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 May April Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 40,020 161,891 42,043 178,993 Ingots And Steel For Castings 657 1,838 297 601 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 5,067 12,417 4,587 12,726 Wire Rods 609 1,531 1,015 3,266 Structural Shapes Heavy 92 468 95 302 Plates Cut Lengths 1,106 3,753 1,237 4,838 Plates In Coils 1,697 4,200 1,360 3,413 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,668 7,769 1,693 6,522 Bars - Light Shaped 592 1,367 448 1,098 Bars - Cold Finished 4,459 19,225 4,780 22,102 Oil Country Goods 2,672 12,697 3,188 16,318 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) 3 21 230 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 68 397 125 681 Line Pipe - Not Specified 227 1,431 (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,041 55,583 7,166 64,362 Wire Drawn 2,252 9,378 2,134 9,273 Sheets Hot Rolled 239 446 746 1,096 Sheets Cold Rolled 10,961 22,937 11,269 24,404 Strip - Hot Rolled 13 45 87 455 Strip - Cold Rolled 1,601 6,407 1,795 7,305 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 Data May April Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 91,099 464,748 91,279 449,007 Ingots And Steel For Castings 843 3,315 2,102 6,953 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,327 38,502 8,671 39,522 Wire Rods 2,125 10,023 2,763 12,043 Structural Shapes Heavy 261 1,454 166 1,014 Plates Cut Lengths 6,086 31,059 4,497 23,787 Plates In Coils 2,737 12,880 2,175 10,194 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,816 17,724 2,761 15,504 Bars - Light Shaped 769 3,689 575 3,013 Bars - Cold Finished 6,811 42,385 7,777 46,069 Oil Country Goods 5,429 18,425 2,428 9,967 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 3 11 25 163 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 50 252 625 2,582 Line Pipe - Not Specified 5 25 90 586 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,943 99,849 11,603 91,608 Wire Drawn 3,971 24,887 3,675 22,378 Sheets Hot Rolled 3,862 7,590 2,813 5,898 Sheets Cold Rolled 32,195 133,056 35,160 141,408 Strip - Hot Rolled 160 800 156 728 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,707 18,821 3,218 15,591 -------------------------------------------------------------- May Cumulative to Date 2009 Final 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 235,109 1,008,158 440,144 2,159,297 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,675 6,104 7,433 27,196 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 28,133 82,184 46,133 210,696 Wire Rods 3,891 12,082 10,488 47,349 Structural Shapes Heavy 532 2,790 812 4,337 Plates Cut Lengths 9,828 32,686 27,123 135,591 Plates In Coils 5,000 13,026 10,188 47,491 Bars - Hot Rolled 8,062 36,273 14,115 78,769 Bars - Light Shaped 2,418 8,074 3,193 17,538 Bars - Cold Finished 24,976 116,722 34,398 199,974 Oil Country Goods 27,914 105,962 16,311 61,775 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 34 292 32 192 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 568 2,748 1,660 6,240 Line Pipe - Not Specified 706 9,236 109 700 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 37,583 342,011 53,362 446,070 Wire Drawn 11,039 51,534 16,973 106,386 Sheets Hot Rolled 5,671 9,971 14,321 30,529 Sheets Cold Rolled 56,094 132,613 165,056 641,987 Strip - Hot Rolled 147 649 1,056 5,167 Strip - Cold Rolled 9,839 43,199 17,383 91,310 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final May 2009. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.