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.

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

Total Census Basis                  781,785   1,487,277   1,004,004   2,041,691
North America                       180,843     343,812     189,767     409,692
        Canada                      103,487     230,627      96,144     248,442
        Mexico                       77,356     113,186      93,623     161,250
Western Europe                      415,780     718,397     491,012     957,416
    Euro Area                       299,513     504,521     363,320     686,254
    European Union                  413,258     708,818     486,150     943,810
        Austria                       3,232      13,246       2,986      12,961
        Belgium                      30,564      48,966      70,785     118,184
        Finland                       5,635       9,997      10,011      22,194
        France                       31,561      82,960      39,966     103,341
        Germany                      28,637      75,111      36,456      96,317
        Italy                        51,997     111,740      61,991     131,908
        Netherlands                     413       1,559         329       1,579
        Spain                       146,999     159,886     140,767     199,621
        Sweden                       49,562     113,124      48,007     130,336
        United Kingdom               61,997      86,434      72,347     121,369
        Other EU                      2,660       5,795       2,504       6,000
    European Free Trade         
    Association                       1,884       8,354       2,046       8,572
        Norway                          302         791         (-)         (-)
        Switzerland                   1,582       7,562       2,046       8,572
        Other EFTA                      (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Turkey                              (-)         (-)          55          55
    Other Western Europe                638       1,225       2,761       4,979
Eastern Europe/FSR                    2,746       4,590       3,680       6,755
        Poland                          166         330         190         364
        Former Soviet Republics       1,779       2,884       1,731       2,728
            Moldova                     (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
            Ukraine                     207         334         178         219
            Russia                    1,543       2,489       1,552       2,505
            Other FSR                    29          61           1           4
        Other EE                        801       1,376       1,758       3,663
Pacific Rim Countries               131,456     316,665     211,643     492,213
        Australia                       171         986         318       1,798
        China                         6,996      15,297       9,322      20,555
        Indonesia                       507         768       1,562       2,882
        Japan                        25,117     104,182      27,046      95,729
        Korea                        37,068      79,868      78,022     163,565
        Taiwan                       58,400     108,476      91,707     199,700
        Other Pacific Rim             3,197       7,089       3,666       7,983
South/Central America                14,976      46,434      21,151      29,870
        Argentina                       (-)         (-)          21          34
        Brazil                        9,022      13,917      20,408      28,311
        Colombia                        (-)         (-)          13          36
        Venezuela                     5,177      30,840         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                     777       1,676         709       1,488
Other Countries                      35,984      57,379      86,752     145,745
        India                        17,732      28,311      29,561      50,592
        South Africa                 12,716      17,995      43,924      68,584
        Other                         5,536      11,074      13,266      26,570

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."