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

                                April 2010              April 2009
                                Cumulative to           Cumulative to
                                Date - Final            Date - Final
Countries and
Areas                           Quantity    Value       Quantity    Value

Total Census Basis                   246,992     971,244     195,089     846,267

North America                         40,013     124,588      22,260      72,620
    Canada                             6,176      45,930       4,669      37,135
    Mexico                            33,837      78,658      17,591      35,486
Europe                                94,864     428,911      75,386     379,741
    European Union                    93,066     409,124      74,315     369,213
        Austria                          595       4,017       1,023       9,734
        Belgium                        6,325      24,909       5,344      16,270
        Czech Republic                 1,739      34,753         770      16,323
        Finland                        3,856      14,316       1,852       5,587
        France                         6,205      31,869       7,617      36,988
        Germany                       11,287      45,048       7,590      51,533
        Italy                         21,811      85,324      13,670      62,296
        Netherlands                      119       1,971          83         481
        Poland                           (-)           3          30          91
        Spain                          2,477      18,639       4,114      43,273
        Sweden                        18,999      82,782      14,341      65,537
        United Kingdom                18,228      59,142      15,603      51,436
        Other EU                       1,424       6,351       2,279       9,665
    Norway                                11          59           3          53
    Russia                               (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Switzerland                          542       4,705         439       3,477
    Turkey                               620      11,898         233       3,878
    Ukraine                              624       3,124         397       3,120
    Other Europe                         (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
Euro Area                             53,949     231,578      43,136     233,450
Pacific Rim Countries                 87,264     344,861      78,826     335,886
    Australia                             16         107          78         358
    China                             21,338      67,628      30,632     100,090
    Indonesia                            883       3,291         133         474
    Japan                             23,504     115,844      19,308     115,873
    Newly Industrialized                                                        
    Countries(NICS)                   39,772     152,265      26,421     108,125
        Hong Kong                          6          43         263       1,102
        Korea                         12,393      49,924       9,086      37,035
        Singapore                         62         252          55         233
        Taiwan                        27,312     102,046      17,017      69,755
        Other Pacific Rim              1,751       5,726       2,255      10,965
South/Central America                  5,228      12,319       3,335       6,865
        Argentina                        (-)         (-)          49         233
        Brazil                         5,215      12,279       3,234       6,366
        Chile                            (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Colombia                         (-)         (-)           1          19
        Venezuela                        (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                       13          40          51         247
Other Countries                       19,623      60,566      15,282      51,153
        India                         14,248      47,512      11,626      41,406
        South Africa                   2,275       4,220       2,152       5,239
        Thailand                       1,042       3,483         541       1,537
        Other                          2,058       5,351         963       2,971
                                           

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 Janet Freas
(301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau.

SOURCE:  U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary
May 2010 (CB-10-91)