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

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

Total Census Basis                   349,046   1,694,549     385,004   1,756,680

North America                         42,802     174,131      57,914     207,426
    Canada                             7,427      64,849      11,577      64,453
    Mexico                            35,375     109,282      46,338     142,974
Europe                               115,630     661,624     159,562     823,987
    European Union                   114,118     649,229     157,562     812,004
        Austria                        3,325      21,974       5,425      19,496
        Belgium                        5,847      38,461      16,128      96,763
        Czech Republic                   198       2,383         806      12,803
        Finland                        5,039      26,859       7,445      41,902
        France                        11,600      67,623      14,418      70,053
        Germany                       11,352      61,417      24,113      88,435
        Hungary                          (-)         (-)           2          11
        Italy                         22,627     125,122      25,593     126,598
        Netherlands                      190       1,212         143         913
        Poland                            75         197         125         242
        Spain                          3,928      38,892       4,729      38,826
        Sweden                        21,395     135,904      26,716     165,785
        United Kingdom                26,440     117,741      29,752     140,529
        Other EU                       2,101      11,446       2,166       9,650
    Moldova                              (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Norway                                 2          16           6         163
    Russia                               (-)         (-)          99         377
    Switzerland                          540       6,480         894       5,957
    Turkey                               (-)         (-)          11          28
    Ukraine                              969       5,899         988       5,442
    Other Europe                         (-)         (-)           3          15
Euro Area                             65,547     389,870      99,707     489,484
Pacific Rim Countries                155,401     721,586     137,256     596,626
    Australia                             90         613          90         410
    China                             74,903     322,255      66,859     268,229
    Indonesia                            387       1,729         303       1,575
    Japan                             20,440     102,042      12,633      71,254
    Newly Industrialized                                                        
    Countries(NICS)                   58,694     290,813      56,038     248,502
        Hong Kong                         65         399         121         650
        Korea                         13,864      76,881      19,873      62,698
        Singapore                        295       1,542         423       2,108
        Taiwan                        44,470     211,991      35,621     183,046
        Other Pacific Rim                885       4,133       1,333       6,656
South/Central America                 10,050      38,123       9,730      44,514
        Argentina                        (-)         (-)           6          34
        Brazil                         9,660      37,168       9,471      43,727
        Chile                            (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Colombia                         (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Venezuela                        (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                      390         955         253         754
Other Countries                       25,163      99,085      20,541      84,127
        Egypt                            (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        India                         15,792      75,203      12,956      62,227
        South Africa                   6,937      15,141       5,791      15,287
        Thailand                       1,644       6,198         690       3,260
        Other                            791       2,544       1,105       3,354
                                           

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
May 2008 (CB-08-94)