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 July June Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 95,947 497,549 87,186 465,407 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,653 12,399 1,380 4,580 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,769 47,215 8,814 42,929 Wire Rods 2,790 12,811 1,825 8,545 Structural Shapes Heavy 541 3,092 255 1,393 Plates Cut Lengths 5,780 33,154 5,687 29,579 Plates In Coils 4,080 19,852 2,523 13,102 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,211 19,481 2,630 17,086 Bars - Light Shaped 954 4,815 863 4,179 Bars - Cold Finished 8,278 54,873 8,015 48,615 Oil Country Goods 4,657 12,049 4,014 16,964 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 24 116 (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 11 54 624 9,770 Line Pipe - Not Specified 145 1,184 (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,838 94,436 10,845 94,935 Wire Drawn 3,202 21,360 3,312 21,906 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,096 5,252 2,273 4,654 Sheets Cold Rolled 32,182 132,140 30,157 127,335 Strip - Hot Rolled 65 416 206 832 Strip - Cold Rolled 4,671 22,852 3,764 19,002 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data July June Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 100,690 565,076 115,299 617,797 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,436 10,720 1,455 7,281 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,352 53,545 10,930 65,977 Wire Rods 2,526 14,183 1,904 10,809 Structural Shapes Heavy 173 1,077 377 2,380 Plates Cut Lengths 9,508 59,437 10,158 59,785 Plates In Coils 6,287 38,368 8,571 55,162 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,855 12,236 2,685 15,090 Bars - Light Shaped 466 3,254 546 2,719 Bars - Cold Finished 7,140 45,795 7,308 43,350 Oil Country Goods 4,103 9,911 9,741 33,059 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 3 24 7 12 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 1,567 2,048 2,228 2,676 Line Pipe - Not Specified 1,925 1,818 3,908 3,834 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 14,099 118,065 13,067 99,840 Wire Drawn 3,509 27,287 3,335 23,884 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,107 4,587 964 2,450 Sheets Cold Rolled 29,718 141,071 34,854 170,361 Strip - Hot Rolled 157 332 74 378 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,758 21,318 3,185 18,750 -------------------------------------------------------------- July Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 623,278 3,122,253 708,683 3,481,805 Ingots And Steel For Castings 11,466 44,174 11,296 46,968 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 64,715 300,840 68,751 352,048 Wire Rods 15,103 68,704 16,389 79,563 Structural Shapes Heavy 1,608 8,822 1,952 11,299 Plates Cut Lengths 38,590 198,324 54,029 306,205 Plates In Coils 16,791 80,445 33,915 191,246 Bars - Hot Rolled 19,955 115,336 18,551 99,103 Bars - Light Shaped 5,011 26,532 3,416 18,132 Bars - Cold Finished 50,690 303,462 50,828 280,317 Oil Country Goods 24,981 90,788 45,035 126,225 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 56 308 29 170 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 2,294 16,064 20,691 21,944 Line Pipe - Not Specified 253 1,885 18,715 17,543 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 75,046 635,440 97,483 694,949 Wire Drawn 23,488 149,651 25,438 164,134 Sheets Hot Rolled 18,690 40,436 9,521 23,392 Sheets Cold Rolled 227,395 901,462 208,833 913,637 Strip - Hot Rolled 1,327 6,415 2,165 9,037 Strip - Cold Rolled 25,818 133,164 21,646 125,893 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final July 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.