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

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

Total Census Basis                   166,000     698,070     161,205     691,545

North America                         19,543      70,046      18,375      63,866
    Canada                             3,677      29,040       3,071      24,029
    Mexico                            15,866      41,005      15,305      39,837
Europe                                81,837     348,703      69,392     310,838
    European Union                    80,290     339,173      65,539     299,091
        Austria                          725      10,328       1,075       6,573
        Belgium                        3,562      14,982       4,257      18,857
        Czech Republic                   220       3,374          70         671
        Finland                        2,791      10,736       1,661       7,519
        France                         5,208      25,904       5,739      25,430
        Germany                        8,831      40,696      17,015      70,722
        Italy                         30,545     106,329      11,629      54,368
        Netherlands                       20         140         131         503
        Poland                           (-)         (-)          57         170
        Spain                          2,135      21,392         936       6,860
        Sweden                        11,649      58,069       9,793      52,910
        United Kingdom                12,916      39,645      12,022      48,545
        Other EU                       1,688       7,579       1,155       5,963
    Norway                                59         493          24         234
    Russia                               (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Switzerland                          226       2,359         415       2,537
    Turkey                               (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Ukraine                            1,263       6,679       3,413       8,977
    Other Europe                         (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
Euro Area                             55,024     235,893      43,433     195,851
Pacific Rim Countries                 48,432     220,484      56,326     256,895
    Australia                              6          83         (-)         (-)
    China                             14,159      61,157      21,866      80,195
    Indonesia                            395       1,461         531       1,940
    Japan                              9,376      55,049      10,718      65,112
    Newly Industrialized                                                        
    Countries(NICS)                   23,323      98,083      22,522     107,003
        Hong Kong                         18          57           8          39
        Korea                          6,403      33,423       7,626      37,432
        Singapore                         36         145          92         483
        Taiwan                        16,865      64,458      14,796      69,049
        Other Pacific Rim              1,173       4,651         690       2,645
South/Central America                  2,129       6,537       3,902      11,366
        Argentina                        (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Brazil                         2,092       6,359       3,902      11,366
        Chile                            (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Colombia                         (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Venezuela                        (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                       36         178         (-)         (-)
Other Countries                       14,059      52,299      13,210      48,579
        India                          8,701      35,273       8,101      32,992
        South Africa                   1,044       2,328       1,970       4,637
        Thailand                       2,475       8,374       1,286       4,746
        Other                          1,839       6,324       1,853       6,204
                                            

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
March 2012 (CB-12-64)