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

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

Total Census Basis                   468,065   1,947,978     432,395   1,936,445

North America                         49,802     179,643      47,432     173,450
    Canada                             9,423      76,528       8,534      67,565
    Mexico                            40,379     103,115      38,897     105,885
Europe                               231,786     996,471     191,108     906,590
    European Union                   227,781     972,293     185,100     882,222
        Austria                        1,828      24,125       2,081      16,083
        Belgium                       12,130      50,811      11,097      52,035
        Czech Republic                 1,175      20,862         513       3,275
        Finland                        6,523      24,691       4,091      18,327
        France                        13,974      67,561      14,335      64,315
        Germany                       29,529     133,189      44,854     192,320
        Italy                         86,823     304,453      38,061     182,671
        Netherlands                       63         454         192         845
        Poland                             1          10          57         170
        Spain                          4,604      44,422       2,978      23,503
        Sweden                        32,671     165,603      29,591     171,283
        United Kingdom                33,747     115,169      33,988     140,651
        Other EU                       4,714      20,944       3,263      16,744
    Norway                               377       1,472         111         536
    Russia                               (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Switzerland                        1,320       9,947       1,056       7,825
    Turkey                               (-)         (-)           3          24
    Ukraine                            2,308      12,758       4,838      15,982
    Other Europe                         (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
Euro Area                            159,396     666,963     120,429     563,735
Pacific Rim Countries                139,446     611,755     148,128     697,003
    Australia                              9         119          15         130
    China                             43,997     170,798      55,608     212,191
    Indonesia                          1,291       5,109       1,433       5,413
    Japan                             27,406     155,862      29,315     180,539
    Newly Industrialized                                                        
    Countries(NICS)                   63,216     266,977      59,649     290,599
        Hong Kong                         42         215          11          76
        Korea                         17,141      81,418      19,704      96,226
        Singapore                        168         708         208       1,001
        Taiwan                        45,865     184,636      39,727     193,296
        Other Pacific Rim              3,527      12,889       2,107       8,132
South/Central America                  6,716      20,918       8,401      26,009
        Argentina                          1           9         (-)         (-)
        Brazil                         6,625      20,279       8,376      25,763
        Chile                            (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Colombia                          10         168           4         123
        Venezuela                        (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                       81         462          22         123
Other Countries                       40,315     139,192      37,327     133,393
        India                         21,016      84,282      20,839      88,055
        South Africa                   7,112      13,814       8,356      16,144
        Thailand                       7,126      23,809       3,608      13,906
        Other                          5,060      17,288       4,523      15,287
                                           

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
June 2012 (CB-12-130)