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 April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 91,279 449,007 88,480 435,597 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,102 6,953 1,471 5,726 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,671 39,522 9,212 41,328 Wire Rods 2,763 12,043 1,853 8,595 Structural Shapes Heavy 166 1,014 103 484 Plates Cut Lengths 4,497 23,787 6,007 29,240 Plates In Coils 2,175 10,194 1,437 6,793 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,761 15,504 3,597 17,793 Bars - Light Shaped 575 3,013 710 4,243 Bars - Cold Finished 7,777 46,069 6,847 40,729 Oil Country Goods 2,428 9,967 2,182 7,904 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 25 163 1 9 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 625 2,582 35 188 Line Pipe - Not Specified 90 586 14 89 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,603 91,608 11,281 95,987 Wire Drawn 3,675 22,378 3,215 21,057 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,813 5,898 4,220 10,007 Sheets Cold Rolled 35,160 141,408 32,751 127,505 Strip - Hot Rolled 156 728 394 1,955 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,218 15,591 3,151 15,965 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 96,022 471,030 103,833 475,925 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,878 8,349 2,404 8,501 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,698 43,005 11,357 53,234 Wire Rods 2,137 9,883 2,531 11,716 Structural Shapes Heavy 164 849 257 1,490 Plates Cut Lengths 5,574 31,076 7,940 44,457 Plates In Coils 3,475 19,629 2,984 15,919 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,848 13,868 2,847 15,501 Bars - Light Shaped 381 2,015 419 2,054 Bars - Cold Finished 6,915 38,747 8,066 40,456 Oil Country Goods 8,288 23,965 9,718 19,359 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) 18 128 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 3,087 3,480 2,576 2,886 Line Pipe - Not Specified 2,465 2,413 4,352 3,597 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,920 100,675 13,384 100,371 Wire Drawn 3,610 23,073 3,764 23,298 Sheets Hot Rolled 992 2,509 1,470 4,670 Sheets Cold Rolled 28,017 125,450 26,141 107,628 Strip - Hot Rolled 237 821 540 2,574 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,337 21,223 3,067 18,084 -------------------------------------------------------------- April Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 349,046 1,694,549 385,004 1,756,680 Ingots And Steel For Castings 6,590 23,880 6,175 23,508 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 37,805 172,194 38,440 176,640 Wire Rods 8,364 37,326 9,455 42,064 Structural Shapes Heavy 551 2,883 1,011 5,281 Plates Cut Lengths 21,037 104,532 25,782 138,815 Plates In Coils 7,451 34,611 15,140 74,488 Bars - Hot Rolled 11,299 61,045 11,061 54,395 Bars - Light Shaped 2,424 13,849 1,884 9,347 Bars - Cold Finished 27,587 157,588 29,272 150,559 Oil Country Goods 10,882 43,349 21,107 50,571 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 29 181 18 128 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 1,610 5,988 11,744 11,836 Line Pipe - Not Specified 104 675 12,003 11,207 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 42,419 346,220 57,153 383,888 Wire Drawn 13,001 81,499 14,393 85,568 Sheets Hot Rolled 10,459 22,939 4,779 13,197 Sheets Cold Rolled 132,861 508,931 111,872 447,962 Strip - Hot Rolled 896 4,366 1,792 7,782 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,677 72,490 11,925 69,445 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final April 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.