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 2008 Data October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 79,481 391,779 71,084 363,286 North America 5,320 29,861 8,652 41,486 Canada 1,630 17,795 1,848 18,440 Mexico 3,690 12,065 6,804 23,046 Europe 27,967 165,622 24,292 149,148 European Union 27,265 159,130 23,507 142,353 Austria 344 3,344 220 2,033 Belgium 731 4,329 940 5,908 Czech Republic 15 78 1,103 15,508 Finland 808 4,121 660 3,790 France 2,987 16,474 3,165 12,928 Germany 2,706 16,771 2,920 18,980 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 4,215 24,860 3,299 18,737 Netherlands 6 108 27 248 Poland (-) (-) (-) (-) Spain 1,368 14,937 887 7,389 Sweden 6,711 41,497 5,008 32,945 United Kingdom 6,707 28,735 4,418 18,885 Other EU 667 3,877 860 5,002 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway (-) (-) 4 952 Russia (-) (-) (-) (-) Switzerland 221 4,138 66 730 Turkey (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 481 2,353 715 5,112 Other Europe (-) (-) (-) (-) Euro Area 13,577 87,346 12,600 72,717 Pacific Rim Countries 38,301 163,866 28,440 131,829 Australia (-) (-) (-) (-) China 14,789 59,960 11,406 48,611 Indonesia 155 763 33 200 Japan 6,745 30,191 5,856 30,213 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 15,826 68,839 10,460 49,318 Hong Kong (-) (-) 30 223 Korea 4,156 18,158 2,969 15,371 Singapore 38 195 45 240 Taiwan 11,631 50,486 7,416 33,484 Other Pacific Rim 786 4,114 685 3,488 South/Central America 1,709 6,845 1,770 7,551 Argentina (-) (-) 10 61 Brazil 1,606 6,361 1,504 6,762 Chile (-) (-) 153 289 Colombia 6 78 (-) (-) Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A 97 406 103 439 Other Countries 6,184 25,587 7,931 33,272 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 3,976 18,545 4,575 22,302 South Africa 1,653 4,538 1,780 3,632 Thailand 363 1,637 670 2,856 Other 192 867 906 4,482 -------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------- October Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 857,715 4,308,936 956,039 4,826,268 North America 99,841 431,302 133,047 509,583 Canada 17,562 164,965 24,305 169,259 Mexico 82,279 266,337 108,742 340,325 Europe 288,099 1,732,569 384,182 2,192,201 European Union 282,952 1,690,803 378,325 2,151,254 Austria 5,188 39,713 12,128 46,508 Belgium 12,229 79,414 38,870 254,584 Czech Republic 1,788 26,987 2,195 38,990 Finland 9,783 53,154 10,386 59,853 France 31,441 173,756 33,921 191,796 Germany 30,405 185,483 67,269 291,451 Hungary (-) (-) 2 11 Italy 55,181 316,147 65,127 366,763 Netherlands 317 2,260 319 2,353 Poland 75 197 230 521 Spain 10,569 115,214 7,991 74,591 Sweden 55,649 363,609 65,312 444,266 United Kingdom 63,017 292,223 69,086 351,764 Other EU 7,310 42,645 5,489 27,803 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 7 975 45 1,586 Russia 14 55 192 755 Switzerland 1,516 17,997 2,366 18,089 Turkey (-) (-) 11 28 Ukraine 3,611 22,740 3,223 20,285 Other Europe (-) (-) 21 204 Euro Area 159,710 990,602 239,938 1,304,542 Pacific Rim Countries 377,558 1,769,879 354,146 1,750,504 Australia 170 1,187 330 1,526 China 176,606 765,374 181,316 831,728 Indonesia 1,096 5,343 1,365 7,532 Japan 57,780 280,734 47,431 260,592 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 137,173 693,828 120,496 631,870 Hong Kong 262 1,389 283 1,627 Korea 34,649 187,627 39,022 155,641 Singapore 596 3,109 944 5,111 Taiwan 101,665 501,703 80,247 469,490 Other Pacific Rim 4,734 23,412 3,207 17,256 South/Central America 20,887 87,244 22,892 102,431 Argentina 10 61 6 34 Brazil 19,805 83,992 22,236 100,344 Chile 153 289 (-) (-) Colombia 6 78 2 47 Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A 913 2,825 647 2,006 Other Countries 71,331 287,942 61,772 271,548 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 43,730 213,067 33,511 187,428 South Africa 18,511 37,975 23,731 66,054 Thailand 6,066 25,035 1,718 8,560 Other 3,023 11,865 2,813 9,506 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final October 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.