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 September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 67,905 226,736 74,460 267,393 Ingots And Steel For Castings 680 2,272 1,100 2,624 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,387 21,662 7,588 23,351 Wire Rods 1,866 6,004 3,196 9,291 Structural Shapes Heavy 59 240 157 612 Plates Cut Lengths 3,856 11,603 3,673 14,896 Plates In Coils 3,445 10,262 3,977 13,084 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,216 8,886 1,501 6,049 Bars - Light Shaped 421 1,337 258 970 Bars - Cold Finished 5,989 23,135 7,853 30,251 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,720 51,305 11,694 67,281 Wire Drawn 2,819 12,142 3,352 14,948 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,380 3,187 1,989 3,413 Sheets Cold Rolled 24,986 62,679 24,228 64,802 Strip - Hot Rolled 760 2,492 299 883 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,320 9,531 3,596 14,938 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 82,950 229,432 72,518 208,289 Ingots And Steel For Castings 475 913 1,467 2,532 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 14,772 34,288 7,391 18,067 Wire Rods 3,200 7,382 3,375 7,973 Structural Shapes Heavy 236 855 256 1,042 Plates Cut Lengths 3,073 7,410 2,816 7,298 Plates In Coils 1,110 2,841 2,168 5,811 Bars - Hot Rolled 849 2,545 1,625 5,012 Bars - Light Shaped 837 2,470 1,013 2,935 Bars - Cold Finished 6,087 19,424 5,406 18,371 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,422 40,987 9,735 45,425 Wire Drawn 3,040 11,379 3,026 11,947 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,150 2,256 2,311 4,910 Sheets Cold Rolled 35,122 84,202 28,507 65,321 Strip - Hot Rolled 23 54 410 1,025 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,556 12,426 3,009 10,620 ______________________________________________________________ September Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 681,711 2,326,150 648,974 1,747,844 Ingots And Steel For Castings 11,853 29,505 4,172 7,978 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 103,950 294,254 117,414 251,989 Wire Rods 29,221 81,889 25,052 59,002 Structural Shapes Heavy 1,226 5,116 2,210 7,151 Plates Cut Lengths 30,446 117,785 23,406 57,100 Plates In Coils 27,635 85,803 25,546 69,693 Bars - Hot Rolled 17,468 69,363 15,042 44,343 Bars - Light Shaped 5,151 16,565 10,268 27,048 Bars - Cold Finished 71,545 274,591 43,789 129,422 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 92,447 487,730 82,302 345,429 Wire Drawn 30,265 132,468 27,859 103,061 Sheets Hot Rolled 9,221 18,154 7,081 14,486 Sheets Cold Rolled 220,501 589,657 236,357 535,751 Strip - Hot Rolled 2,059 6,098 1,199 2,930 Strip - Cold Rolled 28,724 117,174 27,277 92,461 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.