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 November 2008 November 2007 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 931,423 4,660,054 1,029,833 5,187,564 North America 104,560 454,858 144,784 556,452 Canada 18,875 178,420 26,398 186,951 Mexico 85,685 276,438 118,386 369,501 Europe 313,617 1,888,885 411,092 2,350,153 European Union 308,162 1,844,252 404,896 2,306,539 Austria 5,563 44,358 12,430 49,733 Belgium 13,259 85,192 40,151 263,191 Czech Republic 1,989 31,946 2,240 39,894 Finland 10,468 56,692 10,892 62,374 France 34,202 190,894 38,062 216,906 Germany 32,694 201,001 69,577 302,859 Hungary (-) (-) 2 11 Italy 61,680 349,782 70,281 392,037 Netherlands 445 3,263 422 3,964 Poland 75 197 240 566 Spain 11,765 131,225 9,042 87,538 Sweden 60,470 394,370 69,944 476,410 United Kingdom 67,535 309,287 75,761 381,360 Other EU 8,018 46,044 5,854 29,696 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 8 1,000 45 1,608 Russia 14 55 192 755 Switzerland 1,666 19,508 2,445 19,060 Turkey (-) (-) 11 28 Ukraine 3,767 24,070 3,483 21,958 Other Europe (-) (-) 21 204 Euro Area 175,200 1,090,249 255,053 1,396,462 Pacific Rim Countries 412,452 1,909,778 382,135 1,879,787 Australia 171 1,346 355 1,631 China 194,280 824,328 194,706 893,395 Indonesia 1,192 5,691 1,433 7,758 Japan 63,339 311,377 54,268 296,238 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 147,800 738,894 127,922 662,266 Hong Kong 262 1,389 283 1,627 Korea 37,581 202,369 41,394 167,366 Singapore 617 3,205 1,023 5,520 Taiwan 109,340 531,932 85,221 487,753 Other Pacific Rim 5,669 28,141 3,451 18,499 South/Central America 22,116 91,096 24,059 106,709 Argentina 40 232 6 34 Brazil 20,917 87,283 23,258 104,165 Chile 153 289 (-) (-) Colombia 6 78 2 47 Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A 1,000 3,215 792 2,463 Other Countries 78,678 315,437 67,763 294,464 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 48,642 232,138 37,067 204,928 South Africa 19,794 41,001 25,762 69,639 Thailand 6,942 29,185 2,034 10,171 Other 3,300 13,114 2,899 9,727 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 December 2008 (CB-09-14)