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 November 2004 November 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 819,368 2,239,172 663,870 1,356,066 North America 149,869 394,541 199,407 389,098 Canada 37,763 154,587 109,341 243,796 Mexico 112,105 239,954 90,066 145,302 European Union (25) 404,940 1,107,262 282,338 566,445 Western Europe 404,363 1,103,478 282,607 563,014 Euro Area 270,885 736,299 171,603 344,808 European Union (15) 401,417 1,092,391 280,058 554,579 Austria 5,258 22,286 3,489 11,766 Belgium 27,292 77,356 24,319 44,497 Finland 9,926 28,163 6,322 12,464 France 36,512 106,908 31,002 75,644 Germany 60,003 173,359 32,124 73,415 Italy 67,269 170,634 47,111 78,297 Netherlands 452 2,352 311 670 Spain 63,623 153,334 26,267 45,927 Sweden 55,060 176,525 54,795 124,506 United Kingdom 75,167 177,603 52,004 81,273 Other EU 854 3,870 2,313 6,120 European Free Trade Association 2,062 9,128 2,059 7,585 Norway 51 171 253 668 Switzerland 2,011 8,958 1,807 6,917 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 36 235 0 0 Other Western Europe 848 1,724 490 850 Eastern Europe/FSR 4,444 18,497 3,071 13,294 Poland 147 317 78 161 Former Soviet Republics 3,356 9,642 2,213 4,268 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 680 3,144 319 681 Russia 971 1,857 957 1,583 Other FSR 1,706 4,641 937 2,003 Other EE 941 8,538 780 8,865 Pacific Rim Countries 195,170 567,663 117,505 283,829 Australia 180 643 103 494 China 65,194 165,275 18,143 37,715 Indonesia 381 1,051 587 1,385 Japan 22,052 84,231 21,757 85,745 Korea 39,012 110,596 22,925 52,050 Taiwan 64,793 196,252 51,333 100,892 Other Pacific Rim 3,556 9,613 2,657 5,549 South/Central America 11,846 25,971 16,377 25,941 Argentina 0 3 19 49 Brazil 11,322 25,178 15,814 25,204 Colombia 0 0 27 29 Venezuela 2 3 0 0 Other S/C A 522 786 518 659 Other Countries 53,675 129,023 44,902 80,891 India 32,081 81,982 29,709 57,496 South Africa 16,761 34,298 10,592 15,000 Other 4,833 12,743 4,601 8,395 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 Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary December 2004 (CB-05-09)