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 October 2005 September 2005 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 65,711 231,197 66,688 221,836 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,221 3,926 680 2,272 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,679 23,042 7,216 21,081 Wire Rods 1,968 5,526 1,849 5,917 Structural Shapes Heavy 81 355 59 240 Plates Cut Lengths 3,927 12,007 3,843 11,516 Plates In Coils 1,340 3,986 3,402 10,074 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,878 8,462 1,753 6,995 Bars - Light Shaped 813 2,436 421 1,337 Bars - Cold Finished 6,622 25,742 5,828 22,520 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,769 59,100 9,613 50,637 Wire Drawn 3,293 14,478 2,784 11,964 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,203 2,164 1,380 3,187 Sheets Cold Rolled 23,304 59,011 24,884 62,371 Strip - Hot Rolled 264 764 760 2,492 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,348 10,199 2,215 9,234 ______________________________________________________________ September 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 67,905 226,736 Ingots And Steel For Castings 680 2,272 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,387 21,662 Wire Rods 1,866 6,004 Structural Shapes Heavy 59 240 Plates Cut Lengths 3,856 11,603 Plates In Coils 3,445 10,262 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,216 8,886 Bars - Light Shaped 421 1,337 Bars - Cold Finished 5,989 23,135 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,720 51,305 Wire Drawn 2,819 12,142 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,380 3,187 Sheets Cold Rolled 24,986 62,679 Strip - Hot Rolled 760 2,492 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,320 9,531 ______________________________________________________________ October 2004 September 2004 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 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 October 2005 (CB-05-167)