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 June May Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 63,635 125,477 58,649 119,172 North America 16,304 31,944 19,793 37,037 Canada 9,951 21,534 10,269 21,584 Mexico 6,353 10,410 9,524 15,453 Western Europe 32,653 59,966 22,342 46,987 Euro Area (2) 21,849 39,483 10,851 24,806 European Union 32,475 59,392 22,119 46,103 Austria 404 1,139 300 1,170 Belgium 2,482 4,720 1,622 3,239 Finland 447 1,028 241 479 France 3,582 8,299 2,772 7,057 Germany 3,245 6,727 1,080 3,730 Italy 2,540 4,531 4,311 7,552 Netherlands 56 219 3 16 Spain 9,020 12,529 493 1,470 Sweden 5,299 11,657 5,950 13,309 United Kingdom 5,231 7,984 5,238 7,808 Other EU 171 557 109 274 European Free Trade Association 117 471 221 879 Norway 15 40 4 39 Switzerland 102 431 217 840 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 0 0 0 0 Other Western Europe 61 103 2 5 Eastern Europe/FSR 445 1,025 296 524 Poland 40 81 0 0 Former Soviet Republics 267 506 296 524 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 0 0 46 66 Russia 175 312 231 422 Other FSR 92 193 19 36 Other EE 138 438 0 0 Pacific Rim Countries 9,831 24,681 10,851 25,209 Australia 24 145 3 13 China 1,530 2,986 1,439 2,884 Indonesia 33 78 63 145 Japan 1,899 7,806 2,158 7,413 Korea 1,549 3,819 2,032 4,613 Taiwan 4,472 9,204 4,761 9,385 Other Pacific Rim 325 644 395 757 South/Central America 1,285 2,256 1,383 2,332 Argentina 1 2 0 0 Brazil 1,263 2,238 1,320 2,283 Colombia 0 0 26 21 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 21 15 37 28 Other Countries 3,118 5,606 3,984 7,083 India 2,157 4,168 2,671 5,064 South Africa 722 897 1,029 1,511 Other 239 541 284 507 ______________________________________________________________ 2002 Data June May Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 61,642 117,790 81,470 132,650 North America 18,116 33,599 18,472 32,574 Canada 11,953 25,151 11,590 23,071 Mexico 6,163 8,448 6,882 9,503 Western Europe 26,030 50,920 33,976 52,834 Euro Area (2) 14,738 32,095 21,411 33,454 European Union 25,756 49,944 33,698 52,053 Austria 280 1,136 248 1,112 Belgium 3,543 5,892 2,689 4,481 Finland 366 622 532 850 France 3,462 8,751 2,505 5,554 Germany 2,790 6,029 2,077 4,484 Italy 2,158 4,297 2,761 5,181 Netherlands 114 495 11 166 Spain 2,006 4,804 10,577 11,573 Sweden 4,329 9,956 5,088 9,869 United Kingdom 6,355 7,313 6,851 8,092 Other EU 354 650 359 690 European Free Trade Association 130 571 188 494 Norway 6 10 104 187 Switzerland 125 561 84 308 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 36 245 23 147 Other Western Europe 108 159 67 139 Eastern Europe/FSR 211 347 235 414 Poland 0 0 0 0 Former Soviet Republics 199 304 199 339 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 182 273 0 0 Russia 0 0 198 331 Other FSR 17 31 0 8 Other EE 12 43 37 75 Pacific Rim Countries 11,512 24,268 12,272 26,095 Australia 0 9 0 12 China 779 1,644 1,191 2,401 Indonesia 18 25 0 0 Japan 1,155 4,515 1,245 5,179 Korea 2,248 5,345 2,681 5,955 Taiwan 7,164 12,435 6,562 11,427 Other Pacific Rim 147 296 594 1,121 South/Central America 1,434 1,889 1,227 1,455 Argentina 1 2 0 0 Brazil 1,378 1,791 974 1,220 Colombia 0 0 176 103 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 55 96 77 132 Other Countries 4,340 6,767 15,287 19,278 India 2,023 3,676 12,911 16,019 South Africa 1,664 2,140 1,545 1,998 Other 653 952 831 1,260 ______________________________________________________________ June Cumulative to Date 2003 Final 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 366,703 726,184 462,556 783,570 North America 107,113 205,182 104,097 187,728 Canada 63,950 137,125 68,103 138,835 Mexico 43,163 68,057 35,994 48,893 Western Europe 160,688 311,401 204,725 333,733 Euro Area (2) 97,062 192,106 141,440 232,781 European Union 159,309 306,791 202,800 327,572 Austria 2,003 6,744 1,916 7,942 Belgium 11,947 22,380 20,282 29,440 Finland 3,825 7,082 3,000 5,237 France 19,793 47,095 18,303 44,052 Germany 17,753 40,031 16,430 33,813 Italy 24,919 38,918 24,521 45,885 Netherlands 289 447 264 1,207 Spain 16,178 28,137 56,324 64,150 Sweden 34,183 72,873 26,926 53,243 United Kingdom 27,089 39,564 32,755 38,522 Other EU 1,331 3,520 2,080 4,080 European Free Trade Association 1,199 4,318 1,322 4,267 Norway 181 495 407 856 Switzerland 1,018 3,823 915 3,411 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 0 0 145 1,071 Other Western Europe 180 293 458 823 Eastern Europe/FSR 1,684 4,120 1,049 1,770 Poland 40 84 0 0 Former Soviet Republics 1,433 2,634 814 1,357 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 258 464 375 629 Russia 773 1,287 421 688 Other FSR 403 883 17 41 Other EE 210 1,402 235 412 Pacific Rim Countries 62,880 147,002 74,092 162,637 Australia 42 292 77 432 China 9,596 19,564 7,273 13,649 Indonesia 220 500 147 191 Japan 10,075 40,305 9,571 41,333 Korea 12,445 27,731 17,938 38,475 Taiwan 28,832 55,167 37,278 64,725 Other Pacific Rim 1,671 3,443 1,809 3,833 South/Central America 7,587 12,196 6,352 8,610 Argentina 2 5 1 4 Brazil 7,259 11,825 5,911 8,035 Colombia 26 21 199 148 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 300 345 241 422 Other Countries 26,752 46,282 72,241 89,091 India 16,910 32,146 60,196 72,707 South Africa 6,620 8,623 8,482 10,669 Other 3,221 5,512 3,562 5,715 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 June 2003