Not Seasonally Adjusted

  Exhibit 4b.  U.S. Imports For Consumption of Stainless Steel Products From
                  Selected Countries and Areas:  (Census Basis)

              Quantity in metric tons/value In thousands of dollars.
         (-) Represents zero or less than one half of measurement shown.
                   Details may not equal totals due to rounding.


                                      March 2001              March 2000
                                      Cumulative To           Cumulative To
                                      Date - Final            Date - Final
     Countries and                                       
        Areas                      Quantity     Value      Quantity     Value

Total Census Basis                  213,216     428,685     289,340     555,615
North America                        49,374     101,576      51,926     105,017
        Canada                       28,319      66,379      26,138      64,825
        Mexico                       21,055      35,197      25,788      40,193
Western Europe                      117,556     219,820     143,054     266,282
    Euro Area                        82,394     151,579     108,472     194,281
    European Union                  116,879     216,946     141,630     262,873
        Austria                         805       3,394         812       3,390
        Belgium                       7,731      14,839      24,885      38,399
        Finland                       2,134       4,017       3,347       6,692
        France                        7,358      20,871      13,448      34,461
        Germany                      11,790      28,954      11,387      27,871
        Italy                        18,508      40,173      15,471      30,398
        Netherlands                      48         149         174         605
        Spain                        34,019      39,170      38,937      52,428
        Sweden                       14,908      35,776      14,330      37,222
        United Kingdom               19,146      28,572      17,997      29,626
        Other EU                        433       1,030         842       1,781
    European Free Trade         
    Association                         491       2,525         485       2,008
        Norway                           27         106         (-)         (-)
        Switzerland                     464       2,419         485       2,008
        Other EFTA                      (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Turkey                              (-)         (-)          18          22
    Other Western Europe                186         349         920       1,379
Eastern Europe/FSR                      787       1,372         900       1,505
        Poland                           32          64          33          46
        Former Soviet Republics         399         635         601         953
            Moldova                     (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
            Ukraine                      26          23          92         111
            Russia                      371         604         508         838
            Other FSR                     2           9           1           4
        Other EE                        356         673         267         507
Pacific Rim Countries                35,997      88,858      63,739     138,419
        Australia                        80         500          32         143
        China                         1,561       4,209       1,200       2,700
        Indonesia                       353         551         318         497
        Japan                         6,246      25,308       8,757      30,768
        Korea                        10,881      24,842      22,659      42,020
        Taiwan                       15,981      31,263      29,783      60,312
        Other Pacific Rim               896       2,185         991       1,979
South/Central America                 1,739       2,879      10,109      12,742
        Argentina                       (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Brazil                        1,462       2,301       9,995      12,507
        Colombia                        (-)         (-)          13          36
        Venezuela                       (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                     278         578         101         199
Other Countries                       7,764      14,180      19,612      31,650
        India                         3,567       6,914       6,975      11,178
        South Africa                  2,916       4,508       7,966      11,959
        Other                         1,281       2,758       4,671       8,512

CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick
         Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau.

NOTE:  For information on more detailed data available, please see record 
       titled "MORE DETAILED FOREIGN TRADE DATA AVAILABLE."