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 2008            January 2007
                                Cumulative to           Cumulative to
                                Date - Final            Date - Final
Countries and
Areas                           Quantity    Value       Quantity    Value

Total Census Basis                    82,545     403,508      92,586     419,955

North America                         12,235      47,758      13,335      46,972
    Canada                             1,800      15,794       3,781      16,494
    Mexico                            10,435      31,963       9,555      30,478
Europe                                25,935     155,174      34,976     179,806
    European Union                    25,767     153,041      34,504     177,387
        Austria                          832       5,661         926       5,421
        Belgium                          970       6,206       3,039      16,762
        Czech Republic                    84       1,072          95       1,161
        Finland                        1,338       7,751       3,075      15,921
        France                         2,922      20,897       3,966      16,623
        Germany                        2,020      11,638       2,833      13,353
        Hungary                          (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Italy                          5,955      31,539       5,696      28,389
        Netherlands                       26         199          26         237
        Poland                            35          85          21          64
        Spain                            745       7,917       1,715      12,114
        Sweden                         3,953      27,424       5,789      34,911
        United Kingdom                 6,292      29,521       6,424      28,691
        Other EU                         594       3,131         899       3,740
    Moldova                              (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Norway                                 1           2         (-)           8
    Russia                               (-)         (-)          44         139
    Switzerland                          134       1,754         221       1,143
    Turkey                               (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Ukraine                               33         377         207       1,129
    Other Europe                         (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
Euro Area                             15,233      93,670      22,080     111,917
Pacific Rim Countries                 36,576     169,134      35,645     158,497
    Australia                             62         449          17          72
    China                             15,957      70,764      19,460      78,500
    Indonesia                            (-)         (-)         156         805
    Japan                              5,530      26,050       2,622      13,643
    Newly Industrialized                                                        
    Countries(NICS)                   14,821      71,012      12,973      63,468
        Hong Kong                        (-)         (-)          50         232
        Korea                          3,710      19,382       2,568      12,072
        Singapore                         23         113         154         716
        Taiwan                        11,088      51,517      10,201      50,447
        Other Pacific Rim                205         859         418       2,008
South/Central America                  2,536       9,518       2,703      11,387
        Argentina                        (-)         (-)           5          27
        Brazil                         2,450       9,264       2,579      11,016
        Chile                            (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Colombia                         (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Venezuela                        (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                       87         254         119         344
Other Countries                        5,263      21,924       5,927      23,293
        Egypt                            (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        India                          3,426      16,049       3,658      16,612
        South Africa                   1,375       4,036       1,758       4,560
        Thailand                         237         903         293       1,505
        Other                            224         936         218         616
                                           

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
February 2008 (CB-08-48)