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 December 2012 November 2012 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 75,973 283,608 88,817 345,288 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,052 3,549 2,156 6,003 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 17,826 46,730 19,035 52,948 Wire Rods 1,012 3,371 1,547 5,828 Structural Shapes Heavy 139 643 313 1,359 Plates Cut Lengths 4,763 16,731 5,575 20,910 Plates In Coils 1,324 4,274 3,156 10,133 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,312 10,286 2,454 12,222 Bars - Light Shaped 522 1,923 606 2,076 Bars - Cold Finished 7,267 35,455 7,034 35,366 Oil Country Goods 1,942 11,740 2,717 22,736 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 0 0 40 237 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 483 2,313 1,003 4,966 Line Pipe - Not Specified 201 837 369 1,549 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 8,962 60,850 9,629 70,647 Structural Pipe & Tube 40 513 12 139 Wire Drawn 2,652 14,723 3,415 19,283 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,615 5,310 4,078 7,121 Sheets Cold Rolled 20,126 52,248 21,977 57,321 Strip - Hot Rolled 136 803 220 1,250 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,597 11,309 3,479 13,197 -------------------------------------------------------------- November 2012 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 95,199 363,102 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,156 6,003 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 21,360 58,610 Wire Rods 1,547 5,828 Structural Shapes Heavy 313 1,359 Plates Cut Lengths 5,575 20,910 Plates In Coils 6,005 18,932 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,454 12,222 Bars - Light Shaped 606 2,076 Bars - Cold Finished 7,036 35,432 Oil Country Goods 2,718 22,746 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 40 237 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 1,083 5,379 Line Pipe - Not Specified 369 1,549 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,651 70,855 Structural Pipe & Tube 12 139 Wire Drawn 3,479 19,531 Sheets Hot Rolled 4,690 7,875 Sheets Cold Rolled 22,404 58,971 Strip - Hot Rolled 220 1,250 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,479 13,197 -------------------------------------------------------------- December 2011 November 2011 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 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 December 2012 (CB13-11)