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 April 2008 March 2008 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 91,115 448,354 87,705 429,176 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,102 6,953 1,437 5,612 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,671 39,522 9,212 41,328 Wire Rods 2,763 12,043 1,842 8,567 Structural Shapes Heavy 166 1,014 103 484 Plates Cut Lengths 4,497 23,787 5,183 26,094 Plates In Coils 2,175 10,194 1,437 6,793 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,761 15,504 3,590 17,755 Bars - Light Shaped 575 3,013 710 4,243 Bars - Cold Finished 7,777 46,069 6,681 39,641 Oil Country Goods 2,428 9,967 2,125 7,771 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 6 81 1 9 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 625 2,582 866 1,089 Line Pipe - Not Specified 90 586 14 89 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,603 91,608 11,156 95,158 Wire Drawn 3,675 22,378 3,186 20,770 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,692 5,440 4,155 9,790 Sheets Cold Rolled 35,135 141,295 32,639 127,043 Strip - Hot Rolled 156 728 267 1,359 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,218 15,591 3,103 15,582 -------------------------------------------------------------- March 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 88,480 435,597 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,471 5,726 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,212 41,328 Wire Rods 1,853 8,595 Structural Shapes Heavy 103 484 Plates Cut Lengths 6,007 29,240 Plates In Coils 1,437 6,793 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,597 17,793 Bars - Light Shaped 710 4,243 Bars - Cold Finished 6,847 40,729 Oil Country Goods 2,182 7,904 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 1 9 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 35 188 Line Pipe - Not Specified 14 89 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,281 95,987 Wire Drawn 3,215 21,057 Sheets Hot Rolled 4,220 10,007 Sheets Cold Rolled 32,751 127,505 Strip - Hot Rolled 394 1,955 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,151 15,965 -------------------------------------------------------------- April 2007 March 2007 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 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 April 2008 (CB-08-81)