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 August 2007 August 2006 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 804,725 4,022,609 678,940 2,297,152 North America 110,659 423,467 102,608 310,875 Canada 20,216 136,094 15,629 100,656 Mexico 90,443 287,372 86,978 210,218 Europe 330,565 1,861,986 283,827 1,067,857 European Union 325,969 1,830,802 281,138 1,053,671 Austria 10,618 37,683 5,054 36,972 Belgium 33,762 223,035 22,334 83,816 Czech Republic 1,718 29,714 2,290 28,548 Finland 9,859 56,688 12,132 34,877 France 28,788 154,209 27,397 107,708 Germany 60,379 258,048 37,558 142,426 Hungary 2 11 3 17 Italy 56,363 312,935 59,452 192,903 Netherlands 260 1,814 330 2,231 Poland 159 357 89 247 Spain 7,262 66,855 11,574 58,186 Sweden 54,065 367,427 41,656 177,621 United Kingdom 58,433 300,344 57,899 177,234 Other EU 4,300 21,683 3,368 10,885 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 40 1,472 8 134 Russia 191 752 83 187 Switzerland 1,951 14,884 1,922 11,268 Turkey 11 28 (-) (-) Ukraine 2,400 14,032 635 2,499 Other Europe 3 15 40 97 Euro Area 210,416 1,124,309 178,247 665,939 Pacific Rim Countries 295,203 1,439,483 222,409 737,016 Australia 276 1,224 157 2,922 China 150,234 672,444 96,118 256,643 Indonesia 1,095 5,709 736 2,586 Japan 37,304 201,131 24,817 108,952 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 104,026 547,399 98,710 360,303 Hong Kong 283 1,627 379 1,591 Korea 34,488 131,545 24,779 87,759 Singapore 810 4,243 909 2,958 Taiwan 68,445 409,983 72,643 267,995 Other Pacific Rim 2,267 11,577 1,871 5,610 South/Central America 19,655 89,389 17,673 46,478 Argentina 6 34 9 143 Brazil 19,125 87,696 17,574 46,117 Chile (-) (-) (-) (-) Colombia 2 47 27 98 Venezuela (-) (-) 39 60 Other S/C A 521 1,612 23 60 Other Countries 48,643 208,284 52,424 134,926 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 26,510 140,636 26,399 80,840 South Africa 18,756 54,712 21,498 42,339 Thailand 1,376 6,690 2,255 6,105 Other 2,000 6,246 2,272 5,641 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 Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary September 2007 (CB-07-147)