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. Details may not equal totals due to rounding 2002 Data November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 69,743 128,569 64,945 125,204 North America 13,331 27,349 17,229 33,167 Canada 7,061 17,815 9,779 21,673 Mexico 6,269 9,534 7,450 11,494 Western Europe 37,248 63,824 30,270 58,670 Euro Area (2) 27,145 44,625 18,999 38,261 European Union 36,984 62,855 29,943 57,522 Austria 255 1,229 388 1,313 Belgium 2,058 3,477 3,325 5,665 Finland 600 986 879 1,476 France 2,934 7,725 3,200 8,407 Germany 5,199 8,791 4,080 7,359 Italy 4,291 7,902 4,635 8,043 Netherlands 2 29 3 24 Spain 11,725 14,304 2,313 5,513 Sweden 5,655 12,207 5,907 12,352 United Kingdom 3,866 5,280 4,810 6,363 Other EU 399 927 402 1,007 European Free Trade Association 219 901 262 1,044 Norway 23 109 134 376 Switzerland 196 792 127 668 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 0 0 0 0 Other Western Europe 45 68 66 104 Eastern Europe/FSR 412 685 101 180 Poland 0 0 0 4 Former Soviet Republics 255 373 101 177 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 0 0 0 0 Russia 238 342 36 53 Other FSR 17 31 65 123 Other EE 157 311 0 0 Pacific Rim Countries 11,636 25,226 9,855 21,801 Australia 18 29 0 0 China 1,136 2,383 1,267 2,327 Indonesia 0 0 0 0 Japan 1,999 5,860 1,413 5,711 Korea 2,124 4,934 1,854 3,790 Taiwan 6,032 11,393 5,309 9,858 Other Pacific Rim 327 627 12 115 South/Central America 2,154 3,056 1,166 1,711 Argentina 0 0 0 0 Brazil 1,962 2,921 1,137 1,656 Colombia 191 135 0 0 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 0 0 30 55 Other Countries 4,963 8,429 6,323 9,675 India 2,896 5,604 3,276 5,817 South Africa 1,829 2,374 2,835 3,385 Other 239 451 212 472 ______________________________________________________________ 2001 Data November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 70,511 119,137 85,494 138,143 North America 15,453 27,829 16,383 29,671 Canada 9,829 20,215 9,529 20,510 Mexico 5,624 7,614 6,853 9,161 Western Europe 36,376 54,732 50,587 71,129 Euro Area (2) 26,385 38,092 39,016 52,647 European Union 36,089 53,870 50,166 69,881 Austria 294 1,096 344 1,488 Belgium 3,121 4,378 2,969 4,386 Finland 297 460 334 553 France 3,150 7,828 3,529 8,060 Germany 3,337 6,021 2,635 6,013 Italy 4,597 7,012 2,427 5,939 Netherlands 49 228 66 254 Spain 11,496 10,944 26,702 25,932 Sweden 4,943 9,650 4,932 9,669 United Kingdom 4,528 5,710 6,008 7,169 Other EU 277 542 218 418 European Free Trade Association 212 736 307 1,037 Norway 43 94 113 253 Switzerland 169 642 195 784 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 0 0 0 0 Other Western Europe 74 126 113 211 Eastern Europe/FSR 235 368 363 677 Poland 0 0 66 125 Former Soviet Republics 143 222 252 452 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 50 80 132 232 Russia 93 142 117 215 Other FSR 0 0 3 5 Other EE 93 146 46 100 Pacific Rim Countries 11,357 27,146 12,042 27,478 Australia 0 25 30 108 China 738 1,388 1,547 2,525 Indonesia 0 0 0 0 Japan 2,502 10,578 2,663 10,573 Korea 2,679 5,662 3,086 6,122 Taiwan 4,915 8,495 4,499 7,609 Other Pacific Rim 522 998 217 540 South/Central America 1,677 2,003 1,241 2,011 Argentina 0 0 0 0 Brazil 1,640 1,939 1,113 1,699 Colombia 0 0 0 0 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 37 64 128 312 Other Countries 5,413 7,059 4,878 7,178 India 2,181 2,782 2,982 4,160 South Africa 2,967 3,818 1,044 1,466 Other 264 459 852 1,552 ______________________________________________________________ November Cumulative to Date 2002 Final 2001 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 790,883 1,397,594 781,785 1,487,277 North America 183,850 338,657 180,843 343,812 Canada 113,026 239,031 103,487 230,627 Mexico 70,824 99,626 77,356 113,186 Western Europe 356,455 609,429 415,780 718,397 Euro Area (2) 242,727 417,272 299,513 504,521 European Union 353,004 598,183 413,258 708,818 Austria 3,574 14,596 3,232 13,246 Belgium 35,162 54,627 30,564 48,966 Finland 6,360 10,860 5,635 9,997 France 33,752 82,286 31,561 82,960 Germany 32,264 65,224 28,637 75,111 Italy 46,665 83,422 51,997 111,740 Netherlands 307 1,674 413 1,559 Spain 83,894 102,607 146,999 159,886 Sweden 53,020 106,741 49,562 113,124 United Kingdom 54,156 68,016 61,997 86,434 Other EU 3,850 8,130 2,660 5,795 European Free Trade Association 2,459 8,464 1,884 8,354 Norway 642 1,544 302 791 Switzerland 1,817 6,920 1,582 7,562 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 196 1,414 0 0 Other Western Europe 796 1,369 638 1,225 Eastern Europe/FSR 2,336 3,930 2,746 4,590 Poland 0 7 166 330 Former Soviet Republics 1,652 2,666 1,779 2,884 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 412 706 207 334 Russia 1,125 1,735 1,543 2,489 Other FSR 115 225 29 61 Other EE 683 1,258 801 1,376 Pacific Rim Countries 133,678 291,222 131,456 316,665 Australia 108 570 171 986 China 13,897 26,848 6,996 15,297 Indonesia 293 406 507 768 Japan 18,104 70,640 25,117 104,182 Korea 30,686 65,481 37,068 79,868 Taiwan 67,455 120,680 58,400 108,476 Other Pacific Rim 3,136 6,597 3,197 7,089 South/Central America 13,713 18,901 14,976 46,434 Argentina 25 39 0 0 Brazil 12,663 17,718 9,022 13,917 Colombia 647 454 0 0 Venezuela 0 0 5,177 30,840 Other S/C A 378 690 777 1,676 Other Countries 100,851 135,455 35,984 57,379 India 75,523 101,069 17,732 28,311 South Africa 18,891 23,925 12,716 17,995 Other 6,437 10,460 5,536 11,074 CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final November 2002