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 September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 81,858 311,181 108,725 491,583 Ingots And Steel For Castings 451 1,988 2,388 7,128 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,696 28,077 8,106 27,849 Wire Rods 2,278 7,303 1,435 6,084 Structural Shapes Heavy 160 666 108 492 Plates Cut Lengths 9,859 31,221 7,605 27,102 Plates In Coils 2,884 8,869 8,425 23,143 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,406 9,481 2,453 12,295 Bars - Light Shaped 763 2,805 809 2,937 Bars - Cold Finished 6,342 31,436 8,464 43,314 Oil Country Goods 870 7,003 1,655 10,969 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 9 98 6 46 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 815 4,580 1,147 5,955 Line Pipe - Not Specified 195 828 547 3,466 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,930 74,805 12,501 170,624 Structural Pipe & Tube 7 82 57 540 Wire Drawn 3,780 21,015 4,345 22,875 Sheets Hot Rolled 4,578 8,144 15,581 31,407 Sheets Cold Rolled 23,132 61,132 29,900 81,743 Strip - Hot Rolled 190 352 174 409 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,515 11,295 3,021 13,202 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 Data September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 63,395 291,693 89,056 409,031 Ingots And Steel For Castings 998 3,842 3,442 11,766 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 6,123 24,309 7,567 28,960 Wire Rods 1,046 4,131 1,005 4,622 Structural Shapes Heavy 233 1,448 179 912 Plates Cut Lengths 5,410 20,093 6,694 28,028 Plates In Coils 1,279 4,902 7,633 27,790 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,499 13,626 2,681 15,931 Bars - Light Shaped 658 3,151 683 3,527 Bars - Cold Finished 6,804 36,848 8,310 46,667 Oil Country Goods 657 4,820 2,677 20,559 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 29 205 12 216 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 767 5,069 847 5,298 Line Pipe - Not Specified 191 917 219 945 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,804 66,054 11,181 83,297 Structural Pipe & Tube 10 117 8 112 Wire Drawn 3,228 18,734 3,487 21,638 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,065 2,025 5,322 12,727 Sheets Cold Rolled 20,205 66,255 23,428 79,505 Strip - Hot Rolled 177 257 157 228 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,211 14,892 3,524 16,303 -------------------------------------------------------------- September Cumulative to Date 2012 Final 2011 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 879,703 3,591,275 775,580 3,512,895 Ingots And Steel For Castings 14,479 44,519 22,892 75,454 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 95,057 312,725 79,973 324,195 Wire Rods 19,538 76,332 16,583 74,417 Structural Shapes Heavy 1,426 7,045 1,623 9,007 Plates Cut Lengths 78,723 269,774 56,364 241,102 Plates In Coils 79,321 240,727 61,314 241,513 Bars - Hot Rolled 28,458 138,873 26,011 142,138 Bars - Light Shaped 5,040 19,658 6,490 29,196 Bars - Cold Finished 76,432 391,160 74,100 397,542 Oil Country Goods 16,290 112,404 21,624 149,939 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 111 711 118 967 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 6,924 41,202 5,441 30,226 Line Pipe - Not Specified 1,731 8,831 838 3,831 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 101,138 812,209 85,821 626,568 Structural Pipe & Tube 380 3,954 70 635 Wire Drawn 33,775 183,888 31,909 189,578 Sheets Hot Rolled 73,063 166,978 27,922 56,185 Sheets Cold Rolled 217,658 629,431 222,752 768,298 Strip - Hot Rolled 1,952 5,494 1,268 2,439 Strip - Cold Rolled 28,206 125,361 32,466 149,664 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: September 2012. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.