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 August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 38,378 136,792 42,296 174,164 Ingots And Steel For Castings 752 2,266 839 2,226 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 4,611 12,442 4,300 11,155 Wire Rods 792 1,994 1,172 2,760 Structural Shapes Heavy 139 452 57 247 Plates Cut Lengths 1,798 5,198 2,047 5,514 Plates In Coils 269 633 892 2,608 Bars - Hot Rolled 992 3,857 1,098 5,109 Bars - Light Shaped 514 1,382 351 838 Bars - Cold Finished 3,229 14,632 4,117 16,511 Oil Country Goods 1,254 6,037 1,546 15,885 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 24 223 (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 22 119 503 2,192 Line Pipe - Not Specified 15 125 226 2,026 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 5,577 40,399 6,209 59,163 Wire Drawn 2,210 8,896 2,339 9,152 Sheets Hot Rolled 523 1,039 591 1,082 Sheets Cold Rolled 13,723 29,637 13,647 29,901 Strip - Hot Rolled 37 93 373 693 Strip - Cold Rolled 1,898 7,369 1,988 7,104 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 Data August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 83,871 431,618 95,947 497,549 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,839 12,232 2,653 12,399 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,594 36,598 9,769 47,215 Wire Rods 1,617 7,528 2,790 12,811 Structural Shapes Heavy 236 1,232 541 3,092 Plates Cut Lengths 5,191 24,511 5,780 33,154 Plates In Coils 1,622 9,126 4,080 19,852 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,064 18,886 3,211 19,481 Bars - Light Shaped 972 4,651 954 4,815 Bars - Cold Finished 6,852 40,134 8,278 54,873 Oil Country Goods 5,081 20,183 4,657 12,049 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 16 179 24 116 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 487 754 11 54 Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) 145 1,184 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,725 99,111 10,838 94,436 Wire Drawn 3,844 24,163 3,202 21,360 Sheets Hot Rolled 3,124 6,326 2,096 5,252 Sheets Cold Rolled 26,451 105,575 32,182 132,140 Strip - Hot Rolled 90 387 65 416 Strip - Cold Rolled 4,064 20,042 4,671 22,852 -------------------------------------------------------------- August Cumulative to Date 2009 Final 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 356,304 1,468,714 707,149 3,553,871 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,828 11,975 14,305 56,406 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 42,572 120,959 72,309 337,438 Wire Rods 6,665 19,586 16,720 76,232 Structural Shapes Heavy 783 3,732 1,845 10,054 Plates Cut Lengths 15,414 49,011 43,781 222,835 Plates In Coils 7,174 18,738 18,413 89,571 Bars - Hot Rolled 10,918 48,490 23,020 134,222 Bars - Light Shaped 3,631 11,099 5,983 31,183 Bars - Cold Finished 36,043 163,719 57,542 343,595 Oil Country Goods 31,847 133,492 30,063 110,971 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 58 515 72 487 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 1,131 5,283 2,782 16,819 Line Pipe - Not Specified 1,548 16,677 253 1,885 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 55,612 488,839 85,771 734,551 Wire Drawn 17,794 79,069 27,332 173,815 Sheets Hot Rolled 7,314 12,974 21,814 46,762 Sheets Cold Rolled 96,985 219,343 253,846 1,007,037 Strip - Hot Rolled 668 1,694 1,417 6,802 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,318 63,520 29,881 153,206 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final August 2009. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.