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 2005 Data August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 74,460 267,393 71,317 254,377 North America 11,942 37,213 11,241 34,452 Canada 1,675 10,173 1,371 7,928 Mexico 10,267 27,040 9,870 26,523 Europe 33,086 129,819 33,504 130,091 European Union 32,396 127,342 33,024 127,344 Austria 683 4,197 969 4,956 Belgium 3,139 11,603 1,973 7,991 Czech Republic 29 256 23 141 Finland 1,995 5,972 667 2,043 France 3,794 18,975 2,403 13,765 Germany 7,402 25,461 6,342 20,538 Hungary 0 0 0 0 Italy 5,295 17,369 5,177 19,953 Netherlands 53 359 20 97 Poland 0 0 2 4 Spain 1,900 11,874 2,110 11,330 Sweden 3,924 17,047 7,056 28,641 United Kingdom 3,913 13,154 5,840 16,338 Other EU 270 1,074 442 1,548 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 0 0 16 637 Russia 44 68 0 0 Switzerland 379 1,646 264 1,261 Turkey 0 0 12 66 Ukraine 267 764 189 783 Other Europe 0 0 0 0 Euro Area 24,331 96,108 19,763 81,062 Pacific Rim Countries 23,850 83,437 19,626 69,758 Australia 17 66 48 219 China 8,537 25,382 8,174 24,847 Indonesia 129 582 87 392 Japan 4,177 18,381 1,997 10,510 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 10,812 38,424 9,039 32,705 Hong Kong 86 280 43 145 Korea 3,248 11,905 2,515 9,166 Singapore 126 454 270 991 Taiwan 7,352 25,785 6,210 22,403 Other Pacific Rim 177 602 281 1,085 South/Central America 1,801 4,579 1,682 4,344 Argentina 10 14 0 0 Brazil 1,707 4,448 1,682 4,335 Chile 0 0 0 0 Colombia 4 58 0 0 Venezuela 0 0 0 9 Other S/C A 80 58 0 0 Other Countries 3,782 12,344 5,263 15,733 Egypt 0 0 0 0 India 2,766 10,096 3,268 10,916 South Africa 662 1,110 1,480 3,338 Thailand 133 498 198 730 Other 220 641 317 749 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 72,518 208,289 80,768 219,230 North America 11,678 31,613 13,150 31,501 Canada 2,012 10,427 1,719 8,705 Mexico 9,666 21,186 11,431 22,796 Europe 34,103 102,000 43,488 118,601 European Union 33,882 99,948 43,217 117,113 Austria 432 1,698 479 2,290 Belgium 2,646 7,370 1,427 4,236 Czech Republic 146 1,846 65 705 Finland 2,271 6,179 1,330 3,820 France 4,016 11,702 3,498 10,193 Germany 6,167 17,138 5,329 16,224 Hungary 0 0 0 0 Italy 7,200 18,990 8,493 22,448 Netherlands 109 245 19 123 Poland 0 0 9 32 Spain 2,204 9,482 6,551 15,601 Sweden 3,576 12,396 6,159 19,255 United Kingdom 4,636 11,564 9,460 21,085 Other EU 480 1,339 398 1,100 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 0 0 9 27 Russia 0 0 0 0 Switzerland 188 957 262 1,461 Turkey 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 32 1,096 0 0 Other Europe 0 0 0 0 Euro Area 25,119 73,089 27,230 75,249 Pacific Rim Countries 20,702 59,748 20,257 58,987 Australia 51 159 19 58 China 7,649 19,760 7,804 19,229 Indonesia 33 92 0 0 Japan 1,962 6,030 2,464 9,507 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 10,801 33,172 9,681 29,261 Hong Kong 52 189 77 269 Korea 4,117 12,134 4,171 11,843 Singapore 106 333 140 417 Taiwan 6,525 20,516 5,293 16,733 Other Pacific Rim 206 534 290 931 South/Central America 637 1,285 396 710 Argentina 0 3 0 0 Brazil 535 1,085 396 710 Chile 0 0 0 0 Colombia 0 0 0 0 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 102 196 0 0 Other Countries 5,398 13,643 3,477 9,432 Egypt 0 0 0 0 India 2,375 6,394 3,073 8,464 South Africa 2,619 5,806 222 458 Thailand 295 814 114 333 Other 109 629 68 176 ______________________________________________________________ August Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 613,806 2,099,414 566,024 1,518,413 North America 90,353 266,082 112,376 292,195 Canada 14,079 80,455 31,940 123,027 Mexico 76,274 185,627 80,436 169,168 Europe 303,920 1,095,004 286,446 770,511 European Union 298,987 1,074,523 283,937 760,721 Austria 6,042 29,676 3,896 15,982 Belgium 25,261 94,235 17,697 47,699 Czech Republic 342 2,747 713 7,396 Finland 10,117 32,400 7,507 21,225 France 22,565 103,592 28,815 83,181 Germany 41,312 138,806 41,387 115,978 Hungary 3 7 9 12 Italy 56,940 189,025 45,542 113,285 Netherlands 215 1,494 335 1,723 Poland 140 420 53 124 Spain 30,299 110,867 39,448 97,080 Sweden 45,485 189,038 39,299 121,584 United Kingdom 56,505 169,375 56,528 127,542 Other EU 3,761 12,841 2,709 7,908 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 56 823 31 97 Russia 59 94 756 1,494 Switzerland 2,410 11,740 1,466 6,536 Turkey 153 519 0 0 Ukraine 2,081 6,766 138 1,315 Other Europe 173 539 119 349 Euro Area 193,788 704,140 185,014 497,476 Pacific Rim Countries 163,953 581,794 126,347 363,943 Australia 290 1,161 139 474 China 57,436 178,112 38,338 95,362 Indonesia 761 2,643 181 467 Japan 23,455 114,521 16,080 59,108 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 79,632 277,076 69,764 203,968 Hong Kong 486 1,694 151 547 Korea 26,724 93,122 23,474 67,139 Singapore 1,040 3,576 891 2,475 Taiwan 51,382 178,684 45,249 133,807 Other Pacific Rim 2,379 8,282 1,845 4,565 South/Central America 15,486 39,324 7,441 15,254 Argentina 15 38 0 3 Brazil 14,901 38,795 7,100 14,663 Chile 0 0 24 19 Colombia 4 58 0 0 Venezuela 0 9 2 3 Other S/C A 565 423 315 566 Other Countries 40,095 117,210 33,413 76,510 Egypt 0 0 0 0 India 25,299 79,834 22,251 54,585 South Africa 9,829 23,724 8,866 15,794 Thailand 3,375 9,447 1,497 3,843 Other 1,593 4,205 799 2,287 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final August 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.