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 March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 47,233 206,098 43,412 178,065 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,284 2,368 47 199 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 4,880 14,217 7,057 20,423 Wire Rods 685 1,930 584 1,854 Structural Shapes Heavy 107 556 73 408 Plates Cut Lengths 1,121 3,442 1,936 7,124 Plates In Coils 368 1,053 766 2,017 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,632 6,774 1,151 5,684 Bars - Light Shaped 680 2,470 204 713 Bars - Cold Finished 5,514 25,381 4,834 22,992 Oil Country Goods 6,893 23,033 5,340 13,764 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 12 52 1 7 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 6 40 283 1,094 Line Pipe - Not Specified 17 386 (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,845 77,647 6,542 57,455 Wire Drawn 2,096 10,364 1,944 9,790 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,235 2,214 1,336 2,340 Sheets Cold Rolled 10,375 23,309 9,496 23,698 Strip - Hot Rolled 27 79 7 15 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,457 10,784 1,811 8,487 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 Data March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 88,480 435,597 86,742 406,436 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,471 5,726 966 3,753 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,212 41,328 11,165 48,899 Wire Rods 1,853 8,595 1,783 7,782 Structural Shapes Heavy 103 484 189 926 Plates Cut Lengths 6,007 29,240 5,466 25,338 Plates In Coils 1,437 6,793 3,037 13,013 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,597 17,793 2,531 13,953 Bars - Light Shaped 710 4,243 600 3,906 Bars - Cold Finished 6,847 40,729 7,033 38,382 Oil Country Goods 2,182 7,904 2,440 11,453 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 1 9 2 6 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 35 188 416 1,875 Line Pipe - Not Specified 14 89 (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,281 95,987 8,676 70,183 Wire Drawn 3,215 21,057 3,058 18,788 Sheets Hot Rolled 4,220 10,007 2,044 4,533 Sheets Cold Rolled 32,751 127,505 33,553 124,915 Strip - Hot Rolled 394 1,955 162 805 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,151 15,965 3,620 17,926 -------------------------------------------------------------- March Cumulative to Date 2009 Final 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 153,046 667,274 257,766 1,245,542 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,721 3,665 4,488 16,928 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 18,479 57,041 29,134 132,672 Wire Rods 2,267 7,285 5,601 25,283 Structural Shapes Heavy 345 2,020 385 1,869 Plates Cut Lengths 7,485 24,095 16,540 80,745 Plates In Coils 1,943 5,413 5,277 24,417 Bars - Hot Rolled 4,701 21,983 8,538 45,541 Bars - Light Shaped 1,378 5,609 1,849 10,837 Bars - Cold Finished 15,737 75,395 19,810 111,519 Oil Country Goods 22,054 76,946 8,453 33,382 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 13 59 4 18 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 375 1,670 985 3,406 Line Pipe - Not Specified 479 7,805 14 89 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 24,376 222,067 30,816 254,612 Wire Drawn 6,653 32,883 9,327 59,121 Sheets Hot Rolled 4,686 8,428 7,646 17,041 Sheets Cold Rolled 33,865 85,272 97,702 367,523 Strip - Hot Rolled 48 149 741 3,638 Strip - Cold Rolled 6,443 29,487 10,458 56,899 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final March 2009. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.