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 December 2008 November 2008 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,802,224 2,673,059 2,033,034 3,111,851 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,241 7,384 3,099 10,699 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 193,771 163,331 162,554 183,508 Wire Rods 94,122 91,355 95,731 99,021 Structural Shapes Heavy 24,279 26,037 25,179 31,234 Steel Piling 8,613 15,937 6,611 11,919 Plates Cut Lengths 74,266 125,334 122,378 206,389 Plates In Coils 48,683 37,873 67,365 75,877 Rails Standard 2,665 14,082 18,322 19,103 Rails All Other 13,275 12,502 976 1,221 Railroad Accessories 1,776 1,373 1,320 1,381 Bars - Hot Rolled 71,211 86,551 99,241 130,397 Bars - Light Shaped 7,608 8,146 5,032 8,123 Bars - Reinforcing 12,448 9,701 19,982 14,440 Bars - Cold Finished 18,748 55,779 18,528 62,021 Tool Steel 10,023 34,033 9,918 33,887 Standard Pipe 89,983 127,301 87,576 125,198 Oil Country Goods 424,478 825,545 508,132 905,145 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 71,355 108,462 78,875 116,625 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 67,732 115,233 76,245 117,523 Line Pipe - Not Specified 41,844 58,189 46,625 63,692 Mechanical Tubing 47,215 96,812 50,212 97,060 Pressure Tubing 9,464 26,448 12,204 34,985 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,486 83,558 10,167 90,030 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,214 5,559 1,290 5,717 Structural Pipe & Tube 19,554 27,810 25,169 35,847 Pipe For Piling 1,567 1,848 2,119 3,188 Wire Drawn 34,560 62,564 36,846 72,364 Black Plate 772 728 1,611 1,499 Tin Plate 21,876 23,660 25,516 25,503 Tin Free Steel 7,224 8,130 6,373 7,450 Sheets Hot Rolled 137,914 102,187 139,659 131,423 Sheets Cold Rolled 69,769 95,476 84,605 131,082 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 112,248 123,854 108,790 126,474 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,646 14,505 15,291 21,320 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 18,375 25,427 36,557 52,258 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,823 18,426 9,973 20,970 Strip - Hot Rolled 2,419 3,349 2,011 2,897 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,977 28,569 10,951 34,383 -------------------------------------------------------------- November 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,183,803 3,361,163 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,108 10,734 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 165,537 188,772 Wire Rods 98,774 102,677 Structural Shapes Heavy 25,533 31,681 Steel Piling 6,611 11,919 Plates Cut Lengths 122,811 207,309 Plates In Coils 144,713 197,616 Rails Standard 18,541 19,371 Rails All Other 1,264 1,709 Railroad Accessories 1,320 1,381 Bars - Hot Rolled 111,351 144,837 Bars - Light Shaped 5,032 8,123 Bars - Reinforcing 22,781 15,876 Bars - Cold Finished 18,725 62,680 Tool Steel 10,420 34,589 Standard Pipe 89,537 128,508 Oil Country Goods 518,342 932,827 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 108,879 167,061 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 77,261 119,024 Line Pipe - Not Specified 46,625 63,692 Mechanical Tubing 50,455 97,549 Pressure Tubing 12,377 35,499 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,841 97,933 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,290 5,717 Structural Pipe & Tube 25,174 35,872 Pipe For Piling 2,119 3,188 Wire Drawn 36,997 72,684 Black Plate 1,611 1,499 Tin Plate 29,002 28,548 Tin Free Steel 6,373 7,450 Sheets Hot Rolled 140,321 132,390 Sheets Cold Rolled 85,336 132,351 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 108,879 126,571 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 15,367 21,442 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 36,656 52,404 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 10,174 21,181 Strip - Hot Rolled 2,069 2,953 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,599 35,544 -------------------------------------------------------------- December 2007 November 2007 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,817,589 1,888,194 2,106,869 2,171,755 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,220 6,822 3,005 6,650 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 356,398 232,730 323,445 217,226 Wire Rods 65,605 46,093 66,033 48,774 Structural Shapes Heavy 44,407 36,453 53,811 43,521 Steel Piling 6,488 7,710 3,484 3,952 Plates Cut Lengths 110,143 129,559 81,745 114,537 Plates In Coils 68,402 43,035 70,721 45,565 Rails Standard 7,120 6,119 13,251 9,688 Rails All Other 16,023 10,799 17,443 10,792 Railroad Accessories 756 773 774 904 Bars - Hot Rolled 84,554 89,255 92,536 90,012 Bars - Light Shaped 11,681 10,811 20,873 17,339 Bars - Reinforcing 49,804 34,824 60,889 40,266 Bars - Cold Finished 20,968 62,290 28,184 61,864 Tool Steel 13,926 38,675 17,018 43,059 Standard Pipe 66,900 67,251 68,632 64,628 Oil Country Goods 94,046 126,195 175,170 208,044 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 153,922 204,522 199,181 270,198 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 18,728 24,075 38,981 43,724 Line Pipe - Not Specified 25,300 18,151 40,103 27,525 Mechanical Tubing 34,811 53,456 52,729 71,182 Pressure Tubing 8,719 26,269 8,363 21,260 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,495 71,188 11,026 92,428 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,158 3,277 2,212 5,634 Structural Pipe & Tube 29,595 30,064 39,737 37,422 Pipe For Piling 1,565 1,392 1,602 1,166 Wire Drawn 51,839 69,620 54,185 74,682 Black Plate 1,810 1,276 455 364 Tin Plate 34,044 26,447 33,965 27,715 Tin Free Steel 6,377 5,929 10,065 9,183 Sheets Hot Rolled 177,445 106,254 239,639 142,953 Sheets Cold Rolled 99,455 136,349 106,097 132,215 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 85,993 77,223 101,446 88,305 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 9,870 9,267 14,470 14,554 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 20,873 20,975 26,229 25,238 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,502 12,951 9,869 19,850 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,196 3,468 5,697 4,703 Strip - Cold Rolled 16,453 36,646 13,803 34,635 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 December 2008 (CB-09-14)