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 May 2007 April 2007 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,912,514 2,770,212 2,504,245 2,433,380 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5,106 10,151 2,635 10,063 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 391,639 245,660 518,890 301,761 Wire Rods 195,614 113,456 79,709 57,889 Structural Shapes Heavy 83,051 64,579 55,128 45,911 Steel Piling 8,754 10,000 11,701 13,014 Plates Cut Lengths 124,283 156,110 103,739 120,246 Plates In Coils 101,290 79,196 87,239 68,330 Rails Standard 28,892 21,321 24,932 18,165 Rails All Other 2,528 2,271 9,204 5,858 Railroad Accessories 732 562 1,094 966 Bars - Hot Rolled 116,053 107,355 98,861 96,192 Bars - Light Shaped 20,873 16,637 14,714 11,129 Bars - Reinforcing 203,002 111,059 106,630 54,832 Bars - Cold Finished 25,273 67,750 32,323 70,041 Tool Steel 12,194 33,181 13,861 33,906 Standard Pipe 140,803 105,614 104,020 82,231 Oil Country Goods 180,306 231,094 129,617 193,452 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 180,938 234,268 180,905 225,801 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 47,065 52,336 51,809 52,192 Line Pipe - Not Specified 39,598 29,726 33,379 24,320 Mechanical Tubing 54,395 70,210 55,343 69,020 Pressure Tubing 13,703 31,732 10,478 27,791 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,002 91,669 13,699 98,267 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,074 5,309 1,979 4,733 Structural Pipe & Tube 60,790 51,539 48,342 44,278 Pipe For Piling 4,612 3,043 2,312 1,723 Wire Drawn 70,083 93,938 65,419 85,653 Black Plate 799 616 1,762 1,785 Tin Plate 34,102 27,418 50,753 39,110 Tin Free Steel 18,381 15,574 9,605 8,083 Sheets Hot Rolled 264,393 155,175 185,994 110,830 Sheets Cold Rolled 172,697 247,273 124,634 187,477 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 193,671 160,532 191,119 157,568 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 19,250 17,663 9,578 9,574 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 48,913 46,132 40,888 38,620 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,959 16,574 7,845 15,207 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,584 5,590 7,117 5,368 Strip - Cold Rolled 16,114 37,898 16,985 41,995 -------------------------------------------------------------- April 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,584,464 2,511,109 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,635 10,063 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 565,772 334,367 Wire Rods 80,860 58,679 Structural Shapes Heavy 55,553 46,202 Steel Piling 11,701 13,014 Plates Cut Lengths 103,994 120,860 Plates In Coils 88,095 69,147 Rails Standard 25,264 18,491 Rails All Other 9,204 5,858 Railroad Accessories 1,103 1,001 Bars - Hot Rolled 101,103 98,415 Bars - Light Shaped 15,423 11,662 Bars - Reinforcing 107,049 55,065 Bars - Cold Finished 33,256 71,531 Tool Steel 14,073 34,457 Standard Pipe 105,043 83,320 Oil Country Goods 131,320 195,889 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 193,323 243,704 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 51,810 52,198 Line Pipe - Not Specified 33,709 24,639 Mechanical Tubing 55,623 69,539 Pressure Tubing 10,482 27,797 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,920 100,675 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,998 4,778 Structural Pipe & Tube 50,411 46,092 Pipe For Piling 2,320 1,760 Wire Drawn 67,019 87,383 Black Plate 1,762 1,785 Tin Plate 50,904 39,259 Tin Free Steel 9,665 8,139 Sheets Hot Rolled 187,413 111,799 Sheets Cold Rolled 126,296 191,920 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 191,673 158,120 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,190 10,293 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 40,967 38,728 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,091 15,693 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,967 5,743 Strip - Cold Rolled 17,471 43,042 -------------------------------------------------------------- May 2006 April 2006 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,571,936 2,611,190 3,393,120 2,431,227 Ingots And Steel For Castings 6,029 7,950 5,370 7,714 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 680,495 302,203 552,049 243,670 Wire Rods 144,016 78,292 198,360 99,552 Structural Shapes Heavy 81,003 52,733 91,600 58,094 Steel Piling 11,028 9,109 5,292 4,481 Plates Cut Lengths 144,606 116,219 132,047 112,033 Plates In Coils 181,354 99,388 138,421 77,629 Rails Standard 20,661 14,239 18,817 12,589 Rails All Other 3,586 2,823 2,098 1,987 Railroad Accessories 524 495 1,209 983 Bars - Hot Rolled 145,750 125,087 154,177 119,918 Bars - Light Shaped 20,618 14,914 30,940 19,089 Bars - Reinforcing 187,287 80,891 266,766 112,494 Bars - Cold Finished 28,804 55,709 42,122 69,552 Tool Steel 12,793 32,543 12,576 32,253 Standard Pipe 125,213 92,976 117,371 88,474 Oil Country Goods 174,394 220,526 179,742 217,988 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 78,250 82,428 62,217 67,481 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 47,924 56,621 46,527 42,466 Line Pipe - Not Specified 42,192 38,513 25,194 16,273 Mechanical Tubing 72,195 80,405 66,175 75,977 Pressure Tubing 7,109 15,635 10,645 22,368 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,834 63,772 10,687 62,430 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,466 4,361 1,278 3,667 Structural Pipe & Tube 57,325 48,251 45,926 39,143 Pipe For Piling 1,906 1,782 1,415 931 Wire Drawn 83,077 93,932 69,835 80,475 Black Plate 13,740 10,301 9,988 6,458 Tin Plate 28,713 21,393 50,099 36,972 Tin Free Steel 8,737 7,674 8,886 7,189 Sheets Hot Rolled 519,483 262,962 351,430 182,687 Sheets Cold Rolled 254,499 219,243 334,363 239,117 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 285,925 199,258 264,370 179,454 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 17,342 13,817 11,808 9,765 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 45,155 38,869 47,352 38,553 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,293 9,288 4,014 6,108 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,476 4,196 7,985 5,306 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,135 32,390 13,966 29,907 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 May 2007 (CB-07-89)