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

Total Census Basis                   235,109   1,008,158     440,144   2,159,297

North America                         28,707      90,428      53,649     221,914
    Canada                             5,577      44,911       9,195      82,607
    Mexico                            23,131      45,517      44,453     139,307
Europe                                93,017     463,147     144,430     839,270
    European Union                    91,677     449,171     142,579     824,541
        Austria                        1,301      12,186       3,855      26,471
        Belgium                        6,499      19,948       7,111      46,159
        Czech Republic                   797      16,437         246       2,714
        Finland                        1,935       5,759       5,943      31,688
        France                         9,640      47,795      15,469      87,531
        Germany                        9,385      64,394      14,592      81,110
        Hungary                            3           5         (-)         (-)
        Italy                         16,614      74,541      26,531     150,003
        Netherlands                      112         656         229       1,390
        Poland                            30          91          75         197
        Spain                          4,786      51,881       4,908      52,791
        Sweden                        18,165      80,422      27,766     179,818
        United Kingdom                19,880      64,516      33,134     149,454
        Other EU                       2,530      10,540       2,719      15,215
    Moldova                              (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Norway                                 5          71           2          16
    Russia                               (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Switzerland                          556       4,306         673       7,604
    Turkey                               325       5,789         (-)         (-)
    Ukraine                              455       3,809       1,176       7,109
    Other Europe                         (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
Euro Area                             52,345     285,238      80,689     487,820
Pacific Rim Countries                 90,705     385,062     195,735     918,995
    Australia                             78         358          95         634
    China                             33,725     113,249      94,655     405,583
    Indonesia                            153         528         433       1,917
    Japan                             21,939     129,517      26,413     132,323
    Newly Industrialized                                                        
    Countries(NICS)                   32,316     129,464      72,685     371,561
        Hong Kong                        263       1,102          85         508
        Korea                         10,840      45,493      17,271      95,299
        Singapore                        117         473         378       1,982
        Taiwan                        21,096      82,396      54,952     273,772
        Other Pacific Rim              2,494      11,947       1,454       6,977
South/Central America                  4,148       9,396      12,667      49,744
        Argentina                         49         233         (-)         (-)
        Brazil                         4,046       8,897      12,194      48,547
        Chile                            (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Colombia                           1          19         (-)         (-)
        Venezuela                        (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                       51         247         473       1,197
Other Countries                       18,532      60,125      33,664     129,374
        Egypt                            (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        India                         14,449      49,289      20,428      97,314
        South Africa                   2,184       5,356      10,155      20,623
        Thailand                         630       1,759       2,019       7,920
        Other                          1,268       3,721       1,062       3,517
                                           

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 2009 (CB-09-115)