Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 2a. 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. 2001 Data April March Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 288,688 199,526 282,861 186,256 North America 84,966 40,830 83,176 42,204 Canada 76,142 37,096 74,997 38,421 Mexico 8,824 3,734 8,179 3,783 Western Europe 109,283 84,138 101,750 80,956 Euro Area 94,910 67,921 76,925 61,469 European Union 108,287 82,839 100,410 79,504 Austria 8,055 6,204 6,663 6,259 Belgium 2,703 1,725 1,667 1,756 Finland 1,944 829 269 408 France 12,753 13,342 12,374 14,027 Germany 45,353 32,894 33,146 29,479 Italy 2,235 2,215 6,852 3,885 Netherlands 11,016 3,925 7,951 3,169 Spain 9,623 6,282 2,733 1,283 Sweden 7,760 8,309 16,664 10,549 United Kingdom 5,618 6,600 6,821 7,487 Other EU 1,227 514 5,270 1,201 European Free Trade Association 338 487 295 433 Norway (-) (-) (-) (-) Switzerland 338 487 295 433 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 249 186 483 240 Other Western Europe 409 626 563 780 Eastern Europe/FSR 7,099 5,307 7,859 5,988 Poland 189 241 111 143 Former Soviet Republics 6,563 4,732 7,484 5,311 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 4,378 2,800 1,572 1,913 Russia 2,185 1,932 5,911 3,398 Other FSR (-) (-) (-) (-) Other EE 347 333 264 535 Pacific Rim Countries 67,700 59,702 49,348 43,908 Australia 243 286 92 173 China 3,912 3,044 764 704 Indonesia 3,100 1,204 1,057 543 Japan 49,804 48,669 37,742 36,289 Korea 9,868 5,297 8,322 4,510 Taiwan 757 1,179 1,371 1,689 Other Pacific Rim 17 22 (-) (-) South/Central America 19,476 9,401 40,372 12,889 Argentina 1,432 1,599 130 215 Brazil 18,044 7,802 40,242 12,674 Colombia (-) (-) (-) (-) Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A (-) (-) (-) (-) Other Countries 164 149 357 310 India 164 149 333 296 South Africa (-) (-) 23 9 Other (-) (-) 1 4 ________________________________________________________________________________ 2000 Data April March Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 354,780 207,225 364,193 230,956 North America 133,550 65,682 142,650 78,833 Canada 123,570 61,987 138,945 76,943 Mexico 9,980 3,695 3,705 1,890 Western Europe 124,340 83,265 105,696 81,211 Euro Area 101,782 67,408 88,509 63,258 European Union 119,359 81,824 105,343 80,053 Austria 990 2,810 3,655 3,446 Belgium 1,027 1,024 2,664 2,122 Finland 3,935 1,049 3,649 1,203 France 7,801 8,183 11,006 12,301 Germany 63,176 41,636 44,933 32,532 Italy 3,351 2,961 1,566 1,493 Netherlands 16,160 6,362 15,063 5,775 Spain 4,873 3,187 5,706 4,278 Sweden 7,959 8,158 7,674 9,287 United Kingdom 9,618 6,258 9,140 7,490 Other EU 467 195 287 128 European Free Trade Association 4,685 991 169 680 Norway 4,532 714 6 3 Switzerland 153 277 163 677 Other EFTA 0 (-) (-) (-) Turkey 19 13 (-) (-) Other Western Europe 278 437 184 477 Eastern Europe/FSR 5,733 2,415 9,432 4,800 Poland 216 208 814 476 Former Soviet Republics 5,517 2,207 7,162 3,676 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 1,610 378 1,461 803 Russia 1,437 1,184 4,365 2,618 Other FSR 2,470 645 1,336 255 Other EE (-) (-) 1,456 648 Pacific Rim Countries 53,198 42,217 64,894 53,731 Australia 73 69 221 335 China 1,075 1,166 183 509 Indonesia 100 57 317 200 Japan 43,252 34,783 51,880 45,217 Korea 7,305 4,258 10,262 5,233 Taiwan 1,394 1,876 2,033 2,237 Other Pacific Rim (-) 8 (-) (-) South/Central America 37,525 13,165 40,405 11,694 Argentina 597 629 518 560 Brazil 36,786 12,426 39,850 11,101 Colombia 139 107 37 32 Venezuela 3 4 (-) (-) Other S/C A (-) (-) (-) (-) Other Countries 433 481 1,115 688 India 309 346 287 458 South Africa 17 31 796 197 Other 107 104 33 33 ________________________________________________________________________________ April Cumulative To Date 2001 Final 2000 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,046,891 726,831 1,358,922 805,587 North America 307,877 156,317 464,019 240,937 Canada 283,788 144,102 437,096 230,338 Mexico 24,089 12,215 26,923 10,599 Western Europe 367,987 305,428 434,389 310,642 Euro Area 302,161 238,292 367,462 248,272 European Union 363,495 299,591 426,995 305,972 Austria 28,483 24,991 6,944 11,194 Belgium 8,517 6,468 5,571 5,056 Finland 5,602 2,429 16,520 4,940 France 54,188 58,380 38,812 42,764 Germany 124,188 105,407 191,206 131,907 Italy 18,997 12,741 12,577 10,168 Netherlands 30,935 11,821 76,707 29,111 Spain 24,033 14,042 18,226 12,766 Sweden 38,269 35,576 29,918 34,923 United Kingdom 23,065 25,714 29,594 22,759 Other EU 7,218 2,022 920 384 European Free Trade Association 1,131 1,669 5,151 2,248 Norway 4,543 752 Switzerland 1,131 1,669 608 1,496 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 875 549 1,178 526 Other Western Europe 2,486 3,618 1,065 1,897 Eastern Europe/FSR 31,571 25,707 33,732 14,727 Poland 2,774 1,866 1,259 977 Former Soviet Republics 20,509 16,295 29,452 12,492 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 7,298 6,402 8,609 3,766 Russia 13,211 9,893 8,498 6,203 Other FSR (-) (-) 12,345 2,523 Other EE 8,288 7,546 3,021 1,258 Pacific Rim Countries 213,609 196,246 230,595 180,808 Australia 1,054 1,006 441 921 China 5,692 5,550 5,667 5,503 Indonesia 4,779 2,045 491 690 Japan 167,266 165,352 181,970 147,889 Korea 26,552 15,042 36,240 18,931 Taiwan 8,247 7,222 5,628 6,666 Other Pacific Rim 18 28 158 209 South/Central America 123,570 41,754 194,260 56,710 Argentina 3,311 3,721 2,094 2,016 Brazil 119,980 37,678 188,950 53,871 Colombia 155 108 175 139 Venezuela 124 248 3,041 684 Other S/C A (-) (-) (-) (-) Other Countries 2,278 1,379 1,926 1,762 India 942 880 790 1,179 South Africa 91 38 813 228 Other 1,246 461 324 355 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."