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

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

Total Census Basis                   259,892   1,100,274     252,124   1,095,062

North America                         30,389     108,105      28,647     102,144
    Canada                             5,438      43,795       4,824      37,917
    Mexico                            24,950      64,310      23,823      64,227
Europe                               128,909     560,727     114,681     519,846
    European Union                   126,661     546,809     109,971     503,727
        Austria                        1,172      16,532       1,452      10,081
        Belgium                        6,529      28,178       6,960      31,646
        Czech Republic                   522       6,206         235       2,133
        Finland                        4,032      15,006       2,424      10,662
        France                         7,793      39,007       8,986      38,192
        Germany                       13,726      66,028      30,388     122,707
        Italy                         46,433     166,820      19,501      94,450
        Netherlands                       34         262         141         579
        Poland                           (-)           6          57         170
        Spain                          3,609      33,407       1,543      11,436
        Sweden                        19,573      97,582      16,751      93,310
        United Kingdom                20,630      66,242      20,091      80,875
        Other EU                       2,606      11,533       1,442       7,486
    Norway                                84         694          25         243
    Russia                               (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Switzerland                          489       4,071         608       4,177
    Turkey                               (-)         (-)           3          24
    Ukraine                            1,675       9,153       4,075      11,674
    Other Europe                         (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
Euro Area                             85,404     374,361      72,641     326,111
Pacific Rim Countries                 76,066     342,781      82,464     379,013
    Australia                              7          94         (-)           2
    China                             22,809      92,334      30,075     112,385
    Indonesia                            579       2,135       1,036       3,819
    Japan                             14,544      87,136      15,695      92,447
    Newly Industrialized                                                        
    Countries(NICS)                   36,100     153,386      34,602     166,312
        Hong Kong                         23          95           8          55
        Korea                          9,936      49,475      11,295      55,458
        Singapore                         75         321         130         639
        Taiwan                        26,066     103,495      23,168     110,160
        Other Pacific Rim              2,028       7,695       1,055       4,047
South/Central America                  3,254      10,449       5,751      17,287
        Argentina                        (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Brazil                         3,195      10,035       5,751      17,287
        Chile                            (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Colombia                          10         168         (-)         (-)
        Venezuela                        (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                       49         246         (-)         (-)
Other Countries                       21,275      78,211      20,580      76,773
        India                         13,089      52,325      12,909      53,607
        South Africa                   1,577       3,726       3,035       6,704
        Thailand                       3,981      13,241       2,308       8,702
        Other                          2,628       8,919       2,329       7,760
                                           

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
April 2012 (CB-12-91)