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 May 2008 April 2008 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,223,778 2,662,769 2,671,126 2,816,016 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,104 3,705 2,526 7,555 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 410,146 336,704 678,555 457,710 Wire Rods 67,768 64,205 148,561 117,630 Structural Shapes Heavy 71,130 67,986 61,804 58,979 Steel Piling 4,632 6,360 10,381 13,529 Plates Cut Lengths 73,056 132,000 84,832 131,897 Plates In Coils 71,437 71,484 104,104 82,603 Rails Standard 23,312 17,463 20,282 15,669 Rails All Other 4,269 3,956 1,646 1,873 Railroad Accessories 893 918 572 623 Bars - Hot Rolled 84,590 104,219 108,484 118,495 Bars - Light Shaped 13,118 15,559 14,181 14,852 Bars - Reinforcing 50,738 41,451 143,030 105,578 Bars - Cold Finished 21,104 65,167 32,122 81,894 Tool Steel 12,520 40,415 15,027 43,900 Standard Pipe 70,148 82,987 92,719 95,748 Oil Country Goods 211,025 272,039 171,651 216,860 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 146,855 195,352 161,811 223,373 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 47,991 64,762 47,931 61,174 Line Pipe - Not Specified 25,200 21,995 34,909 28,397 Mechanical Tubing 44,267 75,542 50,620 78,306 Pressure Tubing 8,513 22,209 7,736 24,682 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,801 98,808 11,603 91,608 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,368 5,240 1,418 5,234 Structural Pipe & Tube 40,234 53,590 39,709 46,693 Pipe For Piling 1,826 1,653 518 419 Wire Drawn 61,898 100,934 62,563 93,458 Black Plate 2,195 1,697 817 640 Tin Plate 20,114 18,573 13,203 12,590 Tin Free Steel 9,315 8,951 12,345 11,889 Sheets Hot Rolled 232,052 180,752 249,465 173,481 Sheets Cold Rolled 123,509 208,491 112,353 203,359 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 197,516 183,568 104,325 94,183 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 12,913 15,328 16,886 19,648 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,819 25,074 24,791 26,093 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,337 11,262 9,381 15,948 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,750 5,301 5,196 5,454 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,315 37,067 13,069 33,991 -------------------------------------------------------------- April 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,702,526 2,857,895 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,526 7,555 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 678,861 458,044 Wire Rods 148,561 117,630 Structural Shapes Heavy 61,804 58,979 Steel Piling 10,835 14,097 Plates Cut Lengths 85,030 137,445 Plates In Coils 104,104 82,603 Rails Standard 20,282 15,669 Rails All Other 1,646 1,873 Railroad Accessories 572 623 Bars - Hot Rolled 108,484 118,495 Bars - Light Shaped 14,181 14,852 Bars - Reinforcing 157,384 118,573 Bars - Cold Finished 33,431 82,870 Tool Steel 15,027 43,900 Standard Pipe 92,719 95,748 Oil Country Goods 173,956 220,267 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 173,478 239,641 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 47,944 61,184 Line Pipe - Not Specified 34,909 28,397 Mechanical Tubing 50,760 78,483 Pressure Tubing 7,736 24,682 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,603 91,608 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,418 5,234 Structural Pipe & Tube 39,709 46,693 Pipe For Piling 518 419 Wire Drawn 62,587 93,651 Black Plate 817 640 Tin Plate 13,203 12,590 Tin Free Steel 12,545 12,057 Sheets Hot Rolled 249,604 173,961 Sheets Cold Rolled 112,395 203,484 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 104,325 94,183 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 16,960 19,758 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 24,791 26,093 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,512 16,434 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,196 5,454 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,112 34,026 -------------------------------------------------------------- May 2007 April 2007 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,965,042 2,815,991 2,584,464 2,511,109 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5,307 10,537 2,635 10,063 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 397,203 250,523 565,772 334,367 Wire Rods 195,688 113,644 80,860 58,679 Structural Shapes Heavy 83,623 64,926 55,553 46,202 Steel Piling 8,754 10,000 11,701 13,014 Plates Cut Lengths 125,533 157,970 103,994 120,860 Plates In Coils 101,440 79,321 88,095 69,147 Rails Standard 29,041 21,482 25,264 18,491 Rails All Other 12,578 8,113 9,204 5,858 Railroad Accessories 732 562 1,103 1,001 Bars - Hot Rolled 118,266 109,487 101,103 98,415 Bars - Light Shaped 21,626 17,085 15,423 11,662 Bars - Reinforcing 218,162 118,256 107,049 55,065 Bars - Cold Finished 25,443 68,375 33,256 71,531 Tool Steel 12,326 33,488 14,073 34,457 Standard Pipe 141,325 107,194 105,043 83,320 Oil Country Goods 183,995 235,878 131,320 195,889 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 186,481 238,433 193,323 243,704 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 47,426 52,742 51,810 52,198 Line Pipe - Not Specified 39,598 29,726 33,709 24,639 Mechanical Tubing 58,075 75,857 55,623 69,539 Pressure Tubing 13,703 31,732 10,482 27,797 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,164 93,157 13,920 100,675 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,074 5,309 1,998 4,778 Structural Pipe & Tube 60,836 51,741 50,411 46,092 Pipe For Piling 4,612 3,043 2,320 1,760 Wire Drawn 70,331 94,263 67,019 87,383 Black Plate 829 660 1,762 1,785 Tin Plate 34,111 27,427 50,904 39,259 Tin Free Steel 18,381 15,574 9,665 8,139 Sheets Hot Rolled 264,544 155,458 187,413 111,799 Sheets Cold Rolled 173,042 248,034 126,296 191,920 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 194,116 160,960 191,673 158,120 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 19,270 17,694 10,190 10,293 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 49,051 46,267 40,967 38,728 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 10,126 17,148 8,091 15,693 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,852 5,769 7,967 5,743 Strip - Cold Rolled 16,379 38,158 17,471 43,042 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 May 2008 (CB-08-94)