Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 1B: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Stainless Steel Products: (Census Basis) Quantity in metric tons/ value in thousands of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding 2010 Data December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 79,429 332,782 81,203 339,791 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,312 7,097 2,265 8,399 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 4,604 18,609 7,304 28,772 Wire Rods 2,081 8,214 1,725 7,345 Structural Shapes Heavy 184 1,097 400 2,895 Plates Cut Lengths 5,127 22,031 3,571 14,771 Plates In Coils 2,970 10,870 6,136 22,050 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,136 15,331 2,932 13,743 Bars - Light Shaped 491 2,038 615 2,518 Bars - Cold Finished 7,524 36,565 7,211 34,793 Oil Country Goods 4,914 22,703 1,851 18,029 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 8 70 12 103 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 128 863 248 1,624 Line Pipe - Not Specified 22 206 2 15 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,250 56,778 8,510 57,598 Structural Pipe & Tube 1 5 1 7 Wire Drawn 3,707 20,249 3,947 21,281 Sheets Hot Rolled 4,261 8,355 2,719 5,889 Sheets Cold Rolled 26,188 86,131 27,874 84,240 Strip - Hot Rolled 101 315 133 580 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,421 15,255 3,747 15,140 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2009 Data December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 56,218 237,508 52,498 205,178 Ingots And Steel For Castings 719 2,483 637 1,972 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,238 21,808 4,213 13,197 Wire Rods 1,262 4,133 1,552 5,228 Structural Shapes Heavy 214 792 197 784 Plates Cut Lengths 4,354 15,802 4,119 15,250 Plates In Coils 1,664 5,793 1,903 6,889 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,178 9,599 1,539 6,667 Bars - Light Shaped 574 2,119 707 2,449 Bars - Cold Finished 4,198 18,746 4,252 19,883 Oil Country Goods 1,959 19,745 4,504 16,047 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 16 24 (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 39 277 66 213 Line Pipe - Not Specified 22 209 1 8 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,956 61,487 6,271 47,968 Structural Pipe & Tube (-) (-) (-) (-) Wire Drawn 3,011 12,986 2,636 12,097 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,643 3,379 1,732 3,364 Sheets Cold Rolled 17,391 45,830 16,065 44,129 Strip - Hot Rolled 191 553 98 187 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,589 11,743 2,006 8,848 -------------------------------------------------------------- December Cumulative to Date 2010 Final 2009 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 848,817 3,450,036 559,953 2,287,332 Ingots And Steel For Castings 18,146 57,740 7,269 19,935 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 83,165 297,639 62,914 184,509 Wire Rods 19,649 73,491 11,856 35,817 Structural Shapes Heavy 1,966 11,172 1,337 5,800 Plates Cut Lengths 49,077 192,159 33,885 113,421 Plates In Coils 39,483 142,860 12,927 38,892 Bars - Hot Rolled 26,913 122,433 17,243 75,159 Bars - Light Shaped 7,154 27,814 6,351 20,250 Bars - Cold Finished 74,085 340,266 51,284 231,086 Oil Country Goods 34,317 207,313 41,699 198,418 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 95 674 394 3,198 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 1,584 7,790 1,392 6,325 Line Pipe - Not Specified 135 1,078 1,573 16,909 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 99,653 675,028 81,297 693,429 Structural Pipe & Tube 29 191 (-) (-) Wire Drawn 40,644 204,891 28,838 126,338 Sheets Hot Rolled 31,546 66,656 12,200 22,669 Sheets Cold Rolled 280,211 855,273 162,514 391,663 Strip - Hot Rolled 1,530 4,649 1,210 3,224 Strip - Cold Rolled 39,433 160,920 23,768 100,289 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final August 2010. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.