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 May 2004 May 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 334,720 869,578 303,068 600,706 North America 74,162 193,858 90,809 173,238 Canada 25,340 90,983 53,999 115,591 Mexico 48,822 102,874 36,810 57,647 European Union (25) 165,585 425,014 127,331 249,233 Western Europe 165,122 421,740 128,035 251,436 Euro Area 105,482 268,835 75,213 152,624 European Union (15) 163,973 417,788 126,834 247,399 Austria 2,424 9,415 1,599 5,605 Belgium 10,515 27,179 9,466 17,660 Finland 2,934 8,398 3,377 6,054 France 17,552 49,821 16,211 38,796 Germany 22,886 61,851 14,508 33,304 Italy 23,982 55,600 22,379 34,387 Netherlands 180 1,136 234 228 Spain 24,806 54,734 7,158 15,608 Sweden 23,432 70,347 28,885 61,216 United Kingdom 34,883 77,383 21,858 31,579 Other EU 379 1,923 1,160 2,963 European Free Trade Association 831 3,373 1,082 3,847 Norway 11 39 166 455 Switzerland 821 3,334 916 3,392 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 0 0 0 0 Other Western Europe 318 579 119 190 Eastern Europe/FSR 2,230 8,562 1,240 3,095 Poland 42 87 1 3 Former Soviet Republics 1,601 3,576 1,166 2,128 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 95 181 258 464 Russia 756 1,494 598 975 Other FSR 750 1,901 311 690 Other EE 587 4,898 73 964 Pacific Rim Countries 66,921 189,592 53,049 122,321 Australia 66 247 18 147 China 16,117 38,731 8,066 16,578 Indonesia 148 374 187 422 Japan 10,185 37,948 8,176 32,498 Korea 12,194 33,523 10,896 23,913 Taiwan 26,502 74,720 24,361 45,964 Other Pacific Rim 1,709 4,047 1,346 2,799 South/Central America 4,908 10,159 6,302 9,941 Argentina 0 0 1 2 Brazil 4,709 9,795 5,996 9,587 Colombia 0 0 26 21 Venezuela 2 3 0 0 Other S/C A 197 361 279 331 Other Countries 21,378 45,668 23,633 40,675 India 15,071 34,909 14,753 27,978 South Africa 5,109 7,867 5,898 7,726 Other 1,198 2,892 2,982 4,971 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 June 2004 (CB-04-118)