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 May 2012 April 2012 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 112,078 467,365 92,952 377,800 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,927 5,912 1,354 4,190 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 14,936 46,855 9,291 32,814 Wire Rods 2,817 11,238 1,955 7,640 Structural Shapes Heavy 105 524 72 319 Plates Cut Lengths 9,868 32,790 7,112 27,263 Plates In Coils 8,729 27,756 10,154 32,948 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,911 14,980 3,331 17,254 Bars - Light Shaped 550 2,057 293 1,217 Bars - Cold Finished 9,151 47,104 8,856 46,451 Oil Country Goods 3,858 30,339 1,567 10,894 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) 11 89 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 492 2,974 503 2,268 Line Pipe - Not Specified 98 374 757 1,048 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,766 93,925 9,034 68,759 Structural Pipe & Tube 2 5 1 19 Wire Drawn 3,978 21,355 3,758 19,572 Sheets Hot Rolled 11,783 40,831 8,774 21,522 Sheets Cold Rolled 24,674 72,863 22,814 69,050 Strip - Hot Rolled 303 929 207 719 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,131 14,554 3,107 13,764 -------------------------------------------------------------- April 2012 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 94,455 386,986 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,354 4,190 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,292 32,819 Wire Rods 1,955 7,640 Structural Shapes Heavy 72 322 Plates Cut Lengths 7,181 27,582 Plates In Coils 10,196 33,106 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,375 17,386 Bars - Light Shaped 293 1,217 Bars - Cold Finished 9,015 47,460 Oil Country Goods 1,782 11,448 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 11 89 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 508 2,458 Line Pipe - Not Specified 125 487 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,795 72,544 Structural Pipe & Tube 1 19 Wire Drawn 4,010 20,977 Sheets Hot Rolled 8,774 21,522 Sheets Cold Rolled 23,340 70,939 Strip - Hot Rolled 207 719 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,171 14,062 -------------------------------------------------------------- May 2011 April 2011 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 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 Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary May 2012 (CB-12-110)