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 September 2006 September 2005 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 755,513 2,590,319 681,711 2,326,150 North America 114,729 353,491 101,974 300,750 Canada 17,588 113,328 15,637 90,377 Mexico 97,141 240,164 86,337 210,374 Europe 307,710 1,168,240 331,280 1,193,902 European Union 304,307 1,150,717 325,149 1,168,228 Austria 5,779 38,970 6,631 32,414 Belgium 24,796 94,693 27,117 101,330 Czech Republic 2,350 29,395 393 3,403 Finland 13,661 40,412 13,431 41,722 France 29,308 114,778 24,234 110,922 Germany 39,768 153,079 47,077 158,106 Hungary 28 37 3 7 Italy 61,866 203,386 60,740 203,878 Netherlands 362 2,497 223 1,558 Poland 106 294 142 426 Spain 12,236 62,033 30,411 111,496 Sweden 46,375 199,855 49,318 205,008 United Kingdom 64,231 200,113 61,398 184,159 Other EU 3,441 11,175 4,030 13,798 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 8 139 62 892 Russia 83 187 84 153 Switzerland 2,149 12,779 2,638 12,967 Turkey (-) (-) 153 519 Ukraine 823 3,286 3,021 10,604 Other Europe 340 1,133 173 539 Euro Area 189,060 714,603 210,912 765,540 Pacific Rim Countries 251,711 853,449 186,788 658,227 Australia 176 3,002 311 1,257 China 110,515 301,901 66,278 202,689 Indonesia 754 2,640 816 2,862 Japan 27,400 119,806 25,951 128,864 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 110,768 419,877 90,729 313,121 Hong Kong 395 1,670 512 1,842 Korea 28,636 101,152 31,276 107,938 Singapore 1,075 3,528 1,123 3,882 Taiwan 80,661 313,527 57,819 199,459 Other Pacific Rim 2,097 6,224 2,703 9,435 South/Central America 20,470 55,901 16,416 41,677 Argentina 9 143 15 38 Brazil 20,299 55,270 15,832 41,142 Chile (-) (-) (-) (-) Colombia 34 257 4 58 Venezuela 39 60 (-) 9 Other S/C A 89 171 565 430 Other Countries 60,893 159,237 45,253 131,593 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 30,094 94,202 27,887 88,416 South Africa 25,812 51,664 12,080 28,543 Thailand 2,586 7,333 3,641 10,281 Other 2,401 6,038 1,646 4,354 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 October 2006 (CB-06-172)