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 November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 73,794 361,297 75,277 406,720 North America 11,737 46,868 11,668 43,463 Canada 2,092 17,692 2,243 16,576 Mexico 9,644 29,176 9,425 26,887 Europe 26,911 157,952 28,798 183,940 European Union 26,572 155,286 28,239 179,405 Austria 302 3,225 499 4,617 Belgium 1,281 8,607 2,154 12,550 Czech Republic 45 903 424 8,367 Finland 506 2,521 347 1,830 France 4,141 25,110 3,032 21,559 Germany 2,307 11,408 2,823 16,386 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 5,153 25,275 6,317 35,494 Netherlands 103 1,611 12 111 Poland 10 45 54 105 Spain 1,051 12,947 465 5,123 Sweden 4,632 32,144 6,881 47,125 United Kingdom 6,676 29,596 4,688 23,233 Other EU 365 1,893 544 2,905 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway (-) 22 5 111 Russia (-) (-) 1 3 Switzerland 79 971 224 1,634 Turkey (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 260 1,673 311 2,598 Other Europe (-) (-) 18 189 Euro Area 15,115 91,921 16,067 99,678 Pacific Rim Countries 27,989 129,282 26,573 142,014 Australia 25 105 19 133 China 13,389 61,667 11,840 63,349 Indonesia 68 226 187 1,283 Japan 6,837 35,646 6,052 35,494 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 7,425 30,396 7,964 38,584 Hong Kong (-) (-) (-) (-) Korea 2,373 11,725 2,224 11,334 Singapore 78 409 (-) (-) Taiwan 4,974 18,263 5,740 27,250 Other Pacific Rim 244 1,242 511 3,171 South/Central America 1,167 4,278 1,276 4,735 Argentina (-) (-) (-) (-) Brazil 1,022 3,821 1,206 4,517 Chile (-) (-) (-) (-) Colombia (-) (-) (-) (-) Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A 145 457 69 218 Other Countries 5,990 22,916 6,963 32,567 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 3,556 17,500 3,983 25,750 South Africa 2,032 3,585 2,458 4,692 Thailand 317 1,610 86 413 Other 85 220 436 1,712 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2006 Data November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 94,272 408,069 97,711 413,291 North America 11,673 45,626 13,543 53,070 Canada 1,773 13,340 2,283 16,705 Mexico 9,900 32,286 11,260 36,365 Europe 38,147 181,859 34,165 144,012 European Union 37,838 180,206 33,200 139,624 Austria 667 3,213 1,046 3,824 Belgium 2,591 13,145 3,086 14,330 Czech Republic 129 1,829 70 812 Finland 1,838 8,959 1,532 6,317 France 4,935 18,640 2,368 9,859 Germany 3,214 15,516 2,723 10,972 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 5,985 31,015 7,219 29,678 Netherlands 46 307 44 201 Poland 18 57 (-) (-) Spain 5,377 21,170 1,365 5,540 Sweden 5,805 33,683 5,348 27,541 United Kingdom 6,843 30,900 7,860 28,440 Other EU 390 1,774 540 2,108 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 1 18 (-) (-) Russia 14 42 (-) (-) Switzerland 169 1,130 356 2,000 Turkey (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 124 462 609 2,388 Other Europe (-) (-) (-) (-) Euro Area 24,928 113,165 19,796 82,090 Pacific Rim Countries 34,741 144,056 33,854 164,659 Australia 20 80 43 167 China 16,728 60,338 13,422 48,197 Indonesia 19 104 221 829 Japan 3,023 13,184 3,249 16,407 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 14,639 69,094 16,668 98,056 Hong Kong 36 143 72 246 Korea 4,365 18,561 3,732 15,894 Singapore 106 414 103 434 Taiwan 10,132 49,975 12,760 81,481 Other Pacific Rim 313 1,256 250 1,004 South/Central America 2,254 9,767 2,386 9,825 Argentina (-) (-) (-) (-) Brazil 2,156 9,437 2,293 9,583 Chile (-) (-) (-) (-) Colombia 6 93 (-) (-) Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A 92 237 93 241 Other Countries 7,457 26,760 13,763 41,725 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 2,914 11,655 3,457 14,054 South Africa 3,608 11,444 9,567 25,394 Thailand 770 3,172 430 1,292 Other 165 490 310 984 -------------------------------------------------------------- November Cumulative to Date 2007 Final 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,029,833 5,187,564 947,496 3,411,679 North America 144,784 556,452 139,945 452,188 Canada 26,398 186,951 21,645 143,373 Mexico 118,386 369,501 118,300 308,815 Europe 411,092 2,350,153 380,022 1,494,111 European Union 404,896 2,306,539 375,645 1,471,582 Austria 12,430 49,733 7,491 46,008 Belgium 40,151 263,191 30,473 122,168 Czech Republic 2,240 39,894 2,550 32,036 Finland 10,892 62,374 17,031 55,688 France 38,062 216,906 36,611 143,277 Germany 69,577 302,859 45,704 179,567 Hungary 2 11 28 37 Italy 70,281 392,037 75,070 264,079 Netherlands 422 3,964 452 3,005 Poland 240 566 124 351 Spain 9,042 87,538 18,978 88,743 Sweden 69,944 476,410 57,527 261,079 United Kingdom 75,761 381,360 78,934 259,453 Other EU 5,854 29,696 4,670 16,092 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 45 1,608 9 157 Russia 192 755 97 229 Switzerland 2,445 19,060 2,675 15,909 Turkey 11 28 (-) (-) Ukraine 3,483 21,958 1,556 6,136 Other Europe 21 204 40 97 Euro Area 255,053 1,396,462 235,224 912,876 Pacific Rim Countries 382,135 1,879,787 320,306 1,162,165 Australia 355 1,631 239 3,249 China 194,706 893,395 140,665 410,436 Indonesia 1,433 7,758 994 3,573 Japan 54,268 296,238 33,673 149,397 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 127,922 662,266 142,074 587,026 Hong Kong 283 1,627 504 2,059 Korea 41,394 167,366 36,733 135,607 Singapore 1,023 5,520 1,284 4,376 Taiwan 85,221 487,753 103,554 444,983 Other Pacific Rim 3,451 18,499 2,661 8,485 South/Central America 24,059 106,709 25,110 75,493 Argentina 6 34 9 143 Brazil 23,258 104,165 24,747 74,290 Chile (-) (-) (-) (-) Colombia 2 47 40 350 Venezuela (-) (-) 39 60 Other S/C A 792 2,463 275 650 Other Countries 67,763 294,464 82,113 227,722 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 37,067 204,928 36,465 119,911 South Africa 25,762 69,639 38,987 88,502 Thailand 2,034 10,171 3,785 11,797 Other 2,899 9,727 2,876 7,512 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final November 2007. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.