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 October 2011 September 2011 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 76,209 342,698 61,684 286,679 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,090 6,398 950 3,649 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,622 31,550 6,001 24,030 Wire Rods 1,367 6,494 1,046 4,131 Structural Shapes Heavy 172 905 227 1,397 Plates Cut Lengths 5,057 20,856 5,179 19,508 Plates In Coils 3,193 12,098 1,279 4,902 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,782 15,642 2,496 13,609 Bars - Light Shaped 532 2,460 658 3,151 Bars - Cold Finished 7,672 43,129 6,799 36,819 Oil Country Goods 3,388 14,178 657 4,820 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 59 383 9 74 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 584 2,810 745 4,938 Line Pipe - Not Specified 203 909 191 917 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,272 72,000 8,561 64,992 Structural Pipe & Tube 26 236 11 117 Wire Drawn 3,300 18,855 3,210 18,667 Sheets Hot Rolled 4,419 11,793 1,015 1,929 Sheets Cold Rolled 19,779 65,616 19,406 63,981 Strip - Hot Rolled 77 145 52 218 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,615 16,240 3,192 14,831 -------------------------------------------------------------- September 2011 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 63,395 291,693 Ingots And Steel For Castings 998 3,842 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 6,123 24,309 Wire Rods 1,046 4,131 Structural Shapes Heavy 233 1,448 Plates Cut Lengths 5,410 20,093 Plates In Coils 1,279 4,902 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,499 13,626 Bars - Light Shaped 658 3,151 Bars - Cold Finished 6,804 36,848 Oil Country Goods 657 4,820 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 29 205 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 767 5,069 Line Pipe - Not Specified 191 917 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,804 66,054 Structural Pipe & Tube 10 117 Wire Drawn 3,228 18,734 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,065 2,025 Sheets Cold Rolled 20,205 66,255 Strip - Hot Rolled 177 257 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,211 14,892 -------------------------------------------------------------- October 2010 September 2010 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 82,067 335,190 63,138 256,884 Ingots And Steel For Castings 746 2,582 1,139 4,023 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,935 29,704 6,584 23,402 Wire Rods 1,289 5,816 1,408 5,187 Structural Shapes Heavy 80 493 105 833 Plates Cut Lengths 4,366 17,465 3,816 14,136 Plates In Coils 12,213 42,625 1,243 4,170 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,236 10,712 2,062 9,547 Bars - Light Shaped 458 2,284 430 2,126 Bars - Cold Finished 7,127 32,844 5,114 24,048 Oil Country Goods 2,040 16,786 2,344 13,751 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 29 152 17 74 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 103 643 36 255 Line Pipe - Not Specified 3 28 (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,656 60,142 8,125 55,407 Structural Pipe & Tube (-) (-) (-) (-) Wire Drawn 3,491 18,877 3,541 18,017 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,242 4,597 2,370 5,062 Sheets Cold Rolled 25,615 75,796 22,569 67,320 Strip - Hot Rolled 117 261 45 93 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,321 13,384 2,188 9,430 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 October 2011 (CB-11-195)