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 March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 88,480 435,597 86,742 406,436 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,471 5,726 966 3,753 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,212 41,328 11,165 48,899 Wire Rods 1,853 8,595 1,783 7,782 Structural Shapes Heavy 103 484 189 926 Plates Cut Lengths 6,007 29,240 5,466 25,338 Plates In Coils 1,437 6,793 3,037 13,013 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,597 17,793 2,531 13,953 Bars - Light Shaped 710 4,243 600 3,906 Bars - Cold Finished 6,847 40,729 7,033 38,382 Oil Country Goods 2,182 7,904 2,440 11,453 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 1 9 2 6 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 35 188 416 1,875 Line Pipe - Not Specified 14 89 (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,281 95,987 8,676 70,183 Wire Drawn 3,215 21,057 3,058 18,788 Sheets Hot Rolled 4,220 10,007 2,044 4,533 Sheets Cold Rolled 32,751 127,505 33,553 124,915 Strip - Hot Rolled 394 1,955 162 805 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,151 15,965 3,620 17,926 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 103,833 475,925 92,562 389,769 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,404 8,501 1,257 3,977 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 11,357 53,234 9,897 41,875 Wire Rods 2,531 11,716 2,252 10,129 Structural Shapes Heavy 257 1,490 250 1,233 Plates Cut Lengths 7,940 44,457 5,624 30,457 Plates In Coils 2,984 15,919 3,688 16,495 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,847 15,501 1,984 8,950 Bars - Light Shaped 419 2,054 450 2,241 Bars - Cold Finished 8,066 40,456 6,676 34,186 Oil Country Goods 9,718 19,359 3,101 7,247 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 18 128 (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 2,576 2,886 6,081 5,470 Line Pipe - Not Specified 4,352 3,597 5,186 5,197 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,384 100,371 13,071 84,270 Wire Drawn 3,764 23,298 2,771 17,255 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,470 4,670 880 2,546 Sheets Cold Rolled 26,141 107,628 26,735 103,944 Strip - Hot Rolled 540 2,574 166 689 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,067 18,084 2,493 13,609 -------------------------------------------------------------- March Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 257,766 1,245,542 288,982 1,285,650 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,488 16,928 4,297 15,158 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 29,134 132,672 29,742 133,634 Wire Rods 5,601 25,283 7,319 32,181 Structural Shapes Heavy 385 1,869 847 4,432 Plates Cut Lengths 16,540 80,745 20,209 107,740 Plates In Coils 5,277 24,417 11,665 54,859 Bars - Hot Rolled 8,538 45,541 8,212 40,527 Bars - Light Shaped 1,849 10,837 1,502 7,332 Bars - Cold Finished 19,810 111,519 22,357 111,812 Oil Country Goods 8,453 33,382 12,819 26,606 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 4 18 18 128 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 985 3,406 8,657 8,355 Line Pipe - Not Specified 14 89 9,538 8,794 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 30,816 254,612 43,233 283,212 Wire Drawn 9,327 59,121 10,784 62,495 Sheets Hot Rolled 7,646 17,041 3,787 10,689 Sheets Cold Rolled 97,702 367,523 83,855 322,511 Strip - Hot Rolled 741 3,638 1,555 6,961 Strip - Cold Rolled 10,458 56,899 8,587 48,222 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final March 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.