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 August 2008 July 2008 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,128,454 2,956,610 2,577,983 3,433,051 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,107 12,984 2,739 12,558 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 348,963 376,700 600,430 578,761 Wire Rods 68,668 75,415 86,840 93,340 Structural Shapes Heavy 30,150 41,095 46,292 58,982 Steel Piling 10,345 16,331 8,572 12,984 Plates Cut Lengths 100,247 166,494 100,149 164,383 Plates In Coils 75,480 82,283 83,321 100,481 Rails Standard 16,601 16,924 28,244 25,051 Rails All Other 13,155 9,024 1,665 1,866 Railroad Accessories 330 465 560 602 Bars - Hot Rolled 152,827 189,002 97,473 135,992 Bars - Light Shaped 12,093 17,212 15,928 21,589 Bars - Reinforcing 75,178 74,877 78,817 76,072 Bars - Cold Finished 19,924 65,434 25,332 86,932 Tool Steel 9,704 31,171 12,294 42,258 Standard Pipe 85,867 113,433 87,819 112,797 Oil Country Goods 287,719 442,614 283,248 429,718 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 78,721 108,964 149,431 221,706 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 49,806 67,831 56,568 78,879 Line Pipe - Not Specified 36,630 42,600 47,941 48,317 Mechanical Tubing 33,678 64,673 46,259 86,819 Pressure Tubing 11,454 30,597 9,933 35,895 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,448 97,137 10,835 94,357 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,177 6,017 1,440 5,722 Structural Pipe & Tube 37,104 54,397 42,335 62,708 Pipe For Piling 831 924 1,172 1,361 Wire Drawn 55,950 106,591 60,742 107,396 Black Plate 872 824 683 575 Tin Plate 18,760 16,707 20,779 19,089 Tin Free Steel 7,650 7,801 9,500 9,076 Sheets Hot Rolled 182,088 182,570 217,531 210,058 Sheets Cold Rolled 83,364 168,264 109,498 210,468 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 128,173 138,734 140,901 144,826 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 13,458 17,494 16,063 19,264 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 43,024 57,229 47,240 58,183 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 7,863 13,521 11,715 18,501 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,203 3,545 2,741 3,191 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,843 38,729 14,953 42,295 -------------------------------------------------------------- July 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,638,789 3,501,267 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,739 12,558 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 600,662 579,034 Wire Rods 88,070 94,660 Structural Shapes Heavy 46,303 58,997 Steel Piling 8,572 12,984 Plates Cut Lengths 101,547 166,493 Plates In Coils 85,754 103,527 Rails Standard 28,244 25,051 Rails All Other 4,426 5,056 Railroad Accessories 560 602 Bars - Hot Rolled 131,203 165,911 Bars - Light Shaped 15,928 21,589 Bars - Reinforcing 79,308 76,645 Bars - Cold Finished 25,410 87,016 Tool Steel 12,294 42,258 Standard Pipe 87,938 112,966 Oil Country Goods 288,671 439,896 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 150,448 222,784 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 57,716 80,462 Line Pipe - Not Specified 47,941 48,317 Mechanical Tubing 46,277 86,863 Pressure Tubing 9,924 35,154 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,838 94,436 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,440 5,722 Structural Pipe & Tube 42,337 62,720 Pipe For Piling 1,172 1,361 Wire Drawn 60,826 107,596 Black Plate 683 575 Tin Plate 20,821 19,152 Tin Free Steel 9,500 9,076 Sheets Hot Rolled 220,264 213,150 Sheets Cold Rolled 110,418 212,734 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 147,048 152,186 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 16,073 19,269 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 47,240 58,183 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 11,859 18,974 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,004 3,371 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,330 43,939 -------------------------------------------------------------- August 2007 July 2007 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,400,465 2,450,982 2,982,877 2,827,346 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,782 9,841 3,184 11,729 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 529,942 329,256 731,663 439,482 Wire Rods 109,344 73,112 140,852 91,653 Structural Shapes Heavy 72,836 60,559 57,657 43,849 Steel Piling 6,523 7,108 6,712 7,108 Plates Cut Lengths 97,709 164,912 141,748 179,688 Plates In Coils 59,245 62,619 85,577 88,514 Rails Standard 29,161 21,406 12,856 9,355 Rails All Other 1,474 1,243 12,471 7,834 Railroad Accessories 1,403 1,295 2,008 1,567 Bars - Hot Rolled 101,303 98,005 97,004 94,687 Bars - Light Shaped 14,938 11,474 23,523 18,362 Bars - Reinforcing 105,102 64,827 264,192 154,848 Bars - Cold Finished 26,685 74,782 22,389 68,149 Tool Steel 10,526 30,720 11,731 31,905 Standard Pipe 137,344 106,688 127,194 98,630 Oil Country Goods 132,211 167,176 150,473 187,856 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 156,879 216,769 179,223 237,953 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 20,769 20,662 44,853 47,816 Line Pipe - Not Specified 30,118 22,051 42,565 31,738 Mechanical Tubing 47,602 65,285 63,777 71,134 Pressure Tubing 10,961 24,144 7,836 16,745 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 14,176 120,945 14,099 118,065 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,558 4,354 2,019 4,706 Structural Pipe & Tube 53,898 50,552 61,939 54,486 Pipe For Piling 3,009 2,178 2,509 2,062 Wire Drawn 61,224 87,037 64,743 90,755 Black Plate 16,104 9,912 6,930 4,306 Tin Plate 36,856 28,352 31,656 25,158 Tin Free Steel 10,710 9,104 7,764 6,485 Sheets Hot Rolled 177,594 110,927 183,725 115,924 Sheets Cold Rolled 102,453 165,589 131,262 209,840 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 136,810 119,891 143,984 125,699 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 19,529 18,061 17,068 17,098 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 29,388 29,390 58,593 55,483 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,595 14,484 6,217 11,375 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,672 5,193 6,778 5,070 Strip - Cold Rolled 16,031 41,080 14,104 40,232 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 August 2008 (CB-08-141)