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 October 2004 September 2004 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 80,437 232,619 81,307 224,515 Ingots And Steel For Castings 973 2,017 475 913 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 14,858 35,717 14,772 34,288 Wire Rods 4,127 10,428 3,200 7,382 Structural Shapes Heavy 250 1,060 210 855 Plates Cut Lengths 1,775 5,516 3,073 7,410 Plates In Coils 1,788 5,209 1,100 2,802 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,517 5,345 849 2,545 Bars - Light Shaped 734 2,085 837 2,470 Bars - Cold Finished 5,246 17,579 5,963 19,028 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,244 37,847 9,075 39,662 Wire Drawn 3,411 12,894 2,966 11,086 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,885 4,595 1,161 2,295 Sheets Cold Rolled 31,491 78,881 34,363 82,528 Strip - Hot Rolled 233 631 54 54 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,905 12,816 3,210 11,198 ______________________________________________________________ September 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 82,950 229,432 Ingots And Steel For Castings 475 913 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 14,772 34,288 Wire Rods 3,200 7,382 Structural Shapes Heavy 236 855 Plates Cut Lengths 3,073 7,410 Plates In Coils 1,110 2,841 Bars - Hot Rolled 849 2,545 Bars - Light Shaped 837 2,470 Bars - Cold Finished 6,087 19,424 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,422 40,987 Wire Drawn 3,040 11,379 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,150 2,256 Sheets Cold Rolled 35,122 84,202 Strip - Hot Rolled 23 54 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,556 12,426 ______________________________________________________________ October 2003 September 2003 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 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 (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary October 2004 (CB-04-213)