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 November 2006 November 2005 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 947,496 3,411,679 816,514 2,796,176 North America 139,945 452,188 122,941 368,050 Canada 21,645 143,373 19,126 112,874 Mexico 118,300 308,815 103,816 255,176 Europe 380,022 1,494,111 385,909 1,408,617 European Union 375,298 1,470,348 379,020 1,379,293 Austria 7,491 46,008 7,557 38,854 Belgium 30,473 122,168 30,316 112,518 Czech Republic 2,550 32,036 531 4,960 Finland 17,031 55,688 17,458 53,593 France 36,611 143,277 29,640 137,287 Germany 45,704 179,567 54,397 185,487 Hungary 28 37 3 7 Italy 75,070 264,079 72,271 244,818 Netherlands 452 3,005 326 2,204 Poland 124 351 165 507 Spain 18,978 88,743 32,555 125,191 Sweden 57,527 261,079 58,756 244,922 United Kingdom 78,934 259,453 69,963 210,989 Other EU 4,324 14,858 5,082 17,956 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 9 157 84 1,037 Russia 97 229 103 186 Switzerland 2,675 15,909 3,201 15,884 Turkey (-) (-) 153 519 Ukraine 1,556 6,136 3,174 11,158 Other Europe 387 1,332 173 539 Euro Area 233,484 909,254 246,084 906,085 Pacific Rim Countries 320,306 1,162,165 233,852 811,839 Australia 239 3,249 345 1,400 China 140,665 410,436 83,034 250,377 Indonesia 994 3,573 998 3,422 Japan 33,673 149,397 31,482 158,690 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 142,074 587,026 114,749 387,000 Hong Kong 504 2,059 741 2,600 Korea 36,733 135,607 38,806 134,384 Singapore 1,284 4,376 1,273 4,423 Taiwan 103,554 444,983 73,930 245,592 Other Pacific Rim 2,661 8,485 3,244 10,950 South/Central America 25,110 75,493 19,884 50,587 Argentina 9 143 15 38 Brazil 24,747 74,290 19,296 50,042 Chile (-) (-) (-) (-) Colombia 40 350 7 68 Venezuela 39 60 (-) 9 Other S/C A 275 650 565 430 Other Countries 82,113 227,722 53,927 157,084 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 36,465 119,911 33,951 108,113 South Africa 38,987 88,502 14,204 32,897 Thailand 3,785 11,797 3,897 11,106 Other 2,876 7,512 1,876 4,967 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 Janet Freas (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary December 2006 (CB-07-14)