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 January 2012 December 2011 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 87,292 359,197 72,732 328,408 Ingots And Steel For Castings 930 2,916 334 1,390 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,274 26,687 8,239 29,417 Wire Rods 1,705 6,478 1,626 6,644 Structural Shapes Heavy 253 1,207 180 1,014 Plates Cut Lengths 7,233 25,612 6,604 22,289 Plates In Coils 12,806 38,310 5,436 18,085 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,416 16,508 3,122 15,303 Bars - Light Shaped 633 2,784 683 2,789 Bars - Cold Finished 8,861 44,633 8,217 43,329 Oil Country Goods 473 2,561 2,947 17,291 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 73 404 23 229 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 613 5,912 821 4,977 Line Pipe - Not Specified 127 661 208 1,027 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,081 89,981 10,603 84,692 Structural Pipe & Tube 63 986 1 7 Wire Drawn 3,357 18,615 2,870 15,999 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,966 6,838 1,459 2,887 Sheets Cold Rolled 19,293 55,934 16,720 49,177 Strip - Hot Rolled 274 827 127 340 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,861 11,342 2,510 11,521 -------------------------------------------------------------- December 2011 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 74,098 336,580 Ingots And Steel For Castings 444 1,719 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,239 29,417 Wire Rods 1,626 6,644 Structural Shapes Heavy 184 1,046 Plates Cut Lengths 6,778 22,949 Plates In Coils 5,436 18,085 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,123 15,321 Bars - Light Shaped 683 2,789 Bars - Cold Finished 8,270 43,582 Oil Country Goods 3,436 19,969 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 23 229 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 967 6,020 Line Pipe - Not Specified 208 1,027 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,762 86,746 Structural Pipe & Tube 1 7 Wire Drawn 2,880 16,021 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,460 2,901 Sheets Cold Rolled 16,895 49,910 Strip - Hot Rolled 127 340 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,558 11,856 -------------------------------------------------------------- January 2011 December 2010 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 84,626 357,536 79,429 332,782 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,438 7,435 2,312 7,097 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 6,735 26,622 4,604 18,609 Wire Rods 2,046 9,162 2,081 8,214 Structural Shapes Heavy 146 904 184 1,097 Plates Cut Lengths 5,374 23,473 5,127 22,031 Plates In Coils 7,666 29,096 2,970 10,870 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,233 12,374 3,136 15,331 Bars - Light Shaped 1,025 4,099 491 2,038 Bars - Cold Finished 7,221 35,044 7,524 36,565 Oil Country Goods 4,485 26,369 4,914 22,703 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 2 44 8 70 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 163 858 128 863 Line Pipe - Not Specified 1 12 22 206 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,759 55,800 8,250 56,778 Structural Pipe & Tube (-) (-) 1 5 Wire Drawn 3,509 19,805 3,707 20,249 Sheets Hot Rolled 3,410 6,645 4,261 8,355 Sheets Cold Rolled 25,883 83,747 26,188 86,131 Strip - Hot Rolled 130 297 101 315 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,400 15,752 3,421 15,255 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 January 2012 (CB-12-32)