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 February 2011 January 2011 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 75,062 327,145 83,053 347,920 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,476 4,735 2,438 7,435 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,516 34,417 6,687 26,399 Wire Rods 1,831 7,808 2,046 9,162 Structural Shapes Heavy 167 961 104 532 Plates Cut Lengths 4,633 21,316 5,303 23,105 Plates In Coils 5,366 19,887 7,666 29,096 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,506 12,435 2,199 11,973 Bars - Light Shaped 866 3,737 1,025 4,099 Bars - Cold Finished 7,596 37,695 6,882 33,384 Oil Country Goods 1,856 9,241 4,368 23,727 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 35 195 1 11 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 118 672 170 803 Line Pipe - Not Specified 0 0 1 12 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,461 61,780 8,612 54,958 Structural Pipe & Tube 0 0 0 0 Wire Drawn 3,243 18,702 3,464 19,595 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,651 3,318 3,410 6,645 Sheets Cold Rolled 23,257 74,800 25,313 81,815 Strip - Hot Rolled 99 242 130 297 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,386 15,205 3,235 14,873 -------------------------------------------------------------- January 2011 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 84,626 357,536 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,438 7,435 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 6,735 26,622 Wire Rods 2,046 9,162 Structural Shapes Heavy 146 904 Plates Cut Lengths 5,374 23,473 Plates In Coils 7,666 29,096 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,233 12,374 Bars - Light Shaped 1,025 4,099 Bars - Cold Finished 7,221 35,044 Oil Country Goods 4,485 26,369 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 2 44 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 163 858 Line Pipe - Not Specified 1 12 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,759 55,800 Structural Pipe & Tube 0 0 Wire Drawn 3,509 19,805 Sheets Hot Rolled 3,410 6,645 Sheets Cold Rolled 25,883 83,747 Strip - Hot Rolled 130 297 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,400 15,752 -------------------------------------------------------------- February 2010 January 2010 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 54,525 219,252 56,609 214,381 Ingots And Steel For Castings 508 1,645 410 1,391 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 6,076 18,326 4,141 16,360 Wire Rods 1,390 4,459 1,623 4,848 Structural Shapes Heavy 101 446 42 172 Plates Cut Lengths 2,191 7,920 3,684 11,520 Plates In Coils 1,462 5,363 2,141 7,224 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,278 5,430 1,609 6,837 Bars - Light Shaped 726 2,505 524 1,845 Bars - Cold Finished 4,444 18,801 3,873 16,869 Oil Country Goods 4,128 33,415 3,729 10,139 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 0 0 0 0 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 32 241 793 2,587 Line Pipe - Not Specified 10 96 33 231 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 6,179 46,343 7,450 55,931 Structural Pipe & Tube 9 57 0 14 Wire Drawn 2,839 12,855 3,222 13,977 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,915 3,764 2,082 4,447 Sheets Cold Rolled 18,633 47,311 17,682 46,590 Strip - Hot Rolled 216 509 414 1,058 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,389 9,765 3,154 12,342 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 February 2011 (CB-11-50)