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 June 2008 May 2008 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,426,463 3,039,319 2,223,778 2,662,769 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,725 5,195 1,104 3,705 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 548,377 486,550 410,146 336,704 Wire Rods 106,787 99,891 67,768 64,205 Structural Shapes Heavy 43,618 52,575 71,130 67,986 Steel Piling 7,824 10,520 4,632 6,360 Plates Cut Lengths 93,772 160,201 73,056 132,000 Plates In Coils 73,436 82,259 71,437 71,484 Rails Standard 12,177 11,765 23,312 17,463 Rails All Other 2,272 2,329 4,269 3,956 Railroad Accessories 410 550 893 918 Bars - Hot Rolled 106,973 134,315 84,590 104,219 Bars - Light Shaped 16,842 19,527 13,118 15,559 Bars - Reinforcing 60,724 52,258 50,738 41,451 Bars - Cold Finished 24,408 78,596 21,104 65,167 Tool Steel 11,703 40,947 12,520 40,415 Standard Pipe 104,017 122,045 70,148 82,987 Oil Country Goods 240,171 335,182 211,025 272,039 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 137,209 200,604 146,855 195,352 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 54,119 74,831 47,991 64,762 Line Pipe - Not Specified 39,756 39,857 25,200 21,995 Mechanical Tubing 47,142 80,805 44,267 75,542 Pressure Tubing 7,336 20,507 8,513 22,209 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,845 94,935 10,801 98,808 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,238 5,289 1,368 5,240 Structural Pipe & Tube 46,997 63,826 40,234 53,590 Pipe For Piling 520 673 1,826 1,653 Wire Drawn 61,549 102,396 61,898 100,934 Black Plate 5,039 3,895 2,195 1,697 Tin Plate 21,364 19,953 20,114 18,573 Tin Free Steel 10,430 10,008 9,315 8,951 Sheets Hot Rolled 225,691 197,181 232,052 180,752 Sheets Cold Rolled 108,477 201,330 123,509 208,491 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 123,256 121,006 197,516 183,568 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 12,562 15,493 12,913 15,328 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 34,811 39,355 22,819 25,074 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,268 13,361 5,337 11,262 Strip - Hot Rolled 2,872 3,610 4,750 5,301 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,746 35,702 13,315 37,067 -------------------------------------------------------------- May 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,268,814 2,725,776 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,104 3,705 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 410,919 337,135 Wire Rods 68,381 64,817 Structural Shapes Heavy 72,709 69,824 Steel Piling 4,632 6,360 Plates Cut Lengths 73,785 133,309 Plates In Coils 72,053 72,477 Rails Standard 23,312 17,463 Rails All Other 4,269 3,956 Railroad Accessories 898 936 Bars - Hot Rolled 85,029 104,994 Bars - Light Shaped 13,118 15,559 Bars - Reinforcing 51,307 41,622 Bars - Cold Finished 21,226 66,047 Tool Steel 12,755 40,832 Standard Pipe 70,846 83,363 Oil Country Goods 212,738 276,165 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 171,518 232,626 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 47,991 64,762 Line Pipe - Not Specified 25,200 21,995 Mechanical Tubing 44,290 75,657 Pressure Tubing 8,513 22,209 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,943 99,849 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,368 5,240 Structural Pipe & Tube 40,519 54,235 Pipe For Piling 1,826 1,653 Wire Drawn 61,949 101,019 Black Plate 2,195 1,697 Tin Plate 20,153 18,627 Tin Free Steel 9,315 8,951 Sheets Hot Rolled 242,503 189,759 Sheets Cold Rolled 124,495 210,870 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 197,727 183,767 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 12,952 15,374 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 22,819 25,074 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,337 11,262 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,770 5,322 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,349 37,265 -------------------------------------------------------------- June 2007 May 2007 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,766,186 2,723,874 2,965,042 2,815,991 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,436 10,426 5,307 10,537 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 573,873 357,766 397,203 250,523 Wire Rods 152,584 89,077 195,688 113,644 Structural Shapes Heavy 58,967 49,535 83,623 64,926 Steel Piling 10,871 11,887 8,754 10,000 Plates Cut Lengths 99,988 153,124 125,533 157,970 Plates In Coils 81,731 100,856 101,440 79,321 Rails Standard 35,955 25,312 29,041 21,482 Rails All Other 3,272 3,057 12,578 8,113 Railroad Accessories 1,442 1,080 732 562 Bars - Hot Rolled 105,474 107,341 118,266 109,487 Bars - Light Shaped 18,875 16,537 21,626 17,085 Bars - Reinforcing 199,914 107,577 218,162 118,256 Bars - Cold Finished 28,476 72,858 25,443 68,375 Tool Steel 10,087 29,065 12,326 33,488 Standard Pipe 142,641 109,561 141,325 107,194 Oil Country Goods 156,299 196,179 183,995 235,878 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 129,750 169,847 186,481 238,433 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 41,040 53,042 47,426 52,742 Line Pipe - Not Specified 48,639 35,826 39,598 29,726 Mechanical Tubing 62,232 82,289 58,075 75,857 Pressure Tubing 13,348 30,459 13,703 31,732 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,067 99,840 13,164 93,157 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,830 5,222 2,074 5,309 Structural Pipe & Tube 59,899 51,823 60,836 51,741 Pipe For Piling 2,840 2,336 4,612 3,043 Wire Drawn 66,669 88,527 70,331 94,263 Black Plate 3,106 2,481 829 660 Tin Plate 52,987 41,257 34,111 27,427 Tin Free Steel 9,610 8,464 18,381 15,574 Sheets Hot Rolled 201,421 124,430 264,544 155,458 Sheets Cold Rolled 134,464 240,919 173,042 248,034 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 157,075 131,660 194,116 160,960 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,984 11,158 19,270 17,694 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 40,448 37,593 49,051 46,267 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 11,503 20,598 10,126 17,148 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,681 6,050 7,852 5,769 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,708 38,816 16,379 38,158 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 June 2008 (CB-08-110)