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 August 2012 July 2012 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 102,678 396,098 112,063 415,665 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,388 7,128 2,606 8,104 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,930 27,311 11,104 35,053 Wire Rods 1,403 6,030 2,883 11,924 Structural Shapes Heavy 105 433 120 669 Plates Cut Lengths 7,446 26,621 11,351 35,347 Plates In Coils 6,535 17,958 9,676 27,103 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,453 12,295 2,589 12,648 Bars - Light Shaped 809 2,937 566 2,313 Bars - Cold Finished 8,416 42,370 9,156 45,697 Oil Country Goods 1,653 10,952 1,178 7,840 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 4 35 5 27 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 936 4,558 1,037 5,207 Line Pipe - Not Specified 268 1,089 345 1,434 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,119 88,844 10,041 72,136 Structural Pipe & Tube 57 540 2 24 Wire Drawn 4,311 22,616 3,632 20,036 Sheets Hot Rolled 15,581 31,407 11,872 27,478 Sheets Cold Rolled 29,070 79,374 29,768 85,727 Strip - Hot Rolled 174 409 107 338 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,020 13,191 4,024 16,559 -------------------------------------------------------------- July 2012 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 114,690 428,042 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,823 8,577 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 11,575 37,262 Wire Rods 2,943 12,219 Structural Shapes Heavy 120 669 Plates Cut Lengths 11,425 35,627 Plates In Coils 9,865 27,721 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,603 12,745 Bars - Light Shaped 566 2,313 Bars - Cold Finished 9,427 47,432 Oil Country Goods 1,221 7,874 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 9 53 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 1,208 6,495 Line Pipe - Not Specified 362 1,503 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,322 74,513 Structural Pipe & Tube 2 24 Wire Drawn 3,677 20,297 Sheets Hot Rolled 11,898 27,527 Sheets Cold Rolled 30,490 88,123 Strip - Hot Rolled 111 343 Strip - Cold Rolled 4,043 16,726 -------------------------------------------------------------- August 2011 July 2011 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 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)