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 October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 79,481 391,779 71,084 363,286 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,458 6,107 928 3,883 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,982 41,809 6,550 28,276 Wire Rods 1,931 7,997 1,860 7,782 Structural Shapes Heavy 174 841 146 793 Plates Cut Lengths 4,339 18,749 4,511 20,904 Plates In Coils 1,647 8,605 2,274 10,754 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,942 17,398 2,396 13,526 Bars - Light Shaped 604 2,810 894 4,393 Bars - Cold Finished 6,082 36,760 6,135 35,145 Oil Country Goods 6,739 23,930 5,023 23,133 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) 39 187 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 10 93 92 646 Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,707 93,594 10,346 91,828 Wire Drawn 3,236 20,740 3,086 19,210 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,738 5,648 2,285 4,763 Sheets Cold Rolled 24,023 90,746 21,154 81,358 Strip - Hot Rolled 11 54 148 860 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,858 15,898 3,218 15,845 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 75,277 406,720 76,037 396,940 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,680 7,401 155 451 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,809 36,842 7,647 36,653 Wire Rods 1,690 8,072 2,089 10,959 Structural Shapes Heavy 128 853 156 992 Plates Cut Lengths 4,393 23,972 6,335 37,608 Plates In Coils 2,513 12,598 3,062 15,240 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,768 16,392 1,185 7,193 Bars - Light Shaped 319 1,692 284 1,567 Bars - Cold Finished 7,428 45,893 5,757 34,767 Oil Country Goods 3,798 17,906 4,090 13,758 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 28 100 6 14 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 270 1,131 820 1,098 Line Pipe - Not Specified 407 1,710 16 163 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,025 106,823 12,871 95,514 Wire Drawn 3,638 22,968 3,112 20,686 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,580 3,480 2,299 4,986 Sheets Cold Rolled 21,089 80,396 22,667 98,574 Strip - Hot Rolled 95 506 235 759 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,617 17,984 3,251 15,961 -------------------------------------------------------------- October Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 857,715 4,308,936 956,039 4,826,268 Ingots And Steel For Castings 16,691 66,396 14,556 62,829 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 88,842 407,522 93,848 474,165 Wire Rods 20,512 92,011 22,258 109,455 Structural Shapes Heavy 2,165 11,688 2,539 15,269 Plates Cut Lengths 52,631 262,488 74,417 433,884 Plates In Coils 22,333 108,931 43,484 246,930 Bars - Hot Rolled 28,358 165,146 24,464 135,140 Bars - Light Shaped 7,481 38,387 4,405 23,346 Bars - Cold Finished 69,758 415,500 71,659 409,700 Oil Country Goods 41,825 158,034 60,666 182,529 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 111 674 63 284 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 2,884 17,558 23,630 27,011 Line Pipe - Not Specified 253 1,885 20,577 21,104 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 106,824 919,973 136,555 1,018,231 Wire Drawn 33,654 213,765 36,123 235,613 Sheets Hot Rolled 26,837 57,173 16,224 38,314 Sheets Cold Rolled 299,023 1,179,141 276,040 1,202,639 Strip - Hot Rolled 1,575 7,716 2,567 10,632 Strip - Cold Rolled 35,957 184,949 31,964 179,191 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final October 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.