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 August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 108,725 491,583 114,690 428,042 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,388 7,128 2,823 8,577 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,106 27,849 11,575 37,262 Wire Rods 1,435 6,084 2,943 12,219 Structural Shapes Heavy 108 492 120 669 Plates Cut Lengths 7,605 27,102 11,425 35,627 Plates In Coils 8,425 23,143 9,865 27,721 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,453 12,295 2,603 12,745 Bars - Light Shaped 809 2,937 566 2,313 Bars - Cold Finished 8,464 43,314 9,427 47,432 Oil Country Goods 1,655 10,969 1,221 7,874 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 6 46 9 53 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 1,147 5,955 1,208 6,495 Line Pipe - Not Specified 547 3,466 362 1,503 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,501 170,624 10,322 74,513 Structural Pipe & Tube 57 540 2 24 Wire Drawn 4,345 22,875 3,677 20,297 Sheets Hot Rolled 15,581 31,407 11,898 27,527 Sheets Cold Rolled 29,900 81,743 30,490 88,123 Strip - Hot Rolled 174 409 111 343 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,021 13,202 4,043 16,726 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 Data August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 89,056 409,031 99,840 450,325 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,442 11,766 2,427 8,606 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,567 28,960 9,657 37,916 Wire Rods 1,005 4,622 2,229 10,688 Structural Shapes Heavy 179 912 260 1,433 Plates Cut Lengths 6,694 28,028 8,011 33,415 Plates In Coils 7,633 27,790 13,405 53,350 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,681 15,931 3,340 18,669 Bars - Light Shaped 683 3,527 520 2,488 Bars - Cold Finished 8,310 46,667 8,364 48,031 Oil Country Goods 2,677 20,559 1,575 8,280 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 12 216 9 72 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 847 5,298 406 2,339 Line Pipe - Not Specified 219 945 81 382 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,181 83,297 10,010 75,308 Structural Pipe & Tube 8 112 13 89 Wire Drawn 3,487 21,638 3,602 22,731 Sheets Hot Rolled 5,322 12,727 4,158 8,345 Sheets Cold Rolled 23,428 79,505 28,250 101,201 Strip - Hot Rolled 157 228 108 174 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,524 16,303 3,414 16,809 -------------------------------------------------------------- August Cumulative to Date 2012 Final 2011 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 797,844 3,280,093 712,185 3,221,202 Ingots And Steel For Castings 14,029 42,531 21,894 71,613 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 85,361 284,648 73,850 299,887 Wire Rods 17,260 69,029 15,537 70,286 Structural Shapes Heavy 1,266 6,379 1,390 7,559 Plates Cut Lengths 68,864 238,553 50,954 221,009 Plates In Coils 76,437 231,859 60,035 236,611 Bars - Hot Rolled 26,052 129,393 23,512 128,512 Bars - Light Shaped 4,277 16,853 5,832 26,045 Bars - Cold Finished 70,090 359,724 67,295 360,694 Oil Country Goods 15,420 105,401 20,967 145,119 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 102 613 89 762 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 6,109 36,622 4,673 25,157 Line Pipe - Not Specified 1,536 8,003 647 2,913 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 90,208 737,403 77,017 560,515 Structural Pipe & Tube 373 3,872 60 518 Wire Drawn 29,995 162,873 28,681 170,844 Sheets Hot Rolled 68,485 158,834 26,857 54,161 Sheets Cold Rolled 194,526 568,298 202,547 702,043 Strip - Hot Rolled 1,763 5,141 1,091 2,182 Strip - Cold Rolled 25,691 114,065 29,256 134,772 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.