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 July 2012 June 2012 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 112,063 415,665 104,876 406,142 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,606 8,104 2,476 7,176 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 11,104 35,053 10,824 34,650 Wire Rods 2,883 11,924 2,110 9,138 Structural Shapes Heavy 120 669 200 1,038 Plates Cut Lengths 11,351 35,347 10,661 33,631 Plates In Coils 9,676 27,103 8,377 25,752 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,589 12,648 3,726 19,088 Bars - Light Shaped 566 2,313 577 2,126 Bars - Cold Finished 9,156 45,697 7,959 41,999 Oil Country Goods 1,178 7,840 1,753 12,345 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 5 27 2 12 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 1,037 5,207 758 3,736 Line Pipe - Not Specified 345 1,434 156 691 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,041 72,136 10,323 74,818 Structural Pipe & Tube 2 24 14 300 Wire Drawn 3,632 20,036 3,747 20,265 Sheets Hot Rolled 11,872 27,478 11,042 27,273 Sheets Cold Rolled 29,768 85,727 26,262 75,721 Strip - Hot Rolled 107 338 306 753 Strip - Cold Rolled 4,024 16,559 3,604 15,630 -------------------------------------------------------------- June 2012 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 106,363 412,490 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,481 7,197 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 11,090 35,463 Wire Rods 2,110 9,138 Structural Shapes Heavy 201 1,044 Plates Cut Lengths 10,789 34,183 Plates In Coils 8,572 26,444 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,731 19,115 Bars - Light Shaped 577 2,126 Bars - Cold Finished 8,093 42,581 Oil Country Goods 1,859 13,032 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 2 12 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 796 3,945 Line Pipe - Not Specified 162 715 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,458 76,050 Structural Pipe & Tube 14 300 Wire Drawn 3,864 20,813 Sheets Hot Rolled 11,053 27,315 Sheets Cold Rolled 26,584 76,516 Strip - Hot Rolled 306 753 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,620 15,747 -------------------------------------------------------------- July 2011 June 2011 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 99,840 450,325 90,894 425,401 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,427 8,606 3,039 10,534 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,657 37,916 10,069 40,933 Wire Rods 2,229 10,688 2,074 9,684 Structural Shapes Heavy 260 1,433 129 717 Plates Cut Lengths 8,011 33,415 7,053 31,885 Plates In Coils 13,405 53,350 5,781 24,217 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,340 18,669 3,023 16,378 Bars - Light Shaped 520 2,488 478 2,200 Bars - Cold Finished 8,364 48,031 8,685 49,630 Oil Country Goods 1,575 8,280 2,023 16,466 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 9 72 4 26 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 406 2,339 722 4,065 Line Pipe - Not Specified 81 382 188 839 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,010 75,308 10,104 73,769 Structural Pipe & Tube 13 89 28 213 Wire Drawn 3,602 22,731 3,512 20,753 Sheets Hot Rolled 4,158 8,345 3,072 5,958 Sheets Cold Rolled 28,250 101,201 26,729 99,362 Strip - Hot Rolled 108 174 177 247 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,414 16,809 4,004 17,524 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 July 2012 (CB-12-130)