Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 1B: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Stainless Steel Products: (Census Basis) Quantity in metric tons/ value in thousands of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding 2004 Data August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 72,518 208,289 80,768 219,230 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,467 2,532 1,268 2,732 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,391 18,067 17,875 38,234 Wire Rods 3,375 7,973 3,286 8,021 Structural Shapes Heavy 256 1,042 248 817 Plates Cut Lengths 2,816 7,298 2,059 5,700 Plates In Coils 2,168 5,811 2,981 8,356 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,625 5,012 1,739 6,123 Bars - Light Shaped 1,013 2,935 1,106 3,173 Bars - Cold Finished 5,406 18,371 4,702 14,623 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,735 45,425 10,108 44,183 Wire Drawn 3,026 11,947 3,382 12,868 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,311 4,910 464 1,133 Sheets Cold Rolled 28,507 65,321 28,481 62,257 Strip - Hot Rolled 410 1,025 224 574 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,009 10,620 2,845 10,436 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 54,218 112,722 62,270 129,850 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,594 2,133 3,270 4,184 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,390 15,395 11,382 17,414 Wire Rods 2,552 4,371 2,500 4,410 Structural Shapes Heavy 133 470 39 129 Plates Cut Lengths 2,025 3,885 2,026 4,055 Plates In Coils 1,834 3,225 2,825 4,976 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,133 2,449 1,261 2,547 Bars - Light Shaped 382 826 565 1,214 Bars - Cold Finished 2,911 7,064 4,631 10,680 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,417 24,882 7,941 27,424 Wire Drawn 2,147 7,085 2,502 7,722 Sheets Hot Rolled 710 858 511 869 Sheets Cold Rolled 18,221 31,706 19,720 34,531 Strip - Hot Rolled 51 126 23 61 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,720 8,248 3,074 9,633 ______________________________________________________________ August Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 566,024 1,518,413 483,191 968,756 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,698 7,065 21,331 27,678 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 102,642 217,701 95,647 136,353 Wire Rods 21,852 51,620 22,720 36,883 Structural Shapes Heavy 1,974 6,296 985 3,110 Plates Cut Lengths 20,333 49,690 15,903 28,870 Plates In Coils 24,436 66,852 13,879 23,988 Bars - Hot Rolled 14,192 41,798 9,494 19,123 Bars - Light Shaped 9,432 24,578 5,621 12,230 Bars - Cold Finished 37,701 109,999 36,342 81,870 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 72,881 304,442 54,872 192,882 Wire Drawn 24,820 91,682 20,604 63,272 Sheets Hot Rolled 5,931 12,230 4,157 6,180 Sheets Cold Rolled 201,236 451,549 155,833 259,884 Strip - Hot Rolled 1,176 2,876 239 580 Strip - Cold Rolled 23,721 80,035 25,564 75,853 CONTACT: For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final August 2004