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 April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 42,043 178,993 47,233 206,098 Ingots And Steel For Castings 297 601 1,284 2,368 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 4,587 12,726 4,880 14,217 Wire Rods 1,015 3,266 685 1,930 Structural Shapes Heavy 95 302 107 556 Plates Cut Lengths 1,237 4,838 1,121 3,442 Plates In Coils 1,360 3,413 368 1,053 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,693 6,522 1,632 6,774 Bars - Light Shaped 448 1,098 680 2,470 Bars - Cold Finished 4,780 22,102 5,514 25,381 Oil Country Goods 3,188 16,318 6,893 23,033 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 21 230 12 52 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 125 681 6 40 Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) 17 386 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,166 64,362 7,845 77,647 Wire Drawn 2,134 9,273 2,096 10,364 Sheets Hot Rolled 746 1,096 1,235 2,214 Sheets Cold Rolled 11,269 24,404 10,375 23,309 Strip - Hot Rolled 87 455 27 79 Strip - Cold Rolled 1,795 7,305 2,457 10,784 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 Data April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 91,279 449,007 88,480 435,597 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,102 6,953 1,471 5,726 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,671 39,522 9,212 41,328 Wire Rods 2,763 12,043 1,853 8,595 Structural Shapes Heavy 166 1,014 103 484 Plates Cut Lengths 4,497 23,787 6,007 29,240 Plates In Coils 2,175 10,194 1,437 6,793 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,761 15,504 3,597 17,793 Bars - Light Shaped 575 3,013 710 4,243 Bars - Cold Finished 7,777 46,069 6,847 40,729 Oil Country Goods 2,428 9,967 2,182 7,904 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 25 163 1 9 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 625 2,582 35 188 Line Pipe - Not Specified 90 586 14 89 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,603 91,608 11,281 95,987 Wire Drawn 3,675 22,378 3,215 21,057 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,813 5,898 4,220 10,007 Sheets Cold Rolled 35,160 141,408 32,751 127,505 Strip - Hot Rolled 156 728 394 1,955 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,218 15,591 3,151 15,965 -------------------------------------------------------------- April Cumulative to Date 2009 Final 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 195,089 846,267 349,046 1,694,549 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,018 4,266 6,590 23,880 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 23,066 69,767 37,805 172,194 Wire Rods 3,282 10,552 8,364 37,326 Structural Shapes Heavy 440 2,322 551 2,883 Plates Cut Lengths 8,722 28,933 21,037 104,532 Plates In Coils 3,302 8,826 7,451 34,611 Bars - Hot Rolled 6,394 28,504 11,299 61,045 Bars - Light Shaped 1,826 6,707 2,424 13,849 Bars - Cold Finished 20,517 97,497 27,587 157,588 Oil Country Goods 25,242 93,264 10,882 43,349 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 34 290 29 181 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 500 2,352 1,610 5,988 Line Pipe - Not Specified 479 7,805 104 675 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 31,542 286,429 42,419 346,220 Wire Drawn 8,787 42,156 13,001 81,499 Sheets Hot Rolled 5,432 9,524 10,459 22,939 Sheets Cold Rolled 45,133 109,676 132,861 508,931 Strip - Hot Rolled 134 604 896 4,366 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,238 36,793 13,677 72,490 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final April 2009. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.