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 2006 Data December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 89,301 396,117 94,272 408,069 North America 10,398 39,256 11,673 45,626 Canada 1,481 11,446 1,773 13,340 Mexico 8,918 27,810 9,900 32,286 Europe 40,431 193,788 38,147 181,859 European Union 39,769 189,725 37,791 180,007 Austria 1,472 4,274 667 3,213 Belgium 2,930 14,873 2,591 13,145 Czech Republic 332 5,539 129 1,829 Finland 1,448 7,331 1,838 8,959 France 3,886 19,523 4,935 18,640 Germany 2,859 13,391 3,214 15,516 Hungary 9 11 (-) (-) Italy 9,881 41,841 5,985 31,015 Netherlands 69 184 46 307 Poland (-) (-) 18 57 Spain 974 5,513 5,377 21,170 Sweden 7,057 40,370 5,805 33,683 United Kingdom 8,399 34,825 6,843 30,900 Other EU 452 2,049 343 1,575 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway (-) 7 1 18 Russia 20 27 14 42 Switzerland 313 2,537 169 1,130 Turkey (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 324 1,481 124 462 Other Europe 4 11 47 199 Euro Area 23,675 107,690 24,810 112,929 Pacific Rim Countries 30,166 132,213 34,741 144,056 Australia 5 53 20 80 China 16,249 64,067 16,728 60,338 Indonesia 103 576 19 104 Japan 2,920 14,584 3,023 13,184 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 10,763 52,398 14,639 69,094 Hong Kong 36 159 36 143 Korea 2,473 11,199 4,365 18,561 Singapore 85 336 106 414 Taiwan 8,169 40,704 10,132 49,975 Other Pacific Rim 127 535 313 1,256 South/Central America 2,703 10,936 2,254 9,767 Argentina 1 3 (-) (-) Brazil 2,631 10,669 2,156 9,437 Chile (-) (-) (-) (-) Colombia 10 130 6 93 Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A 62 134 92 237 Other Countries 5,603 19,924 7,457 26,760 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 3,294 14,021 2,914 11,655 South Africa 1,583 2,952 3,608 11,444 Thailand 573 2,465 770 3,172 Other 152 487 165 490 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 69,077 226,618 67,731 233,183 North America 9,383 29,255 9,849 32,329 Canada 1,445 9,165 1,645 10,579 Mexico 7,938 20,090 8,203 21,750 Europe 33,894 115,166 27,835 107,455 European Union 33,633 113,750 27,512 105,608 Austria 604 2,864 430 2,879 Belgium 1,770 6,078 1,345 4,554 Czech Republic 2 5 24 102 Finland 2,104 5,867 2,167 6,528 France 2,960 10,559 3,403 16,592 Germany 6,739 20,980 4,270 16,017 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 6,305 22,262 6,699 22,954 Netherlands 25 102 55 394 Poland 11 30 12 43 Spain 1,527 6,521 754 4,491 Sweden 4,604 18,602 3,999 17,100 United Kingdom 6,595 18,372 3,878 11,985 Other EU 387 1,507 476 1,969 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 1 16 22 142 Russia 1 2 (-) (-) Switzerland 256 1,385 276 1,659 Turkey 3 12 (-) (-) Ukraine (-) (-) 24 47 Other Europe (-) (-) (-) (-) Euro Area 22,164 75,770 19,396 75,488 Pacific Rim Countries 21,079 69,159 24,912 78,925 Australia 43 213 27 118 China 7,135 20,088 9,474 26,493 Indonesia 37 176 62 171 Japan 2,748 16,736 3,024 16,328 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 10,953 31,457 12,088 35,191 Hong Kong 94 306 84 294 Korea 2,481 9,075 3,521 12,191 Singapore 62 195 107 362 Taiwan 8,315 21,881 8,376 22,344 Other Pacific Rim 163 489 237 624 South/Central America 1,584 3,504 1,029 2,546 Argentina (-) (-) (-) (-) Brazil 1,584 3,504 1,025 2,537 Chile (-) (-) (-) (-) Colombia (-) (-) 4 9 Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A (-) (-) (-) (-) Other Countries 3,138 9,533 4,106 11,927 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 2,549 8,262 3,271 10,245 South Africa 187 294 656 1,218 Thailand 335 797 72 168 Other 67 180 107 295 -------------------------------------------------------------- December Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,036,797 3,807,796 885,591 3,022,794 North America 150,343 491,445 132,324 397,305 Canada 23,125 154,819 20,571 122,039 Mexico 127,218 336,625 111,753 275,266 Europe 420,453 1,687,899 419,803 1,523,783 European Union 415,067 1,660,073 412,653 1,493,043 Austria 8,963 50,282 8,161 41,718 Belgium 33,403 137,041 32,086 118,595 Czech Republic 2,881 37,576 533 4,966 Finland 18,479 63,019 19,562 59,460 France 40,497 162,800 32,600 147,846 Germany 48,563 192,959 61,137 206,466 Hungary 37 48 3 7 Italy 84,951 305,920 78,576 267,081 Netherlands 521 3,188 350 2,306 Poland 124 351 176 537 Spain 19,952 94,256 34,082 131,712 Sweden 64,585 301,449 63,360 263,524 United Kingdom 87,333 294,278 76,558 229,361 Other EU 4,776 16,907 5,469 19,463 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 9 164 86 1,053 Russia 117 256 104 189 Switzerland 2,988 18,446 3,457 17,270 Turkey (-) (-) 155 532 Ukraine 1,880 7,617 3,174 11,158 Other Europe 391 1,343 173 539 Euro Area 257,158 1,016,945 268,249 981,855 Pacific Rim Countries 350,472 1,294,378 254,932 880,998 Australia 244 3,302 388 1,613 China 156,914 474,503 90,169 270,465 Indonesia 1,097 4,149 1,035 3,598 Japan 36,592 163,980 34,230 175,426 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 152,837 639,424 125,702 418,457 Hong Kong 540 2,218 835 2,906 Korea 39,206 146,806 41,287 143,459 Singapore 1,369 4,713 1,335 4,618 Taiwan 111,723 485,687 82,245 267,474 Other Pacific Rim 2,787 9,020 3,407 11,439 South/Central America 27,813 86,429 21,468 54,091 Argentina 10 146 15 38 Brazil 27,378 84,959 20,880 53,547 Chile (-) (-) (-) (-) Colombia 49 479 7 68 Venezuela 39 60 (-) 9 Other S/C A 337 784 565 430 Other Countries 87,716 247,647 57,065 166,617 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 39,759 133,931 36,500 116,375 South Africa 40,569 91,454 14,391 33,191 Thailand 4,359 14,262 4,231 11,903 Other 3,029 7,999 1,943 5,147 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final December 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.