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.


                                      June 2001               June 2001
                                      Cumulative To           Cumulative To
                                      Date - Final            Date - Final
     Countries and                                       
        Areas                       Quantity     Value      Quantity     Value

Total Census Basis                  426,561     835,566     605,904   1,195,304
North America                        99,465     196,237     108,347     229,106
        Canada                       59,233     133,615      54,490     140,155
        Mexico                       40,232      62,622      53,857      88,951
Western Europe                      230,574     421,085     295,662     561,788
    Euro Area                       162,433     289,988     221,621     406,510
    European Union                  229,307     415,561     292,438     553,801
        Austria                       1,673       6,745       1,721       7,534
        Belgium                      18,428      30,318      43,116      68,616
        Finland                       3,989       7,210       6,479      13,750
        France                       15,031      43,586      25,696      63,892
        Germany                      17,288      46,857      21,505      55,075
        Italy                        34,165      74,634      34,666      71,661
        Netherlands                     109         442         271       1,172
        Spain                        71,616      79,954      88,152     124,710
        Sweden                       28,664      68,219      28,651      76,612
        United Kingdom               37,037      54,658      40,671      67,382
        Other EU                      1,308       2,938       1,510       3,396
    European Free Trade         
    Association                         936       4,881       1,215       4,739
        Norway                           57         250         (-)         (-)
        Switzerland                     878       4,631       1,215       4,739
        Other EFTA                      (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Turkey                              (-)         (-)          18          22
    Other Western Europe                331         643       1,991       3,226
Eastern Europe/FSR                    1,499       2,494       2,449       4,439
        Poland                           67         139          89         183
        Former Soviet Republics         844       1,347       1,165       1,789
            Moldova                     (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
            Ukraine                      26          23         138         156
            Russia                      816       1,315       1,027       1,630
            Other FSR                     2           9           1           4
        Other EE                        588       1,008       1,194       2,467
Pacific Rim Countries                75,960     182,606     130,427     292,209
        Australia                       136         834         189       1,111
        China                         3,102       7,901       4,372       9,605
        Indonesia                       507         768         758       1,320
        Japan                        12,976      52,635      16,448      56,330
        Korea                        23,852      52,046      48,810      96,587
        Taiwan                       33,782      64,681      57,804     123,123
        Other Pacific Rim             1,605       3,741       2,046       4,134
South/Central America                 4,636       7,252      16,700      20,925
        Argentina                       (-)         (-)          21          34
        Brazil                        4,221       6,362      16,379      20,282
        Colombia                        (-)         (-)          13          36
        Venezuela                       (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                     416         890         288         573
Other Countries                      14,426      25,893      52,319      86,836
        India                         6,571      12,433      17,627      29,361
        South Africa                  5,270       7,881      25,493      39,557
        Other                         2,586       5,579       9,199      17,918

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."