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 2010 December 2009 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 848,817 3,450,036 559,953 2,287,332 North America 116,924 393,602 89,777 266,746 Canada 19,437 151,366 14,532 111,699 Mexico 97,487 242,236 75,245 155,047 Europe 335,235 1,533,624 224,753 1,073,304 European Union 327,265 1,482,928 220,615 1,027,077 Austria 2,775 19,225 3,804 29,157 Belgium 21,257 89,954 15,545 54,009 Czech Republic 2,961 54,288 2,238 47,066 Finland 11,873 46,552 6,082 18,299 France 24,541 118,001 19,827 99,125 Germany 62,849 262,961 28,292 159,770 Italy 70,393 302,113 43,127 180,076 Netherlands 463 4,095 207 1,201 Poland 24 104 47 144 Spain 6,405 45,029 7,770 75,753 Sweden 64,449 318,916 43,234 191,182 United Kingdom 54,230 198,167 45,713 151,816 Other EU 5,046 23,522 4,729 19,478 Norway 160 473 43 327 Russia 47 127 (-) (-) Switzerland 1,669 12,895 1,384 9,383 Turkey 1,032 19,015 1,435 28,508 Ukraine 5,061 18,185 1,275 7,990 Other Europe (-) (-) 1 19 Euro Area 204,742 906,706 128,778 633,517 Pacific Rim Countries 307,716 1,244,406 191,884 797,586 Australia 57 465 121 643 China 108,778 364,619 60,620 209,885 Indonesia 2,585 9,900 619 2,078 Japan 62,261 307,119 43,454 262,066 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 128,730 543,756 83,280 307,161 Hong Kong 42 304 273 1,182 Korea 38,567 168,847 24,764 94,867 Singapore 231 851 261 1,033 Taiwan 89,890 373,754 57,982 210,079 Other Pacific Rim 5,304 18,548 3,790 15,752 South/Central America 15,801 42,611 13,485 28,356 Argentina 7 88 52 255 Brazil 15,768 42,246 13,370 27,670 Chile (-) (-) (-) (-) Colombia 13 236 12 179 Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A 13 40 51 251 Other Countries 73,142 235,793 40,055 121,340 India 43,798 162,598 31,440 99,608 South Africa 14,026 25,952 4,540 9,934 Thailand 7,032 22,417 1,396 4,882 Other 8,285 24,827 2,679 6,917 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.ht ml. CONTACT: For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Janet Fre as (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary January 2011 (CB-11-30)