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 December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 79,727 306,385 95,199 363,102 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,052 3,549 2,156 6,003 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 18,216 47,346 21,360 58,610 Wire Rods 1,012 3,371 1,547 5,828 Structural Shapes Heavy 139 643 313 1,359 Plates Cut Lengths 4,945 17,396 5,575 20,910 Plates In Coils 1,518 4,816 6,005 18,932 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,417 10,714 2,454 12,222 Bars - Light Shaped 522 1,923 606 2,076 Bars - Cold Finished 7,378 36,145 7,036 35,432 Oil Country Goods 3,570 24,314 2,718 22,746 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 0 0 40 237 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 520 2,481 1,083 5,379 Line Pipe - Not Specified 201 837 369 1,549 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,430 64,744 9,651 70,855 Structural Pipe & Tube 54 684 12 139 Wire Drawn 2,747 15,420 3,479 19,531 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,615 5,310 4,690 7,875 Sheets Cold Rolled 20,548 54,091 22,404 58,971 Strip - Hot Rolled 136 803 220 1,250 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,706 11,798 3,479 13,197 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 Data December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 74,098 336,580 81,102 349,067 Ingots And Steel For Castings 444 1,719 1,116 3,512 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,239 29,417 8,275 31,805 Wire Rods 1,626 6,644 2,075 8,944 Structural Shapes Heavy 184 1,046 63 326 Plates Cut Lengths 6,778 22,949 7,354 27,702 Plates In Coils 5,436 18,085 12,028 36,681 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,123 15,321 2,666 13,411 Bars - Light Shaped 683 2,789 617 2,940 Bars - Cold Finished 8,270 43,582 7,765 42,667 Oil Country Goods 3,436 19,969 3,289 17,291 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 23 229 19 178 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 967 6,020 568 3,718 Line Pipe - Not Specified 208 1,027 256 1,134 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,762 86,746 8,739 63,913 Structural Pipe & Tube 1 7 51 520 Wire Drawn 2,880 16,021 3,956 22,802 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,460 2,901 1,540 3,933 Sheets Cold Rolled 16,895 49,910 18,339 55,762 Strip - Hot Rolled 127 340 23 69 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,558 11,856 2,364 11,758 -------------------------------------------------------------- December Cumulative to Date 2012 Final 2011 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,143,515 4,613,566 1,007,625 4,547,221 Ingots And Steel For Castings 19,142 58,732 27,095 87,755 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 147,659 454,532 105,133 417,149 Wire Rods 24,249 93,223 21,692 96,739 Structural Shapes Heavy 2,155 10,317 2,053 11,362 Plates Cut Lengths 95,414 330,998 75,629 312,915 Plates In Coils 88,736 270,411 82,013 308,526 Bars - Hot Rolled 35,863 173,719 34,597 186,695 Bars - Light Shaped 6,760 25,836 8,323 37,385 Bars - Cold Finished 99,567 506,860 98,159 528,451 Oil Country Goods 25,851 182,555 30,191 197,460 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 160 1,033 218 1,758 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 9,192 52,438 7,583 43,093 Line Pipe - Not Specified 2,676 12,851 1,504 6,901 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 130,792 1,026,190 115,120 853,465 Structural Pipe & Tube 502 5,582 148 1,397 Wire Drawn 43,838 238,937 42,094 247,735 Sheets Hot Rolled 84,226 188,100 35,340 74,812 Sheets Cold Rolled 287,231 811,901 278,232 941,097 Strip - Hot Rolled 2,424 7,806 1,495 2,994 Strip - Cold Rolled 37,079 161,546 41,004 189,532 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: December 2012. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.