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 October 2007 September 2007 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 74,203 389,677 73,158 382,651 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,680 7,401 155 451 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,654 35,953 7,357 34,462 Wire Rods 1,690 8,072 2,051 10,873 Structural Shapes Heavy 104 670 156 992 Plates Cut Lengths 4,331 23,549 6,225 37,089 Plates In Coils 2,475 12,432 2,852 14,347 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,751 16,234 1,167 7,108 Bars - Light Shaped 302 1,552 284 1,567 Bars - Cold Finished 7,427 45,871 5,643 34,052 Oil Country Goods 3,798 17,906 3,280 7,873 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 28 100 6 14 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 270 1,131 923 1,194 Line Pipe - Not Specified 407 1,710 948 1,130 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,467 93,448 10,832 92,575 Wire Drawn 3,566 22,475 3,070 20,276 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,534 3,342 2,299 4,986 Sheets Cold Rolled 21,066 79,812 22,590 98,061 Strip - Hot Rolled 95 506 235 759 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,558 17,511 3,084 14,842 -------------------------------------------------------------- September 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 76,037 396,940 Ingots And Steel For Castings 155 451 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,647 36,653 Wire Rods 2,089 10,959 Structural Shapes Heavy 156 992 Plates Cut Lengths 6,335 37,608 Plates In Coils 3,062 15,240 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,185 7,193 Bars - Light Shaped 284 1,567 Bars - Cold Finished 5,757 34,767 Oil Country Goods 4,090 13,758 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 6 14 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 820 1,098 Line Pipe - Not Specified 16 163 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,871 95,514 Wire Drawn 3,112 20,686 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,299 4,986 Sheets Cold Rolled 22,667 98,574 Strip - Hot Rolled 235 759 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,251 15,961 -------------------------------------------------------------- October 2006 September 2006 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 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 Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary October 2007 (CB-07-162)