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 April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 76,737 255,734 79,437 251,990 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,759 5,390 1,544 4,097 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,273 25,347 10,029 28,420 Wire Rods 2,106 5,541 2,119 5,565 Structural Shapes Heavy 284 1,085 163 492 Plates Cut Lengths 3,344 12,266 3,387 10,929 Plates In Coils 1,986 5,999 2,265 6,261 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,501 7,138 1,407 6,544 Bars - Light Shaped 888 2,206 659 1,795 Bars - Cold Finished 7,043 28,088 7,190 25,368 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,687 62,430 9,708 54,431 Wire Drawn 3,437 15,209 3,870 16,101 Sheets Hot Rolled 565 878 1,758 3,222 Sheets Cold Rolled 29,697 71,535 31,549 74,658 Strip - Hot Rolled 254 557 253 758 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,912 12,062 3,538 13,348 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 76,815 262,713 81,608 268,420 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,998 5,295 1,660 4,902 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 16,018 45,181 16,359 43,615 Wire Rods 3,692 9,893 3,164 8,850 Structural Shapes Heavy 130 510 201 816 Plates Cut Lengths 4,481 19,095 3,916 15,947 Plates In Coils 2,207 7,076 2,417 7,683 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,203 8,455 2,130 7,647 Bars - Light Shaped 538 1,800 629 2,008 Bars - Cold Finished 8,419 32,773 8,541 32,711 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,044 53,161 9,342 47,357 Wire Drawn 3,349 14,984 3,400 14,481 Sheets Hot Rolled 970 1,936 837 1,215 Sheets Cold Rolled 18,117 48,758 26,034 68,964 Strip - Hot Rolled 190 381 37 85 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,458 13,414 2,942 12,138 -------------------------------------------------------------- April Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 302,023 983,843 320,383 1,046,245 Ingots And Steel For Castings 6,009 16,176 7,769 18,996 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 35,755 97,312 54,958 149,302 Wire Rods 8,839 23,406 14,102 37,731 Structural Shapes Heavy 669 2,371 586 2,317 Plates Cut Lengths 14,103 49,393 14,279 54,045 Plates In Coils 7,967 22,402 8,926 27,230 Bars - Hot Rolled 5,687 25,877 7,728 29,562 Bars - Light Shaped 2,521 6,830 3,262 10,092 Bars - Cold Finished 26,630 100,391 31,039 120,569 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 40,292 230,305 40,384 197,133 Wire Drawn 14,036 60,823 13,323 56,114 Sheets Hot Rolled 5,572 9,272 3,359 6,492 Sheets Cold Rolled 120,679 287,743 107,283 284,305 Strip - Hot Rolled 1,126 2,874 404 874 Strip - Cold Rolled 12,138 48,667 12,981 51,484 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final April 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.