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 August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 101,849 381,679 94,719 340,864 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,631 4,278 1,678 4,579 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,062 34,855 10,844 31,943 Wire Rods 1,747 4,994 2,321 6,326 Structural Shapes Heavy 237 919 165 634 Plates Cut Lengths 6,216 29,856 5,602 22,994 Plates In Coils 4,292 13,804 3,712 11,084 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,500 12,717 2,155 10,078 Bars - Light Shaped 1,401 5,110 995 3,323 Bars - Cold Finished 7,309 31,419 7,924 32,124 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,105 82,814 11,894 72,253 Wire Drawn 3,804 18,047 3,638 16,817 Sheets Hot Rolled 5,914 7,050 1,585 2,477 Sheets Cold Rolled 40,174 118,583 39,147 112,969 Strip - Hot Rolled 514 1,810 159 448 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,944 15,423 2,900 12,816 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 74,460 267,393 71,317 254,377 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,100 2,624 971 2,104 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,588 23,351 10,175 29,852 Wire Rods 3,196 9,291 2,317 6,383 Structural Shapes Heavy 157 612 184 821 Plates Cut Lengths 3,673 14,896 2,979 13,688 Plates In Coils 3,977 13,084 5,225 16,890 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,501 6,049 2,165 8,625 Bars - Light Shaped 258 970 356 1,239 Bars - Cold Finished 7,853 30,251 8,944 34,227 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,694 67,281 9,115 50,178 Wire Drawn 3,352 14,948 3,287 14,048 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,989 3,413 939 1,348 Sheets Cold Rolled 24,228 64,802 21,214 59,406 Strip - Hot Rolled 299 883 96 215 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,596 14,938 3,350 15,350 -------------------------------------------------------------- August Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 678,940 2,297,152 613,806 2,099,414 Ingots And Steel For Castings 13,350 33,293 11,173 27,233 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 76,906 226,646 96,563 272,593 Wire Rods 16,486 44,750 27,355 75,886 Structural Shapes Heavy 1,459 5,215 1,166 4,877 Plates Cut Lengths 35,870 138,548 26,590 106,182 Plates In Coils 25,498 72,218 24,190 75,541 Bars - Hot Rolled 14,099 66,721 15,252 60,476 Bars - Light Shaped 6,591 20,028 4,730 15,228 Bars - Cold Finished 56,568 220,086 65,556 251,456 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 88,878 509,020 82,727 436,425 Wire Drawn 29,146 129,986 27,446 120,326 Sheets Hot Rolled 16,144 23,650 7,841 14,967 Sheets Cold Rolled 269,674 696,091 195,516 526,979 Strip - Hot Rolled 2,083 5,784 1,299 3,606 Strip - Cold Rolled 26,188 105,117 26,404 107,642 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final August 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.