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 February January Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 43,412 178,065 62,401 283,110 Ingots And Steel For Castings 47 199 390 1,097 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,057 20,423 6,543 22,402 Wire Rods 584 1,854 998 3,501 Structural Shapes Heavy 73 408 165 1,056 Plates Cut Lengths 1,936 7,124 4,428 13,529 Plates In Coils 766 2,017 809 2,343 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,151 5,684 1,919 9,524 Bars - Light Shaped 204 713 493 2,426 Bars - Cold Finished 4,834 22,992 5,389 27,023 Oil Country Goods 5,340 13,764 9,821 40,150 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 1 7 (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 283 1,094 86 536 Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) 462 7,419 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,542 57,455 9,989 86,965 Wire Drawn 1,944 9,790 2,613 12,729 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,336 2,340 2,115 3,874 Sheets Cold Rolled 9,496 23,698 13,995 38,265 Strip - Hot Rolled 7 15 14 55 Strip - Cold Rolled 1,811 8,487 2,175 10,216 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 Data February January Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 86,742 406,436 82,545 403,508 Ingots And Steel For Castings 966 3,753 2,051 7,448 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 11,165 48,899 8,757 42,446 Wire Rods 1,783 7,782 1,965 8,906 Structural Shapes Heavy 189 926 92 460 Plates Cut Lengths 5,466 25,338 5,067 26,167 Plates In Coils 3,037 13,013 803 4,612 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,531 13,953 2,410 13,795 Bars - Light Shaped 600 3,906 539 2,688 Bars - Cold Finished 7,033 38,382 5,929 32,409 Oil Country Goods 2,440 11,453 3,831 14,025 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 2 6 1 3 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 416 1,875 533 1,343 Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,676 70,183 10,859 88,442 Wire Drawn 3,058 18,788 3,054 19,276 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,044 4,533 1,381 2,501 Sheets Cold Rolled 33,553 124,915 31,398 115,103 Strip - Hot Rolled 162 805 185 878 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,620 17,926 3,687 23,008 -------------------------------------------------------------- February Cumulative to Date 2009 Final 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 105,813 461,175 169,286 809,945 Ingots And Steel For Castings 437 1,297 3,017 11,201 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 13,600 42,824 19,922 91,344 Wire Rods 1,582 5,355 3,748 16,689 Structural Shapes Heavy 237 1,464 281 1,385 Plates Cut Lengths 6,364 20,653 10,533 51,505 Plates In Coils 1,575 4,360 3,840 17,624 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,069 15,208 4,941 27,748 Bars - Light Shaped 697 3,139 1,139 6,593 Bars - Cold Finished 10,223 50,014 12,963 70,791 Oil Country Goods 15,161 53,913 6,271 25,478 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 1 7 4 9 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 369 1,630 950 3,218 Line Pipe - Not Specified 462 7,419 (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 16,531 144,420 19,535 158,625 Wire Drawn 4,556 22,519 6,112 38,064 Sheets Hot Rolled 3,451 6,214 3,426 7,034 Sheets Cold Rolled 23,490 61,963 64,951 240,018 Strip - Hot Rolled 21 71 347 1,684 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,986 18,703 7,307 40,934 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final February 2009. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.