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 July 2007 June 2007 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,923,215 2,794,403 2,614,762 2,572,254 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,184 11,729 3,436 10,416 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 695,578 421,685 528,469 335,067 Wire Rods 140,739 91,598 151,912 88,626 Structural Shapes Heavy 57,657 43,849 53,859 45,040 Steel Piling 6,712 7,108 10,871 11,887 Plates Cut Lengths 141,613 178,766 99,013 151,176 Plates In Coils 85,520 88,219 75,809 89,128 Rails Standard 12,856 9,355 35,933 25,299 Rails All Other 12,471 7,834 3,275 3,060 Railroad Accessories 2,008 1,567 1,412 1,051 Bars - Hot Rolled 93,860 92,143 104,605 105,989 Bars - Light Shaped 23,523 18,362 17,248 14,656 Bars - Reinforcing 245,809 145,105 174,325 94,686 Bars - Cold Finished 22,389 68,149 27,747 68,815 Tool Steel 11,731 31,905 9,779 28,467 Standard Pipe 126,194 97,596 141,197 108,555 Oil Country Goods 150,473 187,856 152,541 192,729 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 179,223 237,953 105,673 134,394 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 44,853 47,816 38,795 49,284 Line Pipe - Not Specified 42,565 31,738 44,574 32,765 Mechanical Tubing 63,777 71,134 60,297 79,998 Pressure Tubing 7,836 16,745 13,322 30,419 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 14,097 118,040 12,654 96,888 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,002 4,679 1,830 5,222 Structural Pipe & Tube 61,939 54,486 58,696 50,357 Pipe For Piling 2,509 2,062 2,840 2,336 Wire Drawn 64,464 90,534 64,536 85,701 Black Plate 6,930 4,306 3,106 2,481 Tin Plate 31,656 25,158 51,714 40,188 Tin Free Steel 7,764 6,485 8,673 7,653 Sheets Hot Rolled 183,725 115,924 194,246 118,418 Sheets Cold Rolled 131,151 209,774 127,303 222,972 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 143,984 125,699 156,360 131,100 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 17,068 17,098 9,741 10,921 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 58,593 55,483 38,114 35,442 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,217 11,375 9,107 17,244 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,441 4,856 7,523 5,927 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,104 40,232 14,227 37,895 -------------------------------------------------------------- June 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,766,186 2,723,874 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,436 10,426 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 573,873 357,766 Wire Rods 152,584 89,077 Structural Shapes Heavy 58,967 49,535 Steel Piling 10,871 11,887 Plates Cut Lengths 99,988 153,124 Plates In Coils 81,731 100,856 Rails Standard 35,955 25,312 Rails All Other 3,272 3,057 Railroad Accessories 1,442 1,080 Bars - Hot Rolled 105,474 107,341 Bars - Light Shaped 18,875 16,537 Bars - Reinforcing 199,914 107,577 Bars - Cold Finished 28,476 72,858 Tool Steel 10,087 29,065 Standard Pipe 142,641 109,561 Oil Country Goods 156,299 196,179 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 129,750 169,847 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 41,040 53,042 Line Pipe - Not Specified 48,639 35,826 Mechanical Tubing 62,232 82,289 Pressure Tubing 13,348 30,459 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,067 99,840 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,830 5,222 Structural Pipe & Tube 59,899 51,823 Pipe For Piling 2,840 2,336 Wire Drawn 66,669 88,527 Black Plate 3,106 2,481 Tin Plate 52,987 41,257 Tin Free Steel 9,610 8,464 Sheets Hot Rolled 201,421 124,430 Sheets Cold Rolled 134,464 240,919 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 157,075 131,660 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,984 11,158 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 40,448 37,593 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 11,503 20,598 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,681 6,050 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,708 38,816 -------------------------------------------------------------- July 2006 June 2006 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,887,906 2,932,566 3,350,364 2,507,529 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,950 6,166 3,946 5,804 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 750,336 385,581 529,741 261,690 Wire Rods 258,903 128,373 252,067 121,902 Structural Shapes Heavy 74,055 49,004 72,135 45,651 Steel Piling 19,855 17,311 6,772 5,948 Plates Cut Lengths 130,085 122,705 121,827 117,053 Plates In Coils 229,875 133,796 149,515 92,749 Rails Standard 39,698 27,050 23,091 17,754 Rails All Other 2,895 2,394 3,400 2,501 Railroad Accessories 1,158 540 1,428 1,250 Bars - Hot Rolled 133,201 112,617 138,588 110,582 Bars - Light Shaped 31,792 19,834 22,333 15,128 Bars - Reinforcing 191,537 88,156 213,740 91,893 Bars - Cold Finished 31,063 63,161 33,296 62,541 Tool Steel 13,638 34,286 13,993 38,509 Standard Pipe 122,885 93,951 121,448 91,522 Oil Country Goods 195,853 228,718 145,325 190,315 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 86,052 92,930 47,506 50,272 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 45,498 49,556 42,202 42,220 Line Pipe - Not Specified 45,682 34,153 24,295 17,438 Mechanical Tubing 75,855 82,523 69,015 74,961 Pressure Tubing 8,325 14,140 9,725 20,293 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,894 72,253 10,752 59,875 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,175 5,247 1,671 4,897 Structural Pipe & Tube 52,535 43,112 53,384 45,010 Pipe For Piling 1,371 1,118 3,577 2,876 Wire Drawn 72,769 85,436 76,124 89,242 Black Plate 7,066 4,677 6,367 4,112 Tin Plate 45,464 34,653 44,595 32,439 Tin Free Steel 14,400 11,652 14,282 12,102 Sheets Hot Rolled 440,966 239,321 414,099 218,502 Sheets Cold Rolled 315,329 286,508 298,636 241,385 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 320,096 242,684 288,975 215,970 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 20,395 15,741 10,369 8,900 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 64,536 53,933 53,274 44,294 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,497 13,278 7,429 10,567 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,165 4,757 6,071 5,048 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,058 31,252 15,368 34,333 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 July 2007 (CB-07-119)