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 November 2007 October 2007 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 73,723 356,249 74,203 389,677 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,373 4,590 1,680 7,401 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,792 44,324 7,654 35,953 Wire Rods 1,610 6,797 1,690 8,072 Structural Shapes Heavy 118 757 104 670 Plates Cut Lengths 6,227 30,028 4,331 23,549 Plates In Coils 762 3,427 2,475 12,432 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,988 9,625 2,751 16,234 Bars - Light Shaped 674 3,338 302 1,552 Bars - Cold Finished 6,119 31,424 7,427 45,871 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 2,092 3,868 270 1,131 Line Pipe - Not Specified 64 65 407 1,710 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,754 91,037 11,467 93,448 Wire Drawn 3,137 19,108 3,566 22,475 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,838 5,163 1,534 3,342 Sheets Cold Rolled 20,941 71,411 21,066 79,812 Strip - Hot Rolled 170 845 95 506 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,798 15,294 3,558 17,511 -------------------------------------------------------------- October 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 75,277 406,720 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,680 7,401 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,809 36,842 Wire Rods 1,690 8,072 Structural Shapes Heavy 128 853 Plates Cut Lengths 4,393 23,972 Plates In Coils 2,513 12,598 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,768 16,392 Bars - Light Shaped 319 1,692 Bars - Cold Finished 7,428 45,893 Oil Country Goods 3,798 17,906 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 28 100 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 270 1,131 Line Pipe - Not Specified 407 1,710 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,025 106,823 Wire Drawn 3,638 22,968 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,580 3,480 Sheets Cold Rolled 21,089 80,396 Strip - Hot Rolled 95 506 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,617 17,984 -------------------------------------------------------------- November 2006 October 2006 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 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 Janet Freas (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary November 2007 (CB-07-185)