Exhibit 4B:  U.S. Imports for Consumption of Stainless Steel Products
from Selected Countries and Areas:  (Census Basis)
Not Seasonally Adjusted

Quantity in metric tons/ value in thousands of dollars.
Details may not equal totals due to rounding

                                May 2006                May 2005
                                Cumulative to           Cumulative to
                                Date - Final            Date - Final
Countries and
Areas                           Quantity    Value       Quantity    Value

Total Census Basis                   394,227   1,277,540     393,145   1,311,726

North America                         62,492     188,475      55,719     158,523
    Canada                            10,181      64,376       9,451      52,493
    Mexico                            52,311     124,099      46,269     106,030
Europe                               166,971     601,176     201,537     701,063
    European Union                   165,193     591,713     198,290     687,884
        Austria                        3,148      22,372       3,571      16,483
        Belgium                       12,897      44,793      17,982      65,400
        Czech Republic                 1,087      10,285         282       2,316
        Finland                        7,404      19,614       6,148      20,019
        France                        16,393      68,292      13,867      59,431
        Germany                       20,499      79,247      20,663      71,240
        Hungary                          (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Italy                         36,583     110,841      40,752     132,056
        Netherlands                      173         993         125         944
        Poland                            74         219         116         333
        Spain                          4,120      24,237      24,908      79,449
        Sweden                        25,761     103,615      29,149     119,429
        United Kingdom                35,273     101,871      38,462     113,164
        Other EU                       1,783       5,335       2,266       7,621
    Moldova                              (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Norway                                 5         101          20         121
    Russia                               (-)         (-)          15          20
    Switzerland                        1,147       6,942       1,497       7,595
    Turkey                               (-)         (-)         141         448
    Ukraine                              459       1,905       1,400       4,455
    Other Europe                         168         515         173         539
Euro Area                            101,664     372,005     128,642     447,463
Pacific Rim Countries                125,496     387,677      98,380     349,353
    Australia                             90         404         160         567
    China                             49,354     125,050      32,361     103,413
    Indonesia                            406       1,561         469       1,385
    Japan                             14,934      67,321      15,189      72,427
    Newly Industrialized                                                        
    Countries(NICS)                   59,592     189,991      48,653     166,340
        Hong Kong                        226         995         317       1,138
        Korea                         15,691      53,525      16,693      57,153
        Singapore                        522       1,682         508       1,666
        Taiwan                        43,153     133,789      31,134     106,384
        Other Pacific Rim              1,120       3,350       1,549       5,221
South/Central America                 10,371      24,984      10,632      26,438
        Argentina                          9         143           5          24
        Brazil                        10,357      24,763      10,142      26,049
        Chile                            (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Colombia                           4          78         (-)         (-)
        Venezuela                        (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                      (-)         (-)         485         365
Other Countries                       28,896      75,228      26,877      76,349
        Egypt                            (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        India                         15,480      45,861      17,019      51,426
        South Africa                  10,319      21,601       6,627      16,433
        Thailand                       1,574       4,085       2,453       6,436
        Other                          1,523       3,682         778       2,053
                                           

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.html.

CONTACT:  For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware
(301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau.

SOURCE:  U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary
June 2006 (CB-06-113)