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 2008 Data November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 73,709 351,118 79,481 391,779 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,276 7,907 1,458 6,107 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 7,355 28,889 9,982 41,809 Wire Rods 2,110 7,064 1,931 7,997 Structural Shapes Heavy 138 596 174 841 Plates Cut Lengths 4,528 21,094 4,339 18,749 Plates In Coils 1,347 6,071 1,647 8,605 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,870 11,959 2,942 17,398 Bars - Light Shaped 750 3,644 604 2,810 Bars - Cold Finished 6,330 36,960 6,082 36,760 Oil Country Goods 11,502 32,711 6,739 23,930 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 11 119 (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 14 113 10 93 Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,841 97,933 10,707 93,594 Wire Drawn 3,052 18,023 3,236 20,740 Sheets Hot Rolled 2,230 4,281 2,738 5,648 Sheets Cold Rolled 16,366 56,529 24,023 90,746 Strip - Hot Rolled 22 117 11 54 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,967 17,108 2,858 15,898 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 73,794 361,297 75,277 406,720 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,373 4,590 1,680 7,401 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,908 44,894 7,809 36,842 Wire Rods 1,610 6,797 1,690 8,072 Structural Shapes Heavy 118 757 128 853 Plates Cut Lengths 6,570 32,700 4,393 23,972 Plates In Coils 762 3,427 2,513 12,598 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,007 9,780 2,768 16,392 Bars - Light Shaped 674 3,338 319 1,692 Bars - Cold Finished 6,158 31,639 7,428 45,893 Oil Country Goods 3,268 15,146 3,798 17,906 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) 28 100 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 767 2,399 270 1,131 Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) 407 1,710 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,026 92,428 12,025 106,823 Wire Drawn 3,137 19,108 3,638 22,968 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,838 5,163 1,580 3,480 Sheets Cold Rolled 21,608 72,986 21,089 80,396 Strip - Hot Rolled 172 850 95 506 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,798 15,294 3,617 17,984 -------------------------------------------------------------- November Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 931,423 4,660,054 1,029,833 5,187,564 Ingots And Steel For Castings 18,967 74,303 15,929 67,420 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 96,197 436,412 103,756 519,059 Wire Rods 22,622 99,075 23,868 116,251 Structural Shapes Heavy 2,303 12,285 2,656 16,027 Plates Cut Lengths 57,158 283,582 80,987 466,584 Plates In Coils 23,680 115,002 44,246 250,357 Bars - Hot Rolled 30,228 177,105 26,471 144,921 Bars - Light Shaped 8,231 42,031 5,079 26,684 Bars - Cold Finished 76,088 452,460 77,817 441,339 Oil Country Goods 53,327 190,745 63,934 197,676 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 122 793 63 284 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 2,898 17,670 24,398 29,411 Line Pipe - Not Specified 253 1,885 20,577 21,104 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 117,665 1,017,906 147,581 1,110,659 Wire Drawn 36,706 231,788 39,260 254,721 Sheets Hot Rolled 29,067 61,453 18,062 43,477 Sheets Cold Rolled 315,390 1,235,670 297,648 1,275,625 Strip - Hot Rolled 1,597 7,833 2,738 11,482 Strip - Cold Rolled 38,925 202,057 34,762 194,485 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final November 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.