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 October 2008 September 2008 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,688,807 3,873,559 2,650,183 3,701,021 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,124 7,605 1,351 4,512 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 560,016 596,645 445,783 487,539 Wire Rods 107,268 123,404 83,687 96,819 Structural Shapes Heavy 30,300 40,595 38,521 50,664 Steel Piling 6,402 11,390 10,173 17,157 Plates Cut Lengths 89,917 164,655 106,004 165,814 Plates In Coils 112,528 149,136 133,340 162,957 Rails Standard 18,272 18,768 9,753 8,118 Rails All Other 2,824 2,354 3,093 2,665 Railroad Accessories 1,297 1,307 879 813 Bars - Hot Rolled 149,644 197,264 100,477 132,507 Bars - Light Shaped 9,297 12,350 10,541 15,537 Bars - Reinforcing 34,294 34,189 49,361 51,391 Bars - Cold Finished 23,905 71,474 19,518 61,985 Tool Steel 10,679 37,293 11,770 36,713 Standard Pipe 94,579 132,618 109,983 148,760 Oil Country Goods 458,167 791,184 428,789 696,108 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 124,505 193,593 148,852 212,130 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 83,857 127,275 64,508 94,901 Line Pipe - Not Specified 43,573 66,504 39,393 49,311 Mechanical Tubing 43,794 86,027 46,759 89,017 Pressure Tubing 12,878 35,266 9,380 24,517 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,448 91,736 12,677 94,324 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,394 5,631 1,472 6,241 Structural Pipe & Tube 30,426 46,470 43,291 60,217 Pipe For Piling 3,167 3,204 544 701 Wire Drawn 47,572 92,732 50,562 96,343 Black Plate 1,076 1,118 471 495 Tin Plate 35,546 33,451 30,770 29,120 Tin Free Steel 6,216 7,097 3,281 3,735 Sheets Hot Rolled 169,215 169,871 236,942 239,829 Sheets Cold Rolled 124,096 202,244 102,526 171,740 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 154,648 177,160 178,210 207,558 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 14,963 21,864 17,419 23,732 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 45,220 64,366 76,053 103,495 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,999 19,245 8,955 17,275 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,143 2,850 3,610 4,628 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,558 33,622 11,484 31,654 -------------------------------------------------------------- September 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,674,916 3,739,898 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,351 4,512 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 446,071 488,260 Wire Rods 89,498 104,462 Structural Shapes Heavy 38,668 50,928 Steel Piling 10,173 17,157 Plates Cut Lengths 106,295 166,476 Plates In Coils 135,570 165,586 Rails Standard 9,753 8,118 Rails All Other 3,093 2,665 Railroad Accessories 879 813 Bars - Hot Rolled 100,594 132,725 Bars - Light Shaped 10,541 15,537 Bars - Reinforcing 52,871 55,094 Bars - Cold Finished 19,713 63,014 Tool Steel 11,770 36,713 Standard Pipe 109,983 148,760 Oil Country Goods 433,553 705,581 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 148,852 212,130 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 64,828 95,612 Line Pipe - Not Specified 39,463 49,449 Mechanical Tubing 48,172 91,824 Pressure Tubing 9,380 24,517 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,346 91,828 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,493 6,291 Structural Pipe & Tube 43,291 60,217 Pipe For Piling 544 701 Wire Drawn 50,830 96,883 Black Plate 471 495 Tin Plate 30,770 29,120 Tin Free Steel 3,281 3,735 Sheets Hot Rolled 241,982 246,167 Sheets Cold Rolled 102,818 172,459 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 179,811 209,866 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 17,419 23,732 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 76,053 103,495 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,955 17,275 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,803 4,817 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,980 32,887 -------------------------------------------------------------- October 2007 September 2007 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,516,340 2,394,429 2,166,547 2,130,262 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,868 7,653 579 942 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 757,461 426,695 329,440 191,162 Wire Rods 71,482 53,171 91,923 65,038 Structural Shapes Heavy 61,710 52,200 42,756 39,785 Steel Piling 5,213 5,603 9,498 10,151 Plates Cut Lengths 100,712 137,111 121,383 138,669 Plates In Coils 68,869 53,197 59,946 50,471 Rails Standard 18,377 12,589 24,637 18,405 Rails All Other 2,177 1,999 8,819 5,614 Railroad Accessories 1,216 1,292 1,109 1,197 Bars - Hot Rolled 98,586 100,382 98,137 91,210 Bars - Light Shaped 13,108 11,278 15,608 12,528 Bars - Reinforcing 55,408 35,452 114,664 68,574 Bars - Cold Finished 27,035 74,939 19,270 56,759 Tool Steel 11,716 33,187 9,379 26,824 Standard Pipe 109,128 92,339 93,650 76,461 Oil Country Goods 118,541 151,890 151,643 177,299 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 178,970 228,996 127,567 167,800 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 39,273 50,197 34,074 37,414 Line Pipe - Not Specified 32,870 25,168 37,557 25,395 Mechanical Tubing 45,846 61,996 46,401 59,069 Pressure Tubing 6,151 17,180 7,546 18,792 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,025 106,823 12,871 95,514 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,471 5,462 1,458 5,269 Structural Pipe & Tube 49,443 45,275 44,200 40,870 Pipe For Piling 4,985 4,022 4,446 2,996 Wire Drawn 58,736 81,718 54,747 75,419 Black Plate 2,615 1,881 2,359 1,701 Tin Plate 42,202 31,611 47,237 37,805 Tin Free Steel 8,042 7,087 6,695 5,839 Sheets Hot Rolled 172,980 104,660 189,697 116,009 Sheets Cold Rolled 117,515 145,786 98,285 152,121 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 144,117 123,415 142,169 123,256 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 17,242 17,159 17,772 16,392 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 29,622 29,689 72,649 67,761 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,701 12,537 5,991 10,291 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,886 4,667 6,202 5,145 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,040 38,121 14,183 34,318 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 October 2008 (CB-08-169)