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 May April Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 113,718 460,719 94,455 386,986 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,927 5,912 1,354 4,190 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 15,094 47,621 9,292 32,819 Wire Rods 2,817 11,238 1,955 7,640 Structural Shapes Heavy 105 524 72 322 Plates Cut Lengths 9,870 32,826 7,181 27,582 Plates In Coils 8,729 27,756 10,196 33,106 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,015 15,267 3,375 17,386 Bars - Light Shaped 550 2,057 293 1,217 Bars - Cold Finished 9,151 47,104 9,015 47,460 Oil Country Goods 3,858 30,339 1,782 11,448 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) 11 89 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 636 4,011 508 2,458 Line Pipe - Not Specified 66 303 125 487 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,796 94,323 9,795 72,544 Structural Pipe & Tube (-) (-) 1 19 Wire Drawn 3,992 21,628 4,010 20,977 Sheets Hot Rolled 11,783 27,934 8,774 21,522 Sheets Cold Rolled 25,617 75,264 23,340 70,939 Strip - Hot Rolled 303 929 207 719 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,409 15,682 3,171 14,062 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 Data May April Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 94,029 443,124 86,242 398,259 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,692 8,693 4,391 13,551 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,221 42,508 10,274 44,144 Wire Rods 2,408 11,322 2,131 8,917 Structural Shapes Heavy 89 531 172 820 Plates Cut Lengths 7,282 28,673 5,402 24,690 Plates In Coils 4,706 21,471 5,726 25,534 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,452 18,641 3,023 17,344 Bars - Light Shaped 624 2,928 757 3,268 Bars - Cold Finished 9,013 49,450 8,537 44,572 Oil Country Goods 4,190 37,421 1,543 12,154 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 9 95 1 10 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 767 4,150 873 4,155 Line Pipe - Not Specified 110 497 43 189 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,211 71,427 10,059 73,238 Structural Pipe & Tube 10 66 1 9 Wire Drawn 4,062 23,982 3,404 20,612 Sheets Hot Rolled 4,981 9,329 2,316 4,200 Sheets Cold Rolled 26,708 95,779 23,716 82,369 Strip - Hot Rolled 178 538 81 135 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,315 15,624 3,791 18,348 -------------------------------------------------------------- May Cumulative to Date 2012 Final 2011 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 468,065 1,947,978 432,395 1,936,445 Ingots And Steel For Castings 6,337 19,630 12,987 40,707 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 54,590 184,073 46,556 192,078 Wire Rods 10,772 41,587 10,230 45,292 Structural Shapes Heavy 837 4,174 822 4,497 Plates Cut Lengths 39,044 141,641 29,195 127,681 Plates In Coils 49,574 154,550 33,216 131,254 Bars - Hot Rolled 17,265 85,237 14,468 77,534 Bars - Light Shaped 2,326 9,476 4,151 17,830 Bars - Cold Finished 44,106 226,397 41,936 216,367 Oil Country Goods 10,686 73,526 14,692 99,813 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 84 501 63 448 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 2,958 20,227 2,698 13,455 Line Pipe - Not Specified 465 2,319 158 748 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 56,927 416,216 45,723 328,140 Structural Pipe & Tube 299 3,008 11 105 Wire Drawn 18,109 98,888 18,081 105,722 Sheets Hot Rolled 29,953 72,584 14,305 27,130 Sheets Cold Rolled 107,553 321,916 124,141 421,975 Strip - Hot Rolled 1,172 3,637 649 1,533 Strip - Cold Rolled 15,007 68,390 18,313 84,136 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: May 2012. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.