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 May 2010 April 2010 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 65,907 267,540 69,840 274,919 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,142 6,404 2,774 7,506 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,512 27,707 8,103 25,438 Wire Rods 1,611 5,786 2,109 6,988 Structural Shapes Heavy 144 725 259 1,058 Plates Cut Lengths 2,890 12,439 3,960 15,408 Plates In Coils 1,690 6,207 1,691 6,731 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,359 10,317 2,243 9,826 Bars - Light Shaped 556 2,039 626 2,118 Bars - Cold Finished 6,292 28,511 6,288 27,002 Oil Country Goods 1,375 11,196 3,063 18,409 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) 4 58 56 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 60 408 61 354 Line Pipe - Not Specified 6 39 5 51 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,737 49,956 8,298 55,039 Structural Pipe & Tube 10 57 (-) (-) Wire Drawn 3,019 15,117 3,448 16,359 Sheets Hot Rolled 3,183 6,043 1,465 3,492 Sheets Cold Rolled 21,864 69,707 22,243 66,203 Strip - Hot Rolled 24 106 80 310 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,432 14,771 3,066 12,572 -------------------------------------------------------------- April 2010 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 70,392 277,182 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,822 8,076 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,111 25,499 Wire Rods 2,110 7,090 Structural Shapes Heavy 264 1,093 Plates Cut Lengths 3,961 15,411 Plates In Coils 1,763 6,829 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,243 9,826 Bars - Light Shaped 626 2,118 Bars - Cold Finished 6,307 27,058 Oil Country Goods 3,091 18,597 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 80 432 Line Pipe - Not Specified 5 51 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,329 55,148 Structural Pipe & Tube (-) (-) Wire Drawn 3,451 16,371 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,483 3,551 Sheets Cold Rolled 22,599 67,126 Strip - Hot Rolled 80 310 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,067 12,595 -------------------------------------------------------------- May 2009 April 2009 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 40,020 161,891 42,043 178,993 Ingots And Steel For Castings 657 1,838 297 601 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 5,067 12,417 4,587 12,726 Wire Rods 609 1,531 1,015 3,266 Structural Shapes Heavy 92 468 95 302 Plates Cut Lengths 1,106 3,753 1,237 4,838 Plates In Coils 1,697 4,200 1,360 3,413 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,668 7,769 1,693 6,522 Bars - Light Shaped 592 1,367 448 1,098 Bars - Cold Finished 4,459 19,225 4,780 22,102 Oil Country Goods 2,672 12,697 3,188 16,318 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) 3 21 230 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 68 397 125 681 Line Pipe - Not Specified 227 1,431 (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,041 55,583 7,166 64,362 Structural Pipe & Tube (-) (-) (-) (-) Wire Drawn 2,252 9,378 2,134 9,273 Sheets Hot Rolled 239 446 746 1,096 Sheets Cold Rolled 10,961 22,937 11,269 24,404 Strip - Hot Rolled 13 45 87 455 Strip - Cold Rolled 1,601 6,407 1,795 7,305 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 May 2010 (CB-10-91)