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 2007 Data October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 75,277 406,720 76,037 396,940 North America 11,668 43,463 10,721 42,653 Canada 2,243 16,576 1,846 16,588 Mexico 9,425 26,887 8,874 26,065 Europe 28,798 183,940 24,819 146,276 European Union 28,239 179,405 24,117 141,047 Austria 499 4,617 1,011 4,207 Belgium 2,154 12,550 2,954 18,999 Czech Republic 424 8,367 53 909 Finland 347 1,830 180 1,335 France 3,032 21,559 2,101 16,029 Germany 2,823 16,386 4,067 17,017 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 6,317 35,494 2,447 18,333 Netherlands 12 111 47 428 Poland 54 105 18 59 Spain 465 5,123 264 2,613 Sweden 6,881 47,125 4,366 29,714 United Kingdom 4,688 23,233 5,964 28,188 Other EU 544 2,905 646 3,215 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 5 111 (-) 3 Russia 1 3 (-) (-) Switzerland 224 1,634 191 1,571 Turkey (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 311 2,598 511 3,655 Other Europe 18 189 (-) (-) Euro Area 16,067 99,678 13,455 80,554 Pacific Rim Countries 26,573 142,014 32,371 169,007 Australia 19 133 36 169 China 11,840 63,349 19,242 95,935 Indonesia 187 1,283 83 540 Japan 6,052 35,494 4,075 23,967 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 7,964 38,584 8,506 45,887 Hong Kong (-) (-) (-) (-) Korea 2,224 11,334 2,310 12,761 Singapore (-) (-) 134 869 Taiwan 5,740 27,250 6,062 32,257 Other Pacific Rim 511 3,171 429 2,509 South/Central America 1,276 4,735 1,961 8,306 Argentina (-) (-) (-) (-) Brazil 1,206 4,517 1,905 8,131 Chile (-) (-) (-) (-) Colombia (-) (-) (-) (-) Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A 69 218 56 176 Other Countries 6,963 32,567 6,166 30,698 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 3,983 25,750 3,017 21,041 South Africa 2,458 4,692 2,517 6,651 Thailand 86 413 255 1,458 Other 436 1,712 377 1,548 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2006 Data October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 97,711 413,291 76,573 293,166 North America 13,543 53,070 12,121 42,616 Canada 2,283 16,705 1,959 12,671 Mexico 11,260 36,365 10,162 29,945 Europe 34,165 144,012 23,883 100,383 European Union 33,200 139,624 23,468 98,081 Austria 1,046 3,824 724 1,999 Belgium 3,086 14,330 2,462 10,877 Czech Republic 70 812 60 847 Finland 1,532 6,317 1,529 5,535 France 2,368 9,859 1,911 7,070 Germany 2,723 10,972 2,210 10,654 Hungary (-) (-) 25 20 Italy 7,219 29,678 2,414 10,483 Netherlands 44 201 32 265 Poland (-) (-) 17 47 Spain 1,365 5,540 662 3,847 Sweden 5,348 27,541 4,719 22,234 United Kingdom 7,860 28,440 6,332 22,879 Other EU 540 2,108 373 1,324 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway (-) (-) (-) 4 Russia (-) (-) (-) (-) Switzerland 356 2,000 227 1,511 Turkey (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 609 2,388 187 787 Other Europe (-) (-) (-) (-) Euro Area 19,796 82,090 12,253 51,682 Pacific Rim Countries 33,854 164,659 29,302 116,434 Australia 43 167 20 80 China 13,422 48,197 14,397 45,258 Indonesia 221 829 18 54 Japan 3,249 16,407 2,583 10,853 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 16,668 98,056 12,058 59,574 Hong Kong 72 246 16 79 Korea 3,732 15,894 3,858 13,392 Singapore 103 434 165 570 Taiwan 12,760 81,481 8,018 45,532 Other Pacific Rim 250 1,004 226 614 South/Central America 2,386 9,825 2,797 9,423 Argentina (-) (-) (-) (-) Brazil 2,293 9,583 2,725 9,153 Chile (-) (-) (-) (-) Colombia (-) (-) 7 159 Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A 93 241 66 111 Other Countries 13,763 41,725 8,469 24,311 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 3,457 14,054 3,695 13,362 South Africa 9,567 25,394 4,314 9,325 Thailand 430 1,292 331 1,227 Other 310 984 129 397 -------------------------------------------------------------- October Cumulative to Date 2007 Final 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 956,039 4,826,268 853,224 3,003,610 North America 133,047 509,583 128,272 406,562 Canada 24,305 169,259 19,871 130,033 Mexico 108,742 340,325 108,400 276,529 Europe 384,182 2,192,201 341,875 1,312,252 European Union 378,325 2,151,254 337,806 1,291,376 Austria 12,128 46,508 6,824 42,794 Belgium 38,870 254,584 27,882 109,023 Czech Republic 2,195 38,990 2,420 30,207 Finland 10,386 59,853 15,193 46,729 France 33,921 191,796 31,676 124,637 Germany 67,269 291,451 42,490 164,051 Hungary 2 11 28 37 Italy 65,127 366,763 69,086 233,064 Netherlands 319 2,353 406 2,698 Poland 230 521 106 294 Spain 7,991 74,591 13,601 67,574 Sweden 65,312 444,266 51,722 227,396 United Kingdom 69,086 351,764 72,091 228,553 Other EU 5,489 27,803 4,280 14,318 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 45 1,586 8 139 Russia 192 755 83 187 Switzerland 2,366 18,089 2,505 14,779 Turkey 11 28 (-) (-) Ukraine 3,223 20,285 1,432 5,674 Other Europe 21 204 40 97 Euro Area 239,938 1,304,542 210,296 799,710 Pacific Rim Countries 354,146 1,750,504 285,565 1,018,109 Australia 330 1,526 220 3,169 China 181,316 831,728 123,937 350,098 Indonesia 1,365 7,532 975 3,469 Japan 47,431 260,592 30,649 136,213 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 120,496 631,870 127,436 517,932 Hong Kong 283 1,627 468 1,916 Korea 39,022 155,641 32,368 117,046 Singapore 944 5,111 1,178 3,962 Taiwan 80,247 469,490 93,422 395,008 Other Pacific Rim 3,207 17,256 2,348 7,229 South/Central America 22,892 102,431 22,856 65,725 Argentina 6 34 9 143 Brazil 22,236 100,344 22,591 64,853 Chile (-) (-) (-) (-) Colombia 2 47 34 257 Venezuela (-) (-) 39 60 Other S/C A 647 2,006 182 412 Other Countries 61,772 271,548 74,656 200,962 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 33,511 187,428 33,551 108,256 South Africa 23,731 66,054 35,379 77,059 Thailand 1,718 8,560 3,016 8,625 Other 2,813 9,506 2,711 7,022 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final October 2007. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.