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 April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 76,815 262,713 81,608 268,420 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,998 5,295 1,660 4,902 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 16,018 45,181 16,359 43,615 Wire Rods 3,692 9,893 3,164 8,850 Structural Shapes Heavy 130 510 201 816 Plates Cut Lengths 4,481 19,095 3,916 15,947 Plates In Coils 2,207 7,076 2,417 7,683 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,203 8,455 2,130 7,647 Bars - Light Shaped 538 1,800 629 2,008 Bars - Cold Finished 8,419 32,773 8,541 32,711 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,044 53,161 9,342 47,357 Wire Drawn 3,349 14,984 3,400 14,481 Sheets Hot Rolled 970 1,936 837 1,215 Sheets Cold Rolled 18,117 48,758 26,034 68,964 Strip - Hot Rolled 190 381 37 85 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,458 13,414 2,942 12,138 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 66,891 187,017 64,302 173,778 Ingots And Steel For Castings 183 469 269 390 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,673 17,650 7,952 17,352 Wire Rods 3,118 7,447 2,248 5,089 Structural Shapes Heavy 205 671 464 1,138 Plates Cut Lengths 2,507 6,055 3,123 7,537 Plates In Coils 2,954 8,435 2,696 7,353 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,701 5,130 2,255 6,983 Bars - Light Shaped 909 2,380 2,121 5,074 Bars - Cold Finished 5,408 15,212 5,243 13,855 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,356 35,549 9,096 37,396 Wire Drawn 3,818 14,272 3,354 11,823 Sheets Hot Rolled 506 1,232 429 769 Sheets Cold Rolled 25,503 61,879 21,570 47,836 Strip - Hot Rolled 41 111 45 77 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,011 10,525 3,436 11,107 ______________________________________________________________ April Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 320,383 1,046,245 251,307 643,439 Ingots And Steel For Castings 7,769 18,996 777 1,408 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 54,958 149,302 40,115 81,500 Wire Rods 14,102 37,731 9,150 20,226 Structural Shapes Heavy 586 2,317 999 2,669 Plates Cut Lengths 14,279 54,045 10,116 23,279 Plates In Coils 8,926 27,230 9,437 24,117 Bars - Hot Rolled 7,728 29,562 6,429 18,364 Bars - Light Shaped 3,262 10,092 4,853 11,322 Bars - Cold Finished 31,039 120,569 17,503 46,711 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 40,384 197,133 34,029 129,220 Wire Drawn 13,323 56,114 12,792 43,942 Sheets Hot Rolled 3,359 6,492 1,891 3,827 Sheets Cold Rolled 107,283 284,305 91,091 197,904 Strip - Hot Rolled 404 874 239 457 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,981 51,484 11,887 38,491 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final April 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.