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 March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 103,833 475,925 92,562 389,769 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,404 8,501 1,257 3,977 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 11,357 53,234 9,897 41,875 Wire Rods 2,531 11,716 2,252 10,129 Structural Shapes Heavy 257 1,490 250 1,233 Plates Cut Lengths 7,940 44,457 5,624 30,457 Plates In Coils 2,984 15,919 3,688 16,495 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,847 15,501 1,984 8,950 Bars - Light Shaped 419 2,054 450 2,241 Bars - Cold Finished 8,066 40,456 6,676 34,186 Oil Country Goods 9,718 19,359 3,101 7,247 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 18 128 (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 2,576 2,886 6,081 5,470 Line Pipe - Not Specified 4,352 3,597 5,186 5,197 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,384 100,371 13,071 84,270 Wire Drawn 3,764 23,298 2,771 17,255 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,470 4,670 880 2,546 Sheets Cold Rolled 26,141 107,628 26,735 103,944 Strip - Hot Rolled 540 2,574 166 689 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,067 18,084 2,493 13,609 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2006 Data March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 79,437 251,990 73,117 232,916 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,544 4,097 865 3,052 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,029 28,420 9,460 25,176 Wire Rods 2,119 5,565 1,732 4,565 Structural Shapes Heavy 163 492 51 182 Plates Cut Lengths 3,387 10,929 3,961 13,202 Plates In Coils 2,265 6,261 1,672 4,745 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,407 6,544 1,075 4,788 Bars - Light Shaped 659 1,795 472 1,361 Bars - Cold Finished 7,190 25,368 6,460 23,886 Oil Country Goods (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,708 54,431 8,660 50,844 Wire Drawn 3,870 16,101 2,865 12,899 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,758 3,222 1,346 2,244 Sheets Cold Rolled 31,549 74,658 31,842 75,129 Strip - Hot Rolled 253 758 251 746 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,538 13,348 2,404 10,098 -------------------------------------------------------------- March Cumulative to Date 2007 Final 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 288,982 1,285,650 225,286 728,110 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,297 15,158 3,250 10,786 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 29,742 133,634 26,482 71,965 Wire Rods 7,319 32,181 6,733 17,865 Structural Shapes Heavy 847 4,432 385 1,286 Plates Cut Lengths 20,209 107,740 10,759 37,127 Plates In Coils 11,665 54,859 5,981 16,403 Bars - Hot Rolled 8,212 40,527 4,186 18,738 Bars - Light Shaped 1,502 7,332 1,632 4,623 Bars - Cold Finished 22,357 111,812 19,587 72,303 Oil Country Goods 12,819 26,606 (-) (-) Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 18 128 (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 8,657 8,355 (-) (-) Line Pipe - Not Specified 9,538 8,794 (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 43,233 283,212 29,605 167,874 Wire Drawn 10,784 62,495 10,599 45,614 Sheets Hot Rolled 3,787 10,689 5,006 8,394 Sheets Cold Rolled 83,855 322,511 90,981 216,207 Strip - Hot Rolled 1,555 6,961 872 2,317 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,587 48,222 9,226 36,605 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final March 2007. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.