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 2009            January 2008
                                Cumulative to           Cumulative to
                                Date - Final            Date - Final
Countries and
Areas                           Quantity    Value       Quantity    Value

Total Census Basis                    62,401     283,110      82,545     403,508

North America                          4,315      17,139      12,235      47,758
    Canada                             1,233      10,087       1,800      15,794
    Mexico                             3,082       7,053      10,435      31,963
Europe                                20,011     103,932      25,935     155,174
    European Union                    19,808     101,754      25,767     153,041
        Austria                          306       3,191         832       5,661
        Belgium                        1,594       4,133         970       6,206
        Czech Republic                    11         114          84       1,072
        Finland                          355       1,283       1,338       7,751
        France                         2,596      10,592       2,922      20,897
        Germany                        2,494      18,650       2,020      11,638
        Hungary                          (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Italy                          3,597      19,117       5,955      31,539
        Netherlands                        4          29          26         199
        Poland                            13          42          35          85
        Spain                            971      10,863         745       7,917
        Sweden                         3,500      17,608       3,953      27,424
        United Kingdom                 3,687      13,182       6,292      29,521
        Other EU                         679       2,951         594       3,131
    Moldova                              (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Norway                               (-)           6           1           2
    Russia                               (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Switzerland                           93         935         134       1,754
    Turkey                                46         584         (-)         (-)
    Ukraine                               64         654          33         377
    Other Europe                         (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
Euro Area                             12,455      69,981      15,233      93,670
Pacific Rim Countries                 30,597     138,426      36,576     169,134
    Australia                              9          39          62         449
    China                             12,600      42,742      15,957      70,764
    Indonesia                             97         363         (-)         (-)
    Japan                              7,628      48,779       5,530      26,050
    Newly Industrialized                                                        
    Countries(NICS)                    9,165      40,790      14,821      71,012
        Hong Kong                        (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Korea                          3,435      13,093       3,710      19,382
        Singapore                         20          88          23         113
        Taiwan                         5,710      27,608      11,088      51,517
        Other Pacific Rim              1,098       5,713         205         859
South/Central America                  1,312       2,847       2,536       9,518
        Argentina                        (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Brazil                         1,274       2,666       2,450       9,264
        Chile                            (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Colombia                         (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Venezuela                        (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                       38         181          87         254
Other Countries                        6,166      20,767       5,263      21,924
        Egypt                            (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        India                          4,267      15,517       3,426      16,049
        South Africa                   1,503       3,757       1,375       4,036
        Thailand                         131         504         237         903
        Other                            265         988         224         936
                                          

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 2009 (CB-09-46)