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 February 2008 January 2008 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,229,825 2,284,512 2,411,360 2,431,944 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,131 3,866 2,292 8,248 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 500,936 343,710 416,360 271,901 Wire Rods 71,692 55,695 89,104 64,339 Structural Shapes Heavy 93,102 74,681 111,893 88,077 Steel Piling 6,170 7,576 7,038 8,488 Plates Cut Lengths 63,106 108,073 91,963 120,386 Plates In Coils 60,183 50,228 71,947 50,704 Rails Standard 21,209 17,629 11,695 9,055 Rails All Other 8,579 6,358 1,981 1,811 Railroad Accessories 513 668 1,328 1,168 Bars - Hot Rolled 83,024 88,285 107,737 113,275 Bars - Light Shaped 12,397 13,644 17,000 14,864 Bars - Reinforcing 108,264 70,171 115,314 73,531 Bars - Cold Finished 21,357 60,847 24,979 61,622 Tool Steel 12,009 34,921 15,493 40,563 Standard Pipe 60,515 60,608 73,853 73,689 Oil Country Goods 136,234 156,597 196,693 228,487 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 195,982 263,574 184,201 237,126 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 29,239 33,457 47,258 47,356 Line Pipe - Not Specified 34,830 25,794 46,450 35,293 Mechanical Tubing 36,284 51,065 45,829 67,238 Pressure Tubing 11,380 23,128 10,222 28,238 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,636 69,928 10,859 88,442 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,164 4,321 1,030 3,042 Structural Pipe & Tube 37,656 37,063 37,243 37,690 Pipe For Piling 1,639 1,395 2,284 1,617 Wire Drawn 54,966 76,432 58,326 78,936 Black Plate 4,533 3,117 1,960 1,434 Tin Plate 22,508 19,660 28,758 24,564 Tin Free Steel 8,762 8,751 5,488 5,198 Sheets Hot Rolled 227,543 137,749 220,482 129,814 Sheets Cold Rolled 122,852 186,659 130,484 183,524 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 102,629 91,130 135,160 114,878 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,733 11,870 15,441 14,991 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 32,813 32,463 44,668 41,199 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,101 12,193 10,126 15,693 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,589 4,244 4,569 4,733 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,566 36,964 13,852 40,732 -------------------------------------------------------------- January 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,419,196 2,444,484 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,292 8,248 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 417,287 272,306 Wire Rods 89,104 64,339 Structural Shapes Heavy 111,893 88,077 Steel Piling 7,038 8,488 Plates Cut Lengths 92,267 121,220 Plates In Coils 71,947 50,704 Rails Standard 11,695 9,055 Rails All Other 1,981 1,811 Railroad Accessories 1,328 1,168 Bars - Hot Rolled 107,737 113,275 Bars - Light Shaped 17,000 14,864 Bars - Reinforcing 115,314 73,531 Bars - Cold Finished 25,026 61,737 Tool Steel 15,537 40,658 Standard Pipe 73,853 73,689 Oil Country Goods 197,726 229,922 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 184,201 237,126 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 47,277 47,494 Line Pipe - Not Specified 46,450 35,293 Mechanical Tubing 45,829 67,238 Pressure Tubing 12,691 34,674 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,859 88,442 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,048 3,072 Structural Pipe & Tube 37,243 37,690 Pipe For Piling 2,284 1,617 Wire Drawn 58,436 79,061 Black Plate 1,960 1,434 Tin Plate 28,758 24,564 Tin Free Steel 5,488 5,198 Sheets Hot Rolled 220,501 129,898 Sheets Cold Rolled 130,525 183,573 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 135,160 114,878 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 15,500 15,070 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 45,874 42,396 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 11,600 16,721 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,569 4,733 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,916 41,219 -------------------------------------------------------------- February 2007 January 2007 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,417,890 2,190,059 2,675,197 2,348,852 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,124 5,091 2,467 5,699 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 465,773 255,719 491,137 272,190 Wire Rods 98,310 60,991 188,663 102,072 Structural Shapes Heavy 63,024 49,716 109,293 72,368 Steel Piling 11,725 12,283 9,673 9,613 Plates Cut Lengths 95,797 111,820 63,346 92,416 Plates In Coils 74,794 58,017 99,988 77,161 Rails Standard 30,006 20,894 17,248 12,263 Rails All Other 1,107 1,201 2,788 2,794 Railroad Accessories 1,053 1,159 704 592 Bars - Hot Rolled 89,028 80,062 102,023 97,797 Bars - Light Shaped 18,408 13,984 25,271 17,167 Bars - Reinforcing 161,490 75,160 152,346 73,594 Bars - Cold Finished 26,885 63,909 29,339 69,310 Tool Steel 10,537 28,515 11,086 32,483 Standard Pipe 75,942 68,103 108,152 88,040 Oil Country Goods 146,856 188,243 167,566 199,524 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 128,558 156,598 53,044 64,047 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 42,393 41,243 36,425 36,166 Line Pipe - Not Specified 30,742 23,608 46,466 35,362 Mechanical Tubing 53,683 61,531 58,807 72,294 Pressure Tubing 5,809 12,448 7,585 19,368 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,071 84,270 16,778 98,571 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 930 3,122 1,770 4,240 Structural Pipe & Tube 44,572 39,651 56,933 50,043 Pipe For Piling 2,495 1,650 3,409 2,820 Wire Drawn 57,073 72,567 62,084 81,366 Black Plate 1,556 1,754 2,427 1,634 Tin Plate 27,557 22,351 40,964 31,884 Tin Free Steel 6,282 5,795 8,531 7,254 Sheets Hot Rolled 180,965 103,879 230,159 136,566 Sheets Cold Rolled 166,519 196,597 197,192 219,340 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 162,474 134,136 170,116 138,571 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 18,723 16,564 8,083 7,747 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 72,052 66,514 65,591 61,406 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,940 15,947 7,146 13,997 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,096 5,872 7,042 7,849 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,542 29,092 13,554 33,244 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 February 2008 (CB-08-48)