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 2010 Data March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 65,466 260,430 54,525 219,252 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,553 4,295 508 1,645 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,408 23,070 6,076 18,326 Wire Rods 1,517 4,770 1,390 4,459 Structural Shapes Heavy 186 977 101 446 Plates Cut Lengths 4,019 15,164 2,191 7,920 Plates In Coils 1,776 5,732 1,462 5,363 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,754 7,025 1,278 5,430 Bars - Light Shaped 841 2,750 726 2,505 Bars - Cold Finished 6,378 27,071 4,444 18,801 Oil Country Goods 3,053 23,627 4,128 33,415 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 27 142 32 241 Line Pipe - Not Specified 9 45 10 96 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,779 57,706 6,179 46,343 Structural Pipe & Tube 3 17 9 57 Wire Drawn 3,249 15,442 2,839 12,855 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,783 5,717 1,915 3,764 Sheets Cold Rolled 18,972 53,488 18,633 47,311 Strip - Hot Rolled 98 344 216 509 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,059 13,047 2,389 9,765 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2009 Data March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 47,233 206,098 43,412 178,065 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,284 2,368 47 199 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 4,880 14,217 7,057 20,423 Wire Rods 685 1,930 584 1,854 Structural Shapes Heavy 107 556 73 408 Plates Cut Lengths 1,121 3,442 1,936 7,124 Plates In Coils 368 1,053 766 2,017 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,632 6,774 1,151 5,684 Bars - Light Shaped 680 2,470 204 713 Bars - Cold Finished 5,514 25,381 4,834 22,992 Oil Country Goods 6,893 23,033 5,340 13,764 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 12 52 1 7 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 6 40 283 1,094 Line Pipe - Not Specified 17 386 (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,845 77,647 6,542 57,455 Structural Pipe & Tube (-) (-) (-) (-) Wire Drawn 2,096 10,364 1,944 9,790 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,235 2,214 1,336 2,340 Sheets Cold Rolled 10,375 23,309 9,496 23,698 Strip - Hot Rolled 27 79 7 15 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,457 10,784 1,811 8,487 -------------------------------------------------------------- March Cumulative to Date 2010 Final 2009 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 176,600 694,062 153,046 667,274 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,471 7,331 1,721 3,665 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 17,626 57,757 18,479 57,041 Wire Rods 4,531 14,077 2,267 7,285 Structural Shapes Heavy 330 1,595 345 2,020 Plates Cut Lengths 9,894 34,604 7,485 24,095 Plates In Coils 5,379 18,319 1,943 5,413 Bars - Hot Rolled 4,641 19,291 4,701 21,983 Bars - Light Shaped 2,092 7,099 1,378 5,609 Bars - Cold Finished 14,696 62,741 15,737 75,395 Oil Country Goods 10,910 67,181 22,054 76,946 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) 13 59 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 852 2,971 375 1,670 Line Pipe - Not Specified 52 372 479 7,805 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 22,409 159,980 24,376 222,067 Structural Pipe & Tube 12 88 (-) (-) Wire Drawn 9,309 42,274 6,653 32,883 Sheets Hot Rolled 6,781 13,928 4,686 8,428 Sheets Cold Rolled 55,287 147,389 33,865 85,272 Strip - Hot Rolled 727 1,912 48 149 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,602 35,154 6,443 29,487 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final March 2010. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.