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.

                                      January 2002            January 2001
                                      Cumulative To           Cumulative To
                                      Date - Final            Date - Final
     Countries and                                       
        Areas                       Quantity     Value      Quantity     Value

Total Census Basis                   75,111     132,961      69,707     144,122
North America                        15,611      28,551      15,788      33,766
        Canada                        9,557      20,360       8,484      21,096
        Mexico                        6,054       8,191       7,304      12,670
Western Europe                       32,974      56,575      37,053      70,440
    Euro Area                        22,479      40,694      26,681      48,645
    European Union                   32,561      55,419      36,856      69,869
        Austria                         367       1,388         295       1,398
        Belgium                       4,350       5,713       2,104       3,800
        Finland                         513       1,045         708       1,421
        France                        2,983       6,465       2,468       7,039
        Germany                       4,509       7,690       4,144      10,127
        Italy                         6,764      13,181       5,177      10,984
        Netherlands                      88         306         (-)         (-)
        Spain                         2,744       4,530      11,785      13,874
        Sweden                        3,814       7,454       3,836      11,087
        United Kingdom                5,931       6,654       6,150       9,703
        Other EU                        499         993         189         437
    European Free Trade         
    Association                         274         724          95         386
        Norway                          111         239           2          16
        Switzerland                     163         485          94         369
        Other EFTA                      (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Turkey                               31         237         (-)         (-)
    Other Western Europe                108         194         101         185
Eastern Europe/FSR                      156         266         411         725
        Poland                          (-)         (-)          14          28
        Former Soviet Republics         153         259         273         426
            Moldova                     (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
            Ukraine                      77         138          26          23
            Russia                       76         122         248         403
            Other FSR                   (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Other EE                          3           7         124         271
Pacific Rim Countries                14,631      33,136      13,428      33,742
        Australia                        54         278          52         326
        China                           811       1,808         478       1,248
        Indonesia                        74          94          39          61
        Japan                         2,348      10,342       2,442       9,509
        Korea                         4,632       8,720       4,435      10,241
        Taiwan                        6,276      11,020       5,717      11,668
        Other Pacific Rim               437         875         265         688
South/Central America                 1,005       1,294       1,225       1,947
        Argentina                       (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Brazil                        1,001       1,289       1,135       1,753
        Colombia                          4           5         (-)         (-)
        Venezuela                       (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                     (-)         (-)          90         194
Other Countries                      10,734      13,139       1,802       3,502
        India                         9,011      10,795       1,088       2,259
        South Africa                  1,030       1,295         521         804
        Other                           692       1,048         192         440

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."