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 February 2007 January 2007 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,408,444 2,177,291 2,435,825 2,138,955 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,054 5,015 2,432 5,582 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 465,459 255,551 480,004 263,275 Wire Rods 98,310 60,991 170,866 91,819 Structural Shapes Heavy 62,633 49,379 88,692 59,443 Steel Piling 11,725 12,283 9,635 9,563 Plates Cut Lengths 95,535 111,292 56,466 85,437 Plates In Coils 74,699 57,974 90,277 69,344 Rails Standard 30,006 20,894 12,868 9,228 Rails All Other 1,107 1,201 2,052 2,084 Railroad Accessories 1,053 1,159 662 474 Bars - Hot Rolled 88,690 79,367 92,173 88,240 Bars - Light Shaped 18,408 13,984 23,700 16,892 Bars - Reinforcing 161,378 75,107 139,129 66,879 Bars - Cold Finished 26,830 63,814 27,313 64,812 Tool Steel 9,698 27,740 10,517 30,012 Standard Pipe 75,826 67,942 92,908 76,597 Oil Country Goods 146,785 187,972 138,157 164,678 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 127,645 155,459 45,417 55,257 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 41,649 40,600 33,832 34,145 Line Pipe - Not Specified 28,047 21,609 37,342 27,953 Mechanical Tubing 53,611 61,489 52,269 63,172 Pressure Tubing 5,809 12,448 7,553 18,483 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,609 82,189 14,534 89,712 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 913 3,111 1,562 3,906 Structural Pipe & Tube 44,545 39,446 52,151 46,503 Pipe For Piling 2,495 1,650 3,306 2,724 Wire Drawn 56,908 72,315 56,713 75,335 Black Plate 1,428 1,672 2,303 1,555 Tin Plate 27,557 22,351 38,415 30,054 Tin Free Steel 6,282 5,795 8,115 6,884 Sheets Hot Rolled 180,956 103,873 216,570 135,048 Sheets Cold Rolled 165,950 194,607 178,022 200,096 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 162,415 134,070 155,403 127,017 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 18,629 16,479 7,524 7,196 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 71,575 66,172 61,658 57,678 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,891 15,768 6,771 13,547 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,096 5,872 6,353 7,362 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,239 28,650 12,162 30,970 -------------------------------------------------------------- January 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,675,197 2,348,852 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,467 5,699 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 491,137 272,190 Wire Rods 188,663 102,072 Structural Shapes Heavy 109,293 72,368 Steel Piling 9,673 9,613 Plates Cut Lengths 63,346 92,416 Plates In Coils 99,988 77,161 Rails Standard 17,248 12,263 Rails All Other 2,788 2,794 Railroad Accessories 704 592 Bars - Hot Rolled 102,023 97,797 Bars - Light Shaped 25,271 17,167 Bars - Reinforcing 152,346 73,594 Bars - Cold Finished 29,339 69,310 Tool Steel 11,086 32,483 Standard Pipe 108,152 88,040 Oil Country Goods 167,566 199,524 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 53,044 64,047 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 36,425 36,166 Line Pipe - Not Specified 46,466 35,362 Mechanical Tubing 58,807 72,294 Pressure Tubing 7,585 19,368 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 16,778 98,571 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,770 4,240 Structural Pipe & Tube 56,933 50,043 Pipe For Piling 3,409 2,820 Wire Drawn 62,084 81,366 Black Plate 2,427 1,634 Tin Plate 40,964 31,884 Tin Free Steel 8,531 7,254 Sheets Hot Rolled 230,159 136,566 Sheets Cold Rolled 197,192 219,340 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 170,116 138,571 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 8,083 7,747 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 65,591 61,406 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,146 13,997 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,042 7,849 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,554 33,244 -------------------------------------------------------------- February 2006 January 2006 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,311,233 2,224,479 3,184,355 2,208,689 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,401 5,309 2,524 5,238 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 788,262 332,469 859,943 346,047 Wire Rods 294,578 137,534 359,200 166,826 Structural Shapes Heavy 104,103 60,753 56,407 35,210 Steel Piling 10,006 9,054 2,166 1,916 Plates Cut Lengths 105,034 97,492 99,925 100,198 Plates In Coils 86,894 50,485 69,509 44,592 Rails Standard 21,962 15,888 17,504 12,228 Rails All Other 1,044 860 1,546 1,352 Railroad Accessories 243 466 1,110 937 Bars - Hot Rolled 131,190 101,813 119,652 96,036 Bars - Light Shaped 26,051 15,888 23,988 15,271 Bars - Reinforcing 269,645 114,077 108,265 45,661 Bars - Cold Finished 29,468 54,151 25,252 47,976 Tool Steel 11,754 32,382 20,513 38,687 Standard Pipe 121,604 90,494 113,398 85,425 Oil Country Goods 122,573 147,461 152,820 192,577 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 23,324 24,755 48,517 50,239 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 33,159 34,709 33,377 31,312 Line Pipe - Not Specified 18,303 12,806 22,821 15,909 Mechanical Tubing 53,212 62,766 49,925 61,449 Pressure Tubing 7,005 13,495 6,952 15,300 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,660 50,844 11,236 62,599 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,051 3,419 1,042 3,305 Structural Pipe & Tube 59,608 44,962 44,441 37,740 Pipe For Piling 749 550 1,515 1,202 Wire Drawn 60,663 66,897 65,944 76,729 Black Plate 2,561 1,998 3,118 2,219 Tin Plate 31,954 23,498 22,589 18,253 Tin Free Steel 4,856 4,359 7,464 6,886 Sheets Hot Rolled 314,176 158,387 326,193 170,678 Sheets Cold Rolled 249,953 198,630 185,155 160,397 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 222,478 160,808 244,660 172,819 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 19,144 15,459 9,168 7,484 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 39,896 32,922 42,758 36,512 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 10,986 12,806 2,356 3,906 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,632 6,768 5,860 4,720 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,048 27,065 15,541 32,852 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 February 2007 (CB-07-43)