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 2005 Data February January Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 82,775 264,608 79,185 250,505 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,984 4,477 2,128 4,322 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 15,727 40,147 6,855 20,358 Wire Rods 2,970 8,001 4,276 10,986 Structural Shapes Heavy 102 338 153 653 Plates Cut Lengths 3,218 10,559 2,663 8,444 Plates In Coils 2,286 6,680 2,015 5,791 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,835 7,676 1,560 5,784 Bars - Light Shaped 1,041 3,137 1,054 3,147 Bars - Cold Finished 6,764 27,534 7,316 27,550 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,975 48,653 10,022 47,962 Wire Drawn 3,252 12,930 3,322 13,719 Sheets Hot Rolled 499 1,074 1,054 2,267 Sheets Cold Rolled 30,073 80,628 33,058 85,955 Strip - Hot Rolled 115 250 62 159 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,934 12,524 3,647 13,408 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data February January Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 67,486 161,580 52,628 121,063 Ingots And Steel For Castings 200 360 125 190 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 16,615 32,123 7,875 14,375 Wire Rods 2,269 4,888 1,515 2,803 Structural Shapes Heavy 150 345 180 516 Plates Cut Lengths 2,403 5,366 2,084 4,321 Plates In Coils 2,563 5,821 1,224 2,509 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,632 3,997 840 2,254 Bars - Light Shaped 905 2,046 918 1,822 Bars - Cold Finished 3,144 7,893 3,709 9,751 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,250 28,753 8,327 27,522 Wire Drawn 2,857 9,255 2,762 8,592 Sheets Hot Rolled 676 1,338 280 488 Sheets Cold Rolled 24,199 51,136 19,819 37,053 Strip - Hot Rolled 40 72 112 197 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,583 8,187 2,857 8,672 ______________________________________________________________ February Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 161,961 515,113 120,114 282,644 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,112 8,799 325 550 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 22,582 60,506 24,490 46,498 Wire Rods 7,246 18,987 3,784 7,690 Structural Shapes Heavy 255 990 330 861 Plates Cut Lengths 5,881 19,003 4,487 9,687 Plates In Coils 4,302 12,471 3,787 8,329 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,395 13,460 2,473 6,251 Bars - Light Shaped 2,095 6,284 1,823 3,868 Bars - Cold Finished 14,079 55,085 6,853 17,644 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 19,997 96,615 15,577 56,275 Wire Drawn 6,574 26,648 5,619 17,846 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,553 3,341 956 1,826 Sheets Cold Rolled 63,132 166,583 44,018 88,190 Strip - Hot Rolled 177 409 152 269 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,581 25,932 5,440 16,859 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final February 2005 (revised May 11, 2005). For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.