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 March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 81,608 268,420 82,775 264,608 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,660 4,902 1,984 4,477 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 16,359 43,615 15,727 40,147 Wire Rods 3,164 8,850 2,970 8,001 Structural Shapes Heavy 201 816 102 338 Plates Cut Lengths 3,916 15,947 3,218 10,559 Plates In Coils 2,417 7,683 2,286 6,680 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,130 7,647 1,835 7,676 Bars - Light Shaped 629 2,008 1,041 3,137 Bars - Cold Finished 8,541 32,711 6,764 27,534 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,342 47,357 9,975 48,653 Wire Drawn 3,400 14,481 3,252 12,930 Sheets Hot Rolled 837 1,215 499 1,074 Sheets Cold Rolled 26,034 68,964 30,073 80,628 Strip - Hot Rolled 37 85 115 250 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,942 12,138 2,934 12,524 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 64,302 173,778 67,486 161,580 Ingots And Steel For Castings 269 390 200 360 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,952 17,352 16,615 32,123 Wire Rods 2,248 5,089 2,269 4,888 Structural Shapes Heavy 464 1,138 150 345 Plates Cut Lengths 3,123 7,537 2,403 5,366 Plates In Coils 2,696 7,353 2,563 5,821 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,255 6,983 1,632 3,997 Bars - Light Shaped 2,121 5,074 905 2,046 Bars - Cold Finished 5,243 13,855 3,144 7,893 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,096 37,396 7,250 28,753 Wire Drawn 3,354 11,823 2,857 9,255 Sheets Hot Rolled 429 769 676 1,338 Sheets Cold Rolled 21,570 47,836 24,199 51,136 Strip - Hot Rolled 45 77 40 72 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,436 11,107 2,583 8,187 ______________________________________________________________ March Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 243,568 783,533 184,416 456,422 Ingots And Steel For Castings 5,772 13,701 594 939 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 38,941 104,121 32,442 63,850 Wire Rods 10,410 27,838 6,032 12,779 Structural Shapes Heavy 456 1,807 794 1,998 Plates Cut Lengths 9,797 34,950 7,610 17,224 Plates In Coils 6,719 20,154 6,483 15,683 Bars - Hot Rolled 5,524 21,107 4,728 13,233 Bars - Light Shaped 2,724 8,292 3,944 8,942 Bars - Cold Finished 22,620 87,796 12,095 31,499 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 29,340 143,972 24,673 93,672 Wire Drawn 9,974 41,130 8,974 29,670 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,390 4,556 1,385 2,595 Sheets Cold Rolled 89,166 235,546 65,589 136,026 Strip - Hot Rolled 214 493 197 346 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,523 38,069 8,876 27,966 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final March 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.