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 December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 61,000 135,281 52,000 121,138 North America 10,734 24,628 14,890 33,373 Canada 3,320 11,352 5,659 17,541 Mexico 7,414 13,276 9,231 15,832 Western Europe 35,015 72,196 21,375 47,958 Euro Area (2) 23,688 48,413 13,980 30,087 European Union 34,708 71,217 21,131 47,257 Austria 293 991 183 640 Belgium 3,101 6,364 1,593 3,602 Finland 493 1,260 506 1,012 France 4,867 10,248 1,744 4,784 Germany 3,400 9,040 4,045 8,583 Italy 5,397 10,173 5,614 10,235 Netherlands 16 110 0 14 Spain 6,065 10,091 227 1,039 Sweden 5,307 12,715 2,834 8,618 United Kingdom 5,652 9,902 4,279 8,425 Other EU 116 324 108 305 European Free Trade Association 182 740 171 577 Norway 1 11 0 0 Switzerland 181 730 171 577 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 0 0 0 0 Other Western Europe 124 239 72 123 Eastern Europe/FSR 287 1,656 374 3,799 Poland 18 34 17 37 Former Soviet Republics 185 398 78 158 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 0 0 0 0 Russia 34 61 3 5 Other FSR 152 338 75 154 Other EE 84 1,224 278 3,603 Pacific Rim Countries 11,219 29,216 10,540 27,142 Australia 1 6 3 14 China 2,269 4,559 1,404 3,112 Indonesia 33 76 43 110 Japan 2,369 9,756 2,764 10,213 Korea 1,956 4,946 2,366 5,440 Taiwan 4,197 9,045 3,669 7,658 Other Pacific Rim 394 828 291 595 South/Central America 396 900 1,217 1,852 Argentina 1 4 0 0 Brazil 321 778 1,179 1,793 Colombia 0 0 0 0 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 74 119 38 59 Other Countries 3,348 6,683 3,605 7,014 India 2,573 5,303 2,386 4,923 South Africa 595 969 1,116 1,888 Other 181 411 104 204 ______________________________________________________________ 2002 Data December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 62,403 119,140 69,743 128,569 North America 13,682 26,931 13,331 27,349 Canada 7,663 17,310 7,061 17,815 Mexico 6,019 9,621 6,269 9,534 Western Europe 28,422 52,437 37,248 63,824 Euro Area (2) 17,305 33,065 27,145 44,625 European Union 28,229 51,872 36,984 62,855 Austria 491 1,097 255 1,229 Belgium 2,585 4,471 2,058 3,477 Finland 291 489 600 986 France 3,034 7,802 2,934 7,725 Germany 3,687 6,747 5,199 8,791 Italy 5,650 9,085 4,291 7,902 Netherlands 11 38 2 29 Spain 1,432 2,993 11,725 14,304 Sweden 6,163 11,991 5,655 12,207 United Kingdom 4,492 6,255 3,866 5,280 Other EU 392 904 399 927 European Free Trade Association 152 488 219 901 Norway 2 18 23 109 Switzerland 149 470 196 792 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 0 0 0 0 Other Western Europe 42 77 45 68 Eastern Europe/FSR 380 627 412 685 Poland 1 5 0 0 Former Soviet Republics 364 590 255 373 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 173 275 0 0 Russia 132 196 238 342 Other FSR 59 118 17 31 Other EE 15 31 157 311 Pacific Rim Countries 10,572 24,780 11,636 25,226 Australia 3 17 18 29 China 1,869 3,765 1,136 2,383 Indonesia 0 0 0 0 Japan 1,513 5,786 1,999 5,860 Korea 2,231 5,297 2,124 4,934 Taiwan 4,625 9,302 6,032 11,393 Other Pacific Rim 330 612 327 627 South/Central America 1,341 1,914 2,154 3,056 Argentina 0 0 0 0 Brazil 1,237 1,743 1,962 2,921 Colombia 0 0 191 135 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 104 171 0 0 Other Countries 8,006 12,451 4,963 8,429 India 3,647 6,832 2,896 5,604 South Africa 3,633 4,367 1,829 2,374 Other 725 1,252 239 451 ______________________________________________________________ December Cumulative to Date 2003 Final 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 724,870 1,491,347 853,286 1,516,734 North America 210,141 413,726 197,532 365,589 Canada 112,661 255,148 120,689 256,341 Mexico 97,480 158,578 76,843 109,247 Western Europe 317,622 635,210 384,877 661,866 Euro Area (2) 195,292 393,221 260,032 450,336 European Union 314,766 625,796 381,233 650,055 Austria 3,782 12,758 4,065 15,693 Belgium 27,420 50,861 37,747 59,098 Finland 6,815 13,724 6,651 11,348 France 35,869 85,892 36,786 90,088 Germany 35,524 82,455 35,952 71,971 Italy 52,508 88,470 52,315 92,507 Netherlands 327 779 318 1,712 Spain 32,333 56,018 85,326 105,600 Sweden 60,102 137,221 59,183 118,732 United Kingdom 57,656 91,175 58,647 74,271 Other EU 2,429 6,444 4,242 9,034 European Free Trade Association 2,242 8,325 2,611 8,952 Norway 254 679 644 1,562 Switzerland 1,988 7,646 1,967 7,390 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 0 0 196 1,414 Other Western Europe 614 1,089 837 1,446 Eastern Europe/FSR 3,359 14,950 2,716 4,557 Poland 97 195 1 12 Former Soviet Republics 2,398 4,666 2,017 3,255 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 319 681 585 981 Russia 991 1,644 1,257 1,931 Other FSR 1,089 2,341 174 343 Other EE 863 10,089 698 1,289 Pacific Rim Countries 128,724 313,045 144,250 316,002 Australia 104 500 111 587 China 20,411 42,273 15,766 30,614 Indonesia 620 1,461 293 406 Japan 24,126 95,500 19,617 76,426 Korea 24,881 56,996 32,917 70,779 Taiwan 55,530 109,938 72,080 129,982 Other Pacific Rim 3,051 6,377 3,466 7,209 South/Central America 16,773 26,841 15,054 20,815 Argentina 20 52 25 39 Brazil 16,135 25,982 13,900 19,461 Colombia 27 29 647 454 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 592 778 483 860 Other Countries 48,250 87,574 108,857 147,906 India 32,282 62,799 79,171 107,902 South Africa 11,187 15,969 22,525 28,292 Other 4,781 8,806 7,162 11,712 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 December 2003