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 July 2011 June 2011 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 97,837 444,729 90,153 418,695 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,427 8,606 3,039 10,534 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,612 37,750 10,069 40,933 Wire Rods 2,229 10,688 2,074 9,684 Structural Shapes Heavy 254 1,353 126 688 Plates Cut Lengths 6,753 30,953 7,044 31,836 Plates In Coils 13,178 52,530 5,759 24,120 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,340 18,669 3,023 16,378 Bars - Light Shaped 520 2,488 478 2,200 Bars - Cold Finished 8,364 48,031 8,681 49,610 Oil Country Goods 1,572 8,260 1,879 12,537 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 8 66 1 10 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 289 1,634 549 3,099 Line Pipe - Not Specified 89 382 188 839 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,985 75,125 10,057 73,608 Structural Pipe & Tube 14 89 28 213 Wire Drawn 3,602 22,726 3,505 20,723 Sheets Hot Rolled 4,158 8,345 3,072 5,958 Sheets Cold Rolled 27,932 100,090 26,493 98,088 Strip - Hot Rolled 108 174 98 158 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,402 16,771 3,991 17,478 -------------------------------------------------------------- June 2011 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 90,894 425,401 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,039 10,534 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,069 40,933 Wire Rods 2,074 9,684 Structural Shapes Heavy 129 717 Plates Cut Lengths 7,053 31,885 Plates In Coils 5,781 24,217 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,023 16,378 Bars - Light Shaped 478 2,200 Bars - Cold Finished 8,685 49,630 Oil Country Goods 2,023 16,466 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 4 26 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 722 4,065 Line Pipe - Not Specified 188 839 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,104 73,769 Structural Pipe & Tube 28 213 Wire Drawn 3,512 20,753 Sheets Hot Rolled 3,072 5,958 Sheets Cold Rolled 26,729 99,362 Strip - Hot Rolled 177 247 Strip - Cold Rolled 4,004 17,524 -------------------------------------------------------------- July 2010 June 2010 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 77,820 318,345 74,484 322,897 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,294 4,075 1,315 4,615 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,583 31,820 8,780 31,286 Wire Rods 1,576 7,002 1,345 5,463 Structural Shapes Heavy 207 1,169 123 563 Plates Cut Lengths 5,934 23,443 3,882 17,135 Plates In Coils 3,025 13,357 2,439 10,925 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,738 12,422 1,710 7,982 Bars - Light Shaped 916 3,684 611 2,266 Bars - Cold Finished 6,195 29,189 7,017 32,620 Oil Country Goods 1,455 6,411 2,202 13,837 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 27 262 (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 19 133 28 257 Line Pipe - Not Specified 2 14 29 207 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,911 56,702 10,507 71,025 Structural Pipe & Tube 4 22 2 12 Wire Drawn 3,340 16,945 3,427 17,839 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,910 4,417 2,474 6,437 Sheets Cold Rolled 27,608 90,907 24,378 84,729 Strip - Hot Rolled 10 39 59 155 Strip - Cold Rolled 4,066 16,334 4,154 15,543 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 July 2011 (CB-11-141)