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 September 2007 August 2007 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,991,744 1,985,830 2,320,828 2,386,766 Ingots And Steel For Castings 579 942 2,496 9,290 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 289,271 167,326 473,092 298,334 Wire Rods 78,526 58,095 108,793 72,725 Structural Shapes Heavy 38,633 36,633 72,729 60,181 Steel Piling 7,979 8,540 6,523 7,108 Plates Cut Lengths 107,936 129,674 97,553 164,726 Plates In Coils 56,688 47,662 59,024 62,506 Rails Standard 24,592 18,351 29,161 21,406 Rails All Other 8,779 5,567 1,474 1,243 Railroad Accessories 1,109 1,197 1,403 1,295 Bars - Hot Rolled 93,919 86,931 100,540 96,173 Bars - Light Shaped 14,584 11,769 14,870 11,422 Bars - Reinforcing 101,236 60,817 105,005 64,782 Bars - Cold Finished 18,460 54,190 26,204 73,471 Tool Steel 8,697 25,091 10,474 30,565 Standard Pipe 87,719 72,407 133,759 104,038 Oil Country Goods 128,537 147,199 128,947 160,050 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 123,669 164,605 152,114 212,454 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 24,721 29,885 20,538 20,545 Line Pipe - Not Specified 29,952 21,051 30,118 22,051 Mechanical Tubing 43,427 55,216 45,825 62,761 Pressure Tubing 7,533 18,759 10,817 23,978 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,832 92,575 13,850 117,524 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,390 4,842 2,540 4,322 Structural Pipe & Tube 40,599 38,164 53,340 49,759 Pipe For Piling 3,559 2,439 3,009 2,178 Wire Drawn 53,233 73,226 60,140 85,652 Black Plate 2,244 1,596 16,104 9,912 Tin Plate 47,055 37,655 36,846 28,328 Tin Free Steel 5,074 4,477 10,690 9,089 Sheets Hot Rolled 186,791 114,222 176,438 109,914 Sheets Cold Rolled 95,459 149,880 102,269 165,332 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 141,050 122,060 136,446 119,597 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,686 10,815 19,486 18,033 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 72,223 67,297 29,367 29,367 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,699 9,453 8,426 13,918 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,033 4,994 6,553 5,101 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,271 30,228 13,862 37,637 -------------------------------------------------------------- August 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,400,465 2,450,982 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,782 9,841 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 529,942 329,256 Wire Rods 109,344 73,112 Structural Shapes Heavy 72,836 60,559 Steel Piling 6,523 7,108 Plates Cut Lengths 97,709 164,912 Plates In Coils 59,245 62,619 Rails Standard 29,161 21,406 Rails All Other 1,474 1,243 Railroad Accessories 1,403 1,295 Bars - Hot Rolled 101,303 98,005 Bars - Light Shaped 14,938 11,474 Bars - Reinforcing 105,102 64,827 Bars - Cold Finished 26,685 74,782 Tool Steel 10,526 30,720 Standard Pipe 137,344 106,688 Oil Country Goods 132,211 167,176 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 156,879 216,769 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 20,769 20,662 Line Pipe - Not Specified 30,118 22,051 Mechanical Tubing 47,602 65,285 Pressure Tubing 10,961 24,144 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 14,176 120,945 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,558 4,354 Structural Pipe & Tube 53,898 50,552 Pipe For Piling 3,009 2,178 Wire Drawn 61,224 87,037 Black Plate 16,104 9,912 Tin Plate 36,856 28,352 Tin Free Steel 10,710 9,104 Sheets Hot Rolled 177,594 110,927 Sheets Cold Rolled 102,453 165,589 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 136,810 119,891 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 19,529 18,061 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 29,388 29,390 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,595 14,484 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,672 5,193 Strip - Cold Rolled 16,031 41,080 -------------------------------------------------------------- September 2006 August 2006 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,537,048 2,776,635 3,804,002 2,993,585 Ingots And Steel For Castings 847 1,758 3,806 7,901 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 714,644 401,056 857,651 491,201 Wire Rods 237,794 123,531 237,820 117,985 Structural Shapes Heavy 79,636 53,500 65,423 44,192 Steel Piling 2,474 2,853 7,743 7,413 Plates Cut Lengths 126,157 128,427 153,703 143,970 Plates In Coils 116,141 75,529 173,660 111,400 Rails Standard 27,753 19,128 10,838 7,652 Rails All Other 1,383 1,162 4,562 3,930 Railroad Accessories 1,163 779 1,411 1,009 Bars - Hot Rolled 97,150 84,514 112,325 102,565 Bars - Light Shaped 24,705 19,171 16,848 15,282 Bars - Reinforcing 335,697 165,054 191,431 91,807 Bars - Cold Finished 26,612 52,757 31,201 62,396 Tool Steel 10,755 26,135 12,952 32,481 Standard Pipe 134,715 98,306 141,920 94,494 Oil Country Goods 132,576 198,906 170,678 219,827 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 81,742 79,621 72,124 79,857 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 36,128 39,722 42,673 43,500 Line Pipe - Not Specified 31,834 21,516 55,278 48,883 Mechanical Tubing 64,641 73,752 67,625 81,261 Pressure Tubing 8,150 17,404 11,506 20,937 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,840 58,333 13,105 82,814 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,352 4,350 1,519 4,551 Structural Pipe & Tube 67,173 55,614 42,655 40,634 Pipe For Piling 2,551 2,167 2,604 1,785 Wire Drawn 62,864 77,583 75,878 89,887 Black Plate 8,249 5,364 7,292 4,711 Tin Plate 37,173 28,268 43,645 32,869 Tin Free Steel 5,652 4,649 11,474 9,136 Sheets Hot Rolled 363,554 217,138 453,117 258,068 Sheets Cold Rolled 268,406 261,779 323,154 298,442 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 306,917 255,950 284,323 225,066 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 15,356 13,422 13,671 12,663 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 69,220 64,070 61,432 54,675 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,748 11,782 4,912 8,027 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,298 4,647 5,723 5,854 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,998 26,938 16,322 34,460 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 Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary September 2007 (CB-07-147)