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 December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 59,969 293,723 73,709 351,118 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,143 3,737 2,276 7,907 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,728 31,165 7,355 28,889 Wire Rods 822 2,922 2,110 7,064 Structural Shapes Heavy 74 368 138 596 Plates Cut Lengths 3,133 14,915 4,528 21,094 Plates In Coils 829 2,741 1,347 6,071 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,430 7,932 1,870 11,959 Bars - Light Shaped 318 1,387 750 3,644 Bars - Cold Finished 5,637 30,671 6,330 36,960 Oil Country Goods 10,784 44,533 11,502 32,711 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) 11 119 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 51 349 14 113 Line Pipe - Not Specified 161 2,952 (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,568 84,053 10,841 97,933 Wire Drawn 2,217 12,959 3,052 18,023 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,763 3,582 2,230 4,281 Sheets Cold Rolled 11,992 37,224 16,366 56,529 Strip - Hot Rolled 7 30 22 117 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,311 12,202 2,967 17,108 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 73,415 351,236 73,794 361,297 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,542 6,307 1,373 4,590 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,924 35,346 9,908 44,894 Wire Rods 1,631 7,410 1,610 6,797 Structural Shapes Heavy 66 484 118 757 Plates Cut Lengths 5,292 30,616 6,570 32,700 Plates In Coils 721 3,370 762 3,427 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,640 15,596 2,007 9,780 Bars - Light Shaped 495 2,517 674 3,338 Bars - Cold Finished 6,673 38,700 6,158 31,639 Oil Country Goods 3,245 16,053 3,268 15,146 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 60 150 (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 1,194 1,669 767 2,399 Line Pipe - Not Specified 49 154 (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,495 71,188 11,026 92,428 Wire Drawn 2,942 17,924 3,137 19,108 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,059 3,591 1,838 5,163 Sheets Cold Rolled 24,426 84,666 21,608 72,986 Strip - Hot Rolled 82 440 172 850 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,879 15,057 2,798 15,294 -------------------------------------------------------------- December Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 991,392 4,953,777 1,103,248 5,538,800 Ingots And Steel For Castings 20,110 78,040 17,471 73,727 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 103,925 467,577 111,680 554,404 Wire Rods 23,444 101,997 25,499 123,661 Structural Shapes Heavy 2,377 12,653 2,723 16,510 Plates Cut Lengths 60,291 298,497 86,279 497,200 Plates In Coils 24,509 117,743 44,966 253,727 Bars - Hot Rolled 31,657 185,037 29,112 160,517 Bars - Light Shaped 8,549 43,417 5,574 29,201 Bars - Cold Finished 81,726 483,131 84,490 480,039 Oil Country Goods 64,111 235,278 67,180 213,729 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 122 793 122 434 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 2,950 18,020 25,591 31,079 Line Pipe - Not Specified 414 4,837 20,626 21,258 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 127,233 1,101,960 157,077 1,181,847 Wire Drawn 38,923 244,747 42,202 272,644 Sheets Hot Rolled 30,829 65,036 20,121 47,068 Sheets Cold Rolled 327,382 1,272,895 322,074 1,360,290 Strip - Hot Rolled 1,604 7,863 2,820 11,922 Strip - Cold Rolled 41,235 214,258 37,641 209,542 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final December 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.