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 June 2011 May 2011 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 90,153 418,695 87,528 413,514 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,039 10,534 2,580 8,507 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,069 40,933 9,614 39,291 Wire Rods 2,074 9,684 2,370 11,137 Structural Shapes Heavy 126 688 86 503 Plates Cut Lengths 7,044 31,836 5,777 24,056 Plates In Coils 5,759 24,120 4,597 21,127 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,023 16,378 3,295 17,741 Bars - Light Shaped 478 2,200 624 2,928 Bars - Cold Finished 8,681 49,610 8,579 47,264 Oil Country Goods 1,879 12,537 3,785 35,363 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 1 10 2 19 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 549 3,099 477 2,418 Line Pipe - Not Specified 188 839 175 568 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,057 73,608 8,284 64,219 Structural Pipe & Tube 28 213 10 66 Wire Drawn 3,505 20,723 3,881 23,010 Sheets Hot Rolled 3,072 5,958 4,389 8,329 Sheets Cold Rolled 26,493 98,088 25,721 91,852 Strip - Hot Rolled 98 158 178 538 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,991 17,478 3,105 14,580 -------------------------------------------------------------- May 2011 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 94,029 443,124 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,692 8,693 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,221 42,508 Wire Rods 2,408 11,322 Structural Shapes Heavy 89 531 Plates Cut Lengths 7,282 28,673 Plates In Coils 4,706 21,471 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,452 18,641 Bars - Light Shaped 624 2,928 Bars - Cold Finished 9,013 49,450 Oil Country Goods 4,190 37,421 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 9 95 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 767 4,150 Line Pipe - Not Specified 110 497 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,211 71,427 Structural Pipe & Tube 10 66 Wire Drawn 4,062 23,982 Sheets Hot Rolled 4,981 9,329 Sheets Cold Rolled 26,708 95,779 Strip - Hot Rolled 178 538 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,315 15,624 -------------------------------------------------------------- June 2010 May 2010 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 74,484 322,897 66,820 271,994 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,315 4,615 2,142 6,404 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,780 31,286 7,512 27,707 Wire Rods 1,345 5,463 1,629 5,814 Structural Shapes Heavy 123 563 147 754 Plates Cut Lengths 3,882 17,135 3,006 13,177 Plates In Coils 2,439 10,925 1,760 6,443 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,710 7,982 2,360 10,324 Bars - Light Shaped 611 2,266 559 2,052 Bars - Cold Finished 7,017 32,620 6,448 29,337 Oil Country Goods 2,202 13,837 1,375 11,196 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) (-) 4 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 28 257 71 465 Line Pipe - Not Specified 29 207 6 39 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,507 71,025 7,853 51,093 Structural Pipe & Tube 2 12 10 57 Wire Drawn 3,427 17,839 3,128 15,479 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,474 6,437 3,183 6,043 Sheets Cold Rolled 24,378 84,729 22,139 70,547 Strip - Hot Rolled 59 155 24 106 Strip - Cold Rolled 4,154 15,543 3,468 14,954 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 June 2011 (CB-11-127)