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 2009 August 2009 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,092,143 1,040,408 775,236 758,780 Ingots And Steel For Castings 505 906 1,045 2,640 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 162,838 83,428 61,027 39,800 Wire Rods 71,425 44,952 64,231 38,207 Structural Shapes Heavy 24,419 16,717 14,759 10,125 Steel Piling 6,223 8,408 4,669 6,522 Plates Cut Lengths 37,956 41,062 23,971 29,555 Plates In Coils 58,024 37,119 56,774 31,274 Rails Standard 11,825 9,774 1,766 2,015 Rails All Other 7,573 6,202 2,681 2,314 Railroad Accessories 424 316 291 212 Bars - Hot Rolled 45,472 42,448 29,850 28,156 Bars - Light Shaped 7,238 6,945 5,113 4,724 Bars - Reinforcing 14,613 8,921 21,197 13,578 Bars - Cold Finished 10,923 22,982 9,594 22,760 Tool Steel 3,003 7,827 1,787 5,632 Standard Pipe 35,165 31,813 32,911 31,026 Oil Country Goods 29,300 64,238 15,498 38,055 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 73,261 111,233 33,257 49,703 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 6,027 7,824 3,901 6,436 Line Pipe - Not Specified 5,544 3,675 4,079 2,903 Mechanical Tubing 21,504 29,982 16,480 23,012 Pressure Tubing 4,068 15,525 2,913 13,578 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 5,534 40,945 5,332 38,764 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,259 4,818 1,194 4,443 Structural Pipe & Tube 17,407 18,074 16,388 16,984 Pipe For Piling 272 265 2,204 3,526 Wire Drawn 36,807 48,606 35,019 46,858 Black Plate 466 329 2,008 1,563 Tin Plate 22,970 27,151 20,343 25,219 Tin Free Steel 6,183 6,977 4,971 5,594 Sheets Hot Rolled 148,658 80,685 120,452 57,682 Sheets Cold Rolled 88,094 85,114 71,790 65,084 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 76,272 64,098 49,834 41,596 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 5,585 6,314 6,330 7,036 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 26,695 22,731 17,353 15,842 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 4,054 6,993 2,908 6,061 Strip - Hot Rolled 4,567 3,314 3,653 2,744 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,988 21,696 7,662 17,554 -------------------------------------------------------------- August 2009 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 884,632 819,278 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,045 2,640 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 140,037 65,614 Wire Rods 69,477 41,805 Structural Shapes Heavy 16,799 12,225 Steel Piling 4,669 6,522 Plates Cut Lengths 24,927 31,230 Plates In Coils 57,193 31,722 Rails Standard 1,766 2,015 Rails All Other 2,684 2,318 Railroad Accessories 291 212 Bars - Hot Rolled 32,991 31,422 Bars - Light Shaped 5,245 4,867 Bars - Reinforcing 21,436 13,688 Bars - Cold Finished 10,397 24,371 Tool Steel 1,867 5,916 Standard Pipe 34,619 32,669 Oil Country Goods 16,653 41,707 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 34,204 50,787 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 3,995 6,328 Line Pipe - Not Specified 4,434 3,105 Mechanical Tubing 16,996 23,611 Pressure Tubing 2,963 13,699 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 5,577 40,399 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,254 4,762 Structural Pipe & Tube 17,380 17,891 Pipe For Piling 2,204 3,526 Wire Drawn 36,702 49,110 Black Plate 2,196 1,724 Tin Plate 21,111 26,195 Tin Free Steel 5,089 5,736 Sheets Hot Rolled 121,990 58,550 Sheets Cold Rolled 73,360 67,014 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 53,491 44,632 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 6,465 7,130 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 18,040 16,536 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 3,111 6,371 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,717 2,788 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,257 18,439 -------------------------------------------------------------- September 2008 August 2008 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,674,916 3,739,898 2,310,853 3,174,801 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,351 4,512 3,107 12,984 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 446,071 488,260 445,929 475,767 Wire Rods 89,498 104,462 72,067 79,618 Structural Shapes Heavy 38,668 50,928 36,640 49,283 Steel Piling 10,173 17,157 10,497 16,441 Plates Cut Lengths 106,295 166,476 101,681 169,079 Plates In Coils 135,570 165,586 88,186 94,771 Rails Standard 9,753 8,118 16,700 17,012 Rails All Other 3,093 2,665 13,175 9,046 Railroad Accessories 879 813 330 465 Bars - Hot Rolled 100,594 132,725 154,205 190,966 Bars - Light Shaped 10,541 15,537 12,266 17,575 Bars - Reinforcing 52,871 55,094 75,503 75,260 Bars - Cold Finished 19,713 63,014 20,289 66,838 Tool Steel 11,770 36,713 9,804 31,467 Standard Pipe 109,983 148,760 89,377 117,670 Oil Country Goods 433,553 705,581 294,464 457,289 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 148,852 212,130 82,783 121,966 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 64,828 95,612 50,471 68,748 Line Pipe - Not Specified 39,463 49,449 37,056 43,052 Mechanical Tubing 48,172 91,824 33,944 65,607 Pressure Tubing 9,380 24,517 11,474 30,625 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,346 91,828 10,725 99,111 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,493 6,291 1,183 6,043 Structural Pipe & Tube 43,291 60,217 38,596 56,502 Pipe For Piling 544 701 840 943 Wire Drawn 50,830 96,883 57,012 108,522 Black Plate 471 495 872 824 Tin Plate 30,770 29,120 18,934 16,931 Tin Free Steel 3,281 3,735 9,900 9,941 Sheets Hot Rolled 241,982 246,167 209,155 211,310 Sheets Cold Rolled 102,818 172,459 85,630 172,365 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 179,811 209,866 132,566 144,413 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 17,419 23,732 13,523 17,643 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 76,053 103,495 43,882 58,475 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 8,955 17,275 9,675 15,505 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,803 4,817 3,653 3,982 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,980 32,887 14,760 40,763 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 2009 (CB-09-160)