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 November 2012 October 2012 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 88,817 345,288 87,463 349,129 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,156 6,003 1,454 4,661 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 19,035 52,948 13,023 35,827 Wire Rods 1,547 5,828 2,151 7,692 Structural Shapes Heavy 313 1,359 277 1,270 Plates Cut Lengths 5,575 20,910 6,171 22,918 Plates In Coils 3,156 10,133 1,619 5,211 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,454 12,222 2,478 11,863 Bars - Light Shaped 606 2,076 591 2,179 Bars - Cold Finished 7,034 35,366 8,707 44,002 Oil Country Goods 2,717 22,736 3,222 22,391 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 40 237 7 78 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 1,003 4,966 818 3,408 Line Pipe - Not Specified 369 1,549 376 1,627 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,629 70,647 10,566 78,313 Structural Pipe & Tube 12 139 57 806 Wire Drawn 3,415 19,283 3,834 20,086 Sheets Hot Rolled 4,078 7,121 3,205 7,185 Sheets Cold Rolled 21,977 57,321 26,109 68,174 Strip - Hot Rolled 220 1,250 115 259 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,479 13,197 2,683 11,178 -------------------------------------------------------------- October 2012 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 88,887 352,804 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,454 4,661 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 13,025 35,850 Wire Rods 2,151 7,692 Structural Shapes Heavy 277 1,270 Plates Cut Lengths 6,171 22,918 Plates In Coils 1,891 5,936 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,534 11,909 Bars - Light Shaped 591 2,179 Bars - Cold Finished 8,721 44,122 Oil Country Goods 3,273 23,090 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 8 85 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 666 3,376 Line Pipe - Not Specified 374 1,634 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,573 78,382 Structural Pipe & Tube 57 806 Wire Drawn 3,837 20,098 Sheets Hot Rolled 3,857 7,937 Sheets Cold Rolled 26,621 69,408 Strip - Hot Rolled 115 259 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,688 11,190 -------------------------------------------------------------- November 2011 October 2011 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 81,102 349,067 76,844 348,680 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,116 3,512 2,643 7,070 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,275 31,805 8,646 31,731 Wire Rods 2,075 8,944 1,408 6,733 Structural Shapes Heavy 63 326 182 983 Plates Cut Lengths 7,354 27,702 5,135 21,162 Plates In Coils 12,028 36,681 3,235 12,246 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,666 13,411 2,797 15,825 Bars - Light Shaped 617 2,940 532 2,460 Bars - Cold Finished 7,765 42,667 8,024 44,660 Oil Country Goods 3,289 17,291 1,842 10,261 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 19 178 59 383 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 568 3,718 608 3,130 Line Pipe - Not Specified 256 1,134 203 909 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,739 63,913 9,798 76,238 Structural Pipe & Tube 51 520 26 236 Wire Drawn 3,956 22,802 3,349 19,333 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,540 3,933 4,419 11,793 Sheets Cold Rolled 18,339 55,762 20,246 67,128 Strip - Hot Rolled 23 69 77 145 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,364 11,758 3,616 16,254 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 November2012 (CB12-253)