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

Total Census Basis                   338,366   1,493,321     246,992     971,244

North America                         37,616     136,287      40,013     124,588
    Canada                             6,677      52,539       6,176      45,930
    Mexico                            30,938      83,748      33,837      78,658
Europe                               153,566     715,587      94,864     428,911
    European Union                   148,270     695,584      93,066     409,124
        Austria                        1,854      13,014         595       4,017
        Belgium                        8,830      40,934       6,325      24,909
        Czech Republic                   380       2,670       1,739      34,753
        Finland                        3,178      14,331       3,856      14,316
        France                        11,602      51,569       6,205      31,869
        Germany                       38,861     164,189      11,287      45,048
        Italy                         29,701     140,495      21,811      85,324
        Netherlands                      187         815         119       1,971
        Poland                            57         170         (-)           3
        Spain                          2,491      18,844       2,477      18,639
        Sweden                        22,209     126,609      18,999      82,782
        United Kingdom                26,604     109,831      18,228      59,142
        Other EU                       2,315      12,112       1,424       6,351
    Norway                                93         508          11          59
    Russia                               (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Switzerland                          904       6,616         542       4,705
    Turkey                                 3          24         620      11,898
    Ukraine                            4,295      12,855         624       3,124
    Other Europe                         (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
Euro Area                             98,665     454,237      53,949     231,578
Pacific Rim Countries                112,214     515,801      87,264     344,861
    Australia                              3          12          16         107
    China                             43,118     162,328      21,338      67,628
    Indonesia                          1,155       4,192         883       3,291
    Japan                             20,152     120,925      23,504     115,844
    Newly Industrialized                                                        
    Countries(NICS)                   45,989     221,432      39,772     152,265
        Hong Kong                         11          76           6          43
        Korea                         15,585      75,791      12,393      49,924
        Singapore                        167         799          62         252
        Taiwan                        30,226     144,765      27,312     102,046
        Other Pacific Rim              1,796       6,913       1,751       5,726
South/Central America                  7,149      21,843       5,228      12,319
        Argentina                        (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Brazil                         7,147      21,804       5,215      12,279
        Chile                            (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Colombia                         (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Venezuela                        (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                        2          39          13          40
Other Countries                       27,822     103,803      19,623      60,566
        India                         16,855      70,765      14,248      47,512
        South Africa                   4,544       9,723       2,275       4,220
        Thailand                       3,081      11,892       1,042       3,483
        Other                          3,342      11,423       2,058       5,351
                                           

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
May 2011 (CB-11-111)