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.
 
 
                                      February 2002           February 2001
                                      Cumulative To           Cumulative To
                                      Date - Final            Date - Final
     Countries and
        Areas                       Quantity     Value      Quantity     Value
 
Total Census Basis                  159,537     267,575     140,915     285,573
North America                        32,461      58,974      31,516      66,787
        Canada                       21,373      44,226      18,317      44,517
        Mexico                       11,088      14,748      13,199      22,270
Western Europe                       73,083     116,545      77,618     145,856
    Euro Area                        52,897      85,279      54,772     100,783
    European Union                   72,310     114,267      77,182     144,004
        Austria                         599       2,323         462       2,053
        Belgium                       9,247      11,576       5,018       8,719
        Finland                       1,022       1,898       1,578       3,009
        France                        6,066      13,876       4,965      14,875
        Germany                       7,591      13,141       8,841      20,741
        Italy                        11,706      22,265      10,945      24,262
        Netherlands                     118         479          20          52
        Spain                        16,222      18,908      22,942      27,062
        Sweden                        7,862      15,232       9,724      23,805
        United Kingdom               10,949      12,637      12,406      18,758
        Other EU                        927       1,933         281         669
    European Free Trade
    Association                         585       1,751         280       1,558
        Norway                          158         344           2          16
        Switzerland                     428       1,408         278       1,542
        Other EFTA                      (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Turkey                               31         237         (-)         (-)
    Other Western Europe                156         289         156         295
Eastern Europe/FSR                      302         501         491         847
        Poland                          (-)         (-)          14          28
        Former Soviet Republics         300         495         275         435
            Moldova                     (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
            Ukraine                      77         138          26          23
            Russia                      223         357         248         403
            Other FSR                   (-)         (-)           2           9
        Other EE                          3           7         201         384
Pacific Rim Countries                26,922      59,638      24,513      59,814
        Australia                        72         376          55         345
        China                         2,067       4,024         946       2,569
        Indonesia                        92         118         258         399
        Japan                         4,166      17,284       4,223      16,221
        Korea                         7,985      15,725       7,755      17,621
        Taiwan                       11,807      20,556      10,762      21,341
        Other Pacific Rim               732       1,554         515       1,318
South/Central America                 1,822       2,398       1,377       2,252
        Argentina                       (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Brazil                        1,762       2,288       1,161       1,811
        Colombia                         23          45         (-)         (-)
        Venezuela                       (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                      37          64         216         441
Other Countries                      24,947      29,519       5,400      10,017
        India                        22,081      25,659       2,295       4,575
        South Africa                  1,712       2,096       2,183       3,457
        Other                         1,154       1,765         923       1,985
 
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."