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

                                March 2011              March 2010
                                Cumulative to           Cumulative to
                                Date - Final            Date - Final
Countries and
Areas                           Quantity    Value       Quantity    Value

Total Census Basis                   252,124   1,095,062     176,600     694,062

North America                         28,647     102,144      30,514      92,746
    Canada                             4,824      37,917       4,547      33,523
    Mexico                            23,823      64,227      25,967      59,222
Europe                               114,681     519,846      67,333     308,484
    European Union                   109,971     503,727      66,147     296,472
        Austria                        1,452      10,081         464       3,062
        Belgium                        6,960      31,646       4,249      16,569
        Czech Republic                   235       2,133       1,372      27,857
        Finland                        2,424      10,662       3,399      12,593
        France                         8,986      38,192       4,985      26,091
        Germany                       30,388     122,707       7,749      30,766
        Italy                         19,501      94,450      13,762      56,189
        Netherlands                      141         579          86       1,832
        Poland                            57         170         (-)           3
        Spain                          1,543      11,436       2,237      17,061
        Sweden                        16,751      93,310      14,103      60,505
        United Kingdom                20,091      80,875      12,762      39,502
        Other EU                       1,442       7,486         980       4,442
    Norway                                25         243          10          53
    Russia                               (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Switzerland                          608       4,177         372       2,413
    Turkey                                 3          24         452       7,706
    Ukraine                            4,075      11,674         353       1,840
    Other Europe                         (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
Euro Area                             72,641     326,111      37,852     168,179
Pacific Rim Countries                 82,464     379,013      60,784     241,286
    Australia                            (-)           2          16         107
    China                             30,075     112,385      14,417      46,490
    Indonesia                          1,036       3,819         728       2,671
    Japan                             15,695      92,447      18,445      90,547
    Newly Industrialized                                                        
    Countries(NICS)                   34,602     166,312      25,952      97,498
        Hong Kong                          8          55           6          43
        Korea                         11,295      55,458       7,462      30,559
        Singapore                        130         639          42         180
        Taiwan                        23,168     110,160      18,442      66,716
        Other Pacific Rim              1,055       4,047       1,225       3,973
South/Central America                  5,751      17,287       3,931       8,950
        Argentina                        (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Brazil                         5,751      17,287       3,918       8,910
        Chile                            (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Colombia                         (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Venezuela                        (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                      (-)         (-)          13          40
Other Countries                       20,580      76,773      14,038      42,597
        India                         12,909      53,607      10,085      33,087
        South Africa                   3,035       6,704       1,864       3,487
        Thailand                       2,308       8,702         709       2,486
        Other                          2,329       7,760       1,381       3,537
                                            

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
March 2011 (CB-11-68)