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 November 2005 October 2005 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 67,534 232,524 65,711 231,197 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,789 5,339 1,221 3,926 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 5,936 17,130 7,679 23,042 Wire Rods 2,217 6,505 1,968 5,526 Structural Shapes Heavy 91 325 81 355 Plates Cut Lengths 4,321 14,213 3,927 12,007 Plates In Coils 1,686 4,852 1,340 3,986 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,718 7,742 1,878 8,462 Bars - Light Shaped 537 1,556 813 2,436 Bars - Cold Finished 7,572 30,434 6,622 25,742 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,536 58,147 9,769 59,100 Wire Drawn 3,242 13,861 3,293 14,478 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,051 3,721 1,203 2,164 Sheets Cold Rolled 21,847 54,356 23,304 59,011 Strip - Hot Rolled 720 2,145 264 764 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,269 12,199 2,348 10,199 ______________________________________________________________ October 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 67,072 236,843 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,221 3,926 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,211 25,375 Wire Rods 1,968 5,526 Structural Shapes Heavy 81 355 Plates Cut Lengths 4,239 12,807 Plates In Coils 1,443 4,361 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,913 8,683 Bars - Light Shaped 813 2,436 Bars - Cold Finished 6,690 26,071 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,824 59,441 Wire Drawn 3,294 14,485 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,240 2,477 Sheets Cold Rolled 23,370 59,220 Strip - Hot Rolled 264 764 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,500 10,916 ______________________________________________________________ November 2004 October 2004 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 86,652 249,265 83,741 242,063 Ingots And Steel For Castings 680 1,268 1,127 2,307 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 19,351 46,041 15,272 36,405 Wire Rods 4,255 10,655 4,127 10,428 Structural Shapes Heavy 175 653 259 1,089 Plates Cut Lengths 2,973 9,902 1,800 5,590 Plates In Coils 1,924 5,779 1,856 5,391 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,480 5,012 1,614 5,689 Bars - Light Shaped 1,151 3,421 882 2,511 Bars - Cold Finished 5,160 18,033 5,430 18,265 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,887 36,904 8,734 39,980 Wire Drawn 3,121 12,678 3,510 13,064 Sheets Hot Rolled 3,182 9,121 1,936 4,706 Sheets Cold Rolled 31,654 78,220 32,537 81,787 Strip - Hot Rolled 22 60 234 638 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,638 11,518 4,424 14,217 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 November 2005 (CB-05-181)