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 August 2011 July 2011 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 88,517 406,432 97,837 444,729 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,442 11,766 2,427 8,606 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,567 28,960 9,612 37,750 Wire Rods 1,005 4,622 2,229 10,688 Structural Shapes Heavy 179 912 254 1,353 Plates Cut Lengths 6,682 27,988 6,753 30,953 Plates In Coils 7,611 27,714 13,178 52,530 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,679 15,922 3,340 18,669 Bars - Light Shaped 683 3,527 520 2,488 Bars - Cold Finished 8,308 46,653 8,364 48,031 Oil Country Goods 2,645 20,345 1,572 8,260 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 12 216 8 66 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 768 4,722 289 1,634 Line Pipe - Not Specified 219 945 89 382 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,120 82,775 9,985 75,125 Structural Pipe & Tube 8 112 14 89 Wire Drawn 3,467 21,551 3,602 22,726 Sheets Hot Rolled 5,322 12,727 4,158 8,345 Sheets Cold Rolled 23,134 78,674 27,932 100,090 Strip - Hot Rolled 157 228 108 174 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,510 16,075 3,402 16,771 -------------------------------------------------------------- July 2011 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 99,840 450,325 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,427 8,606 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,657 37,916 Wire Rods 2,229 10,688 Structural Shapes Heavy 260 1,433 Plates Cut Lengths 8,011 33,415 Plates In Coils 13,405 53,350 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,340 18,669 Bars - Light Shaped 520 2,488 Bars - Cold Finished 8,364 48,031 Oil Country Goods 1,575 8,280 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 9 72 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 406 2,339 Line Pipe - Not Specified 81 382 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,010 75,308 Structural Pipe & Tube 13 89 Wire Drawn 3,602 22,731 Sheets Hot Rolled 4,158 8,345 Sheets Cold Rolled 28,250 101,201 Strip - Hot Rolled 108 174 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,414 16,809 -------------------------------------------------------------- August 2010 July 2010 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 76,864 300,909 77,820 318,345 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,640 5,139 1,294 4,075 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 6,126 23,083 8,583 31,820 Wire Rods 1,955 7,482 1,576 7,002 Structural Shapes Heavy 126 680 207 1,169 Plates Cut Lengths 5,521 19,984 5,934 23,443 Plates In Coils 2,554 7,273 3,025 13,357 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,855 13,254 2,738 12,422 Bars - Light Shaped 357 1,628 916 3,684 Bars - Cold Finished 6,447 31,070 6,195 29,189 Oil Country Goods 4,135 18,822 1,455 6,411 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 2 10 27 262 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 19 146 19 133 Line Pipe - Not Specified 14 147 2 14 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,103 51,156 8,911 56,702 Structural Pipe & Tube (-) (-) 4 22 Wire Drawn 3,302 17,559 3,340 16,945 Sheets Hot Rolled 4,123 8,377 1,910 4,417 Sheets Cold Rolled 25,954 81,089 27,608 90,907 Strip - Hot Rolled 232 878 10 39 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,399 13,132 4,066 16,334 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 Freas (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary August 2011 (CB-11-162)