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 December 2012 December 2011 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,143,515 4,613,566 1,007,625 4,547,221 North America 122,112 416,080 110,567 406,312 Canada 23,573 177,127 20,617 165,755 Mexico 98,539 238,953 89,950 240,557 Europe 552,162 2,322,500 441,714 2,136,493 European Union 543,943 2,273,405 430,516 2,077,864 Austria 4,914 66,789 5,243 58,339 Belgium 31,396 123,622 26,535 120,729 Czech Republic 4,444 128,491 1,865 24,835 Finland 11,612 42,945 9,189 40,420 France 38,476 174,530 32,664 156,796 Germany 70,678 299,351 89,076 400,879 Italy 226,073 741,503 107,594 485,353 Netherlands 250 2,259 468 2,567 Poland 18 90 60 197 Spain 10,374 74,642 8,600 73,343 Sweden 66,018 332,312 66,044 376,802 United Kingdom 68,306 238,013 73,721 290,894 Other EU 11,383 48,857 9,456 46,711 Norway 797 2,532 332 1,318 Russia 1 6 (-) (-) Switzerland 2,314 18,698 2,290 18,224 Turkey 97 257 3 24 Ukraine 5,010 27,602 8,573 39,062 Other Europe (-) (-) (-) (-) Euro Area 403,323 1,566,147 287,157 1,376,146 Pacific Rim Countries 351,219 1,485,740 348,305 1,619,656 Australia 50 448 38 289 China 132,337 474,368 133,721 538,627 Indonesia 2,790 10,802 2,967 11,583 Japan 62,117 366,709 65,127 381,137 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 144,065 598,773 140,334 662,843 Hong Kong 65 376 21 139 Korea 38,776 179,370 44,149 213,966 Singapore 295 1,268 377 1,896 Taiwan 104,929 417,760 95,787 446,842 Other Pacific Rim 9,859 34,640 6,118 25,177 South/Central America 16,591 48,751 17,432 53,753 Argentina 1 9 (-) (-) Brazil 16,175 45,486 17,197 52,488 Chile (-) (-) (-) (-) Colombia 36 994 11 270 Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A 378 2,262 224 994 Other Countries 101,431 340,495 89,607 331,007 India 54,757 208,297 48,499 212,614 South Africa 17,305 35,340 20,205 40,599 Thailand 14,392 49,252 9,803 38,739 Other 14,976 47,606 11,100 39,056 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 January 2013 (CB13-34)