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.
 
                                     April 2002              April 2001
                                     Cumulative To           Cumulative To
                                     Date - Final            Date - Final
     Countries and
        Areas                      Quantity     Value      Quantity     Value
 
Total Census Basis                  319,444     533,129     285,509     569,125
North America                        67,509     121,555      65,711     132,750
        Canada                       44,560      90,613      39,031      89,000
        Mexico                       22,949      30,942      26,681      43,749
Western Europe                      144,718     229,979     155,875     290,574
    Euro Area                       105,290     167,232     109,133     200,125
    European Union                  143,346     225,575     155,044     286,888
        Austria                       1,389       5,695       1,200       4,863
        Belgium                      14,050      19,067      11,311      19,848
        Finland                       2,102       3,766       3,135       5,738
        France                       12,336      29,747      10,275      29,896
        Germany                      11,563      23,300      13,807      35,202
        Italy                        19,601      36,408      24,311      52,919
        Netherlands                     139         546          54         188
        Spain                        43,741      47,773      45,037      51,461
        Sweden                       17,509      33,418      19,770      47,141
        United Kingdom               19,549      23,117      25,515      38,090
        Other EU                      1,367       2,740         627       1,542
    European Free Trade
    Association                       1,003       3,201         604       3,277
        Norway                          297         659          31         174
        Switzerland                     706       2,542         573       3,103
        Other EFTA                      (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Turkey                               86         679         (-)         (-)
    Other Western Europe                282         524         227         409
Eastern Europe/FSR                      603       1,009       1,184       1,998
        Poland                          (-)         (-)          49         103
        Former Soviet Republics         416         715         583         948
            Moldova                     (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
            Ukraine                     193         356          26          23
            Russia                      223         357         556         917
            Other FSR                   (-)           2           2           9
        Other EE                        186         294         551         947
Pacific Rim Countries                50,308     112,274      50,647     122,308
        Australia                        77         411         115         704
        China                         5,303       9,603       2,073       5,366
        Indonesia                       128         167         353         551
        Japan                         7,171      31,639       8,806      35,174
        Korea                        13,008      27,175      16,164      35,257
        Taiwan                       23,552      40,863      22,019      42,576
        Other Pacific Rim             1,068       2,415       1,116       2,680
South/Central America                 3,691       5,266       2,643       4,065
        Argentina                       (-)           2         (-)         (-)
        Brazil                        3,559       5,025       2,366       3,482
        Colombia                         23          45         (-)         (-)
        Venezuela                       (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                     109         194         278         583
Other Countries                      52,614      63,046       9,449      17,431
        India                        45,263      53,012       4,294       8,389
        South Africa                  5,273       6,531       3,549       5,467
        Other                         2,078       3,503       1,606       3,575
 
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."