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 August 2007 July 2007 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,320,828 2,386,766 2,923,215 2,794,403 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,496 9,290 3,184 11,729 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 473,092 298,334 695,578 421,685 Wire Rods 108,793 72,725 140,739 91,598 Structural Shapes Heavy 72,729 60,181 57,657 43,849 Steel Piling 6,523 7,108 6,712 7,108 Plates Cut Lengths 97,553 164,726 141,613 178,766 Plates In Coils 59,024 62,506 85,520 88,219 Rails Standard 29,161 21,406 12,856 9,355 Rails All Other 1,474 1,243 12,471 7,834 Railroad Accessories 1,403 1,295 2,008 1,567 Bars - Hot Rolled 100,540 96,173 93,860 92,143 Bars - Light Shaped 14,870 11,422 23,523 18,362 Bars - Reinforcing 105,005 64,782 245,809 145,105 Bars - Cold Finished 26,204 73,471 22,389 68,149 Tool Steel 10,474 30,565 11,731 31,905 Standard Pipe 133,759 104,038 126,194 97,596 Oil Country Goods 128,947 160,050 150,473 187,856 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 152,114 212,454 179,223 237,953 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 20,538 20,545 44,853 47,816 Line Pipe - Not Specified 30,118 22,051 42,565 31,738 Mechanical Tubing 45,825 62,761 63,777 71,134 Pressure Tubing 10,817 23,978 7,836 16,745 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,850 117,524 14,097 118,040 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,540 4,322 2,002 4,679 Structural Pipe & Tube 53,340 49,759 61,939 54,486 Pipe For Piling 3,009 2,178 2,509 2,062 Wire Drawn 60,140 85,652 64,464 90,534 Black Plate 16,104 9,912 6,930 4,306 Tin Plate 36,846 28,328 31,656 25,158 Tin Free Steel 10,690 9,089 7,764 6,485 Sheets Hot Rolled 176,438 109,914 183,725 115,924 Sheets Cold Rolled 102,269 165,332 131,151 209,774 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 136,446 119,597 143,984 125,699 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 19,486 18,033 17,068 17,098 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 29,367 29,367 58,593 55,483 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,426 13,918 6,217 11,375 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,553 5,101 6,441 4,856 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,862 37,637 14,104 40,232 -------------------------------------------------------------- July 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,982,877 2,827,346 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,184 11,729 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 731,663 439,482 Wire Rods 140,852 91,653 Structural Shapes Heavy 57,657 43,849 Steel Piling 6,712 7,108 Plates Cut Lengths 141,748 179,688 Plates In Coils 85,577 88,514 Rails Standard 12,856 9,355 Rails All Other 12,471 7,834 Railroad Accessories 2,008 1,567 Bars - Hot Rolled 97,004 94,687 Bars - Light Shaped 23,523 18,362 Bars - Reinforcing 264,192 154,848 Bars - Cold Finished 22,389 68,149 Tool Steel 11,731 31,905 Standard Pipe 127,194 98,630 Oil Country Goods 150,473 187,856 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 179,223 237,953 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 44,853 47,816 Line Pipe - Not Specified 42,565 31,738 Mechanical Tubing 63,777 71,134 Pressure Tubing 7,836 16,745 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 14,099 118,065 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,019 4,706 Structural Pipe & Tube 61,939 54,486 Pipe For Piling 2,509 2,062 Wire Drawn 64,743 90,755 Black Plate 6,930 4,306 Tin Plate 31,656 25,158 Tin Free Steel 7,764 6,485 Sheets Hot Rolled 183,725 115,924 Sheets Cold Rolled 131,262 209,840 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 143,984 125,699 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 17,068 17,098 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 58,593 55,483 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,217 11,375 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,778 5,070 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,104 40,232 -------------------------------------------------------------- August 2006 July 2006 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,804,002 2,993,585 3,887,906 2,932,566 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,806 7,901 2,950 6,166 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 857,651 491,201 750,336 385,581 Wire Rods 237,820 117,985 258,903 128,373 Structural Shapes Heavy 65,423 44,192 74,055 49,004 Steel Piling 7,743 7,413 19,855 17,311 Plates Cut Lengths 153,703 143,970 130,085 122,705 Plates In Coils 173,660 111,400 229,875 133,796 Rails Standard 10,838 7,652 39,698 27,050 Rails All Other 4,562 3,930 2,895 2,394 Railroad Accessories 1,411 1,009 1,158 540 Bars - Hot Rolled 112,325 102,565 133,201 112,617 Bars - Light Shaped 16,848 15,282 31,792 19,834 Bars - Reinforcing 191,431 91,807 191,537 88,156 Bars - Cold Finished 31,201 62,396 31,063 63,161 Tool Steel 12,952 32,481 13,638 34,286 Standard Pipe 141,920 94,494 122,885 93,951 Oil Country Goods 170,678 219,827 195,853 228,718 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 72,124 79,857 86,052 92,930 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 42,673 43,500 45,498 49,556 Line Pipe - Not Specified 55,278 48,883 45,682 34,153 Mechanical Tubing 67,625 81,261 75,855 82,523 Pressure Tubing 11,506 20,937 8,325 14,140 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,105 82,814 11,894 72,253 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,519 4,551 2,175 5,247 Structural Pipe & Tube 42,655 40,634 52,535 43,112 Pipe For Piling 2,604 1,785 1,371 1,118 Wire Drawn 75,878 89,887 72,769 85,436 Black Plate 7,292 4,711 7,066 4,677 Tin Plate 43,645 32,869 45,464 34,653 Tin Free Steel 11,474 9,136 14,400 11,652 Sheets Hot Rolled 453,117 258,068 440,966 239,321 Sheets Cold Rolled 323,154 298,442 315,329 286,508 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 284,323 225,066 320,096 242,684 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 13,671 12,663 20,395 15,741 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 61,432 54,675 64,536 53,933 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 4,912 8,027 7,497 13,278 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,723 5,854 6,165 4,757 Strip - Cold Rolled 16,322 34,460 14,058 31,252 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 August 2007 (CB-07-133)