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 May 2011 April 2011 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 87,528 413,514 85,496 395,343 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,580 8,507 4,391 13,551 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,614 39,291 10,274 44,144 Wire Rods 2,370 11,137 2,131 8,917 Structural Shapes Heavy 86 503 146 688 Plates Cut Lengths 5,777 24,056 5,291 24,062 Plates In Coils 4,597 21,127 5,618 25,125 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,295 17,741 3,020 17,281 Bars - Light Shaped 624 2,928 755 3,263 Bars - Cold Finished 8,579 47,264 8,537 44,572 Oil Country Goods 3,785 35,363 1,543 12,154 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 2 19 1 10 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 477 2,418 835 3,956 Line Pipe - Not Specified 175 568 47 189 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,284 64,219 10,043 73,076 Structural Pipe & Tube 10 66 1 9 Wire Drawn 3,881 23,010 3,390 20,528 Sheets Hot Rolled 4,389 8,329 2,316 4,200 Sheets Cold Rolled 25,721 91,852 23,303 81,172 Strip - Hot Rolled 178 538 69 121 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,105 14,580 3,784 18,326 -------------------------------------------------------------- April 2011 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 86,242 398,259 Ingots And Steel For Castings 4,391 13,551 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,274 44,144 Wire Rods 2,131 8,917 Structural Shapes Heavy 172 820 Plates Cut Lengths 5,402 24,690 Plates In Coils 5,726 25,534 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,023 17,344 Bars - Light Shaped 757 3,268 Bars - Cold Finished 8,537 44,572 Oil Country Goods 1,543 12,154 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 1 10 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 873 4,155 Line Pipe - Not Specified 43 189 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,059 73,238 Structural Pipe & Tube 1 9 Wire Drawn 3,404 20,612 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,316 4,200 Sheets Cold Rolled 23,716 82,369 Strip - Hot Rolled 81 135 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,791 18,348 -------------------------------------------------------------- May 2010 April 2010 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 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 May 2011 (CB-11-111)