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 January 2008 December 2007 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 81,462 400,943 71,031 345,876 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,051 7,448 1,542 6,307 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,757 42,446 7,876 35,111 Wire Rods 1,965 8,906 1,631 7,410 Structural Shapes Heavy 92 460 66 484 Plates Cut Lengths 4,763 25,333 5,281 30,531 Plates In Coils 803 4,612 721 3,370 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,410 13,795 2,621 15,208 Bars - Light Shaped 539 2,688 495 2,517 Bars - Cold Finished 5,926 32,393 6,642 38,510 Oil Country Goods 3,081 12,966 3,245 16,053 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 1 3 60 150 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 515 1,204 386 651 Line Pipe - Not Specified 77 55 49 154 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,859 88,442 9,486 71,128 Wire Drawn 3,054 19,276 2,941 17,912 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,362 2,417 1,959 3,387 Sheets Cold Rolled 31,398 115,103 23,217 82,188 Strip - Hot Rolled 185 878 82 440 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,623 22,520 2,731 14,368 -------------------------------------------------------------- December 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 73,415 351,236 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,542 6,307 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,924 35,346 Wire Rods 1,631 7,410 Structural Shapes Heavy 66 484 Plates Cut Lengths 5,292 30,616 Plates In Coils 721 3,370 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,640 15,596 Bars - Light Shaped 495 2,517 Bars - Cold Finished 6,673 38,700 Oil Country Goods 3,245 16,053 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 60 150 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 1,194 1,669 Line Pipe - Not Specified 49 154 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,495 71,188 Wire Drawn 2,942 17,924 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,059 3,591 Sheets Cold Rolled 24,426 84,666 Strip - Hot Rolled 82 440 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,879 15,057 -------------------------------------------------------------- January 2007 December 2006 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 92,586 419,955 89,301 396,117 Ingots And Steel For Castings 636 2,680 1,799 5,726 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,488 38,526 10,849 43,179 Wire Rods 2,535 10,336 2,897 11,393 Structural Shapes Heavy 341 1,709 390 1,643 Plates Cut Lengths 6,644 32,826 6,626 29,887 Plates In Coils 4,992 22,445 4,950 23,152 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,381 16,076 3,530 14,395 Bars - Light Shaped 633 3,037 731 3,223 Bars - Cold Finished 7,615 37,170 6,971 34,938 Oil Country Goods 0 0 0 0 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 0 0 0 0 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 0 0 0 0 Line Pipe - Not Specified 0 0 0 0 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 16,778 98,571 13,976 88,728 Wire Drawn 4,249 21,942 3,928 21,148 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,437 3,472 1,231 2,342 Sheets Cold Rolled 30,979 110,940 28,131 100,010 Strip - Hot Rolled 849 3,698 431 2,242 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,028 16,529 2,860 14,113 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 January 2008 (CB-08-34)