Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 3a. U.S. Imports For Consumption of Alloy Steel Products From Selected Countries and Areas: (Census Basis) Quantity in metric tons/value In thousands of dollars. (-) Represents zero or less than one half of measurement shown. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. January 2001 December 2000 Preliminary Preliminary Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 231,618 170,482 262,646 189,756 North America 68,042 35,762 65,954 33,257 Canada 64,186 33,237 59,579 29,913 Mexico 3,856 2,525 6,374 3,344 Western Europe 76,440 69,544 122,089 97,925 Euro Area 65,411 54,611 107,374 82,349 European Union 75,399 68,022 121,029 96,334 Austria 6,696 5,999 8,613 6,517 Belgium 1,672 1,571 3,089 1,929 Finland 124 250 688 312 France 15,324 16,720 21,625 20,271 Germany 18,233 18,863 51,687 39,807 Italy 5,110 3,805 3,873 3,897 Netherlands 11,825 4,570 9,747 4,214 Spain 5,934 2,610 7,931 5,359 Sweden 5,318 7,913 9,027 8,637 United Kingdom 4,671 5,498 4,628 5,348 Other EU 492 223 122 44 European Free Trade (-) (-) (-) (-) Association 130 225 476 793 Norway (-) (-) (-) (-) Switzerland 130 225 476 793 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 144 124 114 107 Other Western Europe 767 1,173 470 691 Eastern Europe/FSR 8,139 7,392 7,866 5,240 Poland 202 247 64 75 Former Soviet Republics 3,567 3,015 7,613 4,981 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 697 582 2,894 1,860 Russia 2,869 2,434 4,718 3,122 Other FSR (-) (-) (-) (-) Other EE 4,370 4,130 190 184 Pacific Rim Countries 51,793 48,014 52,857 47,755 Australia 701 443 24 77 China 531 926 393 600 Indonesia 605 198 181 91 Japan 41,192 40,998 41,518 40,465 Korea 5,282 2,868 7,869 4,257 Taiwan 3,480 2,579 2,871 2,263 Other Pacific Rim 2 3 (-) 2 South/Central America 25,742 9,167 13,730 5,445 Argentina 835 868 1,720 1,608 Brazil 24,827 8,244 11,852 3,735 Colombia 79 52 158 102 Venezuela 2 3 (-) (-) Other S/C A (-) (-) (-) (-) Other Countries 1,461 602 150 134 India 188 131 102 92 South Africa 28 15 10 5 Other 1,245 457 39 37 _______________________________________________________________________________ December 2000 January 2000 Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 292,256 201,548 300,223 176,945 North America 66,083 33,336 91,812 43,822 Canada 59,620 29,949 83,463 41,018 Mexico 6,463 3,387 8,348 2,804 Western Europe 125,129 100,160 93,568 69,048 Euro Area 109,804 84,206 76,876 53,992 European Union 123,488 98,324 92,090 67,964 Austria 8,613 6,517 1,503 2,605 Belgium 3,089 1,929 887 717 Finland 1,020 384 8,092 2,005 France 22,248 21,028 8,672 10,833 Germany 52,391 40,479 29,108 24,280 Italy 3,873 3,903 3,431 2,910 Netherlands 9,904 4,314 23,929 9,115 Spain 7,931 5,359 1,256 1,527 Sweden 9,027 8,637 8,229 9,142 United Kingdom 4,657 5,481 6,985 4,829 Other EU 736 293 (-) (-) European Free Trade (-) (-) (-) (-) Association 1,057 1,040 135 275 Norway (-) (-) 5 35 Switzerland 1,057 1,040 130 240 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 114 107 1,159 512 Other Western Europe 469 689 184 298 Eastern Europe/FSR 10,824 7,725 4,763 2,711 Poland 183 166 139 199 Former Soviet Republics 10,355 7,308 4,620 2,510 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 4,377 3,654 3,608 1,709 Russia 4,885 3,208 763 754 Other FSR 1,093 446 249 47 Other EE 286 251 3 2 Pacific Rim Countries 53,633 48,295 63,075 47,661 Australia 27 84 88 331 China 632 832 418 1,156 Indonesia (-) (-) (-) (-) Japan 41,787 40,730 53,661 40,869 Korea 7,872 4,265 7,727 3,945 Taiwan 3,315 2,378 1,075 1,204 Other Pacific Rim (-) 6 105 156 South/Central America 36,392 11,851 46,839 13,411 Argentina 1,720 1,608 976 825 Brazil 34,514 10,139 45,859 12,580 Colombia 158 102 (-) (-) Venezuela (-) 3 5 6 Other S/C A (-) (-) (-) (-) Other Countries 196 180 166 292 India 147 134 85 193 South Africa 10 5 (-) (-) Other 39 41 81 99 CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. NOTE: For information on more detailed data available, please see record titled "MORE DETAILED FOREIGN TRADE DATA AVAILABLE."