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 March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 93,892 402,204 77,040 329,533 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,101 3,445 1,026 3,167 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 11,390 40,899 10,496 35,931 Wire Rods 2,122 8,387 2,171 7,826 Structural Shapes Heavy 164 871 242 1,249 Plates Cut Lengths 7,651 30,053 6,839 24,667 Plates In Coils 10,055 32,290 7,734 22,907 Bars - Hot Rolled 4,421 21,888 2,998 13,941 Bars - Light Shaped 452 1,783 397 1,629 Bars - Cold Finished 10,253 52,810 6,674 33,289 Oil Country Goods 2,284 15,537 2,288 13,642 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) 3 (-) 4 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 404 2,479 747 5,074 Line Pipe - Not Specified 46 294 102 574 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,177 78,983 9,373 75,905 Structural Pipe & Tube 200 1,450 16 161 Wire Drawn 3,515 19,347 3,131 17,679 Sheets Hot Rolled 3,192 8,270 3,238 8,020 Sheets Cold Rolled 22,417 68,895 16,686 50,266 Strip - Hot Rolled 221 779 165 382 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,829 13,742 2,717 13,219 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 Data March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 90,919 403,517 76,579 334,008 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,982 6,255 1,485 4,772 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,804 44,332 8,523 34,471 Wire Rods 1,815 8,085 1,831 7,808 Structural Shapes Heavy 245 1,253 170 990 Plates Cut Lengths 6,259 28,485 4,877 22,360 Plates In Coils 9,734 35,208 5,383 19,945 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,204 16,578 2,555 12,596 Bars - Light Shaped 879 3,798 866 3,737 Bars - Cold Finished 9,560 49,550 7,604 37,752 Oil Country Goods 2,616 14,590 1,858 9,280 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 16 106 35 195 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 396 2,005 498 2,288 Line Pipe - Not Specified 3 49 (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,913 63,736 8,782 63,939 Structural Pipe & Tube 1 30 (-) (-) Wire Drawn 3,814 22,323 3,291 19,000 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,946 3,637 1,651 3,318 Sheets Cold Rolled 24,260 84,201 23,574 75,878 Strip - Hot Rolled 117 262 143 301 Strip - Cold Rolled 4,355 19,033 3,453 15,378 -------------------------------------------------------------- March Cumulative to Date 2012 Final 2011 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 259,892 1,100,274 252,124 1,095,062 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,056 9,529 5,904 18,462 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 30,204 103,633 26,062 105,425 Wire Rods 6,000 22,709 5,691 25,054 Structural Shapes Heavy 660 3,328 561 3,146 Plates Cut Lengths 21,993 81,233 16,511 74,318 Plates In Coils 30,649 93,688 22,784 84,249 Bars - Hot Rolled 10,875 52,584 7,993 41,548 Bars - Light Shaped 1,483 6,203 2,770 11,634 Bars - Cold Finished 25,940 131,833 24,385 122,346 Oil Country Goods 5,045 31,739 8,959 50,239 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 74 411 53 344 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 1,814 13,758 1,058 5,151 Line Pipe - Not Specified 275 1,530 5 61 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 34,337 249,348 26,453 183,475 Structural Pipe & Tube 298 2,989 1 30 Wire Drawn 10,107 56,283 10,614 61,128 Sheets Hot Rolled 9,395 23,128 7,008 13,601 Sheets Cold Rolled 58,596 175,713 73,717 243,827 Strip - Hot Rolled 662 1,990 389 860 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,428 38,646 11,207 50,164 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: March 2012. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.