Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 1B: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Stainless Steel Products: (Census Basis) Quantity in metric tons/ value in thousands of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding 2012 Data February January Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 77,040 329,533 88,960 368,537 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,026 3,167 930 2,916 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,496 35,931 8,319 26,802 Wire Rods 2,171 7,826 1,707 6,497 Structural Shapes Heavy 242 1,249 253 1,207 Plates Cut Lengths 6,839 24,667 7,504 26,514 Plates In Coils 7,734 22,907 12,861 38,490 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,998 13,941 3,456 16,755 Bars - Light Shaped 397 1,629 634 2,791 Bars - Cold Finished 6,674 33,289 9,012 45,734 Oil Country Goods 2,288 13,642 473 2,561 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) 4 73 404 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 747 5,074 663 6,206 Line Pipe - Not Specified 102 574 127 661 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,373 75,905 13,787 94,460 Structural Pipe & Tube 16 161 83 1,378 Wire Drawn 3,131 17,679 3,461 19,258 Sheets Hot Rolled 3,238 8,020 2,966 6,838 Sheets Cold Rolled 16,686 50,266 19,494 56,552 Strip - Hot Rolled 165 382 275 829 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,717 13,219 2,882 11,686 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 Data February January Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 76,579 334,008 84,626 357,536 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,485 4,772 2,438 7,435 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,523 34,471 6,735 26,622 Wire Rods 1,831 7,808 2,046 9,162 Structural Shapes Heavy 170 990 146 904 Plates Cut Lengths 4,877 22,360 5,374 23,473 Plates In Coils 5,383 19,945 7,666 29,096 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,555 12,596 2,233 12,374 Bars - Light Shaped 866 3,737 1,025 4,099 Bars - Cold Finished 7,604 37,752 7,221 35,044 Oil Country Goods 1,858 9,280 4,485 26,369 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 35 195 2 44 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 498 2,288 163 858 Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) 1 12 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,782 63,939 8,759 55,800 Structural Pipe & Tube (-) (-) (-) (-) Wire Drawn 3,291 19,000 3,509 19,805 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,651 3,318 3,410 6,645 Sheets Cold Rolled 23,574 75,878 25,883 83,747 Strip - Hot Rolled 143 301 130 297 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,453 15,378 3,400 15,752 -------------------------------------------------------------- February Cumulative to Date 2012 Final 2011 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 166,000 698,070 161,205 691,545 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,955 6,084 3,922 12,207 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 18,815 62,733 15,258 61,093 Wire Rods 3,879 14,322 3,877 16,969 Structural Shapes Heavy 496 2,457 316 1,894 Plates Cut Lengths 14,342 51,180 10,251 45,833 Plates In Coils 20,594 61,398 13,049 49,041 Bars - Hot Rolled 6,453 30,696 4,788 24,970 Bars - Light Shaped 1,031 4,420 1,891 7,836 Bars - Cold Finished 15,687 79,023 14,825 72,796 Oil Country Goods 2,761 16,202 6,343 35,649 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 74 408 37 238 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 1,410 11,279 661 3,146 Line Pipe - Not Specified 229 1,235 1 12 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 23,160 170,365 17,540 119,739 Structural Pipe & Tube 99 1,539 (-) (-) Wire Drawn 6,592 36,937 6,800 38,805 Sheets Hot Rolled 6,204 14,858 5,062 9,964 Sheets Cold Rolled 36,180 106,818 49,457 159,626 Strip - Hot Rolled 440 1,211 272 598 Strip - Cold Rolled 5,599 24,904 6,853 31,130 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: February 2012. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.