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.


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

Total Census Basis                  285,509     569,125     391,560     756,834
North America                        65,711     132,750      69,576     142,978
        Canada                       39,031      89,000      35,499      89,269
        Mexico                       26,681      43,749      34,077      53,709
Western Europe                      155,875     290,574     190,183     355,573
    Euro Area                       109,133     200,125     142,168     256,105
    European Union                  155,044     286,888     188,119     350,785
        Austria                       1,200       4,863       1,092       4,555
        Belgium                      11,311      19,848      31,670      49,592
        Finland                       3,135       5,738       4,331       8,820
        France                       10,275      29,896      16,789      43,146
        Germany                      13,807      35,202      14,170      35,040
        Italy                        24,311      52,919      20,958      41,994
        Netherlands                      54         188         198         664
        Spain                        45,037      51,461      52,948      72,256
        Sweden                       19,770      47,141      18,511      49,461
        United Kingdom               25,515      38,090      26,334      42,857
        Other EU                        627       1,542       1,118       2,398
    European Free Trade         
    Association                         604       3,277         713       2,755
        Norway                           31         174         (-)         (-)
        Switzerland                     573       3,103         713       2,755
        Other EFTA                      (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Turkey                              (-)         (-)          18          22
    Other Western Europe                227         409       1,332       2,012
Eastern Europe/FSR                    1,184       1,998       1,326       2,289
        Poland                           49         103          36          89
        Former Soviet Republics         583         948         711       1,124
            Moldova                     (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
            Ukraine                      26          23          92         111
            Russia                      556         917         618       1,009
            Other FSR                     2           9           1           4
        Other EE                        551         947         578       1,076
Pacific Rim Countries                50,647     122,308      88,105     193,470
        Australia                       115         704          52         236
        China                         2,073       5,366       1,680       3,902
        Indonesia                       353         551         412         650
        Japan                         8,806      35,174      11,316      40,102
        Korea                        16,164      35,257      34,473      65,639
        Taiwan                       22,019      42,576      38,889      80,375
        Other Pacific Rim             1,116       2,680       1,283       2,566
South/Central America                 2,643       4,065      14,215      16,707
        Argentina                       (-)         (-)          21          34
        Brazil                        2,366       3,482      13,969      16,246
        Colombia                        (-)         (-)          13          36
        Venezuela                       (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                     278         583         213         390
Other Countries                       9,449      17,431      28,155      45,817
        India                         4,294       8,389       9,100      14,653
        South Africa                  3,549       5,467      12,625      18,937
        Other                         1,606       3,575       6,430      12,226

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."