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 May April Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 72,762 265,480 76,815 262,713 Ingots And Steel For Castings 524 1,475 1,998 5,295 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 13,092 38,084 16,018 45,181 Wire Rods 4,108 12,053 3,692 9,893 Structural Shapes Heavy 198 934 130 510 Plates Cut Lengths 2,301 10,651 4,481 19,095 Plates In Coils 1,824 6,320 2,207 7,076 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,969 7,857 2,203 8,455 Bars - Light Shaped 468 1,583 538 1,800 Bars - Cold Finished 8,951 33,946 8,419 32,773 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,941 63,851 11,044 53,161 Wire Drawn 3,990 18,075 3,349 14,984 Sheets Hot Rolled 711 1,630 970 1,936 Sheets Cold Rolled 20,392 56,053 18,117 48,758 Strip - Hot Rolled 290 1,025 190 381 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,003 11,942 3,458 13,414 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data May April Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 83,413 226,140 66,891 187,017 Ingots And Steel For Castings 158 344 183 469 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 21,960 46,856 7,673 17,650 Wire Rods 3,146 7,842 3,118 7,447 Structural Shapes Heavy 350 1,377 205 671 Plates Cut Lengths 2,168 4,734 2,507 6,055 Plates In Coils 6,097 17,366 2,954 8,435 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,167 6,289 1,701 5,130 Bars - Light Shaped 1,163 3,401 909 2,380 Bars - Cold Finished 5,307 15,330 5,408 15,212 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,108 38,826 9,356 35,549 Wire Drawn 2,896 11,312 3,818 14,272 Sheets Hot Rolled 772 1,343 506 1,232 Sheets Cold Rolled 24,887 59,730 25,503 61,879 Strip - Hot Rolled 213 546 41 111 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,022 10,844 3,011 10,525 ______________________________________________________________ May Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 393,145 1,311,726 334,720 869,578 Ingots And Steel For Castings 8,294 20,471 934 1,753 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 68,050 187,386 62,075 128,356 Wire Rods 18,210 49,784 12,296 28,068 Structural Shapes Heavy 784 3,250 1,349 4,046 Plates Cut Lengths 16,579 64,696 12,285 28,013 Plates In Coils 10,750 33,550 15,534 41,483 Bars - Hot Rolled 9,697 37,419 8,595 24,653 Bars - Light Shaped 3,730 11,675 6,016 14,723 Bars - Cold Finished 39,990 154,515 22,810 62,041 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 51,325 260,984 43,137 168,046 Wire Drawn 17,313 74,189 15,688 55,253 Sheets Hot Rolled 4,071 8,122 2,663 5,170 Sheets Cold Rolled 127,675 340,358 115,978 257,634 Strip - Hot Rolled 693 1,899 452 1,003 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,983 63,426 14,909 49,335 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final May 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.