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

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

Total Census Basis                   288,982   1,285,650     225,286     728,110

North America                         42,808     148,184      36,270     110,230
    Canada                             9,024      47,658       6,273      38,171
    Mexico                            33,784     100,526      29,997      72,059
Europe                               119,192     607,321      92,717     336,057
    European Union                   117,716     598,770      91,895     331,101
        Austria                        2,749      13,394       2,150      13,809
        Belgium                       12,185      71,759       7,593      25,199
        Czech Republic                   651      10,484         748       5,314
        Finland                        6,318      34,574       4,544      12,235
        France                        10,947      52,251      10,267      43,714
        Germany                       17,002      58,508      10,455      41,848
        Hungary                            2          11         (-)         (-)
        Italy                         19,179      91,813      17,897      55,044
        Netherlands                       68         580          89         634
        Poland                            41         130          56         166
        Spain                          3,795      29,939       2,680      13,512
        Sweden                        20,102     122,122      14,473      59,398
        United Kingdom                22,966     105,764      19,831      56,812
        Other EU                       1,709       7,441       1,110       3,415
    Moldova                              (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Norway                                 6         163           5         101
    Russia                                44         139         (-)         (-)
    Switzerland                          650       3,976         624       4,030
    Turkey                               (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Ukraine                              777       4,273         152         728
    Other Europe                         (-)         (-)          40          97
Euro Area                             73,635     358,223      56,515     208,087
Pacific Rim Countries                104,607     436,133      70,011     215,015
    Australia                             41         197          48         218
    China                             50,058     198,550      25,082      65,447
    Indonesia                            303       1,575         265         995
    Japan                              8,376      43,835       8,739      40,834
    Newly Industrialized                                                        
    Countries(NICS)                   44,842     187,124      35,348     105,811
        Hong Kong                         50         232         139         582
        Korea                         16,847      48,694       9,118      30,739
        Singapore                        310       1,506         270         904
        Taiwan                        27,634     136,692      25,821      73,585
        Other Pacific Rim                986       4,853         530       1,709
South/Central America                  7,412      32,502       7,255      17,518
        Argentina                          6          34           9         143
        Brazil                         7,208      31,878       7,245      17,314
        Chile                            (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Colombia                         (-)         (-)           1          61
        Venezuela                        (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                      197         590         (-)         (-)
Other Countries                       14,962      61,509      19,033      49,290
        Egypt                            (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        India                          9,635      45,321       9,408      28,147
        South Africa                   4,028      11,077       7,861      16,467
        Thailand                         573       2,902         849       2,466
        Other                            726       2,210         915       2,210
                                           

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
April 2007 (CB-07-72)