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 July June Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 298,935 187,724 230,531 165,779 North America 75,600 38,875 82,446 41,223 Canada 69,057 35,517 74,865 38,054 Mexico 6,543 3,358 7,581 3,169 Western Europe 91,192 75,749 82,453 67,225 Euro Area 70,845 57,237 67,571 52,201 European Union 88,652 74,269 81,118 65,941 Austria 9,591 7,245 7,666 6,328 Belgium 1,867 1,746 2,050 1,433 Finland 1,039 269 1,184 555 France 13,618 13,793 16,570 14,069 Germany 32,480 27,056 17,516 18,075 Italy 3,567 2,821 2,141 2,379 Netherlands 3,326 1,315 13,444 4,535 Spain 5,276 2,963 6,063 4,404 Sweden 6,816 9,072 8,157 8,127 United Kingdom 10,992 7,959 5,389 5,589 Other EU 80 28 937 445 European Free Trade Association 2,078 727 286 368 Norway 1,825 295 (-) (-) Switzerland 253 431 286 368 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 8 8 625 320 Other Western Europe 454 746 423 596 Eastern Europe/FSR 11,859 5,343 8,839 5,038 Poland 221 209 436 238 Former Soviet Republics 10,052 4,409 8,403 4,800 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 608 579 2,294 1,219 Russia 9,443 3,829 6,109 3,581 Other FSR (-) (-) (-) (-) Other EE 1,586 725 (-) (-) Pacific Rim Countries 47,778 48,421 45,538 46,357 Australia 686 510 88 198 China 3,037 2,796 1,288 1,511 Indonesia 517 182 2,318 1,742 Japan 35,299 39,791 37,047 38,539 Korea 7,500 4,150 3,496 3,068 Taiwan 739 988 1,271 1,262 Other Pacific Rim (-) 4 30 37 South/Central America 72,257 19,010 11,067 5,652 Argentina 3,749 3,492 939 1,278 Brazil 68,275 15,360 6,486 3,384 Colombia 234 157 138 89 Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A (-) (-) 3,504 901 Other Countries 250 325 189 284 India 234 310 173 222 South Africa (-) (-) 10 5 Other 16 14 6 57 ________________________________________________________________________________ 2000 Data July June Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 333,340 211,103 363,642 225,489 North America 91,202 41,342 128,874 60,443 Canada 85,689 38,343 112,045 54,636 Mexico 5,513 3,000 16,829 5,807 Western Europe 134,153 94,953 133,706 96,168 Euro Area 117,145 77,747 105,267 74,549 European Union 130,537 93,477 118,919 92,526 Austria 3,398 3,521 4,592 4,167 Belgium 3,031 2,056 1,140 1,318 Finland 2,934 962 455 534 France 13,403 13,230 15,149 14,702 Germany 65,760 42,859 56,296 38,892 Italy 3,746 3,827 8,729 5,344 Netherlands 20,229 8,056 12,826 5,483 Spain 4,237 2,989 5,813 4,007 Sweden 7,794 9,967 7,863 11,741 United Kingdom 5,598 5,764 5,789 6,217 Other EU 407 247 267 121 European Free Trade Association 3,327 1,083 13,863 2,659 Norway 2,964 499 13,617 2,249 Switzerland 363 585 246 410 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 58 49 437 165 Other Western Europe 231 344 487 818 Eastern Europe/FSR 6,917 5,121 21,603 8,305 Poland 219 253 5,169 1,032 Former Soviet Republics 6,085 3,566 16,135 7,124 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 1,692 1,432 4,213 2,575 Russia 977 820 11,884 4,541 Other FSR 3,416 1,314 38 8 Other EE 612 1,301 299 149 Pacific Rim Countries 64,017 51,866 64,042 53,569 Australia 202 293 80 211 China 6,783 4,022 413 440 Indonesia 73 419 (-) (-) Japan 52,878 43,185 47,268 43,294 Korea 2,911 2,452 14,133 7,470 Taiwan 1,015 1,393 2,002 2,065 Other Pacific Rim 154 101 146 88 South/Central America 36,339 17,280 13,748 6,188 Argentina 10,309 5,918 274 244 Brazil 26,030 11,362 13,376 5,875 Colombia (-) (-) 98 69 Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A (-) (-) (-) (-) Other Countries 712 541 1,669 816 India 367 243 329 348 South Africa 256 194 1,136 277 Other 89 104 205 192 ________________________________________________________________________________ July Cumulative To Date 2001 Final 2000 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,878,456 1,277,951 2,469,261 1,486,784 North America 568,333 285,945 843,930 420,668 Canada 521,503 263,478 768,883 392,826 Mexico 46,830 22,468 75,047 27,842 Western Europe 649,548 529,113 830,946 595,695 Euro Area 533,497 412,886 702,511 477,877 European Union 640,699 519,634 804,379 584,612 Austria 55,788 45,838 19,951 23,423 Belgium 14,698 11,452 13,125 10,727 Finland 9,350 3,677 22,361 7,613 France 99,099 99,560 82,494 85,893 Germany 213,730 180,152 364,988 250,858 Italy 32,015 22,598 32,850 24,444 Netherlands 56,432 21,124 133,962 52,511 Spain 43,769 25,878 30,844 21,478 Sweden 59,094 60,137 53,223 65,547 United Kingdom 48,099 46,563 48,601 41,116 Other EU 8,625 2,655 1,979 1,001 European Free Trade Association 3,772 3,301 22,637 6,469 Norway 1,841 339 21,124 3,500 Switzerland 1,931 2,962 1,514 2,970 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 1,527 890 1,729 785 Other Western Europe 3,549 5,288 2,202 3,828 Eastern Europe/FSR 57,168 39,844 75,974 33,496 Poland 3,515 2,436 6,778 2,428 Former Soviet Republics 43,614 29,019 65,224 28,324 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 12,446 9,379 18,455 9,899 Russia 31,167 19,639 25,331 13,729 Other FSR (-) (-) 21,438 4,697 Other EE 10,040 8,390 3,972 2,744 Pacific Rim Countries 361,481 341,762 438,249 339,001 Australia 2,134 2,079 1,188 1,948 China 12,396 12,464 13,125 10,460 Indonesia 9,536 5,386 567 1,112 Japan 281,585 284,549 339,533 277,277 Korea 44,403 26,175 73,432 35,764 Taiwan 11,378 11,039 9,612 11,855 Other Pacific Rim 50 71 791 585 South/Central America 238,925 78,820 275,444 94,500 Argentina 10,984 11,059 16,002 11,132 Brazil 222,878 65,992 256,126 82,477 Colombia 597 407 274 208 Venezuela 124 248 3,041 684 Other S/C A 4,342 1,115 (-) (-) Other Countries 3,002 2,466 4,719 3,423 India 1,634 1,890 1,572 1,856 South Africa 100 43 2,476 850 Other 1,267 532 670 718 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."