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 October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 88,887 352,804 81,858 311,181 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,454 4,661 451 1,988 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 13,025 35,850 9,696 28,077 Wire Rods 2,151 7,692 2,278 7,303 Structural Shapes Heavy 277 1,270 160 666 Plates Cut Lengths 6,171 22,918 9,859 31,221 Plates In Coils 1,891 5,936 2,884 8,869 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,534 11,909 2,406 9,481 Bars - Light Shaped 591 2,179 763 2,805 Bars - Cold Finished 8,721 44,122 6,342 31,436 Oil Country Goods 3,273 23,090 870 7,003 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 8 85 9 98 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 666 3,376 815 4,580 Line Pipe - Not Specified 374 1,634 195 828 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,573 78,382 10,930 74,805 Structural Pipe & Tube 57 806 7 82 Wire Drawn 3,837 20,098 3,780 21,015 Sheets Hot Rolled 3,857 7,937 4,578 8,144 Sheets Cold Rolled 26,621 69,408 23,132 61,132 Strip - Hot Rolled 115 259 190 352 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,688 11,190 2,515 11,295 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 Data October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 76,844 348,680 63,395 291,693 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,643 7,070 998 3,842 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,646 31,731 6,123 24,309 Wire Rods 1,408 6,733 1,046 4,131 Structural Shapes Heavy 182 983 233 1,448 Plates Cut Lengths 5,135 21,162 5,410 20,093 Plates In Coils 3,235 12,246 1,279 4,902 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,797 15,825 2,499 13,626 Bars - Light Shaped 532 2,460 658 3,151 Bars - Cold Finished 8,024 44,660 6,804 36,848 Oil Country Goods 1,842 10,261 657 4,820 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 59 383 29 205 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 608 3,130 767 5,069 Line Pipe - Not Specified 203 909 191 917 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,798 76,238 8,804 66,054 Structural Pipe & Tube 26 236 10 117 Wire Drawn 3,349 19,333 3,228 18,734 Sheets Hot Rolled 4,419 11,793 1,065 2,025 Sheets Cold Rolled 20,246 67,128 20,205 66,255 Strip - Hot Rolled 77 145 177 257 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,616 16,254 3,211 14,892 -------------------------------------------------------------- October Cumulative to Date 2012 Final 2011 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 968,589 3,944,079 852,424 3,861,574 Ingots And Steel For Castings 15,934 49,180 25,536 82,524 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 108,082 348,576 88,619 355,926 Wire Rods 21,689 84,024 17,991 81,150 Structural Shapes Heavy 1,703 8,314 1,805 9,990 Plates Cut Lengths 84,894 292,692 61,498 262,264 Plates In Coils 81,213 246,663 64,549 253,759 Bars - Hot Rolled 30,992 150,783 28,808 157,963 Bars - Light Shaped 5,632 21,837 7,022 31,656 Bars - Cold Finished 85,153 435,282 82,124 442,202 Oil Country Goods 19,563 135,495 23,466 160,200 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 119 796 177 1,350 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 7,590 44,578 6,049 33,355 Line Pipe - Not Specified 2,105 10,465 1,041 4,740 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 111,711 890,591 95,619 702,806 Structural Pipe & Tube 436 4,760 96 870 Wire Drawn 37,612 203,986 35,258 208,911 Sheets Hot Rolled 76,920 174,915 32,341 67,978 Sheets Cold Rolled 244,279 698,839 242,998 835,426 Strip - Hot Rolled 2,068 5,753 1,345 2,584 Strip - Cold Rolled 30,894 136,551 36,082 165,919 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: October 2012. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.