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 December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 56,218 237,508 52,498 205,178 Ingots And Steel For Castings 719 2,483 637 1,972 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,238 21,808 4,213 13,197 Wire Rods 1,262 4,133 1,552 5,228 Structural Shapes Heavy 214 792 197 784 Plates Cut Lengths 4,354 15,802 4,119 15,250 Plates In Coils 1,664 5,793 1,903 6,889 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,178 9,599 1,539 6,667 Bars - Light Shaped 574 2,119 707 2,449 Bars - Cold Finished 4,198 18,746 4,252 19,883 Oil Country Goods 1,959 19,745 4,504 16,047 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 16 24 (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 39 277 66 213 Line Pipe - Not Specified 22 209 1 8 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,956 61,487 6,271 47,968 Wire Drawn 3,011 12,986 2,636 12,097 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,643 3,379 1,732 3,364 Sheets Cold Rolled 17,391 45,830 16,065 44,129 Strip - Hot Rolled 191 553 98 187 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,589 11,743 2,006 8,848 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 Data December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 59,969 293,723 73,709 351,118 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,143 3,737 2,276 7,907 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,728 31,165 7,355 28,889 Wire Rods 822 2,922 2,110 7,064 Structural Shapes Heavy 74 368 138 596 Plates Cut Lengths 3,133 14,915 4,528 21,094 Plates In Coils 829 2,741 1,347 6,071 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,430 7,932 1,870 11,959 Bars - Light Shaped 318 1,387 750 3,644 Bars - Cold Finished 5,637 30,671 6,330 36,960 Oil Country Goods 10,784 44,533 11,502 32,711 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) 11 119 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 51 349 14 113 Line Pipe - Not Specified 161 2,952 (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,568 84,053 10,841 97,933 Wire Drawn 2,217 12,959 3,052 18,023 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,763 3,582 2,230 4,281 Sheets Cold Rolled 11,992 37,224 16,366 56,529 Strip - Hot Rolled 7 30 22 117 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,311 12,202 2,967 17,108 -------------------------------------------------------------- December Cumulative to Date 2009 Final 2008 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 559,953 2,287,332 991,392 4,953,777 Ingots And Steel For Castings 7,269 19,935 20,110 78,040 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 62,914 184,509 103,925 467,577 Wire Rods 11,856 35,817 23,444 101,997 Structural Shapes Heavy 1,337 5,800 2,377 12,653 Plates Cut Lengths 33,885 113,421 60,291 298,497 Plates In Coils 12,927 38,892 24,509 117,743 Bars - Hot Rolled 17,243 75,159 31,657 185,037 Bars - Light Shaped 6,351 20,250 8,549 43,417 Bars - Cold Finished 51,284 231,086 81,726 483,131 Oil Country Goods 41,699 198,418 64,111 235,278 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 394 3,198 122 793 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 1,392 6,325 2,950 18,020 Line Pipe - Not Specified 1,573 16,909 414 4,837 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 81,297 693,429 127,233 1,101,960 Wire Drawn 28,838 126,338 38,923 244,747 Sheets Hot Rolled 12,200 22,669 30,829 65,036 Sheets Cold Rolled 162,514 391,663 327,382 1,272,895 Strip - Hot Rolled 1,210 3,224 1,604 7,863 Strip - Cold Rolled 23,768 100,289 41,235 214,258 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final December 2009. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.