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 October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 67,072 236,843 67,905 226,736 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,221 3,926 680 2,272 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,211 25,375 7,387 21,662 Wire Rods 1,968 5,526 1,866 6,004 Structural Shapes Heavy 81 355 59 240 Plates Cut Lengths 4,239 12,807 3,856 11,603 Plates In Coils 1,443 4,361 3,445 10,262 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,913 8,683 2,216 8,886 Bars - Light Shaped 813 2,436 421 1,337 Bars - Cold Finished 6,690 26,071 5,989 23,135 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,824 59,441 9,720 51,305 Wire Drawn 3,294 14,485 2,819 12,142 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,240 2,477 1,380 3,187 Sheets Cold Rolled 23,370 59,220 24,986 62,679 Strip - Hot Rolled 264 764 760 2,492 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,500 10,916 2,320 9,531 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 83,741 242,063 82,950 229,432 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,127 2,307 475 913 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 15,272 36,405 14,772 34,288 Wire Rods 4,127 10,428 3,200 7,382 Structural Shapes Heavy 259 1,089 236 855 Plates Cut Lengths 1,800 5,590 3,073 7,410 Plates In Coils 1,856 5,391 1,110 2,841 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,614 5,689 849 2,545 Bars - Light Shaped 882 2,511 837 2,470 Bars - Cold Finished 5,430 18,265 6,087 19,424 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,734 39,980 9,422 40,987 Wire Drawn 3,510 13,064 3,040 11,379 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,936 4,706 1,150 2,256 Sheets Cold Rolled 32,537 81,787 35,122 84,202 Strip - Hot Rolled 234 638 23 54 Strip - Cold Rolled 4,424 14,217 3,556 12,426 ______________________________________________________________ October Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 748,783 2,562,993 732,715 1,989,908 Ingots And Steel For Castings 13,074 33,431 5,299 10,285 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 112,160 319,630 132,686 288,394 Wire Rods 31,189 87,415 29,179 69,430 Structural Shapes Heavy 1,307 5,471 2,469 8,240 Plates Cut Lengths 34,685 130,592 25,206 62,689 Plates In Coils 29,079 90,164 27,402 75,083 Bars - Hot Rolled 19,381 78,045 16,656 50,031 Bars - Light Shaped 5,964 19,000 11,150 29,559 Bars - Cold Finished 78,235 300,662 49,218 147,688 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 102,271 547,171 91,036 385,409 Wire Drawn 33,559 146,953 31,370 116,125 Sheets Hot Rolled 10,460 20,630 9,017 19,191 Sheets Cold Rolled 243,871 648,878 268,895 617,537 Strip - Hot Rolled 2,323 6,861 1,432 3,568 Strip - Cold Rolled 31,224 128,090 31,701 106,678 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final September 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.