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 2007 Data February January Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 92,562 389,769 92,586 419,955 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,257 3,977 636 2,680 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,897 41,875 8,488 38,526 Wire Rods 2,252 10,129 2,535 10,336 Structural Shapes Heavy 250 1,233 341 1,709 Plates Cut Lengths 5,624 30,457 6,644 32,826 Plates In Coils 3,688 16,495 4,992 22,445 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,984 8,950 3,381 16,076 Bars - Light Shaped 450 2,241 633 3,037 Bars - Cold Finished 6,676 34,186 7,615 37,170 Oil Country Goods 3,101 7,247 (-) (-) Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 6,081 5,470 (-) (-) Line Pipe - Not Specified 5,186 5,197 (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,071 84,270 16,778 98,571 Wire Drawn 2,771 17,255 4,249 21,942 Sheets Hot Rolled 880 2,546 1,437 3,472 Sheets Cold Rolled 26,735 103,944 30,979 110,940 Strip - Hot Rolled 166 689 849 3,698 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,493 13,609 3,028 16,529 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2006 Data February January Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 73,117 232,916 72,732 243,204 Ingots And Steel For Castings 865 3,052 841 3,637 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,460 25,176 6,994 18,370 Wire Rods 1,732 4,565 2,882 7,736 Structural Shapes Heavy 51 182 171 612 Plates Cut Lengths 3,961 13,202 3,411 12,996 Plates In Coils 1,672 4,745 2,044 5,397 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,075 4,788 1,705 7,406 Bars - Light Shaped 472 1,361 501 1,467 Bars - Cold Finished 6,460 23,886 5,937 23,050 Oil Country Goods (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,660 50,844 11,236 62,599 Wire Drawn 2,865 12,899 3,865 16,614 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,346 2,244 1,902 2,929 Sheets Cold Rolled 31,842 75,129 27,591 66,420 Strip - Hot Rolled 251 746 368 813 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,404 10,098 3,284 13,159 -------------------------------------------------------------- February Cumulative to Date 2007 Final 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 185,149 809,725 145,849 476,120 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,893 6,657 1,706 6,689 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 18,385 80,400 16,454 43,545 Wire Rods 4,787 20,465 4,614 12,300 Structural Shapes Heavy 590 2,942 222 794 Plates Cut Lengths 12,269 63,283 7,372 26,198 Plates In Coils 8,680 38,940 3,717 10,142 Bars - Hot Rolled 5,365 25,025 2,780 12,194 Bars - Light Shaped 1,083 5,278 974 2,828 Bars - Cold Finished 14,292 71,356 12,397 46,935 Oil Country Goods 3,101 7,247 (-) (-) Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 6,081 5,470 (-) (-) Line Pipe - Not Specified 5,186 5,197 (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 29,849 182,841 19,897 113,443 Wire Drawn 7,020 39,197 6,729 29,513 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,317 6,018 3,248 5,172 Sheets Cold Rolled 57,714 214,883 59,433 141,549 Strip - Hot Rolled 1,015 4,387 619 1,559 Strip - Cold Rolled 5,521 30,138 5,688 23,257 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final February 2007. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.