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 April 2007 March 2007 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 93,971 460,623 102,392 469,216 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,878 8,349 2,404 8,501 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,185 39,430 10,598 49,013 Wire Rods 2,137 9,883 2,502 11,597 Structural Shapes Heavy 164 849 257 1,490 Plates Cut Lengths 5,459 30,651 7,935 44,429 Plates In Coils 3,415 19,330 2,984 15,919 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,659 13,575 2,847 15,501 Bars - Light Shaped 381 2,015 419 2,054 Bars - Cold Finished 6,855 38,445 8,027 40,269 Oil Country Goods 8,288 23,965 9,718 19,359 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) 18 128 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 3,087 3,480 2,313 2,710 Line Pipe - Not Specified 2,135 2,093 4,150 3,458 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,699 98,267 13,350 99,724 Wire Drawn 3,584 22,952 3,693 22,833 Sheets Hot Rolled 990 2,506 1,470 4,670 Sheets Cold Rolled 27,541 123,173 26,133 107,141 Strip - Hot Rolled 237 821 540 2,574 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,278 20,838 3,033 17,844 -------------------------------------------------------------- March 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 103,833 475,925 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,404 8,501 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 11,357 53,234 Wire Rods 2,531 11,716 Structural Shapes Heavy 257 1,490 Plates Cut Lengths 7,940 44,457 Plates In Coils 2,984 15,919 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,847 15,501 Bars - Light Shaped 419 2,054 Bars - Cold Finished 8,066 40,456 Oil Country Goods 9,718 19,359 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 18 128 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 2,576 2,886 Line Pipe - Not Specified 4,352 3,597 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,384 100,371 Wire Drawn 3,764 23,298 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,470 4,670 Sheets Cold Rolled 26,141 107,628 Strip - Hot Rolled 540 2,574 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,067 18,084 -------------------------------------------------------------- April 2006 March 2006 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 76,737 255,734 79,437 251,990 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,759 5,390 1,544 4,097 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,273 25,347 10,029 28,420 Wire Rods 2,106 5,541 2,119 5,565 Structural Shapes Heavy 284 1,085 163 492 Plates Cut Lengths 3,344 12,266 3,387 10,929 Plates In Coils 1,986 5,999 2,265 6,261 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,501 7,138 1,407 6,544 Bars - Light Shaped 888 2,206 659 1,795 Bars - Cold Finished 7,043 28,088 7,190 25,368 Oil Country Goods (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,687 62,430 9,708 54,431 Wire Drawn 3,437 15,209 3,870 16,101 Sheets Hot Rolled 565 878 1,758 3,222 Sheets Cold Rolled 29,697 71,535 31,549 74,658 Strip - Hot Rolled 254 557 253 758 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,912 12,062 3,538 13,348 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 April 2007 (CB-07-72)