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 June 2010 May 2010 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 76,044 324,133 65,907 267,540 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,315 4,615 2,142 6,404 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,500 30,800 7,512 27,707 Wire Rods 1,345 5,463 1,611 5,786 Structural Shapes Heavy 115 493 144 725 Plates Cut Lengths 3,882 17,135 2,890 12,439 Plates In Coils 2,439 10,925 1,690 6,207 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,700 7,927 2,359 10,317 Bars - Light Shaped 611 2,266 556 2,039 Bars - Cold Finished 6,982 32,410 6,292 28,511 Oil Country Goods 4,488 17,237 1,375 11,196 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 0 0 0 4 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 24 238 60 408 Line Pipe - Not Specified 29 207 6 39 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,507 70,996 7,737 49,956 Structural Pipe & Tube 2 12 10 57 Wire Drawn 3,427 17,839 3,019 15,117 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,474 6,437 3,183 6,043 Sheets Cold Rolled 24,052 83,699 21,864 69,707 Strip - Hot Rolled 59 155 24 106 Strip - Cold Rolled 4,092 15,280 3,432 14,771 -------------------------------------------------------------- May 2010 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 66,820 271,994 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,142 6,404 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,512 27,707 Wire Rods 1,629 5,814 Structural Shapes Heavy 147 754 Plates Cut Lengths 3,006 13,177 Plates In Coils 1,760 6,443 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,360 10,324 Bars - Light Shaped 559 2,052 Bars - Cold Finished 6,448 29,337 Oil Country Goods 1,375 11,196 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 0 4 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 71 465 Line Pipe - Not Specified 6 39 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,853 51,093 Structural Pipe & Tube 10 57 Wire Drawn 3,128 15,479 Sheets Hot Rolled 3,183 6,043 Sheets Cold Rolled 22,139 70,547 Strip - Hot Rolled 24 106 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,468 14,954 -------------------------------------------------------------- June 2009 May 2009 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 40,521 149,600 40,020 161,891 Ingots And Steel For Castings 563 1,380 657 1,838 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 5,528 15,178 5,067 12,417 Wire Rods 811 2,749 609 1,531 Structural Shapes Heavy 55 243 92 468 Plates Cut Lengths 1,742 5,613 1,106 3,753 Plates In Coils 1,012 2,472 1,697 4,200 Bars - Hot Rolled 766 3,251 1,668 7,769 Bars - Light Shaped 348 805 592 1,367 Bars - Cold Finished 3,721 15,854 4,459 19,225 Oil Country Goods 1,134 5,609 2,672 12,697 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 0 0 0 3 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 38 224 68 397 Line Pipe - Not Specified 601 5,291 227 1,431 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,243 47,265 6,041 55,583 Structural Pipe & Tube 0 0 0 0 Wire Drawn 2,206 9,487 2,252 9,378 Sheets Hot Rolled 528 882 239 446 Sheets Cold Rolled 13,521 27,191 10,961 22,937 Strip - Hot Rolled 110 259 13 45 Strip - Cold Rolled 1,593 5,847 1,601 6,407 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.ht ml. 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 June 2010 (CB-10-110)