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 2006 Data February January Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 73,117 232,916 72,732 243,204 Ingots And Steel For Castings 865 3,052 841 3,637 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,460 25,176 6,994 18,370 Wire Rods 1,732 4,565 2,882 7,736 Structural Shapes Heavy 51 182 171 612 Plates Cut Lengths 3,961 13,202 3,411 12,996 Plates In Coils 1,672 4,745 2,044 5,397 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,075 4,788 1,705 7,406 Bars - Light Shaped 472 1,361 501 1,467 Bars - Cold Finished 6,460 23,886 5,937 23,050 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,660 50,844 11,236 62,599 Wire Drawn 2,865 12,899 3,865 16,614 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,346 2,244 1,902 2,929 Sheets Cold Rolled 31,842 75,129 27,591 66,420 Strip - Hot Rolled 251 746 368 813 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,404 10,098 3,284 13,159 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data February January Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 82,775 264,608 79,185 250,505 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,984 4,477 2,128 4,322 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 15,727 40,147 6,855 20,358 Wire Rods 2,970 8,001 4,276 10,986 Structural Shapes Heavy 102 338 153 653 Plates Cut Lengths 3,218 10,559 2,663 8,444 Plates In Coils 2,286 6,680 2,015 5,791 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,835 7,676 1,560 5,784 Bars - Light Shaped 1,041 3,137 1,054 3,147 Bars - Cold Finished 6,764 27,534 7,316 27,550 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,975 48,653 10,022 47,962 Wire Drawn 3,252 12,930 3,322 13,719 Sheets Hot Rolled 499 1,074 1,054 2,267 Sheets Cold Rolled 30,073 80,628 33,058 85,955 Strip - Hot Rolled 115 250 62 159 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,934 12,524 3,647 13,408 -------------------------------------------------------------- February Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 145,849 476,120 161,961 515,113 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,706 6,689 4,112 8,799 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 16,454 43,545 22,582 60,506 Wire Rods 4,614 12,300 7,246 18,987 Structural Shapes Heavy 222 794 255 990 Plates Cut Lengths 7,372 26,198 5,881 19,003 Plates In Coils 3,717 10,142 4,302 12,471 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,780 12,194 3,395 13,460 Bars - Light Shaped 974 2,828 2,095 6,284 Bars - Cold Finished 12,397 46,935 14,079 55,085 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 19,897 113,443 19,997 96,615 Wire Drawn 6,729 29,513 6,574 26,648 Sheets Hot Rolled 3,248 5,172 1,553 3,341 Sheets Cold Rolled 59,433 141,549 63,132 166,583 Strip - Hot Rolled 619 1,559 177 409 Strip - Cold Rolled 5,688 23,257 6,581 25,932 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final February 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.