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 April 2008 March 2008 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,671,126 2,816,016 2,279,781 2,467,732 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,526 7,555 1,749 6,170 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 678,555 457,710 405,763 275,916 Wire Rods 148,561 117,630 75,328 56,378 Structural Shapes Heavy 61,804 58,979 56,825 50,876 Steel Piling 10,381 13,529 7,863 9,899 Plates Cut Lengths 84,832 131,897 114,434 164,346 Plates In Coils 104,104 82,603 77,546 60,445 Rails Standard 20,282 15,669 21,862 17,527 Rails All Other 1,646 1,873 16,302 10,461 Railroad Accessories 572 623 1,195 1,087 Bars - Hot Rolled 108,484 118,495 100,070 111,221 Bars - Light Shaped 14,181 14,852 13,833 14,544 Bars - Reinforcing 143,030 105,578 109,373 75,538 Bars - Cold Finished 32,122 81,894 23,532 65,693 Tool Steel 15,027 43,900 13,088 42,243 Standard Pipe 92,719 95,748 102,790 103,395 Oil Country Goods 171,651 216,860 200,103 239,394 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 161,811 223,373 157,760 200,001 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 47,931 61,174 43,784 51,945 Line Pipe - Not Specified 34,909 28,397 28,914 22,194 Mechanical Tubing 50,620 78,306 49,392 74,774 Pressure Tubing 7,736 24,682 9,483 24,786 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,603 91,608 11,156 95,158 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,418 5,234 1,314 4,925 Structural Pipe & Tube 39,709 46,693 39,745 42,536 Pipe For Piling 518 419 556 506 Wire Drawn 62,563 93,458 53,834 81,048 Black Plate 817 640 1,183 935 Tin Plate 13,203 12,590 27,944 24,219 Tin Free Steel 12,345 11,889 7,166 7,086 Sheets Hot Rolled 249,465 173,481 176,017 119,693 Sheets Cold Rolled 112,353 203,359 114,416 188,124 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 104,325 94,183 148,996 131,225 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 16,886 19,648 12,077 12,117 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 24,791 26,093 26,490 27,681 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,381 15,948 10,598 16,069 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,196 5,454 3,678 4,505 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,069 33,991 13,622 33,073 -------------------------------------------------------------- March 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,332,179 2,531,852 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,794 6,309 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 413,175 280,736 Wire Rods 77,255 57,728 Structural Shapes Heavy 57,241 51,300 Steel Piling 7,863 9,899 Plates Cut Lengths 115,512 167,789 Plates In Coils 78,570 61,063 Rails Standard 21,970 17,591 Rails All Other 16,302 10,461 Railroad Accessories 1,195 1,087 Bars - Hot Rolled 103,631 115,008 Bars - Light Shaped 17,118 16,551 Bars - Reinforcing 110,462 76,247 Bars - Cold Finished 24,268 67,667 Tool Steel 13,998 43,870 Standard Pipe 103,821 104,759 Oil Country Goods 202,026 242,809 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 174,655 224,139 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 44,794 53,121 Line Pipe - Not Specified 28,914 22,194 Mechanical Tubing 50,568 76,539 Pressure Tubing 9,534 25,206 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,281 95,987 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,358 5,040 Structural Pipe & Tube 40,596 43,455 Pipe For Piling 531 414 Wire Drawn 54,995 82,645 Black Plate 1,183 935 Tin Plate 27,944 24,219 Tin Free Steel 7,166 7,086 Sheets Hot Rolled 178,018 121,360 Sheets Cold Rolled 114,907 188,900 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 151,644 133,201 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 12,154 12,209 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 27,040 28,277 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 10,927 17,295 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,770 4,934 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,999 33,823 -------------------------------------------------------------- April 2007 March 2007 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,584,464 2,511,109 2,758,598 2,515,347 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,635 10,063 3,172 9,779 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 565,772 334,367 483,471 275,690 Wire Rods 80,860 58,679 134,132 81,268 Structural Shapes Heavy 55,553 46,202 67,684 50,539 Steel Piling 11,701 13,014 9,167 9,368 Plates Cut Lengths 103,994 120,860 147,700 167,928 Plates In Coils 88,095 69,147 80,430 61,120 Rails Standard 25,264 18,491 23,075 16,817 Rails All Other 9,204 5,858 3,377 2,734 Railroad Accessories 1,103 1,001 1,855 1,583 Bars - Hot Rolled 101,103 98,415 112,143 107,621 Bars - Light Shaped 15,423 11,662 17,677 12,736 Bars - Reinforcing 107,049 55,065 199,136 97,725 Bars - Cold Finished 33,256 71,531 25,474 67,832 Tool Steel 14,073 34,457 13,032 34,577 Standard Pipe 105,043 83,320 110,309 88,256 Oil Country Goods 131,320 195,889 155,440 210,766 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 193,323 243,704 116,197 147,935 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 51,810 52,198 28,875 25,584 Line Pipe - Not Specified 33,709 24,639 58,165 41,581 Mechanical Tubing 55,623 69,539 63,199 76,396 Pressure Tubing 10,482 27,797 9,451 23,276 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,920 100,675 13,384 100,371 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,998 4,778 1,384 4,503 Structural Pipe & Tube 50,411 46,092 62,255 52,852 Pipe For Piling 2,320 1,760 3,483 2,057 Wire Drawn 67,019 87,383 63,049 84,045 Black Plate 1,762 1,785 4,093 2,881 Tin Plate 50,904 39,259 38,477 29,151 Tin Free Steel 9,665 8,139 9,025 7,557 Sheets Hot Rolled 187,413 111,799 229,789 130,678 Sheets Cold Rolled 126,296 191,920 181,410 207,276 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 191,673 158,120 194,041 157,306 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,190 10,293 18,701 18,656 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 40,967 38,728 43,542 42,384 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,091 15,693 8,648 17,746 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,967 5,743 8,180 7,745 Strip - Cold Rolled 17,471 43,042 15,978 39,026 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 April 2008 (CB-08-81)