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 August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 54,218 112,722 62,270 129,850 North America 15,302 29,722 21,233 40,207 Canada 6,167 14,705 12,428 25,832 Mexico 9,135 15,018 8,806 14,375 Western Europe 22,215 46,375 24,995 52,439 Euro Area (2) 15,579 31,650 13,459 29,139 European Union 21,987 45,497 24,664 51,331 Austria 465 1,320 329 1,018 Belgium 2,011 3,850 1,605 3,123 Finland 336 897 763 1,485 France 2,112 5,679 2,696 6,966 Germany 2,267 6,096 2,722 6,557 Italy 4,108 7,092 4,920 8,393 Netherlands 4 41 6 68 Spain 4,249 6,579 284 1,147 Sweden 2,824 7,897 5,480 13,102 United Kingdom 3,580 5,884 5,618 8,816 Other EU 32 163 243 655 European Free Trade Association 143 735 283 1,026 Norway 0 0 61 141 Switzerland 143 735 222 885 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 0 0 0 0 Other Western Europe 85 143 48 81 Eastern Europe/FSR 106 232 390 1,614 Poland 0 0 21 40 Former Soviet Republics 106 232 306 579 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 9 32 0 0 Russia 23 54 115 174 Other FSR 75 146 191 405 Other EE 0 0 64 995 Pacific Rim Countries 11,430 27,288 11,486 28,268 Australia 8 31 20 65 China 1,841 3,631 2,176 5,009 Indonesia 166 366 83 203 Japan 2,159 7,698 1,701 7,472 Korea 1,868 4,686 2,355 5,240 Taiwan 5,213 10,508 4,963 9,887 Other Pacific Rim 173 369 186 392 South/Central America 1,670 2,598 942 1,413 Argentina 1 4 14 36 Brazil 1,652 2,567 878 1,337 Colombia 0 0 1 8 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 17 28 49 33 Other Countries 3,495 6,507 3,224 5,909 India 2,478 4,847 2,137 4,114 South Africa 695 942 694 1,102 Other 321 718 393 692 ______________________________________________________________ 2002 Data August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 74,214 130,386 61,060 118,397 North America 15,710 28,362 17,352 30,645 Canada 8,628 18,443 9,973 20,338 Mexico 7,081 9,919 7,379 10,307 Western Europe 36,081 59,646 25,496 50,753 Euro Area (2) 27,847 45,807 14,599 31,539 European Union 35,765 58,497 25,184 49,721 Austria 421 1,646 346 1,371 Belgium 4,188 7,153 2,105 3,850 Finland 623 1,014 583 1,056 France 3,755 8,498 3,406 8,176 Germany 2,908 6,378 2,161 5,186 Italy 5,499 8,770 3,680 6,403 Netherlands 5 111 23 184 Spain 10,447 12,219 2,261 5,183 Sweden 3,517 6,334 4,606 9,969 United Kingdom 4,131 5,845 5,719 7,658 Other EU 269 529 293 684 European Free Trade Association 211 797 193 761 Norway 58 111 18 85 Switzerland 154 685 176 676 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 36 245 15 98 Other Western Europe 68 107 105 173 Eastern Europe/FSR 339 542 204 358 Poland 0 0 0 0 Former Soviet Republics 318 507 68 102 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 37 77 0 0 Russia 266 400 68 102 Other FSR 16 30 0 0 Other EE 21 36 136 256 Pacific Rim Countries 14,993 30,963 12,240 27,187 Australia 1 9 10 90 China 1,357 2,720 1,234 2,836 Indonesia 68 98 12 20 Japan 2,040 6,457 1,301 5,724 Korea 4,009 7,909 3,084 6,495 Taiwan 7,116 12,931 6,281 11,374 Other Pacific Rim 402 838 317 649 South/Central America 703 868 1,450 2,148 Argentina 3 2 0 0 Brazil 542 762 1,415 2,084 Colombia 159 104 0 0 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 0 0 35 64 Other Countries 6,388 10,004 4,318 7,306 India 3,189 5,637 2,403 4,591 South Africa 2,536 3,369 739 917 Other 663 999 1,176 1,799 ______________________________________________________________ August Cumulative to Date 2003 Final 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 483,191 968,756 597,830 1,032,352 North America 143,648 275,111 137,159 246,735 Canada 82,545 177,662 86,705 177,615 Mexico 61,103 97,450 50,454 69,120 Western Europe 207,898 410,215 266,303 444,132 Euro Area (2) 126,100 252,896 183,887 310,126 European Union 205,960 403,619 263,749 435,791 Austria 2,797 9,081 2,684 10,960 Belgium 15,563 29,353 26,575 40,443 Finland 4,923 9,464 4,206 7,307 France 24,600 59,740 25,464 60,726 Germany 22,742 52,685 21,500 45,377 Italy 33,946 54,403 33,699 61,059 Netherlands 299 556 291 1,502 Spain 20,711 35,863 69,032 81,552 Sweden 42,487 93,872 35,049 69,546 United Kingdom 36,286 54,263 42,606 52,025 Other EU 1,605 4,338 2,642 5,293 European Free Trade Association 1,625 6,079 1,727 5,825 Norway 242 636 483 1,052 Switzerland 1,383 5,443 1,244 4,773 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 0 0 196 1,414 Other Western Europe 312 517 631 1,102 Eastern Europe/FSR 2,180 5,966 1,592 2,669 Poland 61 124 0 0 Former Soviet Republics 1,845 3,444 1,200 1,966 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 266 496 412 706 Russia 910 1,515 755 1,190 Other FSR 669 1,434 33 70 Other EE 274 2,398 393 704 Pacific Rim Countries 85,795 202,559 101,325 220,787 Australia 70 388 88 531 China 13,613 28,204 9,864 19,204 Indonesia 470 1,069 227 308 Japan 13,935 55,475 12,911 53,515 Korea 16,669 37,657 25,031 52,878 Taiwan 39,009 75,562 50,675 89,031 Other Pacific Rim 2,030 4,204 2,528 5,320 South/Central America 10,199 16,208 8,505 11,626 Argentina 17 44 4 6 Brazil 9,789 15,729 7,867 10,881 Colombia 27 29 358 252 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 366 406 276 486 Other Countries 33,470 58,697 82,947 106,402 India 21,526 41,107 65,788 82,934 South Africa 8,010 10,668 11,758 14,955 Other 3,935 6,922 5,401 8,513 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 August 2003