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.


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

Total Census Basis                  578,021   1,128,373     793,166   1,591,112
North America                       134,986     259,902     141,700     303,518
        Canada                       77,488     173,524      69,564     180,530
        Mexico                       57,498      86,378      72,136     122,988
Western Europe                      311,079     557,531     384,478     743,500
    Euro Area                       224,416     393,758     288,816     541,179
    European Union                  309,334     550,342     380,359     732,555
        Austria                       2,374       9,649       2,364      10,135
        Belgium                      22,849      37,751      55,018      89,579
        Finland                       4,547       8,247       8,706      19,200
        France                       23,215      62,696      32,801      83,124
        Germany                      20,972      58,511      28,871      74,125
        Italy                        41,862      93,617      48,227     101,842
        Netherlands                     257         958         286       1,441
        Spain                       108,070     121,747     112,528     161,634
        Sweden                       36,109      84,490      36,064      97,656
        United Kingdom               47,161      68,374      53,460      89,121
        Other EU                      1,918       4,303       2,035       4,698
    European Free Trade         
    Association                       1,306       6,323       1,631       6,639
        Norway                          113         376         (-)         (-)
        Switzerland                   1,193       5,947       1,631       6,639
        Other EFTA                      (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Turkey                              (-)         (-)          36          39
    Other Western Europe                438         866       2,452       4,267
Eastern Europe/FSR                    1,918       3,154       3,051       5,632
        Poland                           83         174         137         272
        Former Soviet Republics       1,192       1,896       1,344       2,069
            Moldova                     (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
            Ukraine                      26          23         170         199
            Russia                    1,146       1,828       1,173       1,867
            Other FSR                    21          46           1           4
        Other EE                        643       1,084       1,570       3,292
Pacific Rim Countries                98,165     238,287     171,063     389,548
        Australia                       140         852         237       1,403
        China                         4,128      10,068       6,784      14,653
        Indonesia                       507         768       1,244       2,302
        Japan                        18,064      74,691      20,583      71,702
        Korea                        28,738      62,840      65,054     133,121
        Taiwan                       44,403      84,081      74,329     160,540
        Other Pacific Rim             2,186       4,987       2,832       5,828
South/Central America                 9,855      32,363      18,519      24,815
        Argentina                       (-)         (-)          21          34
        Brazil                        5,670       9,548      18,039      23,926
        Colombia                        (-)         (-)          13          36
        Venezuela                     3,573      21,515         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                     612       1,301         446         818
Other Countries                      22,018      37,135      74,353     124,099
        India                        11,100      18,880      24,233      40,813
        South Africa                  7,570      11,136      38,551      60,375
        Other                         3,348       7,119      11,569      22,911

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."