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 October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 83,741 242,063 82,950 229,432 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,127 2,307 475 913 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 15,272 36,405 14,772 34,288 Wire Rods 4,127 10,428 3,200 7,382 Structural Shapes Heavy 259 1,089 236 855 Plates Cut Lengths 1,800 5,590 3,073 7,410 Plates In Coils 1,856 5,391 1,110 2,841 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,614 5,689 849 2,545 Bars - Light Shaped 882 2,511 837 2,470 Bars - Cold Finished 5,430 18,265 6,087 19,424 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,734 39,980 9,422 40,987 Wire Drawn 3,510 13,064 3,040 11,379 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,936 4,706 1,150 2,256 Sheets Cold Rolled 32,537 81,787 35,122 84,202 Strip - Hot Rolled 234 638 23 54 Strip - Cold Rolled 4,424 14,217 3,556 12,426 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 65,539 138,955 63,139 127,218 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,267 1,821 3,294 4,148 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 15,061 23,381 10,621 16,453 Wire Rods 1,792 2,977 1,647 2,963 Structural Shapes Heavy 231 626 260 785 Plates Cut Lengths 2,666 5,162 1,324 2,804 Plates In Coils 2,594 4,755 3,014 4,948 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,007 2,086 613 1,278 Bars - Light Shaped 1,115 2,322 804 1,659 Bars - Cold Finished 4,289 9,984 4,037 9,522 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,410 28,835 7,690 26,732 Wire Drawn 2,609 8,006 2,476 7,688 Sheets Hot Rolled 386 617 6,270 7,775 Sheets Cold Rolled 22,290 39,658 18,193 32,221 Strip - Hot Rolled 7 15 30 65 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,816 8,708 2,867 8,177 ______________________________________________________________ October Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 732,715 1,989,908 611,869 1,234,929 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5,299 10,285 25,892 33,647 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 132,686 288,394 121,328 176,187 Wire Rods 29,179 69,430 26,159 42,822 Structural Shapes Heavy 2,469 8,240 1,475 4,522 Plates Cut Lengths 25,206 62,689 19,893 36,836 Plates In Coils 27,402 75,083 19,487 33,691 Bars - Hot Rolled 16,656 50,031 11,114 22,488 Bars - Light Shaped 11,150 29,559 7,539 16,211 Bars - Cold Finished 49,218 147,688 44,668 101,376 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 91,036 385,409 69,972 248,449 Wire Drawn 31,370 116,125 25,689 78,966 Sheets Hot Rolled 9,017 19,191 10,813 14,572 Sheets Cold Rolled 268,895 617,537 196,317 331,763 Strip - Hot Rolled 1,432 3,568 276 661 Strip - Cold Rolled 31,701 106,678 31,248 92,738 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 October 2004