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 2004 Data April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 66,891 187,017 64,302 173,778 North America 16,157 44,229 15,847 42,010 Canada 5,096 19,437 5,859 21,110 Mexico 11,061 24,791 9,988 20,900 Western Europe 28,345 80,560 30,094 80,884 Euro Area (2) 17,565 49,582 17,804 49,098 European Union 28,154 79,810 29,872 80,246 Austria 729 3,020 481 1,686 Belgium 2,242 6,111 2,700 6,636 Finland 568 1,647 543 1,466 France 2,869 8,611 4,464 13,327 Germany 5,184 14,866 3,468 9,439 Italy 4,657 11,025 4,892 12,243 Netherlands 38 257 81 497 Spain 1,230 3,874 1,170 3,775 Sweden 4,418 15,157 4,957 14,758 United Kingdom 6,169 14,496 7,035 16,131 Other EU 51 745 80 288 European Free Trade Association 142 660 196 598 Norway 0 0 1 6 Switzerland 142 660 195 592 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 0 0 0 0 Other Western Europe 49 90 25 39 Eastern Europe/FSR 747 1,940 666 3,494 Poland 0 0 41 77 Former Soviet Republics 668 1,412 231 566 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 91 157 4 24 Russia 421 807 38 76 Other FSR 156 447 190 466 Other EE 80 529 394 2,850 Pacific Rim Countries 15,543 46,055 12,077 35,206 Australia 9 46 4 17 China 3,634 8,932 2,555 5,914 Indonesia 0 0 97 245 Japan 1,490 5,912 2,508 9,397 Korea 3,034 9,220 1,895 5,412 Taiwan 6,907 20,876 4,594 13,236 Other Pacific Rim 469 1,070 423 984 South/Central America 964 2,136 539 1,112 Argentina 0 0 0 0 Brazil 931 2,094 539 1,112 Colombia 0 0 0 0 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 33 42 0 0 Other Countries 5,135 12,097 5,078 11,073 India 3,658 9,283 3,554 8,215 South Africa 843 1,276 1,357 2,454 Other 633 1,538 167 404 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 64,287 130,084 63,020 123,371 North America 17,416 34,686 18,090 35,286 Canada 10,604 23,524 12,477 26,429 Mexico 6,812 11,162 5,612 8,857 Western Europe 29,206 58,286 27,543 52,054 Euro Area (2) 18,399 36,637 17,156 32,625 European Union 29,003 57,595 27,265 51,198 Austria 547 1,640 296 1,067 Belgium 2,278 4,354 1,867 3,435 Finland 1,191 2,078 562 994 France 3,743 8,777 3,581 8,793 Germany 3,080 7,051 3,903 7,459 Italy 4,409 7,418 5,372 6,910 Netherlands 6 23 6 36 Spain 3,141 5,241 1,475 3,578 Sweden 5,929 13,799 5,391 11,185 United Kingdom 4,450 6,658 4,563 7,019 Other EU 228 555 251 721 European Free Trade Association 165 636 223 763 Norway 0 0 22 68 Switzerland 165 636 201 696 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 0 0 0 0 Other Western Europe 38 55 55 93 Eastern Europe/FSR 233 452 130 1,085 Poland 0 0 0 0 Former Soviet Republics 232 447 64 146 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 0 0 0 0 Russia 119 178 16 29 Other FSR 113 269 48 117 Other EE 1 5 66 939 Pacific Rim Countries 11,112 25,528 10,395 23,923 Australia 3 13 3 13 China 1,508 3,102 1,997 3,859 Indonesia 0 0 54 126 Japan 1,628 6,904 1,812 7,274 Korea 2,611 5,137 1,701 3,813 Taiwan 5,075 9,779 4,623 8,386 Other Pacific Rim 287 594 205 451 South/Central America 1,368 2,408 614 1,125 Argentina 0 0 0 0 Brazil 1,253 2,290 521 985 Colombia 0 0 0 0 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 116 118 93 140 Other Countries 4,951 8,724 6,249 9,899 India 3,114 5,843 2,862 5,369 South Africa 1,258 1,692 2,504 3,233 Other 579 1,189 883 1,297 ______________________________________________________________ April Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 251,307 643,439 244,419 481,534 North America 59,780 154,219 71,016 136,201 Canada 20,761 73,597 43,730 94,007 Mexico 39,019 80,622 27,286 42,194 Western Europe 118,506 297,938 105,693 204,449 Euro Area (2) 74,313 186,967 64,363 127,818 European Union 117,669 295,156 104,715 201,296 Austria 1,960 7,625 1,298 4,435 Belgium 8,144 20,542 7,844 14,421 Finland 2,103 5,489 3,136 5,575 France 14,547 40,165 13,439 31,739 Germany 15,492 40,742 13,427 29,575 Italy 19,582 43,593 18,068 26,836 Netherlands 171 1,048 231 211 Spain 12,165 27,258 6,666 14,138 Sweden 17,467 51,859 22,935 47,907 United Kingdom 25,809 55,448 16,620 23,771 Other EU 230 1,386 1,051 2,689 European Free Trade Association 630 2,458 861 2,968 Norway 10 35 162 416 Switzerland 620 2,424 699 2,552 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 0 0 0 0 Other Western Europe 207 323 117 185 Eastern Europe/FSR 1,766 6,224 943 2,571 Poland 42 87 1 3 Former Soviet Republics 1,243 2,711 870 1,604 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 95 181 211 398 Russia 534 1,000 367 552 Other FSR 614 1,530 293 654 Other EE 481 3,425 73 964 Pacific Rim Countries 50,625 141,545 42,198 97,112 Australia 58 214 15 134 China 11,126 26,537 6,627 13,694 Indonesia 148 374 123 277 Japan 8,228 30,917 6,018 25,086 Korea 9,708 25,870 8,864 19,300 Taiwan 19,925 54,361 19,600 36,579 Other Pacific Rim 1,432 3,272 951 2,043 South/Central America 3,725 7,278 4,919 7,608 Argentina 0 0 1 2 Brazil 3,617 7,117 4,676 7,304 Colombia 0 0 0 0 Venezuela 2 3 0 0 Other S/C A 106 158 242 302 Other Countries 16,905 36,236 19,649 33,593 India 12,452 28,132 12,082 22,914 South Africa 3,420 5,633 4,869 6,215 Other 1,032 2,471 2,699 4,464 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 April 2004