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 May 2005 April 2005 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 71,911 261,928 74,935 255,910 Ingots And Steel For Castings 430 1,475 1,998 5,295 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 13,051 37,882 16,014 45,174 Wire Rods 4,108 12,053 3,632 9,729 Structural Shapes Heavy 198 934 130 510 Plates Cut Lengths 2,262 9,483 4,201 18,708 Plates In Coils 1,824 6,320 2,067 7,032 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,912 7,749 2,064 8,228 Bars - Light Shaped 468 1,583 518 1,800 Bars - Cold Finished 8,753 33,289 8,086 31,488 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,941 63,845 10,563 49,299 Wire Drawn 3,990 18,075 3,335 14,910 Sheets Hot Rolled 708 1,623 746 1,545 Sheets Cold Rolled 20,319 55,848 17,984 48,517 Strip - Hot Rolled 115 402 190 381 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,832 11,367 3,408 13,294 ______________________________________________________________ April 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 76,815 262,713 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,998 5,295 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 16,018 45,181 Wire Rods 3,692 9,893 Structural Shapes Heavy 130 510 Plates Cut Lengths 4,481 19,095 Plates In Coils 2,207 7,076 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,203 8,455 Bars - Light Shaped 538 1,800 Bars - Cold Finished 8,419 32,773 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,044 53,161 Wire Drawn 3,349 14,984 Sheets Hot Rolled 970 1,936 Sheets Cold Rolled 18,117 48,758 Strip - Hot Rolled 190 381 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,458 13,414 ______________________________________________________________ May 2004 April 2004 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 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 (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary May 2005 (CB-05-89)