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 March 2012 February 2012 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 92,856 398,524 76,926 328,859 Ingots And Steel For Castings 970 3,169 1,026 3,167 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 11,007 40,318 10,496 35,931 Wire Rods 2,122 8,387 2,171 7,826 Structural Shapes Heavy 164 871 227 1,087 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 2,995 13,907 Bars - Light Shaped 452 1,783 397 1,629 Bars - Cold Finished 10,239 52,726 6,656 33,174 Oil Country Goods 2,284 15,537 2,288 13,642 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) (-) 4 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 399 2,415 745 5,063 Line Pipe - Not Specified 46 294 102 574 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,170 78,931 9,321 75,685 Structural Pipe & Tube 35 553 16 161 Wire Drawn 3,329 18,250 3,119 17,625 Sheets Hot Rolled 3,192 8,270 3,238 8,020 Sheets Cold Rolled 22,319 68,496 16,674 50,188 Strip - Hot Rolled 221 779 165 382 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,779 13,515 2,717 13,219 -------------------------------------------------------------- February 2012 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 77,040 329,533 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,026 3,167 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,496 35,931 Wire Rods 2,171 7,826 Structural Shapes Heavy 242 1,249 Plates Cut Lengths 6,839 24,667 Plates In Coils 7,734 22,907 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,998 13,941 Bars - Light Shaped 397 1,629 Bars - Cold Finished 6,674 33,289 Oil Country Goods 2,288 13,642 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) 4 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 747 5,074 Line Pipe - Not Specified 102 574 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,373 75,905 Structural Pipe & Tube 16 161 Wire Drawn 3,131 17,679 Sheets Hot Rolled 3,238 8,020 Sheets Cold Rolled 16,686 50,266 Strip - Hot Rolled 165 382 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,717 13,219 -------------------------------------------------------------- March 2011 February 2011 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 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 March 2012 (CB-12-64)