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 June 2012 May 2012 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 104,876 406,142 112,078 467,365 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,476 7,176 1,927 5,912 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,824 34,650 14,936 46,855 Wire Rods 2,110 9,138 2,817 11,238 Structural Shapes Heavy 200 1,038 105 524 Plates Cut Lengths 10,661 33,631 9,868 32,790 Plates In Coils 8,377 25,752 8,729 27,756 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,726 19,088 2,911 14,980 Bars - Light Shaped 577 2,126 550 2,057 Bars - Cold Finished 7,959 41,999 9,151 47,104 Oil Country Goods 1,753 12,345 3,858 30,339 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 2 12 (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 758 3,736 492 2,974 Line Pipe - Not Specified 156 691 98 374 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,323 74,818 12,766 93,925 Structural Pipe & Tube 14 300 2 5 Wire Drawn 3,747 20,265 3,978 21,355 Sheets Hot Rolled 11,042 27,273 11,783 40,831 Sheets Cold Rolled 26,262 75,721 24,674 72,863 Strip - Hot Rolled 306 753 303 929 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,604 15,630 3,131 14,554 -------------------------------------------------------------- May 2012 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 113,718 460,719 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,927 5,912 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 15,094 47,621 Wire Rods 2,817 11,238 Structural Shapes Heavy 105 524 Plates Cut Lengths 9,870 32,826 Plates In Coils 8,729 27,756 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,015 15,267 Bars - Light Shaped 550 2,057 Bars - Cold Finished 9,151 47,104 Oil Country Goods 3,858 30,339 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 636 4,011 Line Pipe - Not Specified 66 303 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,796 94,323 Structural Pipe & Tube (-) (-) Wire Drawn 3,992 21,628 Sheets Hot Rolled 11,783 27,934 Sheets Cold Rolled 25,617 75,264 Strip - Hot Rolled 303 929 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,409 15,682 -------------------------------------------------------------- June 2011 May 2011 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 90,894 425,401 94,029 443,124 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,039 10,534 2,692 8,693 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 10,069 40,933 10,221 42,508 Wire Rods 2,074 9,684 2,408 11,322 Structural Shapes Heavy 129 717 89 531 Plates Cut Lengths 7,053 31,885 7,282 28,673 Plates In Coils 5,781 24,217 4,706 21,471 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,023 16,378 3,452 18,641 Bars - Light Shaped 478 2,200 624 2,928 Bars - Cold Finished 8,685 49,630 9,013 49,450 Oil Country Goods 2,023 16,466 4,190 37,421 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 4 26 9 95 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 722 4,065 767 4,150 Line Pipe - Not Specified 188 839 110 497 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,104 73,769 9,211 71,427 Structural Pipe & Tube 28 213 10 66 Wire Drawn 3,512 20,753 4,062 23,982 Sheets Hot Rolled 3,072 5,958 4,981 9,329 Sheets Cold Rolled 26,729 99,362 26,708 95,779 Strip - Hot Rolled 177 247 178 538 Strip - Cold Rolled 4,004 17,524 3,315 15,624 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 June 2012 (CB-12-130)