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 April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 64,287 130,084 63,020 123,371 North America 17,416 34,686 18,090 35,286 Canada 10,604 23,524 12,477 26,429 Mexico 6,812 11,162 5,612 8,857 Western Europe 29,206 58,286 27,543 52,054 Euro Area (2) 18,399 36,637 17,156 32,625 European Union 29,003 57,595 27,265 51,198 Austria 547 1,640 296 1,067 Belgium 2,278 4,354 1,867 3,435 Finland 1,191 2,078 562 994 France 3,743 8,777 3,581 8,793 Germany 3,080 7,051 3,903 7,459 Italy 4,409 7,418 5,372 6,910 Netherlands 6 23 6 36 Spain 3,141 5,241 1,475 3,578 Sweden 5,929 13,799 5,391 11,185 United Kingdom 4,450 6,658 4,563 7,019 Other EU 228 555 251 721 European Free Trade Association 165 636 223 763 Norway 0 0 22 68 Switzerland 165 636 201 696 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 0 0 0 0 Other Western Europe 38 55 55 93 Eastern Europe/FSR 233 452 130 1,085 Poland 0 0 0 0 Former Soviet Republics 232 447 64 146 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 0 0 0 0 Russia 119 178 16 29 Other FSR 113 269 48 117 Other EE 1 5 66 939 Pacific Rim Countries 11,112 25,528 10,395 23,923 Australia 3 13 3 13 China 1,508 3,102 1,997 3,859 Indonesia 0 0 54 126 Japan 1,628 6,904 1,812 7,274 Korea 2,611 5,137 1,701 3,813 Taiwan 5,075 9,779 4,623 8,386 Other Pacific Rim 287 594 205 451 South/Central America 1,368 2,408 614 1,125 Argentina 0 0 0 0 Brazil 1,253 2,290 521 985 Colombia 0 0 0 0 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 116 118 93 140 Other Countries 4,951 8,724 6,249 9,899 India 3,114 5,843 2,862 5,369 South Africa 1,258 1,692 2,504 3,233 Other 579 1,189 883 1,297 ______________________________________________________________ 2002 Data April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 73,947 128,778 85,959 136,777 North America 18,080 32,813 16,968 29,768 Canada 11,871 24,216 11,316 22,171 Mexico 6,210 8,597 5,652 7,597 Western Europe 30,279 50,766 41,356 62,668 Euro Area (2) 20,542 34,232 31,852 47,722 European Union 29,978 49,682 41,057 61,625 Austria 302 1,418 488 1,953 Belgium 2,233 3,621 2,570 3,870 Finland 432 738 647 1,130 France 3,411 8,597 2,859 7,274 Germany 1,444 4,525 2,528 5,634 Italy 2,746 5,035 5,149 9,108 Netherlands 17 49 4 18 Spain 9,958 10,250 17,561 18,615 Sweden 4,618 9,189 5,028 8,997 United Kingdom 4,615 5,862 3,985 4,618 Other EU 203 400 237 408 European Free Trade Association 172 607 246 843 Norway 36 92 103 223 Switzerland 136 514 143 620 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 33 294 22 147 Other Western Europe 95 183 31 52 Eastern Europe/FSR 104 183 197 325 Poland 0 0 0 0 Former Soviet Republics 3 6 114 214 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 3 4 114 214 Russia 0 0 0 0 Other FSR 0 2 0 0 Other EE 101 177 83 111 Pacific Rim Countries 11,176 26,909 12,211 25,727 Australia 4 20 0 15 China 1,719 2,874 1,516 2,705 Indonesia 0 0 37 48 Japan 1,510 8,757 1,495 5,598 Korea 2,395 5,437 2,629 6,013 Taiwan 5,349 9,335 6,396 10,972 Other Pacific Rim 199 486 137 376 South/Central America 829 1,280 1,041 1,589 Argentina 0 2 0 0 Brazil 829 1,276 968 1,461 Colombia 0 0 0 0 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 0 2 72 128 Other Countries 13,480 16,827 14,187 16,700 India 11,213 13,748 11,969 13,606 South Africa 1,871 2,321 1,689 2,114 Other 396 759 528 980 ______________________________________________________________ April Cumulative to Date 2003 Final 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 244,419 481,534 319,444 533,129 North America 71,016 136,201 67,509 121,555 Canada 43,730 94,007 44,560 90,613 Mexico 27,286 42,194 22,949 30,942 Western Europe 105,693 204,449 144,718 229,979 Euro Area (2) 64,363 127,818 105,290 167,232 European Union 104,715 201,296 143,346 225,575 Austria 1,298 4,435 1,389 5,695 Belgium 7,844 14,421 14,050 19,067 Finland 3,136 5,575 2,102 3,766 France 13,439 31,739 12,336 29,747 Germany 13,427 29,575 11,563 23,300 Italy 18,068 26,836 19,601 36,408 Netherlands 231 211 139 546 Spain 6,666 14,138 43,741 47,773 Sweden 22,935 47,907 17,509 33,418 United Kingdom 16,620 23,771 19,549 23,117 Other EU 1,051 2,689 1,367 2,740 European Free Trade Association 861 2,968 1,003 3,201 Norway 162 416 297 659 Switzerland 699 2,552 706 2,542 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 0 0 86 679 Other Western Europe 117 185 282 524 Eastern Europe/FSR 943 2,571 603 1,009 Poland 1 3 0 0 Former Soviet Republics 870 1,604 416 715 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 211 398 193 356 Russia 367 552 223 357 Other FSR 293 654 0 2 Other EE 73 964 186 294 Pacific Rim Countries 42,198 97,112 50,308 112,274 Australia 15 134 77 411 China 6,627 13,694 5,303 9,603 Indonesia 123 277 128 167 Japan 6,018 25,086 7,171 31,639 Korea 8,864 19,300 13,008 27,175 Taiwan 19,600 36,579 23,552 40,863 Other Pacific Rim 951 2,043 1,068 2,415 South/Central America 4,919 7,608 3,691 5,266 Argentina 1 2 0 2 Brazil 4,676 7,304 3,559 5,025 Colombia 0 0 23 45 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 242 302 109 194 Other Countries 19,649 33,593 52,614 63,046 India 12,082 22,914 45,263 53,012 South Africa 4,869 6,215 5,273 6,531 Other 2,699 4,464 2,078 3,503 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 April 2003