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 October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 83,741 242,063 82,950 229,432 North America 12,593 35,341 12,820 35,602 Canada 2,004 11,076 2,186 11,434 Mexico 10,589 24,264 10,634 24,168 European Union (25) 41,674 120,551 35,403 98,058 Western Europe 41,797 121,285 35,320 97,753 Euro Area 29,165 82,721 24,364 65,368 European Union (15) 41,524 120,098 35,062 96,787 Austria 621 2,740 265 1,170 Belgium 2,641 8,370 3,105 8,759 Finland 1,032 3,060 691 1,927 France 2,945 8,683 2,062 6,697 Germany 8,293 26,548 5,226 14,904 Italy 8,010 20,289 6,055 15,512 Netherlands 54 164 47 355 Spain 5,529 12,714 6,839 15,802 Sweden 5,409 18,913 5,048 16,520 United Kingdom 6,943 18,395 5,642 14,819 Other EU 47 221 83 321 European Free Trade Association 230 1,012 173 710 Norway 0 4 20 69 Switzerland 230 1,008 153 641 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 17 115 17 113 Other Western Europe 26 60 67 143 Eastern Europe/FSR 379 958 457 1,703 Poland 39 82 36 65 Former Soviet Republics 331 819 371 1,134 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 138 412 86 363 Russia 116 152 98 212 Other FSR 76 256 187 560 Other EE 9 56 51 504 Pacific Rim Countries 21,022 63,430 26,326 75,960 Australia 5 18 11 63 China 6,717 18,271 13,032 33,243 Indonesia 112 337 60 140 Japan 2,410 9,364 1,510 7,271 Korea 4,824 13,839 4,803 13,481 Taiwan 6,832 21,278 6,666 20,976 Other Pacific Rim 122 322 244 786 South/Central America 1,569 4,023 1,690 3,918 Argentina 0 0 0 0 Brazil 1,488 3,951 1,648 3,849 Colombia 0 0 0 0 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 82 72 42 69 Other Countries 6,380 17,027 6,337 14,496 India 3,389 9,937 3,560 9,387 South Africa 2,182 5,167 1,815 2,347 Other 809 1,923 962 2,762 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 65,539 138,955 63,139 127,218 North America 19,077 39,081 21,792 41,533 Canada 9,083 22,788 12,054 25,805 Mexico 9,994 16,293 9,737 15,728 European Union (25) 30,805 63,664 22,688 43,528 Western Europe 30,668 61,221 22,667 43,620 Euro Area 18,871 38,330 12,652 23,495 European Union (15) 30,481 60,608 22,485 43,095 Austria 283 1,067 226 978 Belgium 1,896 3,869 5,267 7,672 Finland 387 914 506 1,075 France 2,215 6,182 2,443 4,938 Germany 3,504 7,880 1,834 4,267 Italy 5,267 9,418 2,285 4,241 Netherlands 8 64 3 35 Spain 5,240 8,736 88 289 Sweden 5,419 12,205 4,055 9,812 United Kingdom 5,980 9,588 5,460 8,997 Other EU 282 685 318 791 European Free Trade Association 149 551 114 379 Norway 1 7 9 26 Switzerland 148 543 105 353 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 0 0 0 0 Other Western Europe 38 63 68 146 Eastern Europe/FSR 336 3,111 181 418 Poland 0 0 0 0 Former Soviet Republics 109 247 181 418 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 25 83 27 103 Russia 26 36 19 28 Other FSR 58 128 135 287 Other EE 228 2,865 0 0 Pacific Rim Countries 10,133 25,176 11,036 28,952 Australia 23 75 7 17 China 1,410 2,859 1,717 3,539 Indonesia 0 0 74 205 Japan 2,202 8,824 2,856 11,234 Korea 1,873 4,041 2,016 4,912 Taiwan 4,421 8,923 4,234 8,749 Other Pacific Rim 204 454 132 297 South/Central America 1,366 2,533 3,595 5,349 Argentina 1 2 1 3 Brazil 1,348 2,503 3,498 5,180 Colombia 0 0 0 0 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 17 28 97 166 Other Countries 3,959 7,833 3,868 7,346 India 2,880 5,697 2,918 5,768 South Africa 854 1,571 613 873 Other 224 564 337 706 ______________________________________________________________ October Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 732,715 1,989,908 611,869 1,234,929 North America 137,789 363,137 184,517 355,725 Canada 36,130 145,537 103,683 226,255 Mexico 101,660 217,600 80,835 129,470 European Union (25) 361,013 979,330 260,764 515,271 Western Europe 360,426 975,273 261,233 515,056 Euro Area 238,543 645,566 157,623 314,721 European Union (15) 357,689 965,071 258,926 507,322 Austria 4,782 19,893 3,306 11,126 Belgium 23,443 64,829 22,726 40,895 Finland 9,229 26,212 5,816 11,452 France 33,822 98,561 29,258 70,860 Germany 54,906 157,430 28,080 64,832 Italy 59,607 149,086 41,498 68,062 Netherlands 437 2,242 311 656 Spain 51,816 125,596 26,040 44,888 Sweden 49,757 157,017 51,961 115,888 United Kingdom 69,112 160,757 47,725 72,848 Other EU 779 3,448 2,205 5,814 European Free Trade Association 1,900 8,356 1,888 7,008 Norway 51 171 253 668 Switzerland 1,849 8,185 1,635 6,340 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 34 228 0 0 Other Western Europe 804 1,618 418 727 Eastern Europe/FSR 3,973 16,937 2,697 9,495 Poland 127 271 61 124 Former Soviet Republics 2,927 8,273 2,135 4,109 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 362 2,090 319 681 Russia 971 1,857 954 1,578 Other FSR 1,594 4,326 862 1,850 Other EE 918 8,393 502 5,262 Pacific Rim Countries 173,696 503,333 106,965 256,687 Australia 154 555 100 480 China 58,087 146,877 16,739 34,602 Indonesia 353 944 544 1,275 Japan 20,000 75,743 18,994 75,532 Korea 33,101 94,459 20,558 46,610 Taiwan 58,746 176,060 47,664 93,234 Other Pacific Rim 3,254 8,695 2,366 4,954 South/Central America 10,700 23,195 15,160 24,089 Argentina 0 3 19 49 Brazil 10,236 22,462 14,635 23,411 Colombia 0 0 27 29 Venezuela 2 3 0 0 Other S/C A 462 726 480 600 Other Countries 46,130 108,033 41,297 73,876 India 29,199 73,909 27,323 52,572 South Africa 12,864 23,308 9,477 13,112 Other 4,067 10,816 4,497 8,192 CONTACT: For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final October 2004