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 July June Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 42,296 174,164 40,521 149,600 Ingots And Steel For Castings 839 2,226 563 1,380 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 4,300 11,155 5,528 15,178 Wire Rods 1,172 2,760 811 2,749 Structural Shapes Heavy 57 247 55 243 Plates Cut Lengths 2,047 5,514 1,742 5,613 Plates In Coils 892 2,608 1,012 2,472 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,098 5,109 766 3,251 Bars - Light Shaped 351 838 348 805 Bars - Cold Finished 4,117 16,511 3,721 15,854 Oil Country Goods 1,546 15,885 1,134 5,609 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 503 2,192 38 224 Line Pipe - Not Specified 226 2,026 601 5,291 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,209 59,163 6,243 47,265 Wire Drawn 2,339 9,152 2,206 9,487 Sheets Hot Rolled 591 1,082 528 882 Sheets Cold Rolled 13,647 29,901 13,521 27,191 Strip - Hot Rolled 373 693 110 259 Strip - Cold Rolled 1,988 7,104 1,593 5,847 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 Data July June Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 95,947 497,549 87,186 465,407 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,653 12,399 1,380 4,580 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,769 47,215 8,814 42,929 Wire Rods 2,790 12,811 1,825 8,545 Structural Shapes Heavy 541 3,092 255 1,393 Plates Cut Lengths 5,780 33,154 5,687 29,579 Plates In Coils 4,080 19,852 2,523 13,102 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,211 19,481 2,630 17,086 Bars - Light Shaped 954 4,815 863 4,179 Bars - Cold Finished 8,278 54,873 8,015 48,615 Oil Country Goods 4,657 12,049 4,014 16,964 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 24 116 (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 11 54 624 9,770 Line Pipe - Not Specified 145 1,184 (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,838 94,436 10,845 94,935 Wire Drawn 3,202 21,360 3,312 21,906 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,096 5,252 2,273 4,654 Sheets Cold Rolled 32,182 132,140 30,157 127,335 Strip - Hot Rolled 65 416 206 832 Strip - Cold Rolled 4,671 22,852 3,764 19,002 -------------------------------------------------------------- July Cumulative to Date 2009 Final 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 317,925 1,331,922 623,278 3,122,253 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,077 9,710 11,466 44,174 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 37,961 108,517 64,715 300,840 Wire Rods 5,874 17,592 15,103 68,704 Structural Shapes Heavy 644 3,280 1,608 8,822 Plates Cut Lengths 13,616 43,813 38,590 198,324 Plates In Coils 6,905 18,105 16,791 80,445 Bars - Hot Rolled 9,926 44,633 19,955 115,336 Bars - Light Shaped 3,118 9,717 5,011 26,532 Bars - Cold Finished 32,815 149,087 50,690 303,462 Oil Country Goods 30,594 127,455 24,981 90,788 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 34 292 56 308 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 1,109 5,164 2,294 16,064 Line Pipe - Not Specified 1,533 16,552 253 1,885 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 50,035 448,440 75,046 635,440 Wire Drawn 15,584 70,172 23,488 149,651 Sheets Hot Rolled 6,790 11,934 18,690 40,436 Sheets Cold Rolled 83,262 189,706 227,395 901,462 Strip - Hot Rolled 631 1,601 1,327 6,415 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,420 56,151 25,818 133,164 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final July 2009. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.