Exhibit 1b: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Stainless Steel Products: (Census Basis) Not Seasonally Adjusted Quantity in metric tons/ value in thousands of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding November 2009 October 2009 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 51,222 194,994 52,495 207,391 Ingots And Steel For Castings 637 1,972 881 2,878 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 4,202 13,110 5,009 16,068 Wire Rods 1,542 5,203 1,176 3,392 Structural Shapes Heavy 181 717 57 204 Plates Cut Lengths 4,077 15,123 5,562 18,959 Plates In Coils 1,789 6,444 1,187 4,316 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,526 6,583 1,656 6,431 Bars - Light Shaped 705 2,439 816 2,699 Bars - Cold Finished 4,175 19,535 3,348 15,702 Oil Country Goods 4,436 13,684 1,398 17,203 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) 3 31 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 28 119 1,875 4,463 Line Pipe - Not Specified 1 8 2 16 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 5,857 42,792 6,530 47,171 Wire Drawn 2,634 12,073 2,936 12,328 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,732 3,364 1,101 2,087 Sheets Cold Rolled 15,652 42,964 16,889 44,759 Strip - Hot Rolled 58 142 143 372 Strip - Cold Rolled 1,989 8,722 1,928 8,312 -------------------------------------------------------------- October 2009 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 51,621 208,424 Ingots And Steel For Castings 881 2,878 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 5,009 16,068 Wire Rods 1,176 3,392 Structural Shapes Heavy 57 204 Plates Cut Lengths 5,629 19,207 Plates In Coils 1,187 4,316 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,656 6,431 Bars - Light Shaped 816 2,699 Bars - Cold Finished 3,360 15,744 Oil Country Goods 1,398 17,203 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 320 2,660 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 100 315 Line Pipe - Not Specified 2 16 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,628 47,751 Wire Drawn 2,958 12,451 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,103 2,094 Sheets Cold Rolled 17,252 46,109 Strip - Hot Rolled 145 383 Strip - Cold Rolled 1,944 8,504 -------------------------------------------------------------- November 2008 October 2008 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 NOTE: See the cover report specifically explaining the current month's preliminary steel imports trade data or www.census.gov/foreign-trade/Press-Release/steel_index.html. CONTACT: For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Janet Freas (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary November 2009 (CB-09-193)