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

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

Total Census Basis                   440,144   2,159,297     492,695   2,298,932

North America                         53,649     221,914      74,319     281,753
    Canada                             9,195      82,607      14,144      84,006
    Mexico                            44,453     139,307      60,175     197,747
Europe                               144,430     839,270     200,768   1,062,772
    European Union                   142,579     824,541     198,387   1,048,338
        Austria                        3,855      26,471       6,615      23,834
        Belgium                        7,111      46,159      20,825     129,302
        Czech Republic                   246       2,714         871      13,442
        Finland                        5,943      31,688       8,076      45,463
        France                        15,469      87,531      17,623      86,526
        Germany                       14,592      81,110      31,988     122,245
        Hungary                          (-)         (-)           2          11
        Italy                         26,531     150,003      32,628     168,185
        Netherlands                      229       1,390         186       1,169
        Poland                            75         197         125         242
        Spain                          4,908      52,791       5,239      44,830
        Sweden                        27,766     179,818      33,423     213,031
        United Kingdom                33,134     149,454      38,154     188,119
        Other EU                       2,719      15,215       2,633      11,940
    Moldova                              (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Norway                                 2          16           6         163
    Russia                               (-)         (-)          99         377
    Switzerland                          673       7,604       1,115       7,491
    Turkey                               (-)         (-)          11          28
    Ukraine                            1,176       7,109       1,147       6,359
    Other Europe                         (-)         (-)           3          15
Euro Area                             80,689     487,820     125,246     629,500
Pacific Rim Countries                195,735     918,995     177,204     786,974
    Australia                             95         634         125         642
    China                             94,655     405,583      87,378     355,760
    Indonesia                            433       1,917         463       2,331
    Japan                             26,413     132,323      19,246     105,938
    Newly Industrialized                                                        
    Countries(NICS)                   72,685     371,561      68,436     314,454
        Hong Kong                         85         508         161         863
        Korea                         17,271      95,299      23,992      78,328
        Singapore                        378       1,982         493       2,509
        Taiwan                        54,952     273,772      43,790     232,754
        Other Pacific Rim              1,454       6,977       1,556       7,849
South/Central America                 12,667      49,744      12,024      50,760
        Argentina                        (-)         (-)           6          34
        Brazil                        12,194      48,547      11,675      49,646
        Chile                            (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Colombia                         (-)         (-)           2          47
        Venezuela                        (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                      473       1,197         340       1,033
Other Countries                       33,664     129,374      28,380     116,673
        Egypt                            (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        India                         20,428      97,314      17,170      82,892
        South Africa                  10,155      20,623       9,308      26,716
        Thailand                       2,019       7,920         697       3,331
        Other                          1,062       3,517       1,205       3,734
                                           

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
June 2008 (CB-08-110)