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 November 2011 October 2011 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 80,732 346,995 76,209 342,698 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,116 3,512 2,090 6,398 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,217 31,574 8,622 31,550 Wire Rods 2,075 8,944 1,367 6,494 Structural Shapes Heavy 63 326 172 905 Plates Cut Lengths 7,348 27,674 5,057 20,856 Plates In Coils 12,028 36,681 3,193 12,098 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,661 13,388 2,782 15,642 Bars - Light Shaped 617 2,940 532 2,460 Bars - Cold Finished 7,593 41,435 7,672 43,129 Oil Country Goods 3,271 17,163 3,388 14,178 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 19 178 59 383 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 557 3,610 584 2,810 Line Pipe - Not Specified 256 1,134 203 909 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,739 63,913 9,272 72,000 Structural Pipe & Tube 51 520 26 236 Wire Drawn 3,949 22,771 3,300 18,855 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,522 3,908 4,419 11,793 Sheets Cold Rolled 18,264 55,497 19,779 65,616 Strip - Hot Rolled 23 69 77 145 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,364 11,758 3,615 16,240 -------------------------------------------------------------- October 2011 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 76,844 348,680 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,643 7,070 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,646 31,731 Wire Rods 1,408 6,733 Structural Shapes Heavy 182 983 Plates Cut Lengths 5,135 21,162 Plates In Coils 3,235 12,246 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,797 15,825 Bars - Light Shaped 532 2,460 Bars - Cold Finished 8,024 44,660 Oil Country Goods 1,842 10,261 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 59 383 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 608 3,130 Line Pipe - Not Specified 203 909 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,798 76,238 Structural Pipe & Tube 26 236 Wire Drawn 3,349 19,333 Sheets Hot Rolled 4,419 11,793 Sheets Cold Rolled 20,246 67,128 Strip - Hot Rolled 77 145 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,616 16,254 -------------------------------------------------------------- November 2010 October 2010 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 81,203 339,791 82,067 335,190 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,265 8,399 746 2,582 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,304 28,772 7,935 29,704 Wire Rods 1,725 7,345 1,289 5,816 Structural Shapes Heavy 400 2,895 80 493 Plates Cut Lengths 3,571 14,771 4,366 17,465 Plates In Coils 6,136 22,050 12,213 42,625 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,932 13,743 2,236 10,712 Bars - Light Shaped 615 2,518 458 2,284 Bars - Cold Finished 7,211 34,793 7,127 32,844 Oil Country Goods 1,851 18,029 2,040 16,786 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 12 103 29 152 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 248 1,624 103 643 Line Pipe - Not Specified 2 15 3 28 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,510 57,598 8,656 60,142 Structural Pipe & Tube 1 7 (-) (-) Wire Drawn 3,947 21,281 3,491 18,877 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,719 5,889 2,242 4,597 Sheets Cold Rolled 27,874 84,240 25,615 75,796 Strip - Hot Rolled 133 580 117 261 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,747 15,140 3,321 13,384 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)