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.

                                     July 2001               July 2000
                                     Cumulative To           Cumulative To
                                     Date - Final            Date - Final

     Countries and                                       
        Areas                       Quantity     Value      Quantity     Value

Total Census Basis                  509,098     996,047     707,100   1,410,165
North America                       118,497     230,397     125,392     268,018
        Canada                       70,000     156,444      61,929     161,107
        Mexico                       48,497      73,954      63,464     106,911
Western Europe                      276,356     499,348     340,693     656,631
    Euro Area                       197,906     349,107     255,404     475,657
    European Union                  274,803     492,775     337,172     647,330
        Austria                       2,056       8,481       2,092       8,986
        Belgium                      21,203      35,079      49,483      79,893
        Finland                       4,236       7,634       7,804      17,013
        France                       19,838      54,469      29,228      73,367
        Germany                      19,411      53,096      25,352      65,235
        Italy                        38,776      86,438      41,204      85,970
        Netherlands                     162         566         275       1,353
        Spain                        92,008     102,873      99,951     143,740
        Sweden                       33,055      78,348      33,372      90,025
        United Kingdom               42,488      62,200      46,607      77,639
        Other EU                      1,570       3,593       1,804       4,109
    European Free Trade         
    Association                       1,151       5,779       1,368       5,722
        Norway                           93         332         (-)
        Switzerland                   1,058       5,447       1,368       5,722
        Other EFTA                      (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Turkey                              (-)         (-)          18          22
    Other Western Europe                402         793       2,135       3,557
Eastern Europe/FSR                    1,810       2,994       2,777       5,067
        Poland                           83         174         101         203
        Former Soviet Republics       1,084       1,739       1,263       1,947
            Moldova                     (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
            Ukraine                      26          23         170         199
            Russia                    1,038       1,671       1,092       1,744
            Other FSR                    21          46           1           4
        Other EE                        643       1,081       1,413       2,918
Pacific Rim Countries                87,396     210,659     151,660     343,506
        Australia                       137         841         199       1,171
        China                         3,597       8,973       5,017      11,056
        Indonesia                       507         768         991       1,784
        Japan                        15,010      62,388      18,705      64,229
        Korea                        26,915      58,425      56,757     114,887
        Taiwan                       39,232      74,696      67,604     145,472
        Other Pacific Rim             1,998       4,568       2,388       4,907
South/Central America                 7,208      21,384      17,469      22,689
        Argentina                       (-)         (-)          21          34
        Brazil                        4,711       8,082      17,016      21,840
        Colombia                        (-)         (-)          13          36
        Venezuela                     2,001      12,284         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                     496       1,018         420         779
Other Countries                      17,831      31,265      69,108     114,253
        India                         8,509      15,444      22,013      36,972
        South Africa                  6,335       9,392      36,822      56,946
        Other                         2,987       6,430      10,273      20,336

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."