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 June 2005 May 2005 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 73,498 262,693 71,911 261,928 Ingots And Steel For Castings 648 1,725 430 1,475 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,467 31,335 13,051 37,882 Wire Rods 3,633 10,427 4,108 12,053 Structural Shapes Heavy 37 193 198 934 Plates Cut Lengths 3,334 12,825 2,262 9,483 Plates In Coils 4,229 11,980 1,824 6,320 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,733 8,210 1,912 7,749 Bars - Light Shaped 386 1,342 468 1,583 Bars - Cold Finished 8,756 32,414 8,753 33,289 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,272 57,238 10,941 63,845 Wire Drawn 3,374 16,990 3,990 18,075 Sheets Hot Rolled 779 1,781 708 1,623 Sheets Cold Rolled 22,316 62,172 20,319 55,848 Strip - Hot Rolled 208 529 115 402 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,325 13,531 2,832 11,367 ______________________________________________________________ May 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 72,762 265,480 Ingots And Steel For Castings 524 1,475 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 13,092 38,084 Wire Rods 4,108 12,053 Structural Shapes Heavy 198 934 Plates Cut Lengths 2,301 10,651 Plates In Coils 1,824 6,320 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,969 7,857 Bars - Light Shaped 468 1,583 Bars - Cold Finished 8,951 33,946 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,941 63,851 Wire Drawn 3,990 18,075 Sheets Hot Rolled 711 1,630 Sheets Cold Rolled 20,392 56,053 Strip - Hot Rolled 290 1,025 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,003 11,942 ______________________________________________________________ June 2004 May 2004 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 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 June 2005 (CB-05-103)