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.

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

Total Census Basis                  711,274   1,368,140     929,513   1,887,695
North America                       165,390     315,983     175,500     377,844
        Canada                       93,658     210,412      87,543     226,975
        Mexico                       71,732     105,572      87,957     150,869
Western Europe                      379,405     663,665     446,520     872,964
    Euro Area                       273,127     466,429     331,462     629,174
    European Union                  377,169     654,948     441,770     859,933
        Austria                       2,937      12,151       2,845      12,321
        Belgium                      27,443      44,588      68,420     113,286
        Finland                       5,338       9,538       9,618      21,308
        France                       28,411      75,132      37,090      94,870
        Germany                      25,300      69,090      34,548      90,368
        Italy                        47,401     104,728      54,558     116,411
        Netherlands                     364       1,330         309       1,514
        Spain                       135,503     148,942     124,056     178,962
        Sweden                       44,618     103,474      42,916     116,714
        United Kingdom               57,469      80,724      65,128     108,720
        Other EU                      2,384       5,252       2,282       5,460
    European Free Trade         
    Association                       1,672       7,617       1,974       8,053
        Norway                          259         697         (-)         (-)
        Switzerland                   1,413       6,921       1,974       8,053
        Other EFTA                      (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Turkey                              (-)         (-)          36          39
    Other Western Europe                564       1,100       2,740       4,939
Eastern Europe/FSR                    2,510       4,221       3,479       6,389
        Poland                          166         330         190         359
        Former Soviet Republics       1,637       2,662       1,622       2,510
            Moldova                     (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
            Ukraine                     158         254         170         199
            Russia                    1,450       2,347       1,451       2,308
            Other FSR                    29          61           1           4
        Other EE                        708       1,230       1,667       3,520
Pacific Rim Countries               120,098     289,519     198,648     459,770
        Australia                       170         960         289       1,644
        China                         6,258      13,910       8,186      18,056
        Indonesia                       507         768       1,405       2,605
        Japan                        22,615      93,604      24,694      86,923
        Korea                        34,389      74,206      74,069     154,713
        Taiwan                       53,485      99,981      86,695     188,780
        Other Pacific Rim             2,675       6,091       3,310       7,048
South/Central America                13,299      44,430      20,438      28,497
        Argentina                       (-)         (-)          21          34
        Brazil                        7,382      11,978      19,827      27,308
        Colombia                        (-)         (-)          13          36
        Venezuela                     5,177      30,840         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                     740       1,612         577       1,118
Other Countries                      30,571      50,320      84,929     142,230
        India                        15,551      25,529      28,442      48,437
        South Africa                  9,749      14,176      43,566      68,023
        Other                         5,271      10,615      12,921      25,770

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."