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

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

Total Census Basis                   852,424   3,861,574     688,185   2,777,463

North America                         92,361     343,563      97,164     326,496
    Canada                            17,508     139,961      16,506     126,483
    Mexico                            74,852     203,602      80,657     200,013
Europe                               370,037   1,803,983     268,908   1,223,256
    European Union                   360,252   1,754,506     264,183   1,181,725
        Austria                        4,425      47,155       1,983      14,381
        Belgium                       22,810     105,076      17,385      72,705
        Czech Republic                 1,614      21,208       2,722      50,430
        Finland                        7,747      34,703      10,095      38,804
        France                        27,743     128,386      18,474      93,024
        Germany                       81,506     361,818      48,499     197,599
        Italy                         80,778     383,266      56,418     237,934
        Netherlands                      412       2,236         294       2,890
        Poland                            57         170           5          46
        Spain                          7,092      60,911       5,360      36,557
        Sweden                        55,136     317,647      52,807     254,907
        United Kingdom                63,319     253,747      46,019     163,628
        Other EU                       7,614      38,183       4,122      18,819
    Norway                               262       1,033          52         197
    Russia                               (-)         (-)          18          30
    Switzerland                        1,844      14,774       1,336      10,511
    Turkey                                 3          24       1,032      19,015
    Ukraine                            7,676      33,646       2,287      11,778
    Other Europe                         (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
Euro Area                            238,792   1,154,391     161,839     708,485
Pacific Rim Countries                298,473   1,387,372     250,097   1,004,920
    Australia                             35         270          23         245
    China                            116,435     464,453      85,032     281,182
    Indonesia                          2,719      10,622       2,389       9,150
    Japan                             53,262     310,589      51,108     252,746
    Newly Industrialized                                                        
    Countries(NICS)                  120,879     580,292     107,103     446,199
        Hong Kong                         21         139           6          47
        Korea                         39,763     190,564      32,061     136,903
        Singapore                        323       1,620         194         723
        Taiwan                        80,773     387,969      74,842     308,527
        Other Pacific Rim              5,143      21,145       4,440      15,397
South/Central America                 15,338      46,936      12,555      34,052
        Argentina                        (-)         (-)           7          88
        Brazil                        15,157      45,941      12,523      33,688
        Chile                            (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Colombia                           8         196          13         236
        Venezuela                        (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                      174         799          13          40
Other Countries                       76,215     279,720      59,461     188,738
        India                         40,582     178,444      35,255     130,323
        South Africa                  17,904      35,183      12,340      22,487
        Thailand                       8,187      32,881       5,531      17,470
        Other                          9,542      33,213       6,336      18,458
                                            

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)