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.
 
                                     June 2002               June 2001
                                     Cumulative To           Cumulative To
                                     Date - Final            Date - Final
    Countries and
        Areas                      Quantity     Value      Quantity     Value
 
Total Census Basis                  462,556     783,570     426,561     835,566
North America                       104,097     187,728      99,465     196,237
        Canada                       68,103     138,835      59,233     133,615
        Mexico                       35,994      48,893      40,232      62,622
Western Europe                      204,725     333,733     230,574     421,085
    Euro Area                       141,440     232,781     162,433     289,988
    European Union                  202,800     327,572     229,307     415,561
        Austria                       1,916       7,942       1,673       6,745
        Belgium                      20,282      29,440      18,428      30,318
        Finland                       3,000       5,237       3,989       7,210
        France                       18,303      44,052      15,031      43,586
        Germany                      16,430      33,813      17,288      46,857
        Italy                        24,521      45,885      34,165      74,634
        Netherlands                     264       1,207         109         442
        Spain                        56,324      64,150      71,616      79,954
        Sweden                       26,926      53,243      28,664      68,219
        United Kingdom               32,755      38,522      37,037      54,658
        Other EU                      2,080       4,080       1,308       2,938
    European Free Trade
    Association                       1,322       4,267         936       4,881
        Norway                          407         856          57         250
        Switzerland                     915       3,411         878       4,631
        Other EFTA                      (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Turkey                              145       1,071         (-)         (-)
    Other Western Europe                458         823         331         643
Eastern Europe/FSR                    1,049       1,770       1,499       2,494
        Poland                          (-)         (-)          67         139
        Former Soviet Republics         814       1,357         844       1,347
            Moldova                     (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
            Ukraine                     375         629          26          23
            Russia                      421         688         816       1,315
            Other FSR                    17          41           2           9
        Other EE                        235         412         588       1,008
Pacific Rim Countries                74,092     162,637      75,960     182,606
        Australia                        77         432         136         834
        China                         7,273      13,649       3,102       7,901
        Indonesia                       147         191         507         768
        Japan                         9,571      41,333      12,976      52,635
        Korea                        17,938      38,475      23,852      52,046
        Taiwan                       37,278      64,725      33,782      64,681
        Other Pacific Rim             1,809       3,833       1,605       3,741
South/Central America                 6,352       8,610       4,636       7,252
        Argentina                         1           4         (-)         (-)
        Brazil                        5,911       8,035       4,221       6,362
        Colombia                        199         148         (-)         (-)
        Venezuela                       (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                     241         422         416         890
Other Countries                      72,241      89,091      14,426      25,893
        India                        60,196      72,707       6,571      12,433
        South Africa                  8,482      10,669       5,270       7,881
        Other                         3,562       5,715       2,586       5,579
 
CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick
         Orsini (301-763-2311), 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."