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 March 2008 February 2008 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,279,781 2,467,732 2,229,825 2,284,512 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,749 6,170 1,131 3,866 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 405,763 275,916 500,936 343,710 Wire Rods 75,328 56,378 71,692 55,695 Structural Shapes Heavy 56,825 50,876 93,102 74,681 Steel Piling 7,863 9,899 6,170 7,576 Plates Cut Lengths 114,434 164,346 63,106 108,073 Plates In Coils 77,546 60,445 60,183 50,228 Rails Standard 21,862 17,527 21,209 17,629 Rails All Other 16,302 10,461 8,579 6,358 Railroad Accessories 1,195 1,087 513 668 Bars - Hot Rolled 100,070 111,221 83,024 88,285 Bars - Light Shaped 13,833 14,544 12,397 13,644 Bars - Reinforcing 109,373 75,538 108,264 70,171 Bars - Cold Finished 23,532 65,693 21,357 60,847 Tool Steel 13,088 42,243 12,009 34,921 Standard Pipe 102,790 103,395 60,515 60,608 Oil Country Goods 200,103 239,394 136,234 156,597 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 157,760 200,001 195,982 263,574 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 43,784 51,945 29,239 33,457 Line Pipe - Not Specified 28,914 22,194 34,830 25,794 Mechanical Tubing 49,392 74,774 36,284 51,065 Pressure Tubing 9,483 24,786 11,380 23,128 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,156 95,158 8,636 69,928 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,314 4,925 1,164 4,321 Structural Pipe & Tube 39,745 42,536 37,656 37,063 Pipe For Piling 556 506 1,639 1,395 Wire Drawn 53,834 81,048 54,966 76,432 Black Plate 1,183 935 4,533 3,117 Tin Plate 27,944 24,219 22,508 19,660 Tin Free Steel 7,166 7,086 8,762 8,751 Sheets Hot Rolled 176,017 119,693 227,543 137,749 Sheets Cold Rolled 114,416 188,124 122,852 186,659 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 148,996 131,225 102,629 91,130 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 12,077 12,117 11,733 11,870 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,490 27,681 32,813 32,463 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 10,598 16,069 5,101 12,193 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,678 4,505 4,589 4,244 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,622 33,073 14,566 36,964 -------------------------------------------------------------- February 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,252,850 2,327,430 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,149 3,904 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 502,930 346,395 Wire Rods 72,285 56,150 Structural Shapes Heavy 93,102 74,681 Steel Piling 6,170 7,576 Plates Cut Lengths 63,231 108,471 Plates In Coils 60,868 50,641 Rails Standard 21,209 17,629 Rails All Other 8,579 6,358 Railroad Accessories 513 668 Bars - Hot Rolled 84,241 90,099 Bars - Light Shaped 12,416 13,660 Bars - Reinforcing 108,264 70,171 Bars - Cold Finished 21,448 61,131 Tool Steel 12,528 35,679 Standard Pipe 60,779 60,886 Oil Country Goods 136,234 156,597 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 199,512 267,895 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 29,296 33,683 Line Pipe - Not Specified 34,830 25,794 Mechanical Tubing 36,620 51,468 Pressure Tubing 17,353 47,469 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,676 70,183 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,168 4,333 Structural Pipe & Tube 37,731 37,137 Pipe For Piling 1,615 1,303 Wire Drawn 55,322 76,735 Black Plate 4,533 3,117 Tin Plate 22,508 19,660 Tin Free Steel 8,762 8,751 Sheets Hot Rolled 228,002 138,137 Sheets Cold Rolled 128,857 191,013 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 102,648 91,156 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 11,870 12,048 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 32,831 32,482 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,276 12,853 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,702 4,336 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,792 37,180 -------------------------------------------------------------- March 2007 February 2007 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,758,598 2,515,347 2,417,890 2,190,059 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,172 9,779 2,124 5,091 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 483,471 275,690 465,773 255,719 Wire Rods 134,132 81,268 98,310 60,991 Structural Shapes Heavy 67,684 50,539 63,024 49,716 Steel Piling 9,167 9,368 11,725 12,283 Plates Cut Lengths 147,700 167,928 95,797 111,820 Plates In Coils 80,430 61,120 74,794 58,017 Rails Standard 23,075 16,817 30,006 20,894 Rails All Other 3,377 2,734 1,107 1,201 Railroad Accessories 1,855 1,583 1,053 1,159 Bars - Hot Rolled 112,143 107,621 89,028 80,062 Bars - Light Shaped 17,677 12,736 18,408 13,984 Bars - Reinforcing 199,136 97,725 161,490 75,160 Bars - Cold Finished 25,474 67,832 26,885 63,909 Tool Steel 13,032 34,577 10,537 28,515 Standard Pipe 110,309 88,256 75,942 68,103 Oil Country Goods 155,440 210,766 146,856 188,243 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 116,197 147,935 128,558 156,598 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 28,875 25,584 42,393 41,243 Line Pipe - Not Specified 58,165 41,581 30,742 23,608 Mechanical Tubing 63,199 76,396 53,683 61,531 Pressure Tubing 9,451 23,276 5,809 12,448 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,384 100,371 13,071 84,270 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,384 4,503 930 3,122 Structural Pipe & Tube 62,255 52,852 44,572 39,651 Pipe For Piling 3,483 2,057 2,495 1,650 Wire Drawn 63,049 84,045 57,073 72,567 Black Plate 4,093 2,881 1,556 1,754 Tin Plate 38,477 29,151 27,557 22,351 Tin Free Steel 9,025 7,557 6,282 5,795 Sheets Hot Rolled 229,789 130,678 180,965 103,879 Sheets Cold Rolled 181,410 207,276 166,519 196,597 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 194,041 157,306 162,474 134,136 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 18,701 18,656 18,723 16,564 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 43,542 42,384 72,052 66,514 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,648 17,746 8,940 15,947 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,180 7,745 8,096 5,872 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,978 39,026 12,542 29,092 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 March 2008 (CB-08-62)