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 December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 73,415 351,236 73,794 361,297 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,542 6,307 1,373 4,590 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,924 35,346 9,908 44,894 Wire Rods 1,631 7,410 1,610 6,797 Structural Shapes Heavy 66 484 118 757 Plates Cut Lengths 5,292 30,616 6,570 32,700 Plates In Coils 721 3,370 762 3,427 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,640 15,596 2,007 9,780 Bars - Light Shaped 495 2,517 674 3,338 Bars - Cold Finished 6,673 38,700 6,158 31,639 Oil Country Goods 3,245 16,053 3,268 15,146 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 60 150 (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 1,194 1,669 767 2,399 Line Pipe - Not Specified 49 154 (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,495 71,188 11,026 92,428 Wire Drawn 2,942 17,924 3,137 19,108 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,059 3,591 1,838 5,163 Sheets Cold Rolled 24,426 84,666 21,608 72,986 Strip - Hot Rolled 82 440 172 850 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,879 15,057 2,798 15,294 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2006 Data December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 89,301 396,117 94,272 408,069 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,799 5,726 489 1,700 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,849 43,179 7,282 32,340 Wire Rods 2,897 11,393 2,737 10,165 Structural Shapes Heavy 390 1,643 333 1,601 Plates Cut Lengths 6,626 29,887 7,046 34,492 Plates In Coils 4,950 23,152 6,633 25,945 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,530 14,395 2,917 13,865 Bars - Light Shaped 731 3,223 587 2,551 Bars - Cold Finished 6,971 34,938 8,418 40,257 Oil Country Goods (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,976 88,728 15,329 90,593 Wire Drawn 3,928 21,148 3,628 19,691 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,231 2,342 3,174 8,579 Sheets Cold Rolled 28,131 100,010 32,119 108,686 Strip - Hot Rolled 431 2,242 403 1,769 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,860 14,113 3,175 15,834 -------------------------------------------------------------- December Cumulative to Date 2007 Final 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,103,248 5,538,800 1,036,797 3,807,796 Ingots And Steel For Castings 17,471 73,727 16,799 44,400 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 111,680 554,404 113,282 366,467 Wire Rods 25,499 123,661 26,185 80,804 Structural Shapes Heavy 2,723 16,510 2,819 11,461 Plates Cut Lengths 86,279 497,200 60,719 270,287 Plates In Coils 44,966 253,727 41,364 137,825 Bars - Hot Rolled 29,112 160,517 26,146 117,655 Bars - Light Shaped 5,574 29,201 9,754 32,430 Bars - Cold Finished 84,490 480,039 85,530 357,030 Oil Country Goods 67,180 213,729 (-) (-) Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 122 434 (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 25,591 31,079 (-) (-) Line Pipe - Not Specified 20,626 21,258 (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 157,077 1,181,847 142,012 820,740 Wire Drawn 42,202 272,644 44,288 208,998 Sheets Hot Rolled 20,121 47,068 29,171 47,978 Sheets Cold Rolled 322,074 1,360,290 396,842 1,137,724 Strip - Hot Rolled 2,820 11,922 3,519 11,991 Strip - Cold Rolled 37,641 209,542 38,367 162,006 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.