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.
 
                                        July 2002               July 2001
                                        Cumulative To           Cumulative To
                                        Date - Final            Date - Final
    Countries and 
       Areas                          Quantity     Value      Quantity     Value
 
Total Census Basis                    523,616     901,966     509,098     996,047
North America                         121,449     218,373     118,497     230,397
        Canada                         78,076     159,172      70,000     156,444
        Mexico                         43,373      59,200      48,497      73,954
Western Europe                        230,221     384,486     276,356     499,348
    Euro Area                         156,039     264,319     197,906     349,107
    European Union                    227,983     377,293     274,803     492,775
        Austria                         2,262       9,314       2,056       8,481
        Belgium                        22,387      33,290      21,203      35,079
        Finland                         3,583       6,294       4,236       7,634
        France                         21,709      52,228      19,838      54,469
        Germany                        18,591      38,999      19,411      53,096
        Italy                          28,200      52,289      38,776      86,438
        Netherlands                       286       1,391         162         566
        Spain                          58,585      69,333      92,008     102,873
        Sweden                         31,532      63,212      33,055      78,348
        United Kingdom                 38,475      46,180      42,488      62,200
        Other EU                        2,373       4,764       1,570       3,593
    European Free Trade
    Association                         1,515       5,028       1,151       5,779
        Norway                            425         941          93         332
        Switzerland                     1,091       4,087       1,058       5,447
        Other EFTA                        (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Turkey                                160       1,169         (-)         (-)
    Other Western Europe                  562         996         402         793
Eastern Europe/FSR                      1,253       2,127       1,810       2,994
        Poland                            (-)         (-)          83         174
        Former Soviet Republics           882       1,459       1,084       1,739
            Moldova                       (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
            Ukraine                       375         629          26          23
            Russia                        489         790       1,038       1,671
            Other FSR                      17          41          21          46
        Other EE                          371         668         643       1,081
Pacific Rim Countries                  86,332     189,825      87,396     210,659
        Australia                          87         522         137         841
        China                           8,507      16,484       3,597       8,973
        Indonesia                         159         211         507         768
        Japan                          10,872      47,057      15,010      62,388
        Korea                          21,022      44,970      26,915      58,425
        Taiwan                         43,559      76,099      39,232      74,696
        Other Pacific Rim               2,126       4,481       1,998       4,568
South/Central America                   7,802      10,758       7,208      21,384
        Argentina                           1           4         (-)         (-)
        Brazil                          7,325      10,119       4,711       8,082
        Colombia                          199         148         (-)         (-)
        Venezuela                         (-)         (-)       2,001      12,284
        Other S/C A                       276         486         496       1,018
Other Countries                        76,559      96,398      17,831      31,265
        India                          62,599      77,298       8,509      15,444
        South Africa                    9,221      11,586       6,335       9,392
        Other                           4,738       7,514       2,987       6,430
 
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."