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

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

Total Census Basis                   607,993   2,916,729     482,371   1,574,610

North America                         88,549     337,458      74,494     226,439
    Canada                            16,165     103,011      12,202      77,680
    Mexico                            72,383     234,447      62,292     148,759
Europe                               248,449   1,352,377     204,936     737,392
    European Union                   245,384   1,332,799     202,933     726,715
        Austria                        8,060      28,190       3,670      26,779
        Belgium                       24,557     158,033      15,273      53,820
        Czech Republic                 1,035      16,679       1,115      10,619
        Finland                        8,730      49,450       8,820      23,725
        France                        20,801     103,406      20,356      81,997
        Germany                       45,623     192,006      27,299     101,889
        Hungary                            2          11         (-)         (-)
        Italy                         39,604     208,902      43,390     134,063
        Netherlands                      204       1,381         186       1,321
        Poland                           127         248          87         244
        Spain                          5,771      50,518       6,592      33,547
        Sweden                        41,648     273,139      30,878     125,472
        United Kingdom                46,001     235,481      42,885     125,853
        Other EU                       3,221      15,354       2,382       7,386
    Moldova                              (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Norway                                 6         182           5         101
    Russia                                99         377          41         114
    Switzerland                        1,438      10,883       1,404       8,318
    Turkey                                11          28         (-)         (-)
    Ukraine                            1,508       8,093         511       2,047
    Other Europe                           3          15          40          97
Euro Area                            155,755     801,505     127,329     461,782
Pacific Rim Countries                223,223   1,024,072     154,648     486,367
    Australia                            201         851          97         433
    China                            113,261     475,795      61,952     158,203
    Indonesia                            597       2,917         480       1,811
    Japan                             26,724     146,436      18,084      79,291
    Newly Industrialized                                                        
    Countries(NICS)                   80,651     389,082      72,764     242,839
        Hong Kong                        225       1,191         260       1,134
        Korea                         28,038      96,527      18,897      65,048
        Singapore                        627       3,152         589       1,884
        Taiwan                        51,761     288,211      53,017     174,772
        Other Pacific Rim              1,790       8,991       1,271       3,791
South/Central America                 15,159      67,623      12,573      31,438
        Argentina                          6          34           9         143
        Brazil                        14,774      66,398      12,537      31,197
        Chile                            (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Colombia                           2          47          27          98
        Venezuela                        (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                      377       1,144         (-)         (-)
Other Countries                       32,613     135,200      35,720      92,973
        Egypt                            (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        India                         19,924      97,328      18,698      55,197
        South Africa                  10,260      28,589      13,580      29,075
        Thailand                         952       4,628       1,728       4,559
        Other                          1,477       4,655       1,713       4,142
                                           

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
July 2007 (CB-07-119)