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 2008 Data February January Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 86,742 406,436 82,545 403,508 Ingots And Steel For Castings 966 3,753 2,051 7,448 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 11,165 48,899 8,757 42,446 Wire Rods 1,783 7,782 1,965 8,906 Structural Shapes Heavy 189 926 92 460 Plates Cut Lengths 5,466 25,338 5,067 26,167 Plates In Coils 3,037 13,013 803 4,612 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,531 13,953 2,410 13,795 Bars - Light Shaped 600 3,906 539 2,688 Bars - Cold Finished 7,033 38,382 5,929 32,409 Oil Country Goods 2,440 11,453 3,831 14,025 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 2 6 1 3 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 416 1,875 533 1,343 Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,676 70,183 10,859 88,442 Wire Drawn 3,058 18,788 3,054 19,276 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,044 4,533 1,381 2,501 Sheets Cold Rolled 33,553 124,915 31,398 115,103 Strip - Hot Rolled 162 805 185 878 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,620 17,926 3,687 23,008 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data February January Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 92,562 389,769 92,586 419,955 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,257 3,977 636 2,680 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,897 41,875 8,488 38,526 Wire Rods 2,252 10,129 2,535 10,336 Structural Shapes Heavy 250 1,233 341 1,709 Plates Cut Lengths 5,624 30,457 6,644 32,826 Plates In Coils 3,688 16,495 4,992 22,445 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,984 8,950 3,381 16,076 Bars - Light Shaped 450 2,241 633 3,037 Bars - Cold Finished 6,676 34,186 7,615 37,170 Oil Country Goods 3,101 7,247 (-) (-) Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 6,081 5,470 (-) (-) Line Pipe - Not Specified 5,186 5,197 (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,071 84,270 16,778 98,571 Wire Drawn 2,771 17,255 4,249 21,942 Sheets Hot Rolled 880 2,546 1,437 3,472 Sheets Cold Rolled 26,735 103,944 30,979 110,940 Strip - Hot Rolled 166 689 849 3,698 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,493 13,609 3,028 16,529 -------------------------------------------------------------- February Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 169,286 809,945 185,149 809,725 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,017 11,201 1,893 6,657 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 19,922 91,344 18,385 80,400 Wire Rods 3,748 16,689 4,787 20,465 Structural Shapes Heavy 281 1,385 590 2,942 Plates Cut Lengths 10,533 51,505 12,269 63,283 Plates In Coils 3,840 17,624 8,680 38,940 Bars - Hot Rolled 4,941 27,748 5,365 25,025 Bars - Light Shaped 1,139 6,593 1,083 5,278 Bars - Cold Finished 12,963 70,791 14,292 71,356 Oil Country Goods 6,271 25,478 3,101 7,247 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 4 9 (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 950 3,218 6,081 5,470 Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) 5,186 5,197 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 19,535 158,625 29,849 182,841 Wire Drawn 6,112 38,064 7,020 39,197 Sheets Hot Rolled 3,426 7,034 2,317 6,018 Sheets Cold Rolled 64,951 240,018 57,714 214,883 Strip - Hot Rolled 347 1,684 1,015 4,387 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,307 40,934 5,521 30,138 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final February 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.