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 August 2008 July 2008 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 81,661 422,485 93,422 491,590 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 4,786 23,171 5,669 32,553 Plates In Coils 1,549 8,847 4,026 19,626 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,038 18,717 3,211 19,481 Bars - Light Shaped 932 4,463 954 4,815 Bars - Cold Finished 6,663 39,068 8,254 54,822 Oil Country Goods 5,061 20,121 3,192 10,636 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 16 179 24 116 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 172 282 9 40 Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) 145 1,184 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,448 97,137 10,835 94,357 Wire Drawn 3,834 24,060 3,182 21,262 Sheets Hot Rolled 3,065 6,191 2,086 5,205 Sheets Cold Rolled 25,893 103,214 31,723 130,339 Strip - Hot Rolled 90 387 65 416 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,829 19,059 4,295 21,221 -------------------------------------------------------------- July 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 95,947 497,549 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,653 12,399 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,769 47,215 Wire Rods 2,790 12,811 Structural Shapes Heavy 541 3,092 Plates Cut Lengths 5,780 33,154 Plates In Coils 4,080 19,852 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,211 19,481 Bars - Light Shaped 954 4,815 Bars - Cold Finished 8,278 54,873 Oil Country Goods 4,657 12,049 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 24 116 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 11 54 Line Pipe - Not Specified 145 1,184 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,838 94,436 Wire Drawn 3,202 21,360 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,096 5,252 Sheets Cold Rolled 32,182 132,140 Strip - Hot Rolled 65 416 Strip - Cold Rolled 4,671 22,852 -------------------------------------------------------------- August 2007 July 2007 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 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 August 2008 (CB-08-141)