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 2011 Data May April Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 94,029 443,124 86,242 398,259 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,692 8,693 4,391 13,551 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,221 42,508 10,274 44,144 Wire Rods 2,408 11,322 2,131 8,917 Structural Shapes Heavy 89 531 172 820 Plates Cut Lengths 7,282 28,673 5,402 24,690 Plates In Coils 4,706 21,471 5,726 25,534 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,452 18,641 3,023 17,344 Bars - Light Shaped 624 2,928 757 3,268 Bars - Cold Finished 9,013 49,450 8,537 44,572 Oil Country Goods 4,190 37,421 1,543 12,154 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 9 95 1 10 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 767 4,150 873 4,155 Line Pipe - Not Specified 110 497 43 189 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,211 71,427 10,059 73,238 Structural Pipe & Tube 10 66 1 9 Wire Drawn 4,062 23,982 3,404 20,612 Sheets Hot Rolled 4,981 9,329 2,316 4,200 Sheets Cold Rolled 26,708 95,779 23,716 82,369 Strip - Hot Rolled 178 538 81 135 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,315 15,624 3,791 18,348 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 Data May April Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 66,820 271,994 70,392 277,182 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,142 6,404 2,822 8,076 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,512 27,707 8,111 25,499 Wire Rods 1,629 5,814 2,110 7,090 Structural Shapes Heavy 147 754 264 1,093 Plates Cut Lengths 3,006 13,177 3,961 15,411 Plates In Coils 1,760 6,443 1,763 6,829 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,360 10,324 2,243 9,826 Bars - Light Shaped 559 2,052 626 2,118 Bars - Cold Finished 6,448 29,337 6,307 27,058 Oil Country Goods 1,375 11,196 3,091 18,597 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) 4 (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 71 465 80 432 Line Pipe - Not Specified 6 39 5 51 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 7,853 51,093 8,329 55,148 Structural Pipe & Tube 10 57 (-) (-) Wire Drawn 3,128 15,479 3,451 16,371 Sheets Hot Rolled 3,183 6,043 1,483 3,551 Sheets Cold Rolled 22,139 70,547 22,599 67,126 Strip - Hot Rolled 24 106 80 310 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,468 14,954 3,067 12,595 -------------------------------------------------------------- May Cumulative to Date 2011 Final 2010 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 432,395 1,936,445 313,812 1,243,238 Ingots And Steel For Castings 12,987 40,707 7,436 21,810 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 46,556 192,078 33,249 110,963 Wire Rods 10,230 45,292 8,269 26,981 Structural Shapes Heavy 822 4,497 741 3,443 Plates Cut Lengths 29,195 127,681 16,860 63,193 Plates In Coils 33,216 131,254 8,902 31,591 Bars - Hot Rolled 14,468 77,534 9,243 39,442 Bars - Light Shaped 4,151 17,830 3,277 11,269 Bars - Cold Finished 41,936 216,367 27,451 119,136 Oil Country Goods 14,692 99,813 15,375 96,974 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 63 448 (-) 4 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 2,698 13,455 1,003 3,868 Line Pipe - Not Specified 158 748 63 461 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 45,723 328,140 38,591 266,221 Structural Pipe & Tube 11 105 22 145 Wire Drawn 18,081 105,722 15,889 74,124 Sheets Hot Rolled 14,305 27,130 11,447 23,522 Sheets Cold Rolled 124,141 421,975 100,025 285,062 Strip - Hot Rolled 649 1,533 831 2,327 Strip - Cold Rolled 18,313 84,136 15,138 62,702 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: May 2011. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.