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 July 2007 June 2007 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 100,496 563,835 108,499 576,907 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,436 10,720 1,455 7,281 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,352 53,545 9,553 56,095 Wire Rods 2,526 14,183 1,904 10,809 Structural Shapes Heavy 173 1,077 367 2,334 Plates Cut Lengths 9,372 58,515 9,950 58,803 Plates In Coils 6,230 38,073 7,073 46,177 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,855 12,236 2,325 14,293 Bars - Light Shaped 466 3,254 546 2,719 Bars - Cold Finished 7,140 45,795 6,999 41,340 Oil Country Goods 4,103 9,911 9,726 32,971 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 3 24 5 6 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 14,097 118,040 12,654 96,888 Wire Drawn 3,509 27,287 3,210 23,056 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,107 4,587 943 2,415 Sheets Cold Rolled 29,718 141,071 32,422 156,395 Strip - Hot Rolled 157 332 75 382 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,758 21,318 3,155 18,431 -------------------------------------------------------------- June 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 115,299 617,797 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,455 7,281 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,930 65,977 Wire Rods 1,904 10,809 Structural Shapes Heavy 377 2,380 Plates Cut Lengths 10,158 59,785 Plates In Coils 8,571 55,162 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,685 15,090 Bars - Light Shaped 546 2,719 Bars - Cold Finished 7,308 43,350 Oil Country Goods 9,741 33,059 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 7 12 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 2,228 2,676 Line Pipe - Not Specified 3,908 3,834 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,067 99,840 Wire Drawn 3,335 23,884 Sheets Hot Rolled 964 2,450 Sheets Cold Rolled 34,854 170,361 Strip - Hot Rolled 74 378 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,185 18,750 -------------------------------------------------------------- July 2006 June 2006 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 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 July 2007 (CB-07-119)