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

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

Total Census Basis                   775,580   3,512,895     606,118   2,442,273

North America                         83,634     308,475      86,673     289,286
    Canada                            15,543     122,934      14,615     110,773
    Mexico                            68,091     185,541      72,058     178,514
Europe                               335,714   1,639,215     231,157   1,063,355
    European Union                   326,601   1,594,391     226,999   1,026,404
        Austria                        3,869      38,777       1,787      12,710
        Belgium                       20,455      95,201      15,204      64,562
        Czech Republic                 1,555      20,415       2,684      50,122
        Finland                        7,207      32,511       9,336      36,668
        France                        24,895     115,926      16,315      83,080
        Germany                       78,322     345,802      34,982     148,707
        Italy                         70,451     338,703      51,608     214,829
        Netherlands                      376       1,996         281       2,794
        Poland                            57         170           5          46
        Spain                          6,451      54,742       4,988      34,581
        Sweden                        49,436     285,886      46,002     219,310
        United Kingdom                56,997     231,307      40,130     142,318
        Other EU                       6,529      32,955       3,679      16,678
    Norway                               262       1,031          52         197
    Russia                               (-)         (-)          18          30
    Switzerland                        1,660      13,430       1,143       9,318
    Turkey                                 3          24         957      17,075
    Ukraine                            7,189      30,339       1,988      10,330
    Other Europe                         (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
Euro Area                            217,578   1,051,103     137,436     610,691
Pacific Rim Countries                272,853   1,269,940     225,391     896,162
    Australia                             34         256          23         245
    China                            108,165     429,873      76,536     251,052
    Indonesia                          2,375       9,173       2,270       8,594
    Japan                             48,569     284,703      46,746     223,915
    Newly Industrialized                                                        
    Countries(NICS)                  109,203     527,607      95,668     398,057
        Hong Kong                         20         137           6          47
        Korea                         35,705     171,321      28,219     120,470
        Singapore                        323       1,620         176         661
        Taiwan                        73,154     354,529      67,267     276,879
        Other Pacific Rim              4,508      18,328       4,148      14,298
South/Central America                 13,731      42,561      10,777      28,806
        Argentina                        (-)         (-)           7          88
        Brazil                        13,597      41,831      10,746      28,503
        Chile                            (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Colombia                           4         123          11         175
        Venezuela                        (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                      130         608          13          40
Other Countries                       69,649     252,703      52,119     164,663
        India                         36,539     159,975      31,444     115,168
        South Africa                  17,268      33,748      10,442      19,078
        Thailand                       7,200      29,024       4,725      14,812
        Other                          8,642      29,957       5,507      15,604
                                           

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

SOURCE:  U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary
October 2011 (CB-11-195)