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 February 2004 February 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 120,114 282,644 117,111 228,079 North America 27,776 67,980 35,510 66,229 Canada 9,806 33,050 20,649 44,054 Mexico 17,969 34,931 14,862 22,176 Western Europe 60,067 136,494 48,944 94,109 Euro Area (2) 38,944 88,286 28,808 58,556 European Union 59,642 135,100 48,447 92,504 Austria 750 2,919 456 1,728 Belgium 3,203 7,796 3,699 6,632 Finland 992 2,376 1,384 2,503 France 7,214 18,227 6,115 14,169 Germany 6,840 16,437 6,445 15,065 Italy 10,033 20,325 8,286 12,508 Netherlands 52 293 219 152 Spain 9,764 19,609 2,050 5,319 Sweden 8,091 21,944 11,615 22,923 United Kingdom 12,605 24,821 7,607 10,093 Other EU 99 353 572 1,412 European Free Trade Association 292 1,200 473 1,568 Norway 9 28 140 349 Switzerland 283 1,172 333 1,220 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 0 0 0 0 Other Western Europe 132 194 24 37 Eastern Europe/FSR 352 790 580 1,034 Poland 0 10 1 3 Former Soviet Republics 344 733 574 1,010 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 0 0 211 398 Russia 75 117 232 345 Other FSR 269 617 131 267 Other EE 8 46 6 20 Pacific Rim Countries 23,005 60,284 20,691 47,661 Australia 44 150 9 108 China 4,937 11,692 3,122 6,734 Indonesia 51 129 70 151 Japan 4,230 15,607 2,578 10,908 Korea 4,779 11,238 4,552 10,349 Taiwan 8,424 20,249 9,902 18,413 Other Pacific Rim 539 1,218 459 998 South/Central America 2,222 4,030 2,936 4,075 Argentina 0 0 1 2 Brazil 2,147 3,911 2,902 4,029 Colombia 0 0 0 0 Venezuela 2 3 0 0 Other S/C A 73 116 33 44 Other Countries 6,692 13,066 8,449 14,970 India 5,240 10,634 6,106 11,702 South Africa 1,220 1,903 1,107 1,290 Other 232 529 1,237 1,978 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 March 2004 (CB-04-62)