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 December 2007 December 2006 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,103,248 5,538,800 1,036,797 3,807,796 North America 155,972 601,413 150,343 491,445 Canada 27,751 199,882 23,125 154,819 Mexico 128,221 401,530 127,218 336,625 Europe 438,433 2,505,708 420,453 1,687,899 European Union 431,894 2,459,001 415,413 1,661,307 Austria 14,306 54,793 8,963 50,282 Belgium 42,289 278,812 33,403 137,041 Czech Republic 2,554 41,029 2,881 37,576 Finland 11,254 64,191 18,479 63,019 France 41,121 237,653 40,497 162,800 Germany 72,479 319,109 48,563 192,959 Hungary 2 11 37 48 Italy 76,079 425,843 84,951 305,920 Netherlands 460 4,210 521 3,188 Poland 277 653 124 351 Spain 9,621 93,516 19,952 94,256 Sweden 74,103 502,586 64,585 301,449 United Kingdom 81,039 404,314 87,333 294,278 Other EU 6,310 32,282 5,123 18,141 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 48 1,911 9 164 Russia 192 755 117 256 Switzerland 2,579 20,491 2,988 18,446 Turkey 11 28 0 0 Ukraine 3,688 23,319 1,880 7,617 Other Europe 21 204 45 108 Euro Area 272,161 1,497,806 259,071 1,021,158 Pacific Rim Countries 409,388 2,001,580 350,472 1,294,378 Australia 423 2,031 244 3,302 China 205,604 943,189 156,914 474,503 Indonesia 1,476 7,998 1,097 4,149 Japan 60,070 323,767 36,592 163,980 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 138,270 705,724 152,837 639,424 Hong Kong 323 1,876 540 2,218 Korea 43,646 179,517 39,206 146,806 Singapore 1,050 5,687 1,369 4,713 Taiwan 93,251 518,644 111,723 485,687 Other Pacific Rim 3,545 18,871 2,787 9,020 South/Central America 26,064 114,625 27,813 86,429 Argentina 6 34 10 146 Brazil 25,112 111,622 27,378 84,959 Chile 0 0 0 0 Colombia 2 47 49 479 Venezuela 0 0 39 60 Other S/C A 943 2,922 337 784 Other Countries 73,392 315,474 87,716 247,647 Egypt 0 0 0 0 India 40,387 220,710 39,759 133,931 South Africa 27,474 72,462 40,569 91,454 Thailand 2,598 12,432 4,359 14,262 Other 2,933 9,870 3,029 7,999 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 January 2008 (CB-08-34)