Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 2b. 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. 2002 Data September August Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 58,364 111,470 74,214 130,386 North America 16,132 31,407 15,710 28,362 Canada 9,482 21,928 8,628 18,443 Mexico 6,650 9,479 7,081 9,919 Western Europe 22,635 42,803 36,081 59,646 Euro Area 12,696 24,259 27,847 45,807 European Union 22,329 42,016 35,765 58,497 Austria 248 1,094 421 1,646 Belgium 3,204 5,042 4,188 7,153 Finland 675 1,091 623 1,014 France 2,154 5,429 3,755 8,498 Germany 1,486 3,697 2,908 6,378 Italy 4,040 6,418 5,499 8,770 Netherlands 11 120 5 111 Spain 824 1,238 10,447 12,219 Sweden 6,408 12,636 3,517 6,334 United Kingdom 2,873 4,348 4,131 5,845 Other EU 407 903 269 529 European Free Trade Association 252 693 211 797 Norway 2 6 58 111 Switzerland 250 687 154 685 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey (-) (-) 36 245 Other Western Europe 54 94 68 107 Eastern Europe/FSR 230 396 339 542 Poland (-) 3 (-) (-) Former Soviet Republics 96 150 318 507 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine (-) (-) 37 77 Russia 96 150 266 400 Other FSR (-) (-) 16 30 Other EE 134 243 21 36 Pacific Rim Countries 10,862 23,408 14,993 30,963 Australia 2 9 1 9 China 1,630 2,934 1,357 2,720 Indonesia 65 98 68 98 Japan 1,780 5,555 2,040 6,457 Korea 1,677 3,879 4,009 7,909 Taiwan 5,439 10,399 7,116 12,931 Other Pacific Rim 268 535 402 838 South/Central America 1,888 2,507 703 868 Argentina 21 33 3 2 Brazil 1,696 2,260 542 762 Colombia 98 67 159 104 Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A 73 148 (-) (-) Other Countries 6,618 10,949 6,388 10,004 India 3,563 6,714 3,189 5,637 South Africa 2,470 3,211 2,536 3,369 Other 585 1,025 663 999 __________________________________________________________________________________ 2001 Data September August Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 47,759 101,624 68,923 132,326 North America 14,022 26,410 16,489 29,505 Canada 6,641 16,377 7,488 17,081 Mexico 7,381 10,033 9,001 12,424 Western Europe 17,739 35,005 34,723 58,184 Euro Area 9,695 20,024 26,510 44,650 European Union 17,668 34,725 34,532 57,567 Austria 219 1,015 318 1,168 Belgium 1,626 2,451 1,646 2,672 Finland 457 738 310 612 France 1,667 4,375 3,377 8,227 Germany 1,692 4,566 1,562 5,415 Italy 3,112 5,172 3,086 7,180 Netherlands 41 119 95 392 Spain 730 1,263 16,062 18,874 Sweden 3,577 9,314 3,054 6,142 United Kingdom 4,300 5,181 4,673 6,174 Other EU 247 531 349 711 European Free Trade Association 59 258 155 544 Norway 33 68 20 44 Switzerland 26 190 135 500 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey (-) (-) (-) (-) Other Western Europe 12 22 36 73 Eastern Europe/FSR 229 390 108 160 Poland 17 30 (-) (-) Former Soviet Republics 193 314 108 157 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine (-) (-) (-) (-) Russia 187 304 108 157 Other FSR 6 10 (-) (-) Other EE 20 46 (-) 3 Pacific Rim Countries 9,891 23,754 10,769 27,628 Australia (-) (-) 3 11 China 583 1,317 532 1,095 Indonesia (-) (-) (-) (-) Japan 1,888 8,339 3,054 12,303 Korea 2,565 5,245 1,823 4,415 Taiwan 4,583 8,291 5,171 9,385 Other Pacific Rim 272 563 188 420 South/Central America 2,203 10,057 2,647 10,979 Argentina (-) (-) (-) (-) Brazil 599 732 959 1,465 Colombia (-) (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 1,604 9,325 1,572 9,231 Other S/C A (-) (-) 117 283 Other Countries 3,676 6,007 4,187 5,870 India 1,469 2,488 2,591 3,437 South Africa 1,135 1,575 1,235 1,744 Other 1,072 1,944 361 689 __________________________________________________________________________________ September Cumulative To Date 2002 Final 2001 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 656,195 1,143,822 625,780 1,229,997 North America 153,290 278,142 149,008 286,313 Canada 96,186 199,543 84,129 189,902 Mexico 57,104 78,599 64,879 96,411 Western Europe 288,937 486,934 328,818 592,536 Euro Area 196,583 334,386 234,111 413,782 European Union 286,077 477,806 327,002 585,067 Austria 2,931 12,053 2,593 10,663 Belgium 29,778 45,486 24,474 40,202 Finland 4,881 8,398 5,004 8,985 France 27,618 66,154 24,882 67,071 Germany 22,985 49,074 22,665 63,077 Italy 37,739 67,478 44,974 98,789 Netherlands 302 1,622 298 1,077 Spain 69,856 82,790 108,800 123,010 Sweden 41,457 82,182 39,686 93,805 United Kingdom 45,479 56,373 51,461 73,555 Other EU 3,049 6,196 2,165 4,834 European Free Trade Association 1,979 6,518 1,365 6,581 Norway 485 1,058 147 444 Switzerland 1,494 5,460 1,218 6,137 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 196 1,414 (-) (-) Other Western Europe 685 1,196 451 888 Eastern Europe/FSR 1,822 3,065 2,147 3,544 Poland (-) 3 100 204 Former Soviet Republics 1,296 2,116 1,385 2,210 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 412 706 26 23 Russia 851 1,340 1,333 2,131 Other FSR 33 70 26 56 Other EE 526 947 663 1,130 Pacific Rim Countries 112,186 244,196 108,056 262,041 Australia 90 540 140 852 China 11,494 22,138 4,711 11,385 Indonesia 293 406 507 768 Japan 14,691 59,070 19,952 83,031 Korea 26,708 56,757 31,303 68,085 Taiwan 56,114 99,429 48,986 92,372 Other Pacific Rim 2,797 5,855 2,458 5,550 South/Central America 10,393 14,134 12,058 42,420 Argentina 25 39 (-) (-) Brazil 9,564 13,141 6,269 10,279 Colombia 456 319 (-) (-) Venezuela (-) (-) 5,177 30,840 Other S/C A 349 634 612 1,301 Other Countries 89,565 117,351 25,693 43,143 India 69,352 89,648 12,569 21,369 South Africa 14,228 18,166 8,705 12,711 Other 5,986 9,537 4,419 9,063 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."