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 March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 79,437 251,990 73,117 232,916 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,544 4,097 865 3,052 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,029 28,420 9,460 25,176 Wire Rods 2,119 5,565 1,732 4,565 Structural Shapes Heavy 163 492 51 182 Plates Cut Lengths 3,387 10,929 3,961 13,202 Plates In Coils 2,265 6,261 1,672 4,745 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,407 6,544 1,075 4,788 Bars - Light Shaped 659 1,795 472 1,361 Bars - Cold Finished 7,190 25,368 6,460 23,886 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,708 54,431 8,660 50,844 Wire Drawn 3,870 16,101 2,865 12,899 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,758 3,222 1,346 2,244 Sheets Cold Rolled 31,549 74,658 31,842 75,129 Strip - Hot Rolled 253 758 251 746 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,538 13,348 2,404 10,098 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 81,608 268,420 82,775 264,608 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,660 4,902 1,984 4,477 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 16,359 43,615 15,727 40,147 Wire Rods 3,164 8,850 2,970 8,001 Structural Shapes Heavy 201 816 102 338 Plates Cut Lengths 3,916 15,947 3,218 10,559 Plates In Coils 2,417 7,683 2,286 6,680 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,130 7,647 1,835 7,676 Bars - Light Shaped 629 2,008 1,041 3,137 Bars - Cold Finished 8,541 32,711 6,764 27,534 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,342 47,357 9,975 48,653 Wire Drawn 3,400 14,481 3,252 12,930 Sheets Hot Rolled 837 1,215 499 1,074 Sheets Cold Rolled 26,034 68,964 30,073 80,628 Strip - Hot Rolled 37 85 115 250 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,942 12,138 2,934 12,524 -------------------------------------------------------------- March Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 225,286 728,110 243,568 783,533 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,250 10,786 5,772 13,701 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 26,482 71,965 38,941 104,121 Wire Rods 6,733 17,865 10,410 27,838 Structural Shapes Heavy 385 1,286 456 1,807 Plates Cut Lengths 10,759 37,127 9,797 34,950 Plates In Coils 5,981 16,403 6,719 20,154 Bars - Hot Rolled 4,186 18,738 5,524 21,107 Bars - Light Shaped 1,632 4,623 2,724 8,292 Bars - Cold Finished 19,587 72,303 22,620 87,796 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 29,605 167,874 29,340 143,972 Wire Drawn 10,599 45,614 9,974 41,130 Sheets Hot Rolled 5,006 8,394 2,390 4,556 Sheets Cold Rolled 90,981 216,207 89,166 235,546 Strip - Hot Rolled 872 2,317 214 493 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,226 36,605 9,523 38,069 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final March 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.