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 November 2008 October 2008 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,033,034 3,111,851 2,688,807 3,873,559 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,099 10,699 2,124 7,605 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 162,554 183,508 560,016 596,645 Wire Rods 95,731 99,021 107,268 123,404 Structural Shapes Heavy 25,179 31,234 30,300 40,595 Steel Piling 6,611 11,919 6,402 11,390 Plates Cut Lengths 122,378 206,389 89,917 164,655 Plates In Coils 67,365 75,877 112,528 149,136 Rails Standard 18,322 19,103 18,272 18,768 Rails All Other 976 1,221 2,824 2,354 Railroad Accessories 1,320 1,381 1,297 1,307 Bars - Hot Rolled 99,241 130,397 149,644 197,264 Bars - Light Shaped 5,032 8,123 9,297 12,350 Bars - Reinforcing 19,982 14,440 34,294 34,189 Bars - Cold Finished 18,528 62,021 23,905 71,474 Tool Steel 9,918 33,887 10,679 37,293 Standard Pipe 87,576 125,198 94,579 132,618 Oil Country Goods 508,132 905,145 458,167 791,184 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 78,875 116,625 124,505 193,593 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 76,245 117,523 83,857 127,275 Line Pipe - Not Specified 46,625 63,692 43,573 66,504 Mechanical Tubing 50,212 97,060 43,794 86,027 Pressure Tubing 12,204 34,985 12,878 35,266 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,167 90,030 10,448 91,736 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,290 5,717 1,394 5,631 Structural Pipe & Tube 25,169 35,847 30,426 46,470 Pipe For Piling 2,119 3,188 3,167 3,204 Wire Drawn 36,846 72,364 47,572 92,732 Black Plate 1,611 1,499 1,076 1,118 Tin Plate 25,516 25,503 35,546 33,451 Tin Free Steel 6,373 7,450 6,216 7,097 Sheets Hot Rolled 139,659 131,423 169,215 169,871 Sheets Cold Rolled 84,605 131,082 124,096 202,244 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 108,790 126,474 154,648 177,160 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 15,291 21,320 14,963 21,864 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 36,557 52,258 45,220 64,366 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,973 20,970 9,999 19,245 Strip - Hot Rolled 2,011 2,897 3,143 2,850 Strip - Cold Rolled 10,951 34,383 11,558 33,622 -------------------------------------------------------------- October 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,828,486 4,054,735 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,142 7,631 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 567,847 608,927 Wire Rods 108,107 124,453 Structural Shapes Heavy 30,742 41,025 Steel Piling 6,402 11,390 Plates Cut Lengths 91,907 167,908 Plates In Coils 136,574 170,224 Rails Standard 18,272 18,768 Rails All Other 2,865 2,377 Railroad Accessories 1,297 1,307 Bars - Hot Rolled 158,817 207,995 Bars - Light Shaped 9,301 12,355 Bars - Reinforcing 34,294 34,189 Bars - Cold Finished 29,792 80,234 Tool Steel 10,976 38,134 Standard Pipe 95,447 133,697 Oil Country Goods 478,701 841,762 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 126,849 197,145 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 86,674 132,317 Line Pipe - Not Specified 43,592 66,532 Mechanical Tubing 45,718 89,281 Pressure Tubing 13,016 35,888 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,707 93,594 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,408 5,656 Structural Pipe & Tube 30,499 46,559 Pipe For Piling 3,768 4,213 Wire Drawn 48,001 93,779 Black Plate 1,076 1,118 Tin Plate 35,606 33,535 Tin Free Steel 6,216 7,097 Sheets Hot Rolled 217,681 210,968 Sheets Cold Rolled 131,307 210,960 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 157,403 180,786 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 14,975 21,903 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 45,226 64,389 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 10,001 19,249 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,364 3,035 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,915 34,352 -------------------------------------------------------------- November 2007 October 2007 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,106,869 2,171,755 2,516,340 2,394,429 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,005 6,650 1,868 7,653 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 323,445 217,226 757,461 426,695 Wire Rods 66,033 48,774 71,482 53,171 Structural Shapes Heavy 53,811 43,521 61,710 52,200 Steel Piling 3,484 3,952 5,213 5,603 Plates Cut Lengths 81,745 114,537 100,712 137,111 Plates In Coils 70,721 45,565 68,869 53,197 Rails Standard 13,251 9,688 18,377 12,589 Rails All Other 17,443 10,792 2,177 1,999 Railroad Accessories 774 904 1,216 1,292 Bars - Hot Rolled 92,536 90,012 98,586 100,382 Bars - Light Shaped 20,873 17,339 13,108 11,278 Bars - Reinforcing 60,889 40,266 55,408 35,452 Bars - Cold Finished 28,184 61,864 27,035 74,939 Tool Steel 17,018 43,059 11,716 33,187 Standard Pipe 68,632 64,628 109,128 92,339 Oil Country Goods 175,170 208,044 118,541 151,890 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 199,181 270,198 178,970 228,996 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 38,981 43,724 39,273 50,197 Line Pipe - Not Specified 40,103 27,525 32,870 25,168 Mechanical Tubing 52,729 71,182 45,846 61,996 Pressure Tubing 8,363 21,260 6,151 17,180 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,026 92,428 12,025 106,823 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 2,212 5,634 1,471 5,462 Structural Pipe & Tube 39,737 37,422 49,443 45,275 Pipe For Piling 1,602 1,166 4,985 4,022 Wire Drawn 54,185 74,682 58,736 81,718 Black Plate 455 364 2,615 1,881 Tin Plate 33,965 27,715 42,202 31,611 Tin Free Steel 10,065 9,183 8,042 7,087 Sheets Hot Rolled 239,639 142,953 172,980 104,660 Sheets Cold Rolled 106,097 132,215 117,515 145,786 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 101,446 88,305 144,117 123,415 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 14,470 14,554 17,242 17,159 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,229 25,238 29,622 29,689 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 9,869 19,850 8,701 12,537 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,697 4,703 5,886 4,667 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,803 34,635 15,040 38,121 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 November 2008 (CB-08-186)