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 2003 Data March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 63,020 123,371 58,258 111,877 North America 18,090 35,286 18,610 33,920 Canada 12,477 26,429 11,086 22,681 Mexico 5,612 8,857 7,524 11,240 Western Europe 27,543 52,054 25,438 47,371 Euro Area (2) 17,156 32,625 14,585 29,030 European Union 27,265 51,198 25,312 47,068 Austria 296 1,067 232 917 Belgium 1,867 3,435 2,351 4,162 Finland 562 994 785 1,452 France 3,581 8,793 2,883 6,575 Germany 3,903 7,459 3,761 7,871 Italy 5,372 6,910 3,827 5,630 Netherlands 6 36 8 49 Spain 1,475 3,578 703 2,217 Sweden 5,391 11,185 7,391 13,393 United Kingdom 4,563 7,019 3,163 4,238 Other EU 251 721 206 565 European Free Trade Association 223 763 125 299 Norway 22 68 0 7 Switzerland 201 696 125 292 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 0 0 0 0 Other Western Europe 55 93 2 3 Eastern Europe/FSR 130 1,085 300 575 Poland 0 0 1 3 Former Soviet Republics 64 146 299 567 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 0 0 174 337 Russia 16 29 48 73 Other FSR 48 117 77 157 Other EE 66 939 0 5 Pacific Rim Countries 10,395 23,923 8,867 21,480 Australia 3 13 7 101 China 1,997 3,859 1,491 3,476 Indonesia 54 126 70 143 Japan 1,812 7,274 1,239 5,749 Korea 1,701 3,813 1,978 4,486 Taiwan 4,623 8,386 3,913 7,136 Other Pacific Rim 205 451 169 389 South/Central America 614 1,125 1,283 1,939 Argentina 0 0 1 2 Brazil 521 985 1,263 1,922 Colombia 0 0 0 0 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 93 140 20 15 Other Countries 6,249 9,899 3,760 6,591 India 2,862 5,369 2,701 5,061 South Africa 2,504 3,233 469 527 Other 883 1,297 591 1,003 ______________________________________________________________ 2002 Data March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 85,959 136,777 84,427 134,614 North America 16,968 29,768 16,851 30,423 Canada 11,316 22,171 11,816 23,866 Mexico 5,652 7,597 5,034 6,557 Western Europe 41,356 62,668 40,109 59,970 Euro Area (2) 31,852 47,722 30,418 44,584 European Union 41,057 61,625 39,749 58,848 Austria 488 1,953 233 935 Belgium 2,570 3,870 4,897 5,863 Finland 647 1,130 509 852 France 2,859 7,274 3,083 7,411 Germany 2,528 5,634 3,082 5,451 Italy 5,149 9,108 4,942 9,084 Netherlands 4 18 31 173 Spain 17,561 18,615 13,478 14,378 Sweden 5,028 8,997 4,048 7,778 United Kingdom 3,985 4,618 5,018 5,984 Other EU 237 408 429 940 European Free Trade Association 246 843 311 1,027 Norway 103 223 47 104 Switzerland 143 620 265 923 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 22 147 0 0 Other Western Europe 31 52 48 95 Eastern Europe/FSR 197 325 147 235 Poland 0 0 0 0 Former Soviet Republics 114 214 147 235 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 114 214 0 0 Russia 0 0 147 235 Other FSR 0 0 0 0 Other EE 83 111 0 0 Pacific Rim Countries 12,211 25,727 12,291 26,501 Australia 0 15 18 99 China 1,516 2,705 1,256 2,217 Indonesia 37 48 18 24 Japan 1,495 5,598 1,818 6,942 Korea 2,629 6,013 3,353 7,006 Taiwan 6,396 10,972 5,531 9,536 Other Pacific Rim 137 376 296 678 South/Central America 1,041 1,589 817 1,103 Argentina 0 0 0 0 Brazil 968 1,461 761 999 Colombia 0 0 19 41 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 72 128 37 64 Other Countries 14,187 16,700 14,213 16,381 India 11,969 13,606 13,069 14,863 South Africa 1,689 2,114 682 801 Other 528 980 462 716 ______________________________________________________________ March Cumulative to Date 2003 Final 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 180,132 351,451 245,497 404,352 North America 53,600 101,515 49,429 88,742 Canada 33,126 70,483 32,690 66,397 Mexico 20,474 31,032 16,740 22,345 Western Europe 76,487 146,163 114,439 179,213 Euro Area (2) 45,964 91,180 84,748 133,000 European Union 75,712 143,702 113,368 175,893 Austria 752 2,795 1,087 4,277 Belgium 5,566 10,067 11,817 15,446 Finland 1,945 3,497 1,670 3,027 France 9,696 22,962 8,925 21,150 Germany 10,347 22,523 10,119 18,775 Italy 13,658 19,418 16,855 31,373 Netherlands 224 188 122 497 Spain 3,525 8,897 33,783 37,523 Sweden 17,006 34,108 12,890 24,229 United Kingdom 12,170 17,112 14,934 17,255 Other EU 823 2,134 1,164 2,340 European Free Trade Association 695 2,332 832 2,594 Norway 162 416 261 567 Switzerland 534 1,915 571 2,028 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 0 0 53 384 Other Western Europe 79 130 187 341 Eastern Europe/FSR 710 2,119 499 826 Poland 1 3 0 0 Former Soviet Republics 638 1,156 413 709 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 211 398 190 352 Russia 248 374 223 357 Other FSR 179 384 0 0 Other EE 72 959 86 117 Pacific Rim Countries 31,086 71,584 39,132 85,365 Australia 11 121 73 391 China 5,119 10,593 3,584 6,729 Indonesia 123 277 128 167 Japan 4,390 18,182 5,661 22,882 Korea 6,253 14,163 10,614 21,738 Taiwan 14,525 26,799 18,203 31,528 Other Pacific Rim 664 1,449 869 1,930 South/Central America 3,551 5,200 2,862 3,986 Argentina 1 2 0 0 Brazil 3,423 5,014 2,730 3,749 Colombia 0 0 23 45 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 126 185 109 192 Other Countries 14,698 24,869 39,134 46,219 India 8,968 17,071 34,050 39,264 South Africa 3,611 4,523 3,402 4,210 Other 2,120 3,275 1,682 2,744 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 March 2003