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 June May Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 230,531 165,779 302,099 197,617 North America 82,446 41,223 102,410 49,530 Canada 74,865 38,054 93,793 45,805 Mexico 7,581 3,169 8,618 3,725 Western Europe 82,453 67,225 107,917 80,710 Euro Area 67,571 52,201 92,920 65,157 European Union 81,118 65,941 107,434 79,833 Austria 7,666 6,328 10,048 7,273 Belgium 2,050 1,433 2,264 1,804 Finland 1,184 555 1,525 423 France 16,570 14,069 14,723 13,318 Germany 17,516 18,075 39,546 29,614 Italy 2,141 2,379 7,311 4,656 Netherlands 13,444 4,535 8,726 3,453 Spain 6,063 4,404 8,396 4,469 Sweden 8,157 8,127 5,853 7,362 United Kingdom 5,389 5,589 8,653 7,300 Other EU 937 445 389 159 European Free Trade Association 286 368 277 537 Norway (-) (-) 16 44 Switzerland 286 368 261 493 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 625 320 19 13 Other Western Europe 423 596 187 327 Eastern Europe/FSR 8,839 5,038 4,899 3,756 Poland 436 238 84 123 Former Soviet Republics 8,403 4,800 4,650 3,515 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 2,294 1,219 2,246 1,179 Russia 6,109 3,581 2,404 2,336 Other FSR (-) (-) (-) (-) Other EE (-) (-) 166 119 Pacific Rim Countries 45,538 46,357 54,557 50,739 Australia 88 198 306 365 China 1,288 1,511 2,379 2,607 Indonesia 2,318 1,742 1,921 1,416 Japan 37,047 38,539 41,973 40,867 Korea 3,496 3,068 6,854 3,916 Taiwan 1,271 1,262 1,122 1,566 Other Pacific Rim 30 37 1 3 South/Central America 11,067 5,652 32,031 12,404 Argentina 939 1,278 2,986 2,568 Brazil 6,486 3,384 28,137 9,569 Colombia 138 89 70 53 Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A 3,504 901 838 214 Other Countries 189 284 286 478 India 173 222 286 478 South Africa 10 5 (-) (-) Other 6 57 (-) (-) ________________________________________________________________________________ 2000 Data June May Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 363,642 225,489 413,358 244,606 North America 128,874 60,443 159,835 77,946 Canada 112,045 54,636 134,053 69,510 Mexico 16,829 5,807 25,783 8,437 Western Europe 133,706 96,168 128,698 93,932 Euro Area 105,267 74,549 112,637 77,309 European Union 118,919 92,526 127,927 92,637 Austria 4,592 4,167 5,018 4,541 Belgium 1,140 1,318 3,383 2,298 Finland 455 534 2,452 1,177 France 15,149 14,702 15,130 15,197 Germany 56,296 38,892 51,726 37,200 Italy 8,729 5,344 7,799 5,105 Netherlands 12,826 5,483 24,200 9,861 Spain 5,813 4,007 2,568 1,716 Sweden 7,863 11,741 7,648 8,916 United Kingdom 5,789 6,217 7,620 6,377 Other EU 267 121 384 250 European Free Trade Association 13,863 2,659 297 479 Norway 13,617 2,249 (-) (-) Switzerland 246 410 297 479 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 437 165 55 46 Other Western Europe 487 818 419 770 Eastern Europe/FSR 21,603 8,305 13,722 5,343 Poland 5,169 1,032 131 165 Former Soviet Republics 16,135 7,124 13,552 5,141 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 4,213 2,575 3,941 2,126 Russia 11,884 4,541 3,973 2,164 Other FSR 38 8 5,638 851 Other EE 299 149 39 36 Pacific Rim Countries 64,042 53,569 79,595 52,758 Australia 80 211 465 522 China 413 440 262 495 Indonesia (-) (-) 2 4 Japan 47,268 43,294 57,418 42,909 Korea 14,133 7,470 20,148 6,911 Taiwan 2,002 2,065 967 1,731 Other Pacific Rim 146 88 333 186 South/Central America 13,748 6,188 31,096 14,323 Argentina 274 244 3,326 2,953 Brazil 13,376 5,875 27,770 11,370 Colombia 98 69 (-) (-) Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A (-) (-) (-) (-) Other Countries 1,669 816 411 303 India 329 348 87 86 South Africa 1,136 277 272 151 Other 205 192 52 66 ________________________________________________________________________________ June Cumulative To Date 2001 Final 2000 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,579,521 1,090,227 2,135,922 1,275,681 North America 492,733 247,070 752,728 379,326 Canada 452,446 227,961 683,194 354,484 Mexico 40,287 19,109 69,534 24,842 Western Europe 558,356 453,364 696,793 500,742 Euro Area 462,652 355,649 585,366 400,130 European Union 552,047 445,365 673,842 491,135 Austria 46,197 38,593 16,553 19,902 Belgium 12,831 9,705 10,095 8,672 Finland 8,312 3,408 19,427 6,651 France 85,481 85,767 69,091 72,663 Germany 181,250 153,096 299,228 207,999 Italy 28,448 19,777 29,105 20,617 Netherlands 53,105 19,809 113,733 44,455 Spain 38,493 22,915 26,607 18,489 Sweden 52,278 51,065 45,429 55,580 United Kingdom 37,107 38,604 43,003 35,353 Other EU 8,545 2,627 1,571 754 European Free Trade Association 1,694 2,574 19,310 5,386 Norway 16 44 18,160 3,001 Switzerland 1,678 2,531 1,150 2,385 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 1,520 882 1,670 737 Other Western Europe 3,095 4,542 1,971 3,485 Eastern Europe/FSR 45,309 34,501 69,057 28,375 Poland 3,294 2,226 6,559 2,174 Former Soviet Republics 33,562 24,610 59,138 24,758 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 11,838 8,800 16,763 8,467 Russia 21,724 15,810 24,354 12,909 Other FSR (-) (-) 18,022 3,382 Other EE 8,454 7,664 3,359 1,443 Pacific Rim Countries 313,703 293,341 374,232 287,135 Australia 1,448 1,569 986 1,655 China 9,358 9,668 6,342 6,438 Indonesia 9,019 5,204 493 693 Japan 246,286 244,758 286,655 234,092 Korea 36,903 22,025 70,521 33,312 Taiwan 10,640 10,050 8,597 10,462 Other Pacific Rim 49 67 637 483 South/Central America 166,668 59,810 239,105 77,221 Argentina 7,235 7,567 5,693 5,214 Brazil 154,603 50,631 230,096 71,115 Colombia 363 249 274 208 Venezuela 124 248 3,041 684 Other S/C A 4,342 1,115 (-) (-) Other Countries 2,753 2,141 4,007 2,882 India 1,401 1,580 1,206 1,613 South Africa 100 43 2,221 655 Other 1,251 518 581 614 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."