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 September 2011 August 2011 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 61,684 286,679 88,517 406,432 Ingots And Steel For Castings 950 3,649 3,442 11,766 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 6,001 24,030 7,567 28,960 Wire Rods 1,046 4,131 1,005 4,622 Structural Shapes Heavy 227 1,397 179 912 Plates Cut Lengths 5,179 19,508 6,682 27,988 Plates In Coils 1,279 4,902 7,611 27,714 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,496 13,609 2,679 15,922 Bars - Light Shaped 658 3,151 683 3,527 Bars - Cold Finished 6,799 36,819 8,308 46,653 Oil Country Goods 657 4,820 2,645 20,345 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 9 74 12 216 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 745 4,938 768 4,722 Line Pipe - Not Specified 191 917 219 945 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,561 64,992 11,120 82,775 Structural Pipe & Tube 11 117 8 112 Wire Drawn 3,210 18,667 3,467 21,551 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,015 1,929 5,322 12,727 Sheets Cold Rolled 19,406 63,981 23,134 78,674 Strip - Hot Rolled 52 218 157 228 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,192 14,831 3,510 16,075 -------------------------------------------------------------- August 2011 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 89,056 409,031 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,442 11,766 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,567 28,960 Wire Rods 1,005 4,622 Structural Shapes Heavy 179 912 Plates Cut Lengths 6,694 28,028 Plates In Coils 7,633 27,790 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,681 15,931 Bars - Light Shaped 683 3,527 Bars - Cold Finished 8,310 46,667 Oil Country Goods 2,677 20,559 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 12 216 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 847 5,298 Line Pipe - Not Specified 219 945 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,181 83,297 Structural Pipe & Tube 8 112 Wire Drawn 3,487 21,638 Sheets Hot Rolled 5,322 12,727 Sheets Cold Rolled 23,428 79,505 Strip - Hot Rolled 157 228 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,524 16,303 -------------------------------------------------------------- September 2010 August 2010 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 63,138 256,884 76,864 300,909 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,139 4,023 1,640 5,139 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 6,584 23,402 6,126 23,083 Wire Rods 1,408 5,187 1,955 7,482 Structural Shapes Heavy 105 833 126 680 Plates Cut Lengths 3,816 14,136 5,521 19,984 Plates In Coils 1,243 4,170 2,554 7,273 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,062 9,547 2,855 13,254 Bars - Light Shaped 430 2,126 357 1,628 Bars - Cold Finished 5,114 24,048 6,447 31,070 Oil Country Goods 2,344 13,751 4,135 18,822 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 17 74 2 10 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 36 255 19 146 Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) 14 147 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,125 55,407 8,103 51,156 Structural Pipe & Tube (-) (-) (-) (-) Wire Drawn 3,541 18,017 3,302 17,559 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,370 5,062 4,123 8,377 Sheets Cold Rolled 22,569 67,320 25,954 81,089 Strip - Hot Rolled 45 93 232 878 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,188 9,430 3,399 13,132 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)