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 June May Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 74,884 265,918 72,762 265,480 Ingots And Steel For Castings 809 2,034 524 1,475 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,750 32,003 13,092 38,084 Wire Rods 3,633 10,427 4,108 12,053 Structural Shapes Heavy 41 193 198 934 Plates Cut Lengths 3,360 12,903 2,301 10,651 Plates In Coils 4,237 12,016 1,824 6,320 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,888 8,382 1,969 7,857 Bars - Light Shaped 386 1,342 468 1,583 Bars - Cold Finished 8,769 32,462 8,951 33,946 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,592 57,982 10,941 63,851 Wire Drawn 3,494 17,141 3,990 18,075 Sheets Hot Rolled 841 2,084 711 1,630 Sheets Cold Rolled 22,398 62,413 20,392 56,053 Strip - Hot Rolled 211 608 290 1,025 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,474 13,928 3,003 11,942 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data June May Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 78,018 221,315 83,413 226,140 Ingots And Steel For Castings 29 49 158 344 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 15,301 33,043 21,960 46,856 Wire Rods 2,896 7,558 3,146 7,842 Structural Shapes Heavy 121 391 350 1,377 Plates Cut Lengths 3,172 8,680 2,168 4,734 Plates In Coils 3,752 11,202 6,097 17,366 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,233 6,010 2,167 6,289 Bars - Light Shaped 1,297 3,747 1,163 3,401 Bars - Cold Finished 4,782 14,964 5,307 15,330 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,900 46,787 9,108 38,826 Wire Drawn 2,724 11,613 2,896 11,312 Sheets Hot Rolled 494 1,017 772 1,343 Sheets Cold Rolled 28,269 66,337 24,887 59,730 Strip - Hot Rolled 90 274 213 546 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,958 9,644 3,022 10,844 ______________________________________________________________ June Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 468,029 1,577,644 412,738 1,090,893 Ingots And Steel For Castings 9,103 22,505 963 1,802 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 78,800 219,389 77,376 161,399 Wire Rods 21,843 60,211 15,192 35,626 Structural Shapes Heavy 825 3,443 1,469 4,437 Plates Cut Lengths 19,939 77,598 15,457 36,692 Plates In Coils 14,988 45,566 19,287 52,685 Bars - Hot Rolled 11,585 45,802 10,829 30,663 Bars - Light Shaped 4,116 13,018 7,313 18,470 Bars - Cold Finished 48,759 186,978 27,592 77,005 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 61,918 318,966 53,037 214,833 Wire Drawn 20,807 91,330 18,411 66,867 Sheets Hot Rolled 4,912 10,206 3,156 6,187 Sheets Cold Rolled 150,073 402,771 144,247 323,971 Strip - Hot Rolled 904 2,508 542 1,277 Strip - Cold Rolled 19,458 77,354 17,867 58,980 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final June 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.