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 December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 89,301 396,117 94,272 408,069 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,799 5,726 489 1,700 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,849 43,179 7,282 32,340 Wire Rods 2,897 11,393 2,737 10,165 Structural Shapes Heavy 390 1,643 333 1,601 Plates Cut Lengths 6,626 29,887 7,046 34,492 Plates In Coils 4,950 23,152 6,633 25,945 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,530 14,395 2,917 13,865 Bars - Light Shaped 731 3,223 587 2,551 Bars - Cold Finished 6,971 34,938 8,418 40,257 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,976 88,728 15,329 90,593 Wire Drawn 3,928 21,148 3,628 19,691 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,231 2,342 3,174 8,579 Sheets Cold Rolled 28,131 100,010 32,119 108,686 Strip - Hot Rolled 431 2,242 403 1,769 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,860 14,113 3,175 15,834 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 69,077 226,618 67,731 233,183 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,710 5,326 1,789 5,339 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,847 26,291 6,028 17,277 Wire Rods 2,186 6,477 2,217 6,505 Structural Shapes Heavy 102 433 91 325 Plates Cut Lengths 3,771 10,802 4,321 14,213 Plates In Coils 2,116 5,934 1,702 4,917 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,587 6,925 1,718 7,742 Bars - Light Shaped 412 1,174 537 1,556 Bars - Cold Finished 6,532 25,981 7,572 30,434 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,138 51,888 10,555 58,265 Wire Drawn 2,972 13,120 3,246 13,878 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,456 2,770 2,062 3,892 Sheets Cold Rolled 24,064 57,320 21,902 54,484 Strip - Hot Rolled 382 920 720 2,145 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,802 11,258 3,271 12,212 -------------------------------------------------------------- December Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,036,797 3,807,796 885,591 3,022,794 Ingots And Steel For Castings 16,799 44,400 16,573 44,096 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 113,282 366,467 128,035 363,197 Wire Rods 26,185 80,804 35,593 100,398 Structural Shapes Heavy 2,819 11,461 1,500 6,229 Plates Cut Lengths 60,719 270,287 42,778 155,607 Plates In Coils 41,364 137,825 32,898 101,014 Bars - Hot Rolled 26,146 117,655 22,686 92,712 Bars - Light Shaped 9,754 32,430 6,913 21,730 Bars - Cold Finished 85,530 357,030 92,340 357,077 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 142,012 820,740 121,963 657,324 Wire Drawn 44,288 208,998 39,777 173,951 Sheets Hot Rolled 29,171 47,978 13,978 27,291 Sheets Cold Rolled 396,842 1,137,724 289,837 760,682 Strip - Hot Rolled 3,519 11,991 3,425 9,926 Strip - Cold Rolled 38,367 162,006 37,297 151,560 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final December 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.