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 November 2007 October 2007 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,068,071 2,131,683 2,449,730 2,332,353 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,936 6,578 1,902 8,423 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 321,427 215,010 712,694 392,771 Wire Rods 65,691 48,530 71,465 53,159 Structural Shapes Heavy 52,398 42,010 61,015 51,524 Steel Piling 3,484 3,952 5,213 5,603 Plates Cut Lengths 81,034 111,621 99,986 136,119 Plates In Coils 69,835 45,049 67,636 52,247 Rails Standard 13,251 9,688 18,220 12,466 Rails All Other 979 970 2,086 1,931 Railroad Accessories 753 890 1,216 1,292 Bars - Hot Rolled 92,301 89,355 98,543 100,163 Bars - Light Shaped 18,401 15,831 13,091 11,138 Bars - Reinforcing 60,856 40,232 55,408 35,452 Bars - Cold Finished 28,132 61,616 26,990 74,852 Tool Steel 16,895 42,561 11,679 32,851 Standard Pipe 68,612 64,617 108,958 92,178 Oil Country Goods 173,443 205,091 118,443 151,748 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 190,710 256,997 165,993 220,817 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 38,950 43,590 38,806 49,360 Line Pipe - Not Specified 40,103 27,525 32,870 25,168 Mechanical Tubing 52,685 71,137 45,647 61,731 Pressure Tubing 8,363 21,260 6,133 17,152 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,754 91,037 11,467 93,448 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,212 5,634 1,462 5,342 Structural Pipe & Tube 39,715 37,405 49,428 45,268 Pipe For Piling 1,602 1,166 4,905 3,981 Wire Drawn 53,977 74,376 58,662 81,199 Black Plate 455 364 2,600 1,869 Tin Plate 33,965 27,715 42,202 31,611 Tin Free Steel 10,065 9,183 8,042 7,087 Sheets Hot Rolled 239,378 142,741 171,518 103,608 Sheets Cold Rolled 105,299 130,566 117,138 144,926 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 101,277 88,152 143,808 123,059 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 13,075 16,143 17,320 19,927 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,229 25,238 27,756 28,260 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,528 18,728 8,662 12,481 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,605 4,623 5,818 4,591 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,695 34,503 14,948 37,551 -------------------------------------------------------------- October 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,516,340 2,394,429 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,868 7,653 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 757,461 426,695 Wire Rods 71,482 53,171 Structural Shapes Heavy 61,710 52,200 Steel Piling 5,213 5,603 Plates Cut Lengths 100,712 137,111 Plates In Coils 68,869 53,197 Rails Standard 18,377 12,589 Rails All Other 2,177 1,999 Railroad Accessories 1,216 1,292 Bars - Hot Rolled 98,586 100,382 Bars - Light Shaped 13,108 11,278 Bars - Reinforcing 55,408 35,452 Bars - Cold Finished 27,035 74,939 Tool Steel 11,716 33,187 Standard Pipe 109,128 92,339 Oil Country Goods 118,541 151,890 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 178,970 228,996 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 39,273 50,197 Line Pipe - Not Specified 32,870 25,168 Mechanical Tubing 45,846 61,996 Pressure Tubing 6,151 17,180 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,025 106,823 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,471 5,462 Structural Pipe & Tube 49,443 45,275 Pipe For Piling 4,985 4,022 Wire Drawn 58,736 81,718 Black Plate 2,615 1,881 Tin Plate 42,202 31,611 Tin Free Steel 8,042 7,087 Sheets Hot Rolled 172,980 104,660 Sheets Cold Rolled 117,515 145,786 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 144,117 123,415 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 17,242 17,159 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 29,622 29,689 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,701 12,537 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,886 4,667 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,040 38,121 -------------------------------------------------------------- November 2006 October 2006 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,100,800 2,725,323 3,518,463 2,910,401 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,240 4,832 1,937 3,936 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 563,449 329,626 714,908 413,428 Wire Rods 196,736 110,375 238,645 128,109 Structural Shapes Heavy 55,361 43,771 54,063 41,118 Steel Piling 6,594 6,143 12,531 11,856 Plates Cut Lengths 125,129 144,391 144,670 154,768 Plates In Coils 116,365 90,297 147,506 100,357 Rails Standard 23,782 15,805 12,927 9,498 Rails All Other 12,840 7,862 1,541 1,375 Railroad Accessories 283 284 327 345 Bars - Hot Rolled 121,970 111,940 106,683 92,412 Bars - Light Shaped 18,999 14,147 25,784 18,335 Bars - Reinforcing 129,454 64,557 143,719 69,775 Bars - Cold Finished 32,461 77,836 30,464 68,947 Tool Steel 14,031 39,137 10,925 30,233 Standard Pipe 103,482 85,674 142,044 104,825 Oil Country Goods 153,254 200,118 158,679 193,578 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 100,406 113,104 73,003 82,081 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 42,242 41,907 48,850 44,686 Line Pipe - Not Specified 62,632 43,431 70,920 48,518 Mechanical Tubing 68,776 75,154 61,150 73,729 Pressure Tubing 8,817 19,700 9,152 16,610 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 15,329 90,593 12,988 74,067 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,325 3,752 1,569 5,967 Structural Pipe & Tube 67,158 58,802 57,261 52,166 Pipe For Piling 12,247 12,606 2,012 1,542 Wire Drawn 58,154 77,005 65,077 85,341 Black Plate 4,792 3,038 3,523 2,505 Tin Plate 50,604 38,657 49,869 37,195 Tin Free Steel 8,918 7,749 7,856 6,851 Sheets Hot Rolled 316,582 195,600 367,089 221,514 Sheets Cold Rolled 250,486 258,212 289,362 302,899 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 250,650 208,597 329,150 266,833 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 8,790 7,251 13,761 11,444 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 66,591 63,986 78,154 75,837 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,652 15,070 9,117 15,527 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,730 6,553 5,944 5,485 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,489 37,763 15,305 36,709 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 Janet Freas (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary November 2007 (CB-07-185)