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.
 
                                        August 2002             August 2001
                                        Cumulative To           Cumulative To
                                        Date - Final            Date - Final
     Countries and
         Areas                        Quantity     Value      Quantity     Value
 
Total Census Basis                    597,830   1,032,352     578,021   1,128,373
North America                         137,159     246,735     134,986     259,902
        Canada                         86,705     177,615      77,488     173,524
        Mexico                         50,454      69,120      57,498      86,378
Western Europe                        266,303     444,132     311,079     557,531
    Euro Area                         183,887     310,126     224,416     393,758
    European Union                    263,749     435,791     309,334     550,342
        Austria                         2,684      10,960       2,374       9,649
        Belgium                        26,575      40,443      22,849      37,751
        Finland                         4,206       7,307       4,547       8,247
        France                         25,464      60,726      23,215      62,696
        Germany                        21,500      45,377      20,972      58,511
        Italy                          33,699      61,059      41,862      93,617
        Netherlands                       291       1,502         257         958
        Spain                          69,032      81,552     108,070     121,747
        Sweden                         35,049      69,546      36,109      84,490
        United Kingdom                 42,606      52,025      47,161      68,374
        Other EU                        2,642       5,293       1,918       4,303
    European Free Trade
    Association                         1,727       5,825       1,306       6,323
        Norway                            483       1,052         113         376
        Switzerland                     1,244       4,773       1,193       5,947
        Other EFTA                        (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Turkey                                196       1,414         (-)         (-)
    Other Western Europe                  631       1,102         438         866
Eastern Europe/FSR                      1,592       2,669       1,918       3,154
        Poland                            (-)         (-)          83         174
        Former Soviet Republics         1,200       1,966       1,192       1,896
            Moldova                       (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
            Ukraine                       412         706          26          23
            Russia                        755       1,190       1,146       1,828
            Other FSR                      33          70          21          46
        Other EE                          393         704         643       1,084
Pacific Rim Countries                 101,325     220,787      98,165     238,287
        Australia                          88         531         140         852
        China                           9,864      19,204       4,128      10,068
        Indonesia                         227         308         507         768
        Japan                          12,911      53,515      18,064      74,691
        Korea                          25,031      52,878      28,738      62,840
        Taiwan                         50,675      89,031      44,403      84,081
        Other Pacific Rim               2,528       5,320       2,186       4,987
South/Central America                   8,505      11,626       9,855      32,363
        Argentina                           4           6         (-)         (-)
        Brazil                          7,867      10,881       5,670       9,548
        Colombia                          358         252         (-)         (-)
        Venezuela                         (-)         (-)       3,573      21,515
        Other S/C A                       276         486         612       1,301
Other Countries                        82,947     106,402      22,018      37,135
        India                          65,788      82,934      11,100      18,880
        South Africa                   11,758      14,955       7,570      11,136
        Other                           5,401       8,513       3,348       7,119
 
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."