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 November 2010 October 2010 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 80,431 329,076 79,422 316,797 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,265 8,399 738 2,549 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,285 28,614 7,935 29,704 Wire Rods 1,725 7,345 1,284 5,799 Structural Shapes Heavy 378 2,703 80 493 Plates Cut Lengths 3,533 14,610 4,365 17,457 Plates In Coils 6,045 21,920 12,213 42,625 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,932 13,743 2,219 10,644 Bars - Light Shaped 615 2,518 456 2,276 Bars - Cold Finished 7,193 34,678 6,818 31,805 Oil Country Goods 1,536 9,286 825 4,459 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) 3 29 152 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 159 980 226 868 Line Pipe - Not Specified 2 15 3 28 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,456 57,424 8,143 57,644 Structural Pipe & Tube 1 7 (-) (-) Wire Drawn 3,944 21,231 3,470 18,743 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,641 5,785 2,242 4,597 Sheets Cold Rolled 27,852 84,145 24,969 73,441 Strip - Hot Rolled 133 580 103 239 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,735 15,091 3,302 13,272 -------------------------------------------------------------- October 2010 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 82,067 335,190 Ingots And Steel For Castings 746 2,582 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,935 29,704 Wire Rods 1,289 5,816 Structural Shapes Heavy 80 493 Plates Cut Lengths 4,366 17,465 Plates In Coils 12,213 42,625 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,236 10,712 Bars - Light Shaped 458 2,284 Bars - Cold Finished 7,127 32,844 Oil Country Goods 2,040 16,786 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 29 152 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 103 643 Line Pipe - Not Specified 3 28 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,656 60,142 Structural Pipe & Tube (-) (-) Wire Drawn 3,491 18,877 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,242 4,597 Sheets Cold Rolled 25,615 75,796 Strip - Hot Rolled 117 261 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,321 13,384 -------------------------------------------------------------- November 2009 October 2009 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 52,498 205,178 51,621 208,424 Ingots And Steel For Castings 637 1,972 881 2,878 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 4,213 13,197 5,009 16,068 Wire Rods 1,552 5,228 1,176 3,392 Structural Shapes Heavy 197 784 57 204 Plates Cut Lengths 4,119 15,250 5,629 19,207 Plates In Coils 1,903 6,889 1,187 4,316 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,539 6,667 1,656 6,431 Bars - Light Shaped 707 2,449 816 2,699 Bars - Cold Finished 4,252 19,883 3,360 15,744 Oil Country Goods 4,504 16,047 1,398 17,203 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) 320 2,660 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 66 213 100 315 Line Pipe - Not Specified 1 8 2 16 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,271 47,968 6,628 47,751 Structural Pipe & Tube (-) (-) (-) (-) Wire Drawn 2,636 12,097 2,958 12,451 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,732 3,364 1,103 2,094 Sheets Cold Rolled 16,065 44,129 17,252 46,109 Strip - Hot Rolled 98 187 145 383 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,006 8,848 1,944 8,504 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 November 2010 (CB-10-193)