Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 4B: 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 August 2003 August 2002 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas 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 NOTE: See the cover report specifically explaining the current month's preliminary steel imports trade data or www.census.gov/foreign-trade/Press-Release/steel_index.html. 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: Preliminary September 2003 (CB-03-167)