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 June 2007 May 2007 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 108,499 576,907 104,907 535,362 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,455 7,281 1,230 5,460 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,553 56,095 9,879 54,679 Wire Rods 1,904 10,809 2,448 12,348 Structural Shapes Heavy 367 2,334 390 2,559 Plates Cut Lengths 9,950 58,803 7,868 46,712 Plates In Coils 7,073 46,177 3,917 23,228 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,325 14,293 2,909 17,290 Bars - Light Shaped 546 2,719 520 2,812 Bars - Cold Finished 6,999 41,340 7,023 40,087 Oil Country Goods 9,726 32,971 8,803 31,507 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 5 6 2 5 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 2,228 2,676 5,152 5,385 Line Pipe - Not Specified 3,908 3,834 879 685 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,654 96,888 13,002 91,669 Wire Drawn 3,210 23,056 4,196 27,340 Sheets Hot Rolled 943 2,415 1,671 3,157 Sheets Cold Rolled 32,422 156,395 32,115 153,600 Strip - Hot Rolled 75 382 142 545 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,155 18,431 2,761 16,294 -------------------------------------------------------------- May 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 107,690 542,252 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,230 5,460 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,028 55,886 Wire Rods 2,504 12,506 Structural Shapes Heavy 390 2,559 Plates Cut Lengths 8,582 48,167 Plates In Coils 3,917 23,228 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,950 17,383 Bars - Light Shaped 520 2,812 Bars - Cold Finished 7,107 40,613 Oil Country Goods 10,084 32,684 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 2 5 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 5,152 5,385 Line Pipe - Not Specified 879 685 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,164 93,157 Wire Drawn 4,200 27,394 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,671 3,157 Sheets Cold Rolled 32,390 154,243 Strip - Hot Rolled 142 545 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,777 16,380 -------------------------------------------------------------- June 2006 May 2006 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 88,145 297,070 92,203 293,697 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,714 3,942 2,318 4,318 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,259 31,101 10,986 31,436 Wire Rods 1,766 4,875 1,813 5,149 Structural Shapes Heavy 108 329 281 962 Plates Cut Lengths 5,337 19,375 4,612 16,929 Plates In Coils 5,696 14,644 3,831 10,284 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,804 8,795 1,953 9,254 Bars - Light Shaped 736 2,083 937 2,683 Bars - Cold Finished 7,882 30,270 6,823 25,882 Oil Country Goods (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,752 59,875 12,834 63,772 Wire Drawn 3,684 16,484 3,984 17,815 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,683 2,535 1,390 2,316 Sheets Cold Rolled 32,796 86,476 36,879 90,320 Strip - Hot Rolled 163 444 120 207 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,765 15,841 3,442 12,370 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 June 2007 (CB-07-103)