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 April 2011 March 2011 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 85,496 395,343 89,784 399,783 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,391 13,551 1,982 6,255 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,274 44,144 10,111 43,324 Wire Rods 2,131 8,917 1,815 8,085 Structural Shapes Heavy 146 688 243 1,230 Plates Cut Lengths 5,291 24,062 6,253 28,472 Plates In Coils 5,618 25,125 9,734 35,208 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,020 17,281 3,204 16,578 Bars - Light Shaped 755 3,263 879 3,798 Bars - Cold Finished 8,537 44,572 9,461 48,773 Oil Country Goods 1,543 12,154 2,606 14,526 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 1 10 16 106 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 835 3,956 387 1,951 Line Pipe - Not Specified 47 189 2 21 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,043 73,076 8,710 62,746 Structural Pipe & Tube 1 9 1 30 Wire Drawn 3,390 20,528 3,813 22,319 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,316 4,200 1,929 3,572 Sheets Cold Rolled 23,303 81,172 24,208 83,676 Strip - Hot Rolled 69 121 117 262 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,784 18,326 4,314 18,850 -------------------------------------------------------------- March 2011 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 90,919 403,517 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,982 6,255 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,804 44,332 Wire Rods 1,815 8,085 Structural Shapes Heavy 245 1,253 Plates Cut Lengths 6,259 28,485 Plates In Coils 9,734 35,208 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,204 16,578 Bars - Light Shaped 879 3,798 Bars - Cold Finished 9,560 49,550 Oil Country Goods 2,616 14,590 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 16 106 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 396 2,005 Line Pipe - Not Specified 3 49 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,913 63,736 Structural Pipe & Tube 1 30 Wire Drawn 3,814 22,323 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,946 3,637 Sheets Cold Rolled 24,260 84,201 Strip - Hot Rolled 117 262 Strip - Cold Rolled 4,355 19,033 -------------------------------------------------------------- April 2010 March 2010 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 70,392 277,182 65,466 260,430 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,822 8,076 1,553 4,295 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,111 25,499 7,408 23,070 Wire Rods 2,110 7,090 1,517 4,770 Structural Shapes Heavy 264 1,093 186 977 Plates Cut Lengths 3,961 15,411 4,019 15,164 Plates In Coils 1,763 6,829 1,776 5,732 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,243 9,826 1,754 7,025 Bars - Light Shaped 626 2,118 841 2,750 Bars - Cold Finished 6,307 27,058 6,378 27,071 Oil Country Goods 3,091 18,597 3,053 23,627 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 80 432 27 142 Line Pipe - Not Specified 5 51 9 45 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,329 55,148 8,779 57,706 Structural Pipe & Tube (-) (-) 3 17 Wire Drawn 3,451 16,371 3,249 15,442 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,483 3,551 2,783 5,717 Sheets Cold Rolled 22,599 67,126 18,972 53,488 Strip - Hot Rolled 80 310 98 344 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,067 12,595 3,059 13,047 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 March 2011 (CB-11-68)