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 July June Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 71,317 254,377 74,884 265,918 Ingots And Steel For Castings 971 2,104 809 2,034 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,175 29,852 10,750 32,003 Wire Rods 2,317 6,383 3,633 10,427 Structural Shapes Heavy 184 821 41 193 Plates Cut Lengths 2,979 13,688 3,360 12,903 Plates In Coils 5,225 16,890 4,237 12,016 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,165 8,625 1,888 8,382 Bars - Light Shaped 356 1,239 386 1,342 Bars - Cold Finished 8,944 34,227 8,769 32,462 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,115 50,178 10,592 57,982 Wire Drawn 3,287 14,048 3,494 17,141 Sheets Hot Rolled 939 1,348 841 2,084 Sheets Cold Rolled 21,214 59,406 22,398 62,413 Strip - Hot Rolled 96 215 211 608 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,350 15,350 3,474 13,928 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data July June Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 80,768 219,230 78,018 221,315 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,268 2,732 29 49 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 17,875 38,234 15,301 33,043 Wire Rods 3,286 8,021 2,896 7,558 Structural Shapes Heavy 248 817 121 391 Plates Cut Lengths 2,059 5,700 3,172 8,680 Plates In Coils 2,981 8,356 3,752 11,202 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,739 6,123 2,233 6,010 Bars - Light Shaped 1,106 3,173 1,297 3,747 Bars - Cold Finished 4,702 14,623 4,782 14,964 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,108 44,183 9,900 46,787 Wire Drawn 3,382 12,868 2,724 11,613 Sheets Hot Rolled 464 1,133 494 1,017 Sheets Cold Rolled 28,481 62,257 28,269 66,337 Strip - Hot Rolled 224 574 90 274 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,845 10,436 2,958 9,644 ______________________________________________________________ July Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 539,346 1,832,021 493,506 1,310,123 Ingots And Steel For Castings 10,073 24,609 2,230 4,534 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 88,975 249,241 95,250 199,634 Wire Rods 24,160 66,595 18,477 43,647 Structural Shapes Heavy 1,009 4,264 1,718 5,254 Plates Cut Lengths 22,918 91,287 17,516 42,393 Plates In Coils 20,213 62,456 22,268 61,041 Bars - Hot Rolled 13,750 54,427 12,567 36,785 Bars - Light Shaped 4,472 14,257 8,419 21,643 Bars - Cold Finished 57,703 221,205 32,295 91,628 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 71,033 369,144 63,145 259,016 Wire Drawn 24,094 105,378 21,793 79,735 Sheets Hot Rolled 5,852 11,554 3,620 7,320 Sheets Cold Rolled 171,288 462,176 172,729 386,228 Strip - Hot Rolled 1,000 2,723 766 1,851 Strip - Cold Rolled 22,808 92,704 20,712 69,415 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final July 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.