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

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

Total Census Basis                   354,348   1,487,259     338,366   1,493,321

North America                         40,008     144,200      37,616     136,287
    Canada                             7,512      60,878       6,677      52,539
    Mexico                            32,495      83,322      30,938      83,748
Europe                               175,181     759,673     153,566     715,587
    European Union                   171,987     740,601     148,270     695,584
        Austria                        1,595      20,672       1,854      13,014
        Belgium                        9,373      40,136       8,830      40,934
        Czech Republic                   730      10,038         380       2,670
        Finland                        4,901      18,565       3,178      14,331
        France                        10,431      51,205      11,602      51,569
        Germany                       17,977      87,193      38,861     164,189
        Italy                         65,952     236,340      29,701     140,495
        Netherlands                       48         345         187         815
        Poland                             1          10          57         170
        Spain                          4,104      38,493       2,491      18,844
        Sweden                        26,142     131,104      22,209     126,609
        United Kingdom                26,875      89,250      26,604     109,831
        Other EU                       3,858      17,249       2,315      12,112
    Norway                               292       1,287          93         508
    Russia                               (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Switzerland                          889       6,909         904       6,616
    Turkey                               (-)         (-)           3          24
    Ukraine                            2,013      10,877       4,295      12,855
    Other Europe                         (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
Euro Area                            117,594     507,230      98,665     454,237
Pacific Rim Countries                104,891     463,229     112,214     515,801
    Australia                              9         108           3          12
    China                             31,616     124,624      43,118     162,328
    Indonesia                            849       3,167       1,155       4,192
    Japan                             20,077     112,886      20,152     120,925
    Newly Industrialized                                                        
    Countries(NICS)                   49,422     211,686      45,989     221,432
        Hong Kong                         42         215          11          76
        Korea                         13,253      64,041      15,585      75,791
        Singapore                        112         484         167         799
        Taiwan                        36,014     146,946      30,226     144,765
        Other Pacific Rim              2,919      10,757       1,796       6,913
South/Central America                  5,008      15,575       7,149      21,843
        Argentina                          1           9         (-)         (-)
        Brazil                         4,936      15,056       7,147      21,804
        Chile                            (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Colombia                          10         168         (-)         (-)
        Venezuela                        (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                       62         342           2          39
Other Countries                       29,260     104,583      27,822     103,803
        India                         16,664      66,770      16,855      70,765
        South Africa                   3,294       6,769       4,544       9,723
        Thailand                       5,704      18,738       3,081      11,892
        Other                          3,597      12,305       3,342      11,423
                                           

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

SOURCE:  U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary
May 2012 (CB-12-110)