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 July June Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 100,690 565,076 115,299 617,797 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,436 10,720 1,455 7,281 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,352 53,545 10,930 65,977 Wire Rods 2,526 14,183 1,904 10,809 Structural Shapes Heavy 173 1,077 377 2,380 Plates Cut Lengths 9,508 59,437 10,158 59,785 Plates In Coils 6,287 38,368 8,571 55,162 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,855 12,236 2,685 15,090 Bars - Light Shaped 466 3,254 546 2,719 Bars - Cold Finished 7,140 45,795 7,308 43,350 Oil Country Goods 4,103 9,911 9,741 33,059 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 3 24 7 12 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 1,567 2,048 2,228 2,676 Line Pipe - Not Specified 1,925 1,818 3,908 3,834 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 14,099 118,065 13,067 99,840 Wire Drawn 3,509 27,287 3,335 23,884 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,107 4,587 964 2,450 Sheets Cold Rolled 29,718 141,071 34,854 170,361 Strip - Hot Rolled 157 332 74 378 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,758 21,318 3,185 18,750 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2006 Data July June Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 94,719 340,864 88,145 297,070 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,678 4,579 1,714 3,942 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,844 31,943 10,259 31,101 Wire Rods 2,321 6,326 1,766 4,875 Structural Shapes Heavy 165 634 108 329 Plates Cut Lengths 5,602 22,994 5,337 19,375 Plates In Coils 3,712 11,084 5,696 14,644 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,155 10,078 1,804 8,795 Bars - Light Shaped 995 3,323 736 2,083 Bars - Cold Finished 7,924 32,124 7,882 30,270 Oil Country Goods (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,894 72,253 10,752 59,875 Wire Drawn 3,638 16,817 3,684 16,484 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,585 2,477 1,683 2,535 Sheets Cold Rolled 39,147 112,969 32,796 86,476 Strip - Hot Rolled 159 448 163 444 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,900 12,816 3,765 15,841 -------------------------------------------------------------- July Cumulative to Date 2007 Final 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 708,683 3,481,805 577,091 1,915,473 Ingots And Steel For Castings 11,296 46,968 11,719 29,015 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 68,751 352,048 67,844 191,792 Wire Rods 16,389 79,563 14,739 39,756 Structural Shapes Heavy 1,952 11,299 1,223 4,296 Plates Cut Lengths 54,029 306,205 29,654 108,692 Plates In Coils 33,915 191,246 21,206 58,415 Bars - Hot Rolled 18,551 99,103 11,599 54,004 Bars - Light Shaped 3,416 18,132 5,189 14,919 Bars - Cold Finished 50,828 280,317 49,259 188,667 Oil Country Goods 45,035 126,225 (-) (-) Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 29 170 (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 20,691 21,944 (-) (-) Line Pipe - Not Specified 18,715 17,543 (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 97,483 694,949 75,773 426,205 Wire Drawn 25,438 164,134 25,342 111,939 Sheets Hot Rolled 9,521 23,392 10,229 16,600 Sheets Cold Rolled 208,833 913,637 229,500 577,507 Strip - Hot Rolled 2,165 9,037 1,569 3,973 Strip - Cold Rolled 21,646 125,893 22,244 89,694 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final July 2007. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.