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 May April Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 92,203 293,697 76,737 255,734 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,318 4,318 2,759 5,390 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,986 31,436 9,273 25,347 Wire Rods 1,813 5,149 2,106 5,541 Structural Shapes Heavy 281 962 284 1,085 Plates Cut Lengths 4,612 16,929 3,344 12,266 Plates In Coils 3,831 10,284 1,986 5,999 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,953 9,254 1,501 7,138 Bars - Light Shaped 937 2,683 888 2,206 Bars - Cold Finished 6,823 25,882 7,043 28,088 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,834 63,772 10,687 62,430 Wire Drawn 3,984 17,815 3,437 15,209 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,390 2,316 565 878 Sheets Cold Rolled 36,879 90,320 29,697 71,535 Strip - Hot Rolled 120 207 254 557 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,442 12,370 2,912 12,062 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data May April Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 72,762 265,480 76,815 262,713 Ingots And Steel For Castings 524 1,475 1,998 5,295 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 13,092 38,084 16,018 45,181 Wire Rods 4,108 12,053 3,692 9,893 Structural Shapes Heavy 198 934 130 510 Plates Cut Lengths 2,301 10,651 4,481 19,095 Plates In Coils 1,824 6,320 2,207 7,076 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,969 7,857 2,203 8,455 Bars - Light Shaped 468 1,583 538 1,800 Bars - Cold Finished 8,951 33,946 8,419 32,773 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,941 63,851 11,044 53,161 Wire Drawn 3,990 18,075 3,349 14,984 Sheets Hot Rolled 711 1,630 970 1,936 Sheets Cold Rolled 20,392 56,053 18,117 48,758 Strip - Hot Rolled 290 1,025 190 381 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,003 11,942 3,458 13,414 -------------------------------------------------------------- May Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 394,227 1,277,540 393,145 1,311,726 Ingots And Steel For Castings 8,328 20,494 8,294 20,471 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 46,742 128,747 68,050 187,386 Wire Rods 10,651 28,555 18,210 49,784 Structural Shapes Heavy 949 3,333 784 3,250 Plates Cut Lengths 18,715 66,322 16,579 64,696 Plates In Coils 11,798 32,687 10,750 33,550 Bars - Hot Rolled 7,640 35,131 9,697 37,419 Bars - Light Shaped 3,458 9,512 3,730 11,675 Bars - Cold Finished 33,453 126,273 39,990 154,515 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 53,127 294,077 51,325 260,984 Wire Drawn 18,020 78,639 17,313 74,189 Sheets Hot Rolled 6,962 11,588 4,071 8,122 Sheets Cold Rolled 157,558 378,062 127,675 340,358 Strip - Hot Rolled 1,246 3,081 693 1,899 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,580 61,038 15,983 63,426 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final May 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.