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 August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 83,871 431,618 95,947 497,549 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,839 12,232 2,653 12,399 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,594 36,598 9,769 47,215 Wire Rods 1,617 7,528 2,790 12,811 Structural Shapes Heavy 236 1,232 541 3,092 Plates Cut Lengths 5,191 24,511 5,780 33,154 Plates In Coils 1,622 9,126 4,080 19,852 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,064 18,886 3,211 19,481 Bars - Light Shaped 972 4,651 954 4,815 Bars - Cold Finished 6,852 40,134 8,278 54,873 Oil Country Goods 5,081 20,183 4,657 12,049 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 16 179 24 116 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 487 754 11 54 Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) 145 1,184 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,725 99,111 10,838 94,436 Wire Drawn 3,844 24,163 3,202 21,360 Sheets Hot Rolled 3,124 6,326 2,096 5,252 Sheets Cold Rolled 26,451 105,575 32,182 132,140 Strip - Hot Rolled 90 387 65 416 Strip - Cold Rolled 4,064 20,042 4,671 22,852 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 96,042 540,803 100,690 565,076 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,425 8,009 2,436 10,720 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,642 48,623 9,352 53,545 Wire Rods 2,089 10,862 2,526 14,183 Structural Shapes Heavy 302 2,126 173 1,077 Plates Cut Lengths 9,660 66,099 9,508 59,437 Plates In Coils 3,994 27,847 6,287 38,368 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,960 12,452 1,855 12,236 Bars - Light Shaped 386 1,955 466 3,254 Bars - Cold Finished 7,645 48,723 7,140 45,795 Oil Country Goods 7,743 24,641 4,103 9,911 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) 3 24 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 1,850 2,838 1,567 2,048 Line Pipe - Not Specified 1,439 1,688 1,925 1,818 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 14,176 120,945 14,099 118,065 Wire Drawn 3,935 27,826 3,509 27,287 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,824 6,456 2,107 4,587 Sheets Cold Rolled 23,450 110,032 29,718 141,071 Strip - Hot Rolled 71 330 157 332 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,450 19,353 3,758 21,318 -------------------------------------------------------------- August Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 707,149 3,553,871 804,725 4,022,609 Ingots And Steel For Castings 14,305 56,406 12,721 54,978 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 72,309 337,438 78,392 400,670 Wire Rods 16,720 76,232 18,478 90,424 Structural Shapes Heavy 1,845 10,054 2,254 13,425 Plates Cut Lengths 43,781 222,835 63,690 372,304 Plates In Coils 18,413 89,571 37,909 219,093 Bars - Hot Rolled 23,020 134,222 20,511 111,556 Bars - Light Shaped 5,983 31,183 3,802 20,087 Bars - Cold Finished 57,542 343,595 58,474 329,040 Oil Country Goods 30,063 110,971 52,778 150,865 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 72 487 29 170 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 2,782 16,819 22,541 24,782 Line Pipe - Not Specified 253 1,885 20,154 19,231 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 85,771 734,551 111,659 815,894 Wire Drawn 27,332 173,815 29,372 191,960 Sheets Hot Rolled 21,814 46,762 12,345 29,848 Sheets Cold Rolled 253,846 1,007,037 232,283 1,023,669 Strip - Hot Rolled 1,417 6,802 2,236 9,367 Strip - Cold Rolled 29,881 153,206 25,096 145,246 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final August 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.