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 2009 December 2008 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 991,392 4,953,777 1,103,248 5,538,800 North America 108,545 473,797 155,972 601,413 Canada 19,820 188,947 27,751 199,882 Mexico 88,725 284,850 128,221 401,530 Europe 335,190 2,013,088 438,433 2,505,708 European Union 329,131 1,963,185 431,894 2,459,001 Austria 5,935 47,955 14,306 54,793 Belgium 14,362 91,131 42,289 278,812 Czech Republic 2,029 32,186 2,554 41,029 Finland 10,738 57,991 11,254 64,191 France 36,577 202,014 41,121 237,653 Germany 35,151 219,758 72,479 319,109 Hungary (-) (-) 2 11 Italy 66,488 373,070 76,079 425,843 Netherlands 474 3,558 460 4,210 Poland 147 409 277 653 Spain 13,093 146,189 9,621 93,516 Sweden 64,098 416,491 74,103 502,586 United Kingdom 71,513 324,031 81,039 404,314 Other EU 8,527 48,402 6,310 32,282 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 8 1,007 48 1,911 Russia 14 55 192 755 Switzerland 1,800 20,727 2,579 20,491 Turkey 28 326 11 28 Ukraine 4,208 27,788 3,688 23,319 Other Europe (-) (-) 21 204 Euro Area 188,389 1,171,521 272,161 1,497,806 Pacific Rim Countries 440,714 2,038,695 409,388 2,001,580 Australia 176 1,364 423 2,031 China 205,711 867,397 205,604 943,189 Indonesia 1,337 6,141 1,476 7,998 Japan 72,414 361,185 60,070 323,767 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 154,469 769,552 138,270 705,724 Hong Kong 262 1,389 323 1,876 Korea 39,974 213,963 43,646 179,517 Singapore 639 3,313 1,050 5,687 Taiwan 113,594 550,887 93,251 518,644 Other Pacific Rim 6,608 33,057 3,545 18,871 South/Central America 24,071 96,065 26,064 114,625 Argentina 40 232 6 34 Brazil 22,655 91,679 25,112 111,622 Chile 289 527 (-) (-) Colombia 6 78 2 47 Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A 1,081 3,550 943 2,922 Other Countries 82,872 332,132 73,392 315,474 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 51,185 243,662 40,387 220,710 South Africa 20,462 42,706 27,474 72,462 Thailand 7,453 30,899 2,598 12,432 Other 3,773 14,864 2,933 9,870 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 2009 (CB-09-26)