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 October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 75,277 406,720 76,037 396,940 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,680 7,401 155 451 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,809 36,842 7,647 36,653 Wire Rods 1,690 8,072 2,089 10,959 Structural Shapes Heavy 128 853 156 992 Plates Cut Lengths 4,393 23,972 6,335 37,608 Plates In Coils 2,513 12,598 3,062 15,240 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,768 16,392 1,185 7,193 Bars - Light Shaped 319 1,692 284 1,567 Bars - Cold Finished 7,428 45,893 5,757 34,767 Oil Country Goods 3,798 17,906 4,090 13,758 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 28 100 6 14 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 270 1,131 820 1,098 Line Pipe - Not Specified 407 1,710 16 163 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,025 106,823 12,871 95,514 Wire Drawn 3,638 22,968 3,112 20,686 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,580 3,480 2,299 4,986 Sheets Cold Rolled 21,089 80,396 22,667 98,574 Strip - Hot Rolled 95 506 235 759 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,617 17,984 3,251 15,961 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2006 Data October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 97,711 413,291 76,573 293,166 Ingots And Steel For Castings 840 2,678 321 1,003 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,063 35,445 8,180 28,856 Wire Rods 2,366 8,611 1,700 5,886 Structural Shapes Heavy 352 1,867 284 1,136 Plates Cut Lengths 6,714 44,203 4,463 23,157 Plates In Coils 2,666 10,941 1,617 5,569 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,306 13,789 2,293 8,885 Bars - Light Shaped 804 3,138 1,042 3,490 Bars - Cold Finished 8,541 39,544 5,033 22,205 Oil Country Goods (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,988 74,067 10,840 58,333 Wire Drawn 4,167 21,181 3,418 16,993 Sheets Hot Rolled 5,485 9,528 3,137 3,879 Sheets Cold Rolled 35,880 131,342 31,037 101,594 Strip - Hot Rolled 289 1,254 312 942 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,249 15,703 2,895 11,239 -------------------------------------------------------------- October Cumulative to Date 2007 Final 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 956,039 4,826,268 853,224 3,003,610 Ingots And Steel For Castings 14,556 62,829 14,511 36,974 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 93,848 474,165 95,150 290,948 Wire Rods 22,258 109,455 20,552 59,247 Structural Shapes Heavy 2,539 15,269 2,095 8,218 Plates Cut Lengths 74,417 433,884 47,047 205,908 Plates In Coils 43,484 246,930 29,780 88,728 Bars - Hot Rolled 24,464 135,140 19,699 89,395 Bars - Light Shaped 4,405 23,346 8,437 26,657 Bars - Cold Finished 71,659 409,700 70,142 281,835 Oil Country Goods 60,666 182,529 (-) (-) Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 63 284 (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 23,630 27,011 (-) (-) Line Pipe - Not Specified 20,577 21,104 (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 136,555 1,018,231 112,707 641,419 Wire Drawn 36,123 235,613 36,731 168,159 Sheets Hot Rolled 16,224 38,314 24,766 37,057 Sheets Cold Rolled 276,040 1,202,639 336,592 929,027 Strip - Hot Rolled 2,567 10,632 2,684 7,980 Strip - Cold Rolled 31,964 179,191 32,331 132,059 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final October 2007. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.