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 December 2011 November 2011 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 72,732 328,408 80,732 346,995 Ingots And Steel For Castings 334 1,390 1,116 3,512 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,239 29,417 8,217 31,574 Wire Rods 1,626 6,644 2,075 8,944 Structural Shapes Heavy 180 1,014 63 326 Plates Cut Lengths 6,604 22,289 7,348 27,674 Plates In Coils 5,436 18,085 12,028 36,681 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,122 15,303 2,661 13,388 Bars - Light Shaped 683 2,789 617 2,940 Bars - Cold Finished 8,217 43,329 7,593 41,435 Oil Country Goods 2,947 17,291 3,271 17,163 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 23 229 19 178 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 821 4,977 557 3,610 Line Pipe - Not Specified 208 1,027 256 1,134 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,603 84,692 8,739 63,913 Structural Pipe & Tube 1 7 51 520 Wire Drawn 2,870 15,999 3,949 22,771 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,459 2,887 1,522 3,908 Sheets Cold Rolled 16,720 49,177 18,264 55,497 Strip - Hot Rolled 127 340 23 69 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,510 11,521 2,364 11,758 -------------------------------------------------------------- November 2011 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 81,102 349,067 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,116 3,512 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,275 31,805 Wire Rods 2,075 8,944 Structural Shapes Heavy 63 326 Plates Cut Lengths 7,354 27,702 Plates In Coils 12,028 36,681 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,666 13,411 Bars - Light Shaped 617 2,940 Bars - Cold Finished 7,765 42,667 Oil Country Goods 3,289 17,291 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 19 178 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 568 3,718 Line Pipe - Not Specified 256 1,134 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,739 63,913 Structural Pipe & Tube 51 520 Wire Drawn 3,956 22,802 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,540 3,933 Sheets Cold Rolled 18,339 55,762 Strip - Hot Rolled 23 69 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,364 11,758 -------------------------------------------------------------- December 2010 November 2010 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 79,429 332,782 81,203 339,791 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,312 7,097 2,265 8,399 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 4,604 18,609 7,304 28,772 Wire Rods 2,081 8,214 1,725 7,345 Structural Shapes Heavy 184 1,097 400 2,895 Plates Cut Lengths 5,127 22,031 3,571 14,771 Plates In Coils 2,970 10,870 6,136 22,050 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,136 15,331 2,932 13,743 Bars - Light Shaped 491 2,038 615 2,518 Bars - Cold Finished 7,524 36,565 7,211 34,793 Oil Country Goods 4,914 22,703 1,851 18,029 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 8 70 12 103 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 128 863 248 1,624 Line Pipe - Not Specified 22 206 2 15 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,250 56,778 8,510 57,598 Structural Pipe & Tube 1 5 1 7 Wire Drawn 3,707 20,249 3,947 21,281 Sheets Hot Rolled 4,261 8,355 2,719 5,889 Sheets Cold Rolled 26,188 86,131 27,874 84,240 Strip - Hot Rolled 101 315 133 580 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,421 15,255 3,747 15,140 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)