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 November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 52,498 205,178 51,621 208,424 Ingots And Steel For Castings 637 1,972 881 2,878 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 4,213 13,197 5,009 16,068 Wire Rods 1,552 5,228 1,176 3,392 Structural Shapes Heavy 197 784 57 204 Plates Cut Lengths 4,119 15,250 5,629 19,207 Plates In Coils 1,903 6,889 1,187 4,316 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,539 6,667 1,656 6,431 Bars - Light Shaped 707 2,449 816 2,699 Bars - Cold Finished 4,252 19,883 3,360 15,744 Oil Country Goods 4,504 16,047 1,398 17,203 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) 320 2,660 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 66 213 100 315 Line Pipe - Not Specified 1 8 2 16 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,271 47,968 6,628 47,751 Wire Drawn 2,636 12,097 2,958 12,451 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,732 3,364 1,103 2,094 Sheets Cold Rolled 16,065 44,129 17,252 46,109 Strip - Hot Rolled 98 187 145 383 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,006 8,848 1,944 8,504 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 Data November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 73,709 351,118 79,481 391,779 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,276 7,907 1,458 6,107 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,355 28,889 9,982 41,809 Wire Rods 2,110 7,064 1,931 7,997 Structural Shapes Heavy 138 596 174 841 Plates Cut Lengths 4,528 21,094 4,339 18,749 Plates In Coils 1,347 6,071 1,647 8,605 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,870 11,959 2,942 17,398 Bars - Light Shaped 750 3,644 604 2,810 Bars - Cold Finished 6,330 36,960 6,082 36,760 Oil Country Goods 11,502 32,711 6,739 23,930 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 11 119 (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 14 113 10 93 Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,841 97,933 10,707 93,594 Wire Drawn 3,052 18,023 3,236 20,740 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,230 4,281 2,738 5,648 Sheets Cold Rolled 16,366 56,529 24,023 90,746 Strip - Hot Rolled 22 117 11 54 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,967 17,108 2,858 15,898 -------------------------------------------------------------- November Cumulative to Date 2009 Final 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 503,735 2,049,824 931,423 4,660,054 Ingots And Steel For Castings 6,550 17,452 18,967 74,303 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 55,676 162,701 96,197 436,412 Wire Rods 10,594 31,683 22,622 99,075 Structural Shapes Heavy 1,123 5,009 2,303 12,285 Plates Cut Lengths 29,531 97,618 57,158 283,582 Plates In Coils 11,263 33,099 23,680 115,002 Bars - Hot Rolled 15,065 65,561 30,228 177,105 Bars - Light Shaped 5,777 18,131 8,231 42,031 Bars - Cold Finished 47,086 212,341 76,088 452,460 Oil Country Goods 39,739 178,673 53,327 190,745 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 378 3,175 122 793 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 1,353 6,049 2,898 17,670 Line Pipe - Not Specified 1,551 16,700 253 1,885 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 74,341 631,941 117,665 1,017,906 Wire Drawn 25,828 113,352 36,706 231,788 Sheets Hot Rolled 10,557 19,290 29,067 61,453 Sheets Cold Rolled 145,124 345,832 315,390 1,235,670 Strip - Hot Rolled 1,019 2,672 1,597 7,833 Strip - Cold Rolled 21,180 88,546 38,925 202,057 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final November 2009. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.