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 July 2008 June 2008 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 93,422 491,590 86,741 463,128 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 5,669 32,553 5,687 29,579 Plates In Coils 4,026 19,626 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 8,254 54,822 7,870 48,040 Oil Country Goods 3,192 10,636 4,014 16,964 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 24 116 (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 9 40 624 9,770 Line Pipe - Not Specified 145 1,184 (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,835 94,357 10,845 94,935 Wire Drawn 3,182 21,262 3,312 21,906 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,086 5,205 2,273 4,654 Sheets Cold Rolled 31,723 130,339 29,865 125,663 Strip - Hot Rolled 65 416 206 832 Strip - Cold Rolled 4,295 21,221 3,755 18,970 -------------------------------------------------------------- June 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 87,186 465,407 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,380 4,580 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,814 42,929 Wire Rods 1,825 8,545 Structural Shapes Heavy 255 1,393 Plates Cut Lengths 5,687 29,579 Plates In Coils 2,523 13,102 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,630 17,086 Bars - Light Shaped 863 4,179 Bars - Cold Finished 8,015 48,615 Oil Country Goods 4,014 16,964 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 624 9,770 Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,845 94,935 Wire Drawn 3,312 21,906 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,273 4,654 Sheets Cold Rolled 30,157 127,335 Strip - Hot Rolled 206 832 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,764 19,002 -------------------------------------------------------------- July 2007 June 2007 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 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 July 2008 (CB-08-127)