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.

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

Total Census Basis                  625,780   1,229,997     859,942   1,735,399
North America                       149,008     286,313     158,121     339,904
        Canada                       84,129     189,902      78,155     203,117
        Mexico                       64,879      96,411      79,966     136,788
Western Europe                      328,818     592,536     410,087     798,082
    Euro Area                       234,111     413,782     304,722     576,586
    European Union                  327,002     585,067     405,613     786,121
        Austria                       2,593      10,663       2,575      11,081
        Belgium                      24,474      40,202      60,778      99,551
        Finland                       5,004       8,985       9,158      20,296
        France                       24,882      67,071      34,338      87,145
        Germany                      22,665      63,077      31,799      82,377
        Italy                        44,974      98,789      52,085     109,973
        Netherlands                     298       1,077         287       1,458
        Spain                       108,800     123,010     113,687     164,606
        Sweden                       39,686      93,805      39,203     106,262
        United Kingdom               51,461      73,555      59,485      98,130
        Other EU                      2,165       4,834       2,219       5,241
    European Free Trade         
    Association                       1,365       6,581       1,795       7,212
        Norway                          147         444         (-)         (-)
        Switzerland                   1,218       6,137       1,795       7,212
        Other EFTA                      (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Turkey                              (-)         (-)          36          39
    Other Western Europe                451         888       2,642       4,710
Eastern Europe/FSR                    2,147       3,544       3,304       6,101
        Poland                          100         204         170         331
        Former Soviet Republics       1,385       2,210       1,498       2,315
            Moldova                     (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
            Ukraine                      26          23         170         199
            Russia                    1,333       2,131       1,327       2,113
            Other FSR                    26          56           1           4
        Other EE                        663       1,130       1,636       3,455
Pacific Rim Countries               108,056     262,041     186,572     427,705
        Australia                       140         852         252       1,499
        China                         4,711      11,385       7,579      16,662
        Indonesia                       507         768       1,405       2,605
        Japan                        19,952      83,031      22,932      79,458
        Korea                        31,303      68,085      70,118     144,661
        Taiwan                       48,986      92,372      81,173     176,309
        Other Pacific Rim             2,458       5,550       3,114       6,511
South/Central America                12,058      42,420      19,748      27,227
        Argentina                       (-)         (-)          21          34
        Brazil                        6,269      10,279      19,157      26,070
        Colombia                        (-)         (-)          13          36
        Venezuela                     5,177      30,840         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                     612       1,301         557       1,086
Other Countries                      25,693      43,143      82,111     136,380
        India                        12,569      21,369      27,347      46,027
        South Africa                  8,705      12,711      42,523      66,112
        Other                         4,419       9,063      12,241      24,241

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."