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 October 2003 October 2002 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas 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 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 November 2003 (CB-03-196)