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 May April Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 91,099 464,748 91,279 449,007 Ingots And Steel For Castings 843 3,315 2,102 6,953 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,327 38,502 8,671 39,522 Wire Rods 2,125 10,023 2,763 12,043 Structural Shapes Heavy 261 1,454 166 1,014 Plates Cut Lengths 6,086 31,059 4,497 23,787 Plates In Coils 2,737 12,880 2,175 10,194 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,816 17,724 2,761 15,504 Bars - Light Shaped 769 3,689 575 3,013 Bars - Cold Finished 6,811 42,385 7,777 46,069 Oil Country Goods 5,429 18,425 2,428 9,967 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 3 11 25 163 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 50 252 625 2,582 Line Pipe - Not Specified 5 25 90 586 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,943 99,849 11,603 91,608 Wire Drawn 3,971 24,887 3,675 22,378 Sheets Hot Rolled 3,862 7,590 2,813 5,898 Sheets Cold Rolled 32,195 133,056 35,160 141,408 Strip - Hot Rolled 160 800 156 728 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,707 18,821 3,218 15,591 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data May April Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 107,690 542,252 96,022 471,030 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,230 5,460 1,878 8,349 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,028 55,886 8,698 43,005 Wire Rods 2,504 12,506 2,137 9,883 Structural Shapes Heavy 390 2,559 164 849 Plates Cut Lengths 8,582 48,167 5,574 31,076 Plates In Coils 3,917 23,228 3,475 19,629 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,950 17,383 2,848 13,868 Bars - Light Shaped 520 2,812 381 2,015 Bars - Cold Finished 7,107 40,613 6,915 38,747 Oil Country Goods 10,084 32,684 8,288 23,965 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 2 5 (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 5,152 5,385 3,087 3,480 Line Pipe - Not Specified 879 685 2,465 2,413 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,164 93,157 13,920 100,675 Wire Drawn 4,200 27,394 3,610 23,073 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,671 3,157 992 2,509 Sheets Cold Rolled 32,390 154,243 28,017 125,450 Strip - Hot Rolled 142 545 237 821 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,777 16,380 3,337 21,223 -------------------------------------------------------------- May Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 440,144 2,159,297 492,695 2,298,932 Ingots And Steel For Castings 7,433 27,196 7,405 28,967 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 46,133 210,696 48,468 232,526 Wire Rods 10,488 47,349 11,959 54,570 Structural Shapes Heavy 812 4,337 1,402 7,841 Plates Cut Lengths 27,123 135,591 34,364 186,983 Plates In Coils 10,188 47,491 19,057 97,717 Bars - Hot Rolled 14,115 78,769 14,011 71,778 Bars - Light Shaped 3,193 17,538 2,404 12,159 Bars - Cold Finished 34,398 199,974 36,379 191,172 Oil Country Goods 16,311 61,775 31,191 83,255 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 32 192 20 134 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 1,660 6,240 16,896 17,221 Line Pipe - Not Specified 109 700 12,881 11,892 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 53,362 446,070 70,317 477,045 Wire Drawn 16,973 106,386 18,593 112,963 Sheets Hot Rolled 14,321 30,529 6,451 16,355 Sheets Cold Rolled 165,056 641,987 144,262 602,205 Strip - Hot Rolled 1,056 5,167 1,934 8,327 Strip - Cold Rolled 17,383 91,310 14,702 85,825 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.