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 January 2011 December 2010 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 83,053 347,920 78,706 329,454 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,438 7,435 2,312 7,097 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 6,687 26,399 4,569 18,436 Wire Rods 2,046 9,162 2,081 8,214 Structural Shapes Heavy 104 532 114 588 Plates Cut Lengths 5,303 23,105 4,960 21,337 Plates In Coils 7,666 29,096 2,970 10,870 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,199 11,973 3,119 15,275 Bars - Light Shaped 1,025 4,099 491 2,038 Bars - Cold Finished 6,882 33,384 7,524 36,565 Oil Country Goods 4,368 23,727 4,914 22,687 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 1 11 3 28 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 170 803 113 688 Line Pipe - Not Specified 1 12 22 206 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,612 54,958 8,194 56,606 Structural Pipe & Tube (-) (-) 1 5 Wire Drawn 3,464 19,595 3,707 20,249 Sheets Hot Rolled 3,410 6,645 4,261 8,355 Sheets Cold Rolled 25,313 81,815 25,862 84,953 Strip - Hot Rolled 130 297 101 315 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,235 14,873 3,388 14,941 -------------------------------------------------------------- December 2010 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 79,429 332,782 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,312 7,097 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 4,604 18,609 Wire Rods 2,081 8,214 Structural Shapes Heavy 184 1,097 Plates Cut Lengths 5,127 22,031 Plates In Coils 2,970 10,870 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,136 15,331 Bars - Light Shaped 491 2,038 Bars - Cold Finished 7,524 36,565 Oil Country Goods 4,914 22,703 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 8 70 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 128 863 Line Pipe - Not Specified 22 206 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,250 56,778 Structural Pipe & Tube 1 5 Wire Drawn 3,707 20,249 Sheets Hot Rolled 4,261 8,355 Sheets Cold Rolled 26,188 86,131 Strip - Hot Rolled 101 315 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,421 15,255 -------------------------------------------------------------- January 2010 December 2009 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 56,609 214,381 56,218 237,508 Ingots And Steel For Castings 410 1,391 719 2,483 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 4,141 16,360 7,238 21,808 Wire Rods 1,623 4,848 1,262 4,133 Structural Shapes Heavy 42 172 214 792 Plates Cut Lengths 3,684 11,520 4,354 15,802 Plates In Coils 2,141 7,224 1,664 5,793 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,609 6,837 2,178 9,599 Bars - Light Shaped 524 1,845 574 2,119 Bars - Cold Finished 3,873 16,869 4,198 18,746 Oil Country Goods 3,729 10,139 1,959 19,745 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) 16 24 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 793 2,587 39 277 Line Pipe - Not Specified 33 231 22 209 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,450 55,931 6,956 61,487 Structural Pipe & Tube (-) 14 (-) (-) Wire Drawn 3,222 13,977 3,011 12,986 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,082 4,447 1,643 3,379 Sheets Cold Rolled 17,682 46,590 17,391 45,830 Strip - Hot Rolled 414 1,058 191 553 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,154 12,342 2,589 11,743 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 Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Janet Fre as (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary January 2011 (CB-11-30)