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 August 2005 July 2005 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 73,373 264,997 70,460 250,807 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,093 2,577 971 2,104 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,424 22,806 10,110 29,608 Wire Rods 3,185 9,177 2,317 6,383 Structural Shapes Heavy 166 596 164 767 Plates Cut Lengths 3,651 14,699 2,960 13,583 Plates In Coils 3,975 13,073 5,019 16,074 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,428 5,882 2,165 8,625 Bars - Light Shaped 252 935 340 1,239 Bars - Cold Finished 7,836 30,161 8,944 34,227 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,659 66,904 8,897 48,572 Wire Drawn 3,319 15,699 3,236 13,885 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,558 2,747 937 1,336 Sheets Cold Rolled 24,010 64,165 21,121 59,168 Strip - Hot Rolled 257 846 96 215 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,558 14,730 3,184 15,021 ______________________________________________________________ July 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 71,317 254,377 Ingots And Steel For Castings 971 2,104 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,175 29,852 Wire Rods 2,317 6,383 Structural Shapes Heavy 184 821 Plates Cut Lengths 2,979 13,688 Plates In Coils 5,225 16,890 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,165 8,625 Bars - Light Shaped 356 1,239 Bars - Cold Finished 8,944 34,227 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,115 50,178 Wire Drawn 3,287 14,048 Sheets Hot Rolled 939 1,348 Sheets Cold Rolled 21,214 59,406 Strip - Hot Rolled 96 215 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,350 15,350 ______________________________________________________________ August 2004 July 2004 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 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 August 2005 (CB-05-135)