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

                                January 2012            January 2011
                                Cumulative to           Cumulative to
                                Date - Final            Date - Final
Countries and
Areas                           Quantity    Value       Quantity    Value

Total Census Basis                    88,960     368,537      84,626     357,536

North America                         10,391      35,887       9,596      33,871
    Canada                             1,915      14,945       1,564      12,128
    Mexico                             8,476      20,943       8,031      21,743
Europe                                41,749     178,241      35,411     151,896
    European Union                    40,807     172,333      31,938     142,360
        Austria                          408       5,531         742       4,711
        Belgium                        1,686       7,408       2,067       9,370
        Czech Republic                   126       1,441          54         382
        Finland                        2,022       7,719         753       3,212
        France                         2,608      14,352       2,591      11,330
        Germany                        4,741      22,699       9,441      38,493
        Italy                         16,902      59,860       5,591      24,465
        Netherlands                       10          76           9          78
        Poland                             0           0          57         170
        Spain                          1,076       8,895         418       2,337
        Sweden                         4,829      23,757       4,437      23,594
        United Kingdom                 5,604      16,859       5,138      20,838
        Other EU                         795       3,736         639       3,381
    Norway                                47         347          13         100
    Russia                                 0           0           0           0
    Switzerland                          115       1,477         300       1,708
    Turkey                                 0           0           0           0
    Ukraine                              779       4,084       3,159       7,727
    Other Europe                           0           0           0           0
Euro Area                             30,036     129,267      22,212      97,091
Pacific Rim Countries                 27,560     120,857      30,734     140,923
    Australia                              0           0           0           0
    China                              8,843      38,578      11,364      40,270
    Indonesia                            318       1,066         365       1,266
    Japan                              3,959      22,033       5,426      36,413
    Newly Industrialized                                                        
    Countries(NICS)                   14,000      57,399      13,164      61,405
        Hong Kong                          0           0           0           0
        Korea                          4,140      21,173       4,329      20,651
        Singapore                          0           0          42         197
        Taiwan                         9,860      36,226       8,794      40,557
        Other Pacific Rim                439       1,781         415       1,569
South/Central America                  1,416       3,841       1,375       4,082
        Argentina                          0           0           0           0
        Brazil                         1,414       3,831       1,375       4,082
        Chile                              0           0           0           0
        Colombia                           0           0           0           0
        Venezuela                          0           0           0           0
        Other S/C A                        2          10           0           0
Other Countries                        7,845      29,711       7,510      26,765
        India                          5,095      20,842       4,444      17,673
        South Africa                     464         907       1,430       3,242
        Thailand                       1,341       4,682         714       2,712
        Other                            945       3,279         922       3,139
                                           

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
February 2012 (CB-02-xxx)