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 January 2013 December 2012 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 104,192 358,839 75,973 283,608 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,074 3,393 1,052 3,549 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 5,943 17,185 17,826 46,730 Wire Rods 2,420 7,172 1,012 3,371 Structural Shapes Heavy 217 982 139 643 Plates Cut Lengths 18,510 48,598 4,763 16,731 Plates In Coils 10,447 23,974 1,324 4,274 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,971 9,198 2,312 10,286 Bars - Light Shaped 417 1,443 522 1,923 Bars - Cold Finished 7,423 36,200 7,267 35,455 Oil Country Goods 1,694 10,216 1,942 11,740 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 5 39 0 0 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 960 4,386 483 2,313 Line Pipe - Not Specified 223 914 201 837 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,451 69,968 8,962 60,850 Structural Pipe & Tube 9 112 40 513 Wire Drawn 4,066 21,975 2,652 14,723 Sheets Hot Rolled 10,535 21,470 2,615 5,310 Sheets Cold Rolled 24,951 68,937 20,126 52,248 Strip - Hot Rolled 150 931 136 803 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,723 11,747 2,597 11,309 -------------------------------------------------------------- December 2012 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 79,727 306,385 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,052 3,549 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 18,216 47,346 Wire Rods 1,012 3,371 Structural Shapes Heavy 139 643 Plates Cut Lengths 4,945 17,396 Plates In Coils 1,518 4,816 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,417 10,714 Bars - Light Shaped 522 1,923 Bars - Cold Finished 7,378 36,145 Oil Country Goods 3,570 24,314 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 0 0 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 520 2,481 Line Pipe - Not Specified 201 837 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,430 64,744 Structural Pipe & Tube 54 684 Wire Drawn 2,747 15,420 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,615 5,310 Sheets Cold Rolled 20,548 54,091 Strip - Hot Rolled 136 803 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,706 11,798 -------------------------------------------------------------- January 2012 December 2011 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 88,960 368,537 74,098 336,580 Ingots And Steel For Castings 930 2,916 444 1,719 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,319 26,802 8,239 29,417 Wire Rods 1,707 6,497 1,626 6,644 Structural Shapes Heavy 253 1,207 184 1,046 Plates Cut Lengths 7,504 26,514 6,778 22,949 Plates In Coils 12,861 38,490 5,436 18,085 Bars - Hot Rolled 3,456 16,755 3,123 15,321 Bars - Light Shaped 634 2,791 683 2,789 Bars - Cold Finished 9,012 45,734 8,270 43,582 Oil Country Goods 473 2,561 3,436 19,969 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 73 404 23 229 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 663 6,206 967 6,020 Line Pipe - Not Specified 127 661 208 1,027 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,787 94,460 10,762 86,746 Structural Pipe & Tube 83 1,378 1 7 Wire Drawn 3,461 19,258 2,880 16,021 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,966 6,838 1,460 2,901 Sheets Cold Rolled 19,494 56,552 16,895 49,910 Strip - Hot Rolled 275 829 127 340 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,882 11,686 2,558 11,856 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 January 2013 (CB13-34)