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 April 2010 March 2010 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 69,840 274,919 64,736 257,646 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,774 7,506 1,553 4,295 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,103 25,438 7,408 23,070 Wire Rods 2,109 6,988 1,517 4,770 Structural Shapes Heavy 259 1,058 175 902 Plates Cut Lengths 3,960 15,408 3,786 14,413 Plates In Coils 1,691 6,731 1,776 5,732 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,243 9,826 1,747 6,991 Bars - Light Shaped 626 2,118 841 2,750 Bars - Cold Finished 6,288 27,002 6,323 26,814 Oil Country Goods 3,063 18,409 3,053 23,627 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 58 56 (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 61 354 17 96 Line Pipe - Not Specified 5 51 9 45 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,298 55,039 8,728 57,506 Structural Pipe & Tube (-) (-) 3 17 Wire Drawn 3,448 16,359 3,248 15,431 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,465 3,492 2,779 5,673 Sheets Cold Rolled 22,243 66,203 18,788 52,912 Strip - Hot Rolled 80 310 98 344 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,066 12,572 2,888 12,257 -------------------------------------------------------------- March 2010 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 65,466 260,430 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,553 4,295 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,408 23,070 Wire Rods 1,517 4,770 Structural Shapes Heavy 186 977 Plates Cut Lengths 4,019 15,164 Plates In Coils 1,776 5,732 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,754 7,025 Bars - Light Shaped 841 2,750 Bars - Cold Finished 6,378 27,071 Oil Country Goods 3,053 23,627 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 27 142 Line Pipe - Not Specified 9 45 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,779 57,706 Structural Pipe & Tube 3 17 Wire Drawn 3,249 15,442 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,783 5,717 Sheets Cold Rolled 18,972 53,488 Strip - Hot Rolled 98 344 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,059 13,047 -------------------------------------------------------------- April 2009 March 2009 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 42,043 178,993 47,233 206,098 Ingots And Steel For Castings 297 601 1,284 2,368 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 4,587 12,726 4,880 14,217 Wire Rods 1,015 3,266 685 1,930 Structural Shapes Heavy 95 302 107 556 Plates Cut Lengths 1,237 4,838 1,121 3,442 Plates In Coils 1,360 3,413 368 1,053 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,693 6,522 1,632 6,774 Bars - Light Shaped 448 1,098 680 2,470 Bars - Cold Finished 4,780 22,102 5,514 25,381 Oil Country Goods 3,188 16,318 6,893 23,033 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 21 230 12 52 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 125 681 6 40 Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) 17 386 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,166 64,362 7,845 77,647 Structural Pipe & Tube (-) (-) (-) (-) Wire Drawn 2,134 9,273 2,096 10,364 Sheets Hot Rolled 746 1,096 1,235 2,214 Sheets Cold Rolled 11,269 24,404 10,375 23,309 Strip - Hot Rolled 87 455 27 79 Strip - Cold Rolled 1,795 7,305 2,457 10,784 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 April 2010 (CB-10-70)