Exhibit 1b: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Stainless Steel Products: (Census Basis) Not Seasonally Adjusted Quantity in metric tons/ value in thousands of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding February 2007 January 2007 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 88,224 384,086 85,190 389,980 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,257 3,977 627 2,579 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,862 41,818 7,863 35,616 Wire Rods 2,252 10,129 2,481 10,146 Structural Shapes Heavy 244 1,211 337 1,691 Plates Cut Lengths 5,592 30,304 6,131 30,749 Plates In Coils 3,688 16,495 4,385 19,785 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,664 8,404 2,924 14,374 Bars - Light Shaped 450 2,241 598 3,851 Bars - Cold Finished 6,676 34,186 7,225 35,033 Oil Country Goods 3,095 7,175 (-) (-) Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 5,337 4,826 (-) (-) Line Pipe - Not Specified 2,492 3,199 (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,609 82,189 14,534 89,712 Wire Drawn 2,770 17,247 4,110 21,208 Sheets Hot Rolled 871 2,539 1,437 3,472 Sheets Cold Rolled 26,735 103,944 28,831 102,333 Strip - Hot Rolled 166 689 842 3,680 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,466 13,513 2,864 15,752 -------------------------------------------------------------- January 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 92,586 419,955 Ingots And Steel For Castings 636 2,680 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,488 38,526 Wire Rods 2,535 10,336 Structural Shapes Heavy 341 1,709 Plates Cut Lengths 6,644 32,826 Plates In Coils 4,992 22,445 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,381 16,076 Bars - Light Shaped 633 3,037 Bars - Cold Finished 7,615 37,170 Oil Country Goods (-) (-) Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet (-) (-) Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 16,778 98,571 Wire Drawn 4,249 21,942 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,437 3,472 Sheets Cold Rolled 30,979 110,940 Strip - Hot Rolled 849 3,698 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,028 16,529 -------------------------------------------------------------- February 2006 January 2006 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 NOTE: See the cover report specifically explaining the current month's preliminary steel imports trade data or www.census.gov/foreign-trade/Press-Release/steel_index.html. CONTACT: For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary February 2007 (CB-07-43)