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 September 2012 August 2012 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 80,466 305,653 102,678 396,098 Ingots And Steel For Castings 451 1,988 2,388 7,128 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,367 27,599 7,930 27,311 Wire Rods 2,234 7,282 1,403 6,030 Structural Shapes Heavy 160 666 105 433 Plates Cut Lengths 9,859 31,216 7,446 26,621 Plates In Coils 2,884 8,869 6,535 17,958 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,367 9,218 2,453 12,295 Bars - Light Shaped 763 2,805 809 2,937 Bars - Cold Finished 6,212 30,895 8,416 42,370 Oil Country Goods 836 6,839 1,653 10,952 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 9 98 4 35 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 614 3,575 936 4,558 Line Pipe - Not Specified 173 705 268 1,089 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,631 72,976 10,119 88,844 Structural Pipe & Tube 7 82 57 540 Wire Drawn 3,699 20,534 4,311 22,616 Sheets Hot Rolled 4,578 8,144 15,581 31,407 Sheets Cold Rolled 22,921 60,527 29,070 79,374 Strip - Hot Rolled 190 352 174 409 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,511 11,283 3,020 13,191 -------------------------------------------------------------- August 2012 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 108,725 491,583 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,388 7,128 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,106 27,849 Wire Rods 1,435 6,084 Structural Shapes Heavy 108 492 Plates Cut Lengths 7,605 27,102 Plates In Coils 8,425 23,143 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,453 12,295 Bars - Light Shaped 809 2,937 Bars - Cold Finished 8,464 43,314 Oil Country Goods 1,655 10,969 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 6 46 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 1,147 5,955 Line Pipe - Not Specified 547 3,466 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 12,501 170,624 Structural Pipe & Tube 57 540 Wire Drawn 4,345 22,875 Sheets Hot Rolled 15,581 31,407 Sheets Cold Rolled 29,900 81,743 Strip - Hot Rolled 174 409 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,021 13,202 -------------------------------------------------------------- September 2011 August 2011 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 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 September 2012 (CB-12-202)