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 October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 65,539 138,955 63,139 127,218 North America 19,077 39,081 21,792 41,533 Canada 9,083 22,788 12,054 25,805 Mexico 9,994 16,293 9,737 15,728 Western Europe 30,668 61,221 22,667 43,620 Euro Area (2) 18,871 38,330 12,652 23,495 European Union 30,481 60,608 22,485 43,095 Austria 283 1,067 226 978 Belgium 1,896 3,869 5,267 7,672 Finland 387 914 506 1,075 France 2,215 6,182 2,443 4,938 Germany 3,504 7,880 1,834 4,267 Italy 5,267 9,418 2,285 4,241 Netherlands 8 64 3 35 Spain 5,240 8,736 88 289 Sweden 5,419 12,205 4,055 9,812 United Kingdom 5,980 9,588 5,460 8,997 Other EU 282 685 318 791 European Free Trade Association 149 551 114 379 Norway 1 7 9 26 Switzerland 148 543 105 353 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 0 0 0 0 Other Western Europe 38 63 68 146 Eastern Europe/FSR 336 3,111 181 418 Poland 0 0 0 0 Former Soviet Republics 109 247 181 418 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 25 83 27 103 Russia 26 36 19 28 Other FSR 58 128 135 287 Other EE 228 2,865 0 0 Pacific Rim Countries 10,133 25,176 11,036 28,952 Australia 23 75 7 17 China 1,410 2,859 1,717 3,539 Indonesia 0 0 74 205 Japan 2,202 8,824 2,856 11,234 Korea 1,873 4,041 2,016 4,912 Taiwan 4,421 8,923 4,234 8,749 Other Pacific Rim 204 454 132 297 South/Central America 1,366 2,533 3,595 5,349 Argentina 1 2 1 3 Brazil 1,348 2,503 3,498 5,180 Colombia 0 0 0 0 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 17 28 97 166 Other Countries 3,959 7,833 3,868 7,346 India 2,880 5,697 2,918 5,768 South Africa 854 1,571 613 873 Other 224 564 337 706 ______________________________________________________________ 2002 Data October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 64,945 125,204 58,364 111,470 North America 17,229 33,167 16,132 31,407 Canada 9,779 21,673 9,482 21,928 Mexico 7,450 11,494 6,650 9,479 Western Europe 30,270 58,670 22,635 42,803 Euro Area (2) 18,999 38,261 12,696 24,259 European Union 29,943 57,522 22,329 42,016 Austria 388 1,313 248 1,094 Belgium 3,325 5,665 3,204 5,042 Finland 879 1,476 675 1,091 France 3,200 8,407 2,154 5,429 Germany 4,080 7,359 1,486 3,697 Italy 4,635 8,043 4,040 6,418 Netherlands 3 24 11 120 Spain 2,313 5,513 824 1,238 Sweden 5,907 12,352 6,408 12,636 United Kingdom 4,810 6,363 2,873 4,348 Other EU 402 1,007 407 903 European Free Trade Association 262 1,044 252 693 Norway 134 376 2 6 Switzerland 127 668 250 687 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 0 0 0 0 Other Western Europe 66 104 54 94 Eastern Europe/FSR 101 180 230 396 Poland 0 4 0 3 Former Soviet Republics 101 177 96 150 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 0 0 0 0 Russia 36 53 96 150 Other FSR 65 123 0 0 Other EE 0 0 134 243 Pacific Rim Countries 9,855 21,801 10,862 23,408 Australia 0 0 2 9 China 1,267 2,327 1,630 2,934 Indonesia 0 0 65 98 Japan 1,413 5,711 1,780 5,555 Korea 1,854 3,790 1,677 3,879 Taiwan 5,309 9,858 5,439 10,399 Other Pacific Rim 12 115 268 535 South/Central America 1,166 1,711 1,888 2,507 Argentina 0 0 21 33 Brazil 1,137 1,656 1,696 2,260 Colombia 0 0 98 67 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 30 55 73 148 Other Countries 6,323 9,675 6,618 10,949 India 3,276 5,817 3,563 6,714 South Africa 2,835 3,385 2,470 3,211 Other 212 472 585 1,025 ______________________________________________________________ October Cumulative to Date 2003 Final 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 611,869 1,234,929 721,140 1,269,025 North America 184,517 355,725 170,519 311,308 Canada 103,683 226,255 105,965 221,216 Mexico 80,835 129,470 64,554 90,092 Western Europe 261,233 515,056 319,208 545,604 Euro Area (2) 157,623 314,721 215,582 372,646 European Union 258,926 507,322 316,020 535,328 Austria 3,306 11,126 3,320 13,366 Belgium 22,726 40,895 33,104 51,151 Finland 5,816 11,452 5,760 9,874 France 29,258 70,860 30,818 74,561 Germany 28,080 64,832 27,065 56,433 Italy 41,498 68,062 42,374 75,520 Netherlands 311 656 305 1,646 Spain 26,040 44,888 72,169 88,304 Sweden 51,961 115,888 47,364 94,534 United Kingdom 47,725 72,848 50,289 62,736 Other EU 2,205 5,814 3,451 7,203 European Free Trade Association 1,888 7,008 2,240 7,562 Norway 253 668 619 1,434 Switzerland 1,635 6,340 1,621 6,128 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 0 0 196 1,414 Other Western Europe 418 727 751 1,301 Eastern Europe/FSR 2,697 9,495 1,923 3,245 Poland 61 124 0 7 Former Soviet Republics 2,135 4,109 1,397 2,292 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 319 681 412 706 Russia 954 1,578 887 1,393 Other FSR 862 1,850 98 194 Other EE 502 5,262 526 947 Pacific Rim Countries 106,965 256,687 122,041 265,996 Australia 100 480 90 540 China 16,739 34,602 12,761 24,465 Indonesia 544 1,275 293 406 Japan 18,994 75,532 16,104 64,780 Korea 20,558 46,610 28,562 60,548 Taiwan 47,664 93,234 61,423 109,287 Other Pacific Rim 2,366 4,954 2,808 5,970 South/Central America 15,160 24,089 11,560 15,845 Argentina 19 49 25 39 Brazil 14,635 23,411 10,701 14,797 Colombia 27 29 456 319 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 480 600 378 690 Other Countries 41,297 73,876 95,888 127,026 India 27,323 52,572 72,628 95,465 South Africa 9,477 13,112 17,063 21,551 Other 4,497 8,192 6,198 10,010 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 September 2003