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 September 2008 August 2008 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,650,183 3,701,021 2,128,454 2,956,610 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,351 4,512 3,107 12,984 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 445,783 487,539 348,963 376,700 Wire Rods 83,687 96,819 68,668 75,415 Structural Shapes Heavy 38,521 50,664 30,150 41,095 Steel Piling 10,173 17,157 10,345 16,331 Plates Cut Lengths 106,004 165,814 100,247 166,494 Plates In Coils 133,340 162,957 75,480 82,283 Rails Standard 9,753 8,118 16,601 16,924 Rails All Other 3,093 2,665 13,155 9,024 Railroad Accessories 879 813 330 465 Bars - Hot Rolled 100,477 132,507 152,827 189,002 Bars - Light Shaped 10,541 15,537 12,093 17,212 Bars - Reinforcing 49,361 51,391 75,178 74,877 Bars - Cold Finished 19,518 61,985 19,924 65,434 Tool Steel 11,770 36,713 9,704 31,171 Standard Pipe 109,983 148,760 85,867 113,433 Oil Country Goods 428,789 696,108 287,719 442,614 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 148,852 212,130 78,721 108,964 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 64,508 94,901 49,806 67,831 Line Pipe - Not Specified 39,393 49,311 36,630 42,600 Mechanical Tubing 46,759 89,017 33,678 64,673 Pressure Tubing 9,380 24,517 11,454 30,597 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,677 94,324 10,448 97,137 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,472 6,241 1,177 6,017 Structural Pipe & Tube 43,291 60,217 37,104 54,397 Pipe For Piling 544 701 831 924 Wire Drawn 50,562 96,343 55,950 106,591 Black Plate 471 495 872 824 Tin Plate 30,770 29,120 18,760 16,707 Tin Free Steel 3,281 3,735 7,650 7,801 Sheets Hot Rolled 236,942 239,829 182,088 182,570 Sheets Cold Rolled 102,526 171,740 83,364 168,264 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 178,210 207,558 128,173 138,734 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 17,419 23,732 13,458 17,494 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 76,053 103,495 43,024 57,229 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,955 17,275 7,863 13,521 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,610 4,628 3,203 3,545 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,484 31,654 13,843 38,729 -------------------------------------------------------------- August 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,310,853 3,174,801 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,107 12,984 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 445,929 475,767 Wire Rods 72,067 79,618 Structural Shapes Heavy 36,640 49,283 Steel Piling 10,497 16,441 Plates Cut Lengths 101,681 169,079 Plates In Coils 88,186 94,771 Rails Standard 16,700 17,012 Rails All Other 13,175 9,046 Railroad Accessories 330 465 Bars - Hot Rolled 154,205 190,966 Bars - Light Shaped 12,266 17,575 Bars - Reinforcing 75,503 75,260 Bars - Cold Finished 20,289 66,838 Tool Steel 9,804 31,467 Standard Pipe 89,377 117,670 Oil Country Goods 294,464 457,289 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 82,783 121,966 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 50,471 68,748 Line Pipe - Not Specified 37,056 43,052 Mechanical Tubing 33,944 65,607 Pressure Tubing 11,474 30,625 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,725 99,111 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,183 6,043 Structural Pipe & Tube 38,596 56,502 Pipe For Piling 840 943 Wire Drawn 57,012 108,522 Black Plate 872 824 Tin Plate 18,934 16,931 Tin Free Steel 9,900 9,941 Sheets Hot Rolled 209,155 211,310 Sheets Cold Rolled 85,630 172,365 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 132,566 144,413 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 13,523 17,643 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 43,882 58,475 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,675 15,505 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,653 3,982 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,760 40,763 -------------------------------------------------------------- September 2007 August 2007 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,166,547 2,130,262 2,400,465 2,450,982 Ingots And Steel For Castings 579 942 2,782 9,841 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 329,440 191,162 529,942 329,256 Wire Rods 91,923 65,038 109,344 73,112 Structural Shapes Heavy 42,756 39,785 72,836 60,559 Steel Piling 9,498 10,151 6,523 7,108 Plates Cut Lengths 121,383 138,669 97,709 164,912 Plates In Coils 59,946 50,471 59,245 62,619 Rails Standard 24,637 18,405 29,161 21,406 Rails All Other 8,819 5,614 1,474 1,243 Railroad Accessories 1,109 1,197 1,403 1,295 Bars - Hot Rolled 98,137 91,210 101,303 98,005 Bars - Light Shaped 15,608 12,528 14,938 11,474 Bars - Reinforcing 114,664 68,574 105,102 64,827 Bars - Cold Finished 19,270 56,759 26,685 74,782 Tool Steel 9,379 26,824 10,526 30,720 Standard Pipe 93,650 76,461 137,344 106,688 Oil Country Goods 151,643 177,299 132,211 167,176 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 127,567 167,800 156,879 216,769 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 34,074 37,414 20,769 20,662 Line Pipe - Not Specified 37,557 25,395 30,118 22,051 Mechanical Tubing 46,401 59,069 47,602 65,285 Pressure Tubing 7,546 18,792 10,961 24,144 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,871 95,514 14,176 120,945 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,458 5,269 2,558 4,354 Structural Pipe & Tube 44,200 40,870 53,898 50,552 Pipe For Piling 4,446 2,996 3,009 2,178 Wire Drawn 54,747 75,419 61,224 87,037 Black Plate 2,359 1,701 16,104 9,912 Tin Plate 47,237 37,805 36,856 28,352 Tin Free Steel 6,695 5,839 10,710 9,104 Sheets Hot Rolled 189,697 116,009 177,594 110,927 Sheets Cold Rolled 98,285 152,121 102,453 165,589 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 142,169 123,256 136,810 119,891 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 17,772 16,392 19,529 18,061 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 72,649 67,761 29,388 29,390 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,991 10,291 8,595 14,484 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,202 5,145 6,672 5,193 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,183 34,318 16,031 41,080 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 September 2008 (CB-08-158)