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 September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 82,950 229,432 72,518 208,289 Ingots And Steel For Castings 475 913 1,467 2,532 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 14,772 34,288 7,391 18,067 Wire Rods 3,200 7,382 3,375 7,973 Structural Shapes Heavy 236 855 256 1,042 Plates Cut Lengths 3,073 7,410 2,816 7,298 Plates In Coils 1,110 2,841 2,168 5,811 Bars - Hot Rolled 849 2,545 1,625 5,012 Bars - Light Shaped 837 2,470 1,013 2,935 Bars - Cold Finished 6,087 19,424 5,406 18,371 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,422 40,987 9,735 45,425 Wire Drawn 3,040 11,379 3,026 11,947 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,150 2,256 2,311 4,910 Sheets Cold Rolled 35,122 84,202 28,507 65,321 Strip - Hot Rolled 23 54 410 1,025 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,556 12,426 3,009 10,620 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 63,139 127,218 54,218 112,722 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,294 4,148 1,594 2,133 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,621 16,453 10,390 15,395 Wire Rods 1,647 2,963 2,552 4,371 Structural Shapes Heavy 260 785 133 470 Plates Cut Lengths 1,324 2,804 2,025 3,885 Plates In Coils 3,014 4,948 1,834 3,225 Bars - Hot Rolled 613 1,278 1,133 2,449 Bars - Light Shaped 804 1,659 382 826 Bars - Cold Finished 4,037 9,522 2,911 7,064 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,690 26,732 7,417 24,882 Wire Drawn 2,476 7,688 2,147 7,085 Sheets Hot Rolled 6,270 7,775 710 858 Sheets Cold Rolled 18,193 32,221 18,221 31,706 Strip - Hot Rolled 30 65 51 126 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,867 8,177 2,720 8,248 ______________________________________________________________ September Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 648,974 1,747,844 546,330 1,095,974 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,172 7,978 24,625 31,826 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 117,414 251,989 106,268 152,806 Wire Rods 25,052 59,002 24,367 39,845 Structural Shapes Heavy 2,210 7,151 1,244 3,895 Plates Cut Lengths 23,406 57,100 17,228 31,674 Plates In Coils 25,546 69,693 16,893 28,936 Bars - Hot Rolled 15,042 44,343 10,107 20,401 Bars - Light Shaped 10,268 27,048 6,425 13,889 Bars - Cold Finished 43,789 129,422 40,379 91,391 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 82,302 345,429 62,562 219,614 Wire Drawn 27,859 103,061 23,081 70,960 Sheets Hot Rolled 7,081 14,486 10,427 13,954 Sheets Cold Rolled 236,357 535,751 174,026 292,106 Strip - Hot Rolled 1,199 2,930 269 646 Strip - Cold Rolled 27,277 92,461 28,431 84,030 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 September 2004