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 August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 96,042 540,803 100,690 565,076 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,425 8,009 2,436 10,720 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,642 48,623 9,352 53,545 Wire Rods 2,089 10,862 2,526 14,183 Structural Shapes Heavy 302 2,126 173 1,077 Plates Cut Lengths 9,660 66,099 9,508 59,437 Plates In Coils 3,994 27,847 6,287 38,368 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,960 12,452 1,855 12,236 Bars - Light Shaped 386 1,955 466 3,254 Bars - Cold Finished 7,645 48,723 7,140 45,795 Oil Country Goods 7,743 24,641 4,103 9,911 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) 3 24 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 1,850 2,838 1,567 2,048 Line Pipe - Not Specified 1,439 1,688 1,925 1,818 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 14,176 120,945 14,099 118,065 Wire Drawn 3,935 27,826 3,509 27,287 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,824 6,456 2,107 4,587 Sheets Cold Rolled 23,450 110,032 29,718 141,071 Strip - Hot Rolled 71 330 157 332 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,450 19,353 3,758 21,318 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2006 Data August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 101,849 381,679 94,719 340,864 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,631 4,278 1,678 4,579 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,062 34,855 10,844 31,943 Wire Rods 1,747 4,994 2,321 6,326 Structural Shapes Heavy 237 919 165 634 Plates Cut Lengths 6,216 29,856 5,602 22,994 Plates In Coils 4,292 13,804 3,712 11,084 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,500 12,717 2,155 10,078 Bars - Light Shaped 1,401 5,110 995 3,323 Bars - Cold Finished 7,309 31,419 7,924 32,124 Oil Country Goods (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,105 82,814 11,894 72,253 Wire Drawn 3,804 18,047 3,638 16,817 Sheets Hot Rolled 5,914 7,050 1,585 2,477 Sheets Cold Rolled 40,174 118,583 39,147 112,969 Strip - Hot Rolled 514 1,810 159 448 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,944 15,423 2,900 12,816 -------------------------------------------------------------- August Cumulative to Date 2007 Final 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 804,725 4,022,609 678,940 2,297,152 Ingots And Steel For Castings 12,721 54,978 13,350 33,293 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 78,392 400,670 76,906 226,646 Wire Rods 18,478 90,424 16,486 44,750 Structural Shapes Heavy 2,254 13,425 1,459 5,215 Plates Cut Lengths 63,690 372,304 35,870 138,548 Plates In Coils 37,909 219,093 25,498 72,218 Bars - Hot Rolled 20,511 111,556 14,099 66,721 Bars - Light Shaped 3,802 20,087 6,591 20,028 Bars - Cold Finished 58,474 329,040 56,568 220,086 Oil Country Goods 52,778 150,865 (-) (-) Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 29 170 (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 22,541 24,782 (-) (-) Line Pipe - Not Specified 20,154 19,231 (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 111,659 815,894 88,878 509,020 Wire Drawn 29,372 191,960 29,146 129,986 Sheets Hot Rolled 12,345 29,848 16,144 23,650 Sheets Cold Rolled 232,283 1,023,669 269,674 696,091 Strip - Hot Rolled 2,236 9,367 2,083 5,784 Strip - Cold Rolled 25,096 145,246 26,188 105,117 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final August 2007. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Janet Freas (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.