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 November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 73,794 361,297 75,277 406,720 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,373 4,590 1,680 7,401 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,908 44,894 7,809 36,842 Wire Rods 1,610 6,797 1,690 8,072 Structural Shapes Heavy 118 757 128 853 Plates Cut Lengths 6,570 32,700 4,393 23,972 Plates In Coils 762 3,427 2,513 12,598 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,007 9,780 2,768 16,392 Bars - Light Shaped 674 3,338 319 1,692 Bars - Cold Finished 6,158 31,639 7,428 45,893 Oil Country Goods 3,268 15,146 3,798 17,906 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) 28 100 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 767 2,399 270 1,131 Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) 407 1,710 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,026 92,428 12,025 106,823 Wire Drawn 3,137 19,108 3,638 22,968 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,838 5,163 1,580 3,480 Sheets Cold Rolled 21,608 72,986 21,089 80,396 Strip - Hot Rolled 172 850 95 506 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,798 15,294 3,617 17,984 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2006 Data November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 94,272 408,069 97,711 413,291 Ingots And Steel For Castings 489 1,700 840 2,678 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,282 32,340 10,063 35,445 Wire Rods 2,737 10,165 2,366 8,611 Structural Shapes Heavy 333 1,601 352 1,867 Plates Cut Lengths 7,046 34,492 6,714 44,203 Plates In Coils 6,633 25,945 2,666 10,941 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,917 13,865 3,306 13,789 Bars - Light Shaped 587 2,551 804 3,138 Bars - Cold Finished 8,418 40,257 8,541 39,544 Oil Country Goods (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 15,329 90,593 12,988 74,067 Wire Drawn 3,628 19,691 4,167 21,181 Sheets Hot Rolled 3,174 8,579 5,485 9,528 Sheets Cold Rolled 32,119 108,686 35,880 131,342 Strip - Hot Rolled 403 1,769 289 1,254 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,175 15,834 3,249 15,703 -------------------------------------------------------------- November Cumulative to Date 2007 Final 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,029,833 5,187,564 947,496 3,411,679 Ingots And Steel For Castings 15,929 67,420 15,000 38,674 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 103,756 519,059 102,432 323,288 Wire Rods 23,868 116,251 23,289 69,411 Structural Shapes Heavy 2,656 16,027 2,428 9,819 Plates Cut Lengths 80,987 466,584 54,093 240,400 Plates In Coils 44,246 250,357 36,414 114,673 Bars - Hot Rolled 26,471 144,921 22,616 103,260 Bars - Light Shaped 5,079 26,684 9,024 29,207 Bars - Cold Finished 77,817 441,339 78,559 322,092 Oil Country Goods 63,934 197,676 (-) (-) Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 63 284 (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 24,398 29,411 (-) (-) Line Pipe - Not Specified 20,577 21,104 (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 147,581 1,110,659 128,036 732,012 Wire Drawn 39,260 254,721 40,360 187,850 Sheets Hot Rolled 18,062 43,477 27,940 45,636 Sheets Cold Rolled 297,648 1,275,625 368,711 1,037,713 Strip - Hot Rolled 2,738 11,482 3,088 9,749 Strip - Cold Rolled 34,762 194,485 35,507 147,893 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final November 2007. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.