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

                                January 2007            January 2006
                                Cumulative to           Cumulative to
                                Date - Final            Date - Final
Countries and
Areas                           Quantity    Value       Quantity    Value

Total Census Basis                    92,586     419,955      72,732     243,204

North America                         13,335      46,972      11,655      36,729
    Canada                             3,781      16,494       2,103      12,973
    Mexico                             9,555      30,478       9,552      23,757
Europe                                34,976     179,806      29,353     110,188
    European Union                    34,504     177,387      28,915     107,271
        Austria                          926       5,421         852       5,875
        Belgium                        3,039      16,762       2,564       9,305
        Czech Republic                    95       1,161         604       3,523
        Finland                        3,075      15,921       1,562       4,060
        France                         3,966      16,623       2,967      12,725
        Germany                        2,833      13,353       3,996      13,254
        Hungary                          (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Italy                          5,696      28,389       5,060      18,911
        Netherlands                       26         237          36         278
        Poland                            21          64          50         147
        Spain                          1,715      12,114         668       3,028
        Sweden                         5,789      34,911       4,766      19,478
        United Kingdom                 6,424      28,691       5,239      15,230
        Other EU                         899       3,740         551       1,457
    Moldova                              (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Norway                               (-)           8         (-)           2
    Russia                                44         139         (-)         (-)
    Switzerland                          221       1,143         359       2,577
    Turkey                               (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Ukraine                              207       1,129          79         338
    Other Europe                         (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
Euro Area                             22,080     111,917      18,213      68,594
Pacific Rim Countries                 35,645     158,497      23,372      73,971
    Australia                             17          72          27         114
    China                             19,460      78,500       7,891      22,267
    Indonesia                            156         805          97         416
    Japan                              2,622      13,643       3,141      14,384
    Newly Industrialized                                                        
    Countries(NICS)                   12,973      63,468      11,985      36,097
        Hong Kong                         50         232          67         329
        Korea                          2,568      12,072       3,072      10,413
        Singapore                        154         716          67         232
        Taiwan                        10,201      50,447       8,778      25,124
        Other Pacific Rim                418       2,008         231         693
South/Central America                  2,703      11,387       2,491       6,007
        Argentina                          5          27         (-)         (-)
        Brazil                         2,579      11,016       2,491       6,007
        Chile                            (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Colombia                         (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Venezuela                        (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                      119         344         (-)         (-)
Other Countries                        5,927      23,293       5,861      16,309
        Egypt                            (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        India                          3,658      16,612       3,106       9,722
        South Africa                   1,758       4,560       2,324       5,282
        Thailand                         293       1,505         242         782
        Other                            218         616         188         523
                                           

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
February 2007 (CB-07-43)