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 2009 Data January December Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 62,401 283,110 59,969 293,723 Ingots And Steel For Castings 390 1,097 1,143 3,737 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 6,543 22,402 7,728 31,165 Wire Rods 998 3,501 822 2,922 Structural Shapes Heavy 165 1,056 74 368 Plates Cut Lengths 4,428 13,529 3,133 14,915 Plates In Coils 809 2,343 829 2,741 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,919 9,524 1,430 7,932 Bars - Light Shaped 493 2,426 318 1,387 Bars - Cold Finished 5,389 27,023 5,637 30,671 Oil Country Goods 9,821 40,150 10,784 44,533 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 86 536 51 349 Line Pipe - Not Specified 462 7,419 161 2,952 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,989 86,965 9,568 84,053 Wire Drawn 2,613 12,729 2,217 12,959 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,115 3,874 1,763 3,582 Sheets Cold Rolled 13,995 38,265 11,992 37,224 Strip - Hot Rolled 14 55 7 30 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,175 10,216 2,311 12,202 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 Data January December Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 82,545 403,508 73,415 351,236 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,051 7,448 1,542 6,307 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,757 42,446 7,924 35,346 Wire Rods 1,965 8,906 1,631 7,410 Structural Shapes Heavy 92 460 66 484 Plates Cut Lengths 5,067 26,167 5,292 30,616 Plates In Coils 803 4,612 721 3,370 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,410 13,795 2,640 15,596 Bars - Light Shaped 539 2,688 495 2,517 Bars - Cold Finished 5,929 32,409 6,673 38,700 Oil Country Goods 3,831 14,025 3,245 16,053 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 1 3 60 150 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 533 1,343 1,194 1,669 Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) 49 154 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,859 88,442 9,495 71,188 Wire Drawn 3,054 19,276 2,942 17,924 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,381 2,501 2,059 3,591 Sheets Cold Rolled 31,398 115,103 24,426 84,666 Strip - Hot Rolled 185 878 82 440 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,687 23,008 2,879 15,057 -------------------------------------------------------------- January Cumulative to Date 2009 Final 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 62,401 283,110 82,545 403,508 Ingots And Steel For Castings 390 1,097 2,051 7,448 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 6,543 22,402 8,757 42,446 Wire Rods 998 3,501 1,965 8,906 Structural Shapes Heavy 165 1,056 92 460 Plates Cut Lengths 4,428 13,529 5,067 26,167 Plates In Coils 809 2,343 803 4,612 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,919 9,524 2,410 13,795 Bars - Light Shaped 493 2,426 539 2,688 Bars - Cold Finished 5,389 27,023 5,929 32,409 Oil Country Goods 9,821 40,150 3,831 14,025 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) 1 3 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 86 536 533 1,343 Line Pipe - Not Specified 462 7,419 (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,989 86,965 10,859 88,442 Wire Drawn 2,613 12,729 3,054 19,276 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,115 3,874 1,381 2,501 Sheets Cold Rolled 13,995 38,265 31,398 115,103 Strip - Hot Rolled 14 55 185 878 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,175 10,216 3,687 23,008 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final January 2009. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.