,598 3,562 Tin Plate 38,415 30,054 56,095 41,179 Tin Free Steel 8,115 6,884 5,401 4,466 Sheets Hot Rolled 216,570 135,048 286,306 162,791 Sheets Cold Rolled 178,022 200,096 259,249 253,443 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 155,403 127,017 207,991 173,232 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 7,524 7,196 15,056 11,470 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 61,658 57,678 58,199 56,880 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,771 13,547 10,099 23,954 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,353 7,362 3,895 4,715 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,162 30,970 13,953 32,438 -------------------------------------------------------------- December 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,728,006 2,397,045 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,623 6,640 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 488,649 281,389 Wire Rods 160,944 91,151 Structural Shapes Heavy 96,688 67,105 Steel Piling 3,565 3,942 Plates Cut Lengths 112,772 121,985 Plates In Coils 76,521 66,278 Rails Standard 24,455 17,596 Rails All Other 2,151 1,985 Railroad Accessories 162 154 Bars - Hot Rolled 82,838 81,402 Bars - Light Shaped 23,355 16,435 Bars - Reinforcing 81,787 39,859 Bars - Cold Finished 35,804 68,235 Tool Steel 12,078 34,199 Standard Pipe 88,449 72,352 Oil Country Goods 152,517 195,295 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 86,359 95,675 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 41,332 40,596 Line Pipe - Not Specified 50,816 36,146 Mechanical Tubing 54,719 67,646 Pressure Tubing 4,871 12,667 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,976 88,728 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,310 3,584 Structural Pipe & Tube 42,869 37,015 Pipe For Piling 3,875 2,739 Wire Drawn 53,909 72,533 Black Plate 4,765 3,667 Tin Plate 56,095 41,179 Tin Free Steel 5,401 4,466 Sheets Hot Rolled 287,589 163,549 Sheets Cold Rolled 263,028 256,222 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 208,124 173,353 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 15,129 11,531 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 60,343 58,505 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 10,099 23,956 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,895 4,715 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,142 32,572 -------------------------------------------------------------- January 2006 December 2005 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,184,355 2,208,689 2,649,314 1,943,932 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,524 5,238 2,780 6,350 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 859,943 346,047 656,476 291,997 Wire Rods 359,200 166,826 157,372 87,019 Structural Shapes Heavy 56,407 35,210 60,651 40,652 Steel Piling 2,166 1,916 7,151 6,134 Plates Cut Lengths 99,925 100,198 97,201 92,936 Plates In Coils 69,509 44,592 77,247 44,985 Rails Standard 17,504 12,228 7,643 5,011 Rails All Other 1,546 1,352 2,386 1,882 Railroad Accessories 1,110 937 347 325 Bars - Hot Rolled 119,652 96,036 116,302 90,398 Bars - Light Shaped 23,988 15,271 18,411 10,930 Bars - Reinforcing 108,265 45,661 104,332 44,053 Bars - Cold Finished 25,252 47,976 22,782 48,475 Tool Steel 20,513 38,687 16,172 39,477 Standard Pipe 113,398 85,425 103,508 82,932 Oil Country Goods 152,820 192,577 118,022 150,921 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 48,517 50,239 58,738 60,710 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 33,377 31,312 21,965 20,363 Line Pipe - Not Specified 22,821 15,909 12,720 9,438 Mechanical Tubing 49,925 61,449 59,597 72,128 Pressure Tubing 6,952 15,300 6,433 11,703 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,236 62,599 9,138 51,888 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,042 3,305 1,252 3,825 Structural Pipe & Tube 44,441 37,740 34,491 29,043 Pipe For Piling 1,515 1,202 1,611 1,508 Wire Drawn 65,944 76,729 57,611 66,562 Black Plate 3,118 2,219 1,274 1,129 Tin Plate 22,589 18,253 30,893 23,629 Tin Free Steel 7,464 6,886 5,202 4,656 Sheets Hot Rolled 326,193 170,678 329,493 172,123 Sheets Cold Rolled 185,155 160,397 177,682 148,310 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 244,660 172,819 204,504 142,582 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,168 7,484 10,635 8,934 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 42,758 36,512 31,709 27,397 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 2,356 3,906 5,259 10,051 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,860 4,720 6,007 4,520 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,541 32,852 14,322 28,953 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 January 2007 (CB-07-28)