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

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

Total Census Basis                   574,429   2,360,468     523,289   2,361,846

North America                         59,159     213,635      56,861     208,906
    Canada                            11,235      91,091      10,267      81,556
    Mexico                            47,924     122,544      46,595     127,351
Europe                               285,826   1,206,117     227,466   1,099,707
    European Union                   281,192   1,178,195     220,979   1,071,856
        Austria                        2,166      28,789       2,780      23,063
        Belgium                       14,916      61,643      13,596      63,903
        Czech Republic                 1,292      22,229         768       7,712
        Finland                        7,455      27,917       5,125      23,206
        France                        17,122      81,566      17,297      78,548
        Germany                       37,046     161,817      49,750     220,011
        Italy                        111,584     383,307      46,739     225,601
        Netherlands                      120         892         219       1,035
        Poland                            18          90          57         170
        Spain                          5,278      48,948       3,916      30,569
        Sweden                        39,653     201,684      35,915     208,733
        United Kingdom                39,043     134,942      41,045     169,723
        Other EU                       5,500      24,371       3,772      19,583
    Norway                               429       1,641         111         536
    Russia                                 1           6         (-)         (-)
    Switzerland                        1,561      11,700       1,250       9,448
    Turkey                                 4          16           3          24
    Ukraine                            2,638      14,561       5,123      17,842
    Other Europe                         (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
Euro Area                            200,182     814,735     142,612     682,053
Pacific Rim Countries                172,566     746,467     185,364     866,137
    Australia                             27         258          15         130
    China                             58,188     221,964      72,422     282,269
    Indonesia                          1,680       6,829       1,811       6,856
    Japan                             31,733     184,108      34,881     206,747
    Newly Industrialized                                                        
    Countries(NICS)                   76,426     316,843      73,567     359,582
        Hong Kong                         43         230          11          76
        Korea                         21,219      98,229      25,167     120,307
        Singapore                        186         779         232       1,157
        Taiwan                        54,977     217,605      48,158     238,042
        Other Pacific Rim              4,510      16,464       2,668      10,552
South/Central America                  8,152      25,298       9,522      29,377
        Argentina                          1           9         (-)         (-)
        Brazil                         8,021      24,440       9,484      29,076
        Chile                            (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Colombia                          10         168           4         123
        Venezuela                        (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                      120         681          34         179
Other Countries                       48,727     168,951      44,075     157,718
        India                         25,622     102,321      24,401     103,098
        South Africa                   8,536      16,537       9,884      19,145
        Thailand                       8,207      27,881       4,364      16,924
        Other                          6,362      22,212       5,426      18,551
                                           

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
July 2012 (CB-12-130)