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 September 2008 August 2008 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 73,330 362,125 81,661 422,485 Ingots And Steel For Castings 928 3,883 2,839 12,232 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 6,524 28,090 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 4,701 20,904 4,786 23,171 Plates In Coils 2,272 10,741 1,549 8,847 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,396 13,526 3,038 18,717 Bars - Light Shaped 894 4,393 932 4,463 Bars - Cold Finished 5,942 34,121 6,663 39,068 Oil Country Goods 4,775 21,507 5,061 20,121 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 39 187 16 179 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 610 1,290 172 282 Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,677 94,324 10,448 97,137 Wire Drawn 3,054 19,006 3,834 24,060 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,285 4,763 3,065 6,191 Sheets Cold Rolled 21,040 80,858 25,893 103,214 Strip - Hot Rolled 148 860 90 387 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,039 15,098 3,829 19,059 -------------------------------------------------------------- August 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 83,871 431,618 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,839 12,232 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,594 36,598 Wire Rods 1,617 7,528 Structural Shapes Heavy 236 1,232 Plates Cut Lengths 5,191 24,511 Plates In Coils 1,622 9,126 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,064 18,886 Bars - Light Shaped 972 4,651 Bars - Cold Finished 6,852 40,134 Oil Country Goods 5,081 20,183 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 16 179 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 487 754 Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,725 99,111 Wire Drawn 3,844 24,163 Sheets Hot Rolled 3,124 6,326 Sheets Cold Rolled 26,451 105,575 Strip - Hot Rolled 90 387 Strip - Cold Rolled 4,064 20,042 -------------------------------------------------------------- September 2007 August 2007 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 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 September 2008 (CB-08-158)