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 September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 71,084 363,286 83,871 431,618 Ingots And Steel For Castings 928 3,883 2,839 12,232 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 6,550 28,276 7,594 36,598 Wire Rods 1,860 7,782 1,617 7,528 Structural Shapes Heavy 146 793 236 1,232 Plates Cut Lengths 4,511 20,904 5,191 24,511 Plates In Coils 2,274 10,754 1,622 9,126 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,396 13,526 3,064 18,886 Bars - Light Shaped 894 4,393 972 4,651 Bars - Cold Finished 6,135 35,145 6,852 40,134 Oil Country Goods 5,023 23,133 5,081 20,183 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 39 187 16 179 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 92 646 487 754 Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,346 91,828 10,725 99,111 Wire Drawn 3,086 19,210 3,844 24,163 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,285 4,763 3,124 6,326 Sheets Cold Rolled 21,154 81,358 26,451 105,575 Strip - Hot Rolled 148 860 90 387 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,218 15,845 4,064 20,042 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 76,037 396,940 96,042 540,803 Ingots And Steel For Castings 155 451 1,425 8,009 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,647 36,653 9,642 48,623 Wire Rods 2,089 10,959 2,089 10,862 Structural Shapes Heavy 156 992 302 2,126 Plates Cut Lengths 6,335 37,608 9,660 66,099 Plates In Coils 3,062 15,240 3,994 27,847 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,185 7,193 1,960 12,452 Bars - Light Shaped 284 1,567 386 1,955 Bars - Cold Finished 5,757 34,767 7,645 48,723 Oil Country Goods 4,090 13,758 7,743 24,641 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 6 14 (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 820 1,098 1,850 2,838 Line Pipe - Not Specified 16 163 1,439 1,688 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,871 95,514 14,176 120,945 Wire Drawn 3,112 20,686 3,935 27,826 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,299 4,986 2,824 6,456 Sheets Cold Rolled 22,667 98,574 23,450 110,032 Strip - Hot Rolled 235 759 71 330 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,251 15,961 3,450 19,353 -------------------------------------------------------------- September Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 778,233 3,917,157 880,762 4,419,548 Ingots And Steel For Castings 15,233 60,289 12,876 55,428 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 78,860 365,714 86,039 437,323 Wire Rods 18,580 84,015 20,567 101,383 Structural Shapes Heavy 1,991 10,847 2,411 14,416 Plates Cut Lengths 48,292 243,739 70,024 409,912 Plates In Coils 20,687 100,326 40,971 234,332 Bars - Hot Rolled 25,416 147,748 21,696 118,749 Bars - Light Shaped 6,877 35,576 4,086 21,654 Bars - Cold Finished 63,677 378,740 64,230 363,807 Oil Country Goods 35,085 134,104 56,868 164,624 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 111 674 35 184 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 2,874 17,464 23,360 25,880 Line Pipe - Not Specified 253 1,885 20,170 19,394 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 96,116 826,379 124,530 911,408 Wire Drawn 30,418 193,025 32,485 212,646 Sheets Hot Rolled 24,099 51,525 14,644 34,833 Sheets Cold Rolled 275,000 1,088,395 254,950 1,122,242 Strip - Hot Rolled 1,565 7,662 2,471 10,126 Strip - Cold Rolled 33,099 169,051 28,347 161,207 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final September 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.