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

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

Total Census Basis                   968,589   3,944,079     852,424   3,861,574

North America                        103,129     356,839      92,361     343,563
    Canada                            20,032     153,210      17,508     139,961
    Mexico                            83,097     203,628      74,852     203,602
Europe                               466,886   1,993,529     370,037   1,803,983
    European Union                   460,185   1,952,138     360,252   1,754,506
        Austria                        3,880      52,855       4,425      47,155
        Belgium                       26,745     106,188      22,810     105,076
        Czech Republic                 3,856     114,474       1,614      21,208
        Finland                       10,596      38,961       7,747      34,703
        France                        31,154     143,374      27,743     128,386
        Germany                       61,270     261,133      81,506     361,818
        Italy                        188,458     629,127      80,778     383,266
        Netherlands                      216       1,924         412       2,236
        Poland                            18          90          57         170
        Spain                          7,634      65,223       7,092      60,911
        Sweden                        58,221     293,170      55,136     317,647
        United Kingdom                58,691     204,795      63,319     253,747
        Other EU                       9,446      40,822       7,614      38,183
    Norway                               549       1,947         262       1,033
    Russia                                 1           6         (-)         (-)
    Switzerland                        2,085      16,522       1,844      14,774
    Turkey                                 4          16           3          24
    Ukraine                            4,063      22,902       7,676      33,646
    Other Europe                         (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
Euro Area                            337,769   1,332,218     238,792   1,154,391
Pacific Rim Countries                298,261   1,261,222     298,473   1,387,372
    Australia                             50         448          35         270
    China                            111,229     404,424     116,435     464,453
    Indonesia                          2,622      10,199       2,719      10,622
    Japan                             50,802     297,647      53,262     310,589
    Newly Industrialized                                                        
    Countries(NICS)                  125,372     518,846     120,879     580,292
        Hong Kong                         60         342          21         139
        Korea                         33,302     154,641      39,763     190,564
        Singapore                        295       1,268         323       1,620
        Taiwan                        91,715     362,596      80,773     387,969
        Other Pacific Rim              8,186      29,658       5,143      21,145
South/Central America                 14,117      41,988      15,338      46,936
        Argentina                          1           9         (-)         (-)
        Brazil                        13,771      39,535      15,157      45,941
        Chile                            (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Colombia                          23         544           8         196
        Venezuela                        (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                      322       1,900         174         799
Other Countries                       86,196     290,501      76,215     279,720
        India                         46,594     178,614      40,582     178,444
        South Africa                  15,438      30,912      17,904      35,183
        Thailand                      12,857      43,824       8,187      32,881
        Other                         11,306      37,150       9,542      33,213
                                           

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
November2012 (CB12-253)