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 April 2007 March 2007 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,504,245 2,433,380 2,711,637 2,476,596 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,635 10,063 3,172 9,779 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 518,890 301,761 481,116 270,199 Wire Rods 79,709 57,889 128,766 78,310 Structural Shapes Heavy 55,128 45,911 67,684 50,539 Steel Piling 11,701 13,014 9,167 9,368 Plates Cut Lengths 103,739 120,246 145,488 166,159 Plates In Coils 87,239 68,330 78,409 59,634 Rails Standard 24,932 18,165 23,074 16,805 Rails All Other 9,204 5,858 1,882 1,539 Railroad Accessories 1,094 966 1,838 1,512 Bars - Hot Rolled 98,861 96,192 110,509 105,639 Bars - Light Shaped 14,714 11,129 14,275 11,066 Bars - Reinforcing 106,630 54,832 183,958 91,042 Bars - Cold Finished 32,323 70,041 25,386 67,510 Tool Steel 13,861 33,906 12,996 34,289 Standard Pipe 104,020 82,231 110,265 88,181 Oil Country Goods 129,617 193,452 154,024 208,665 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 180,905 225,801 116,192 147,924 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 51,809 52,192 28,612 25,408 Line Pipe - Not Specified 33,379 24,320 57,963 41,442 Mechanical Tubing 55,343 69,020 62,608 75,822 Pressure Tubing 10,478 27,791 9,433 23,249 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,699 98,267 13,350 99,724 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,979 4,733 1,378 4,486 Structural Pipe & Tube 48,342 44,278 62,185 52,491 Pipe For Piling 2,312 1,723 3,508 2,312 Wire Drawn 65,419 85,653 62,763 83,300 Black Plate 1,762 1,785 4,093 2,881 Tin Plate 50,753 39,110 38,470 29,136 Tin Free Steel 9,605 8,083 9,025 7,557 Sheets Hot Rolled 185,994 110,830 223,381 125,691 Sheets Cold Rolled 124,634 187,477 178,517 204,312 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 191,119 157,568 193,994 157,252 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,578 9,574 18,674 18,630 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 40,888 38,620 43,542 42,384 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,845 15,207 8,290 16,536 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,117 5,368 7,912 7,437 Strip - Cold Rolled 16,985 41,995 15,736 38,384 -------------------------------------------------------------- March 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,758,598 2,515,347 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,172 9,779 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 483,471 275,690 Wire Rods 134,132 81,268 Structural Shapes Heavy 67,684 50,539 Steel Piling 9,167 9,368 Plates Cut Lengths 147,700 167,928 Plates In Coils 80,430 61,120 Rails Standard 23,075 16,817 Rails All Other 3,377 2,734 Railroad Accessories 1,855 1,583 Bars - Hot Rolled 112,143 107,621 Bars - Light Shaped 17,677 12,736 Bars - Reinforcing 199,136 97,725 Bars - Cold Finished 25,474 67,832 Tool Steel 13,032 34,577 Standard Pipe 110,309 88,256 Oil Country Goods 155,440 210,766 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 116,197 147,935 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 28,875 25,584 Line Pipe - Not Specified 58,165 41,581 Mechanical Tubing 63,199 76,396 Pressure Tubing 9,451 23,276 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,384 100,371 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,384 4,503 Structural Pipe & Tube 62,255 52,852 Pipe For Piling 3,483 2,057 Wire Drawn 63,049 84,045 Black Plate 4,093 2,881 Tin Plate 38,477 29,151 Tin Free Steel 9,025 7,557 Sheets Hot Rolled 229,789 130,678 Sheets Cold Rolled 181,410 207,276 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 194,041 157,306 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 18,701 18,656 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 43,542 42,384 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,648 17,746 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,180 7,745 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,978 39,026 -------------------------------------------------------------- April 2006 March 2006 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,393,120 2,431,227 3,683,820 2,531,645 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5,370 7,714 4,434 6,835 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 552,049 243,670 914,457 388,430 Wire Rods 198,360 99,552 184,287 95,004 Structural Shapes Heavy 91,600 58,094 112,441 65,100 Steel Piling 5,292 4,481 9,119 7,856 Plates Cut Lengths 132,047 112,033 118,714 113,849 Plates In Coils 138,421 77,629 98,080 58,456 Rails Standard 18,817 12,589 29,962 21,948 Rails All Other 2,098 1,987 920 775 Railroad Accessories 1,209 983 1,107 729 Bars - Hot Rolled 154,177 119,918 124,468 99,046 Bars - Light Shaped 30,940 19,089 19,204 13,088 Bars - Reinforcing 266,766 112,494 227,962 96,470 Bars - Cold Finished 42,122 69,552 30,355 53,956 Tool Steel 12,576 32,253 13,509 34,126 Standard Pipe 117,371 88,474 127,723 96,754 Oil Country Goods 179,742 217,988 149,705 185,606 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 62,217 67,481 85,630 92,200 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 46,527 42,466 27,488 29,825 Line Pipe - Not Specified 25,194 16,273 24,645 18,069 Mechanical Tubing 66,175 75,977 50,953 63,455 Pressure Tubing 10,645 22,368 7,923 16,728 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,687 62,430 9,708 54,431 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,278 3,667 1,487 3,931 Structural Pipe & Tube 45,926 39,143 49,475 44,818 Pipe For Piling 1,415 931 1,578 1,108 Wire Drawn 69,835 80,475 75,254 88,785 Black Plate 9,988 6,458 4,753 3,597 Tin Plate 50,099 36,972 33,637 25,421 Tin Free Steel 8,886 7,189 10,678 9,482 Sheets Hot Rolled 351,430 182,687 450,498 218,981 Sheets Cold Rolled 334,363 239,117 289,021 218,401 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 264,370 179,454 303,538 205,455 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,808 9,765 20,469 15,762 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 47,352 38,553 42,183 35,065 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 4,014 6,108 5,519 10,426 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,985 5,306 7,732 5,777 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,966 29,907 15,202 31,900 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 April 2007 (CB-07-72)