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 June May Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 87,186 465,407 91,099 464,748 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,380 4,580 843 3,315 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,814 42,929 8,327 38,502 Wire Rods 1,825 8,545 2,125 10,023 Structural Shapes Heavy 255 1,393 261 1,454 Plates Cut Lengths 5,687 29,579 6,086 31,059 Plates In Coils 2,523 13,102 2,737 12,880 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,630 17,086 2,816 17,724 Bars - Light Shaped 863 4,179 769 3,689 Bars - Cold Finished 8,015 48,615 6,811 42,385 Oil Country Goods 4,014 16,964 5,429 18,425 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) 3 11 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 624 9,770 50 252 Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) 5 25 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,845 94,935 10,943 99,849 Wire Drawn 3,312 21,906 3,971 24,887 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,273 4,654 3,862 7,590 Sheets Cold Rolled 30,157 127,335 32,195 133,056 Strip - Hot Rolled 206 832 160 800 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,764 19,002 3,707 18,821 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data June May Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 115,299 617,797 107,690 542,252 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,455 7,281 1,230 5,460 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,930 65,977 10,028 55,886 Wire Rods 1,904 10,809 2,504 12,506 Structural Shapes Heavy 377 2,380 390 2,559 Plates Cut Lengths 10,158 59,785 8,582 48,167 Plates In Coils 8,571 55,162 3,917 23,228 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,685 15,090 2,950 17,383 Bars - Light Shaped 546 2,719 520 2,812 Bars - Cold Finished 7,308 43,350 7,107 40,613 Oil Country Goods 9,741 33,059 10,084 32,684 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 7 12 2 5 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 2,228 2,676 5,152 5,385 Line Pipe - Not Specified 3,908 3,834 879 685 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,067 99,840 13,164 93,157 Wire Drawn 3,335 23,884 4,200 27,394 Sheets Hot Rolled 964 2,450 1,671 3,157 Sheets Cold Rolled 34,854 170,361 32,390 154,243 Strip - Hot Rolled 74 378 142 545 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,185 18,750 2,777 16,380 -------------------------------------------------------------- June Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 527,331 2,624,704 607,993 2,916,729 Ingots And Steel For Castings 8,813 31,776 8,860 36,249 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 54,946 253,625 59,398 298,502 Wire Rods 12,313 55,894 13,863 65,379 Structural Shapes Heavy 1,067 5,730 1,779 10,221 Plates Cut Lengths 32,810 165,170 44,522 246,768 Plates In Coils 12,711 60,593 27,628 152,878 Bars - Hot Rolled 16,744 95,855 16,696 86,868 Bars - Light Shaped 4,057 21,718 2,950 14,878 Bars - Cold Finished 42,413 248,589 43,688 234,523 Oil Country Goods 20,324 78,739 40,932 116,314 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 32 192 27 146 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 2,283 16,010 19,124 19,897 Line Pipe - Not Specified 109 700 16,790 15,725 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 64,208 541,005 83,384 576,885 Wire Drawn 20,285 128,292 21,929 136,846 Sheets Hot Rolled 16,594 35,184 7,414 18,805 Sheets Cold Rolled 195,213 769,322 179,115 772,566 Strip - Hot Rolled 1,262 5,999 2,008 8,705 Strip - Cold Rolled 21,147 110,313 17,887 104,575 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final June 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.