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 November October Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 365,769 198,629 315,770 186,703 North America 94,748 45,746 99,760 53,494 Canada 81,807 41,209 87,931 48,510 Mexico 12,941 4,537 11,829 4,984 Western Europe 96,834 77,844 99,171 72,037 Euro Area (2) 84,786 64,056 84,025 57,649 European Union 96,290 77,096 98,139 70,754 Austria 8,128 6,229 6,664 5,368 Belgium 2,518 3,462 2,993 2,077 Finland 1,479 523 4,591 1,403 France 14,277 13,041 15,759 10,077 Germany 33,604 26,029 41,674 31,724 Italy 4,483 3,143 1,673 1,821 Netherlands 7,807 2,980 5,761 2,346 Spain 12,271 8,556 4,903 2,828 Sweden 2,639 4,525 6,935 7,431 United Kingdom 8,833 8,491 7,178 5,673 Other EU 251 118 9 5 European Free Trade Association 175 238 386 616 Norway (-) 5 (-) 5 Switzerland 175 233 386 610 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 40 27 298 138 Other Western Europe 329 484 348 530 Eastern Europe/FSR 14,360 6,827 12,930 6,238 Poland 60 71 193 202 Former Soviet Republics 3,154 1,769 6,173 3,852 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 2,005 1,234 2,302 2,387 Russia 1,149 535 3,784 1,437 Other FSR (-) (-) 87 28 Other EE 11,146 4,988 6,563 2,184 Pacific Rim Countries 51,739 44,530 41,707 38,379 Australia 77 163 3 10 China 279 544 225 375 Indonesia (-) (-) (-) (-) Japan 46,539 40,039 36,024 34,999 Korea 4,205 2,882 3,204 1,715 Taiwan 639 902 2,241 1,267 Other Pacific Rim (-) (-) 10 13 South/Central America 107,573 23,268 61,467 15,741 Argentina 662 819 1,694 1,823 Brazil 106,300 22,256 57,192 13,101 Colombia 78 46 276 180 Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A 533 147 2,306 637 Other Countries 515 414 734 813 India 449 392 702 785 South Africa (-) (-) (-) (-) Other 67 22 32 28 ________________________________________________________________________________ 2000 Data November October Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 308,313 191,865 305,386 200,806 North America 73,964 38,575 96,918 46,977 Canada 68,654 35,757 87,377 42,982 Mexico 5,310 2,818 9,541 3,995 Western Europe 107,400 83,997 98,353 80,330 Euro Area (2) 95,157 68,553 85,328 64,296 European Union 106,595 82,583 97,527 79,028 Austria 4,692 5,244 8,117 6,226 Belgium 1,332 983 1,249 1,309 Finland 7,243 1,817 359 289 France 13,347 12,846 11,832 12,969 Germany 46,869 35,207 44,116 34,261 Italy 5,515 3,539 1,840 1,616 Netherlands 10,631 4,869 16,824 7,043 Spain 5,200 3,910 659 424 Sweden 3,735 6,578 6,235 8,035 United Kingdom 7,695 7,388 5,960 6,685 Other EU 337 200 337 173 European Free Trade Association 316 652 241 428 Norway (-) (-) (-) (-) Switzerland 316 652 241 428 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 19 15 27 38 Other Western Europe 469 747 557 836 Eastern Europe/FSR 7,549 4,997 11,904 8,250 Poland 151 192 250 265 Former Soviet Republics 7,378 4,786 8,079 5,829 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 2,067 1,980 2,213 1,640 Russia 5,311 2,806 5,300 3,985 Other FSR (-) (-) 566 204 Other EE 20 20 3,576 2,155 Pacific Rim Countries 53,414 43,290 73,400 57,164 Australia 8 27 (-) (-) China 1,374 730 3,226 2,594 Indonesia 3,743 2,318 590 450 Japan 39,059 34,204 58,184 47,053 Korea 6,500 3,843 7,646 4,423 Taiwan 2,730 2,165 3,753 2,640 Other Pacific Rim (-) 3 (-) 3 South/Central America 62,519 19,234 24,643 7,947 Argentina 2,334 1,590 50 84 Brazil 59,867 17,413 24,278 7,659 Colombia 285 198 315 204 Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A 34 33 (-) (-) Other Countries 3,466 1,773 168 138 India 38 56 94 79 South Africa 91 437 24 10 Other 3,337 1,279 50 49 ________________________________________________________________________________ November Cumulative To Date 2001 Final 2000 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,182,218 2,033,112 3,778,213 2,332,322 North America 956,722 484,227 1,204,109 599,509 Canada 863,376 443,869 1,104,420 559,547 Mexico 93,345 40,358 99,689 39,962 Western Europe 1,007,778 803,104 1,308,588 961,092 Euro Area (2) 839,894 632,065 1,131,064 783,929 European Union 995,374 788,395 1,278,935 945,080 Austria 83,807 67,093 43,296 45,341 Belgium 24,034 20,264 22,357 17,773 Finland 20,061 6,755 34,394 11,767 France 152,684 140,360 143,981 143,277 Germany 339,039 282,787 580,877 413,482 Italy 49,267 34,811 51,863 37,688 Netherlands 92,896 34,845 209,506 84,170 Spain 68,639 42,234 39,789 28,123 Sweden 76,117 81,525 73,291 92,959 United Kingdom 79,317 74,730 74,524 68,043 Other EU 9,513 2,992 5,056 2,457 European Free Trade Association 4,799 4,964 23,803 8,495 Norway 1,842 367 21,124 3,500 Switzerland 2,957 4,597 2,680 4,996 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 2,937 2,850 1,775 838 Other Western Europe 4,668 6,895 4,075 6,680 Eastern Europe/FSR 115,587 68,482 112,625 61,948 Poland 4,361 3,140 7,669 3,277 Former Soviet Republics 72,485 45,963 92,499 50,489 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 28,029 19,312 26,506 16,050 Russia 44,114 26,535 40,444 24,972 Other FSR 343 116 25,549 9,466 Other EE 38,741 19,379 12,457 8,182 Pacific Rim Countries 560,478 522,003 701,295 551,943 Australia 2,640 2,599 1,918 2,795 China 18,923 18,311 21,840 16,536 Indonesia 11,758 7,015 8,170 5,983 Japan 447,738 440,677 541,681 449,922 Korea 63,589 37,566 104,056 53,924 Taiwan 15,615 15,548 22,821 22,176 Other Pacific Rim 215 287 809 606 South/Central America 536,634 150,877 442,199 151,850 Argentina 15,221 15,711 20,519 15,094 Brazil 512,585 132,015 417,420 135,215 Colombia 1,524 1,004 1,185 823 Venezuela 124 248 3,041 684 Other S/C A 7,181 1,899 34 33 Other Countries 5,019 4,418 9,397 5,979 India 3,463 3,720 1,990 2,189 South Africa 119 53 3,083 1,561 Other 1,437 645 4,324 2,229 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."