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 March 2010 February 2010 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 64,736 257,646 53,815 216,716 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 175 902 101 446 Plates Cut Lengths 3,786 14,413 2,016 7,128 Plates In Coils 1,776 5,732 1,462 5,363 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,747 6,991 1,278 5,430 Bars - Light Shaped 841 2,750 726 2,505 Bars - Cold Finished 6,323 26,814 4,443 18,781 Oil Country Goods 3,053 23,627 4,100 33,209 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 17 96 28 178 Line Pipe - Not Specified 9 45 11 96 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,728 57,506 6,118 46,142 Structural Pipe & Tube 3 17 9 57 Wire Drawn 3,248 15,431 2,838 12,764 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,779 5,673 1,729 3,217 Sheets Cold Rolled 18,788 52,912 18,417 46,901 Strip - Hot Rolled 98 344 194 485 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,888 12,257 2,370 9,583 -------------------------------------------------------------- February 2010 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 54,525 219,252 Ingots And Steel For Castings 508 1,645 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 6,076 18,326 Wire Rods 1,390 4,459 Structural Shapes Heavy 101 446 Plates Cut Lengths 2,191 7,920 Plates In Coils 1,462 5,363 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,278 5,430 Bars - Light Shaped 726 2,505 Bars - Cold Finished 4,444 18,801 Oil Country Goods 4,128 33,415 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 32 241 Line Pipe - Not Specified 10 96 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,179 46,343 Structural Pipe & Tube 9 57 Wire Drawn 2,839 12,855 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,915 3,764 Sheets Cold Rolled 18,633 47,311 Strip - Hot Rolled 216 509 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,389 9,765 -------------------------------------------------------------- March 2009 February 2009 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 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 March 2010 (CB-10-56)