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 October 2007 September 2007 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,449,730 2,332,353 1,991,744 1,985,830 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,902 8,423 579 942 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 712,694 392,771 289,271 167,326 Wire Rods 71,465 53,159 78,526 58,095 Structural Shapes Heavy 61,015 51,524 38,633 36,633 Steel Piling 5,213 5,603 7,979 8,540 Plates Cut Lengths 99,986 136,119 107,936 129,674 Plates In Coils 67,636 52,247 56,688 47,662 Rails Standard 18,220 12,466 24,592 18,351 Rails All Other 2,086 1,931 8,779 5,567 Railroad Accessories 1,216 1,292 1,109 1,197 Bars - Hot Rolled 98,543 100,163 93,919 86,931 Bars - Light Shaped 13,091 11,138 14,584 11,769 Bars - Reinforcing 55,408 35,452 101,236 60,817 Bars - Cold Finished 26,990 74,852 18,460 54,190 Tool Steel 11,679 32,851 8,697 25,091 Standard Pipe 108,958 92,178 87,719 72,407 Oil Country Goods 118,443 151,748 128,537 147,199 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 165,993 220,817 123,669 164,605 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 38,806 49,360 24,721 29,885 Line Pipe - Not Specified 32,870 25,168 29,952 21,051 Mechanical Tubing 45,647 61,731 43,427 55,216 Pressure Tubing 6,133 17,152 7,533 18,759 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,467 93,448 10,832 92,575 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,462 5,342 1,390 4,842 Structural Pipe & Tube 49,428 45,268 40,599 38,164 Pipe For Piling 4,905 3,981 3,559 2,439 Wire Drawn 58,662 81,199 53,233 73,226 Black Plate 2,600 1,869 2,244 1,596 Tin Plate 42,202 31,611 47,055 37,655 Tin Free Steel 8,042 7,087 5,074 4,477 Sheets Hot Rolled 171,518 103,608 186,791 114,222 Sheets Cold Rolled 117,138 144,926 95,459 149,880 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 143,808 123,059 141,050 122,060 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 17,320 19,927 11,686 10,815 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 27,756 28,260 72,223 67,297 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,662 12,481 5,699 9,453 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,818 4,591 6,033 4,994 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,948 37,551 12,271 30,228 -------------------------------------------------------------- September 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,166,547 2,130,262 Ingots And Steel For Castings 579 942 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 329,440 191,162 Wire Rods 91,923 65,038 Structural Shapes Heavy 42,756 39,785 Steel Piling 9,498 10,151 Plates Cut Lengths 121,383 138,669 Plates In Coils 59,946 50,471 Rails Standard 24,637 18,405 Rails All Other 8,819 5,614 Railroad Accessories 1,109 1,197 Bars - Hot Rolled 98,137 91,210 Bars - Light Shaped 15,608 12,528 Bars - Reinforcing 114,664 68,574 Bars - Cold Finished 19,270 56,759 Tool Steel 9,379 26,824 Standard Pipe 93,650 76,461 Oil Country Goods 151,643 177,299 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 127,567 167,800 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 34,074 37,414 Line Pipe - Not Specified 37,557 25,395 Mechanical Tubing 46,401 59,069 Pressure Tubing 7,546 18,792 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,871 95,514 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,458 5,269 Structural Pipe & Tube 44,200 40,870 Pipe For Piling 4,446 2,996 Wire Drawn 54,747 75,419 Black Plate 2,359 1,701 Tin Plate 47,237 37,805 Tin Free Steel 6,695 5,839 Sheets Hot Rolled 189,697 116,009 Sheets Cold Rolled 98,285 152,121 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 142,169 123,256 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 17,772 16,392 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 72,649 67,761 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,991 10,291 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,202 5,145 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,183 34,318 -------------------------------------------------------------- October 2006 September 2006 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,518,463 2,910,401 3,537,048 2,776,635 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,937 3,936 847 1,758 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 714,908 413,428 714,644 401,056 Wire Rods 238,645 128,109 237,794 123,531 Structural Shapes Heavy 54,063 41,118 79,636 53,500 Steel Piling 12,531 11,856 2,474 2,853 Plates Cut Lengths 144,670 154,768 126,157 128,427 Plates In Coils 147,506 100,357 116,141 75,529 Rails Standard 12,927 9,498 27,753 19,128 Rails All Other 1,541 1,375 1,383 1,162 Railroad Accessories 327 345 1,163 779 Bars - Hot Rolled 106,683 92,412 97,150 84,514 Bars - Light Shaped 25,784 18,335 24,705 19,171 Bars - Reinforcing 143,719 69,775 335,697 165,054 Bars - Cold Finished 30,464 68,947 26,612 52,757 Tool Steel 10,925 30,233 10,755 26,135 Standard Pipe 142,044 104,825 134,715 98,306 Oil Country Goods 158,679 193,578 132,576 198,906 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 73,003 82,081 81,742 79,621 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 48,850 44,686 36,128 39,722 Line Pipe - Not Specified 70,920 48,518 31,834 21,516 Mechanical Tubing 61,150 73,729 64,641 73,752 Pressure Tubing 9,152 16,610 8,150 17,404 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,988 74,067 10,840 58,333 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,569 5,967 1,352 4,350 Structural Pipe & Tube 57,261 52,166 67,173 55,614 Pipe For Piling 2,012 1,542 2,551 2,167 Wire Drawn 65,077 85,341 62,864 77,583 Black Plate 3,523 2,505 8,249 5,364 Tin Plate 49,869 37,195 37,173 28,268 Tin Free Steel 7,856 6,851 5,652 4,649 Sheets Hot Rolled 367,089 221,514 363,554 217,138 Sheets Cold Rolled 289,362 302,899 268,406 261,779 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 329,150 266,833 306,917 255,950 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 13,761 11,444 15,356 13,422 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 78,154 75,837 69,220 64,070 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,117 15,527 5,748 11,782 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,944 5,485 5,298 4,647 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,305 36,709 13,998 26,938 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 October 2007 (CB-07-162)