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.
 
                                     May 2002                May 2001
                                     Cumulative To           Cumulative To
                                     Date - Final            Date - Final
   Countries and
      Areas                       Quantity     Value      Quantity     Value
 
Total Census Basis                  400,914     665,779     361,500     712,249
North America                        85,982     154,129      83,237     165,463
        Canada                       56,150     113,684      49,744     112,351
        Mexico                       29,831      40,445      33,493      53,112
Western Europe                      178,695     282,813     196,579     361,157
    Euro Area                       126,702     200,686     139,522     251,325
    European Union                  177,044     277,628     195,546     356,674
        Austria                       1,636       6,807       1,415       5,660
        Belgium                      16,739      23,548      18,023      29,598
        Finland                       2,634       4,615       3,393       6,200
        France                       14,841      35,301      12,439      36,602
        Germany                      13,640      27,784      15,934      41,924
        Italy                        22,363      41,589      30,105      66,049
        Netherlands                     150         712          60         255
        Spain                        54,318      59,346      58,151      65,022
        Sweden                       22,596      43,287      23,698      56,718
        United Kingdom               26,401      31,209      31,359      46,376
        Other EU                      1,726       3,430         969       2,269
    European Free Trade
    Association                       1,192       3,696         775       4,019
        Norway                          401         846          32         188
        Switzerland                     791       2,850         743       3,830
        Other EFTA                      (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Turkey                              109         826         (-)         (-)
    Other Western Europe                349         664         258         464
Eastern Europe/FSR                      838       1,423       1,276       2,142
        Poland                          (-)         (-)          49         103
        Former Soviet Republics         615       1,054         676       1,092
            Moldova                     (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
            Ukraine                     193         356          26          23
            Russia                      421         688         648       1,061
            Other FSR                   (-)          10           2           9
        Other EE                        223         369         551         947
Pacific Rim Countries                62,580     138,369      64,818     155,936
        Australia                        77         423         129         790
        China                         6,494      12,005       2,470       6,471
        Indonesia                       128         167         428         660
        Japan                         8,416      36,818      11,028      44,289
        Korea                        15,689      33,130      21,295      46,201
        Taiwan                       30,114      52,290      28,128      54,322
        Other Pacific Rim             1,662       3,536       1,340       3,204
South/Central America                 4,918       6,721       3,233       5,072
        Argentina                       (-)           2         (-)         (-)
        Brazil                        4,533       6,245       2,927       4,419
        Colombia                        199         148         (-)         (-)
        Venezuela                       (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                     186         326         306         653
Other Countries                      67,901      82,324      12,356      22,479
        India                        58,174      69,031       5,305      10,392
        South Africa                  6,818       8,529       4,936       7,423
        Other                         2,909       4,763       2,115       4,664
 
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."