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 July June Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 94,719 340,864 88,145 297,070 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,678 4,579 1,714 3,942 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,844 31,943 10,259 31,101 Wire Rods 2,321 6,326 1,766 4,875 Structural Shapes Heavy 165 634 108 329 Plates Cut Lengths 5,602 22,994 5,337 19,375 Plates In Coils 3,712 11,084 5,696 14,644 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,155 10,078 1,804 8,795 Bars - Light Shaped 995 3,323 736 2,083 Bars - Cold Finished 7,924 32,124 7,882 30,270 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,894 72,253 10,752 59,875 Wire Drawn 3,638 16,817 3,684 16,484 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,585 2,477 1,683 2,535 Sheets Cold Rolled 39,147 112,969 32,796 86,476 Strip - Hot Rolled 159 448 163 444 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,900 12,816 3,765 15,841 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data July June Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 71,317 254,377 74,884 265,918 Ingots And Steel For Castings 971 2,104 809 2,034 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,175 29,852 10,750 32,003 Wire Rods 2,317 6,383 3,633 10,427 Structural Shapes Heavy 184 821 41 193 Plates Cut Lengths 2,979 13,688 3,360 12,903 Plates In Coils 5,225 16,890 4,237 12,016 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,165 8,625 1,888 8,382 Bars - Light Shaped 356 1,239 386 1,342 Bars - Cold Finished 8,944 34,227 8,769 32,462 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,115 50,178 10,592 57,982 Wire Drawn 3,287 14,048 3,494 17,141 Sheets Hot Rolled 939 1,348 841 2,084 Sheets Cold Rolled 21,214 59,406 22,398 62,413 Strip - Hot Rolled 96 215 211 608 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,350 15,350 3,474 13,928 -------------------------------------------------------------- July Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 577,091 1,915,473 539,346 1,832,021 Ingots And Steel For Castings 11,719 29,015 10,073 24,609 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 67,844 191,792 88,975 249,241 Wire Rods 14,739 39,756 24,160 66,595 Structural Shapes Heavy 1,223 4,296 1,009 4,264 Plates Cut Lengths 29,654 108,692 22,918 91,287 Plates In Coils 21,206 58,415 20,213 62,456 Bars - Hot Rolled 11,599 54,004 13,750 54,427 Bars - Light Shaped 5,189 14,919 4,472 14,257 Bars - Cold Finished 49,259 188,667 57,703 221,205 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 75,773 426,205 71,033 369,144 Wire Drawn 25,342 111,939 24,094 105,378 Sheets Hot Rolled 10,229 16,600 5,852 11,554 Sheets Cold Rolled 229,500 577,507 171,288 462,176 Strip - Hot Rolled 1,569 3,973 1,000 2,723 Strip - Cold Rolled 22,244 89,694 22,808 92,704 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final July 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.