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 August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 74,460 267,393 71,317 254,377 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,100 2,624 971 2,104 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,588 23,351 10,175 29,852 Wire Rods 3,196 9,291 2,317 6,383 Structural Shapes Heavy 157 612 184 821 Plates Cut Lengths 3,673 14,896 2,979 13,688 Plates In Coils 3,977 13,084 5,225 16,890 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,501 6,049 2,165 8,625 Bars - Light Shaped 258 970 356 1,239 Bars - Cold Finished 7,853 30,251 8,944 34,227 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,694 67,281 9,115 50,178 Wire Drawn 3,352 14,948 3,287 14,048 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,989 3,413 939 1,348 Sheets Cold Rolled 24,228 64,802 21,214 59,406 Strip - Hot Rolled 299 883 96 215 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,596 14,938 3,350 15,350 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 72,518 208,289 80,768 219,230 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,467 2,532 1,268 2,732 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,391 18,067 17,875 38,234 Wire Rods 3,375 7,973 3,286 8,021 Structural Shapes Heavy 256 1,042 248 817 Plates Cut Lengths 2,816 7,298 2,059 5,700 Plates In Coils 2,168 5,811 2,981 8,356 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,625 5,012 1,739 6,123 Bars - Light Shaped 1,013 2,935 1,106 3,173 Bars - Cold Finished 5,406 18,371 4,702 14,623 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,735 45,425 10,108 44,183 Wire Drawn 3,026 11,947 3,382 12,868 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,311 4,910 464 1,133 Sheets Cold Rolled 28,507 65,321 28,481 62,257 Strip - Hot Rolled 410 1,025 224 574 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,009 10,620 2,845 10,436 ______________________________________________________________ August Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 613,806 2,099,414 566,024 1,518,413 Ingots And Steel For Castings 11,173 27,233 3,698 7,065 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 96,563 272,593 102,642 217,701 Wire Rods 27,355 75,886 21,852 51,620 Structural Shapes Heavy 1,166 4,877 1,974 6,296 Plates Cut Lengths 26,590 106,182 20,333 49,690 Plates In Coils 24,190 75,541 24,436 66,852 Bars - Hot Rolled 15,252 60,476 14,192 41,798 Bars - Light Shaped 4,730 15,228 9,432 24,578 Bars - Cold Finished 65,556 251,456 37,701 109,999 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 82,727 436,425 72,881 304,442 Wire Drawn 27,446 120,326 24,820 91,682 Sheets Hot Rolled 7,841 14,967 5,931 12,230 Sheets Cold Rolled 195,516 526,979 201,236 451,549 Strip - Hot Rolled 1,299 3,606 1,176 2,876 Strip - Cold Rolled 26,404 107,642 23,721 80,035 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final August 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.