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 December November Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 330,055 168,360 365,769 198,629 North America 79,577 38,213 94,748 45,746 Canada 71,668 35,102 81,807 41,209 Mexico 7,908 3,111 12,941 4,537 Western Europe 88,433 65,268 96,834 77,844 Euro Area 73,605 51,871 84,786 64,056 European Union 87,386 63,974 96,290 77,096 Austria 3,896 4,118 8,128 6,229 Belgium 2,031 2,447 2,518 3,462 Finland 1,503 577 1,479 523 France 8,421 8,767 14,277 13,041 Germany 35,584 26,060 33,604 26,029 Italy 2,655 2,680 4,483 3,143 Netherlands 5,904 2,218 7,807 2,980 Spain 12,982 4,761 12,271 8,556 Sweden 7,421 6,147 2,639 4,525 United Kingdom 6,360 5,955 8,833 8,491 Other EU 628 242 251 118 European Free Trade Association 208 484 175 238 Norway (-) 2 (-) 5 Switzerland 208 482 175 233 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 512 345 40 27 Other Western Europe 327 465 329 484 Eastern Europe/FSR 5,634 4,288 14,360 6,827 Poland 50 68 60 71 Former Soviet Republics 5,300 3,891 3,154 1,769 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 1,711 726 2,005 1,234 Russia 3,358 3,094 1,149 535 Other FSR 231 71 (-) (-) Other EE 285 329 11,146 4,988 Pacific Rim Countries 50,655 37,946 51,739 44,530 Australia 986 502 77 163 China 669 776 279 544 Indonesia 212 165 (-) (-) Japan 41,340 32,159 46,539 40,039 Korea 6,779 3,371 4,205 2,882 Taiwan 651 955 639 902 Other Pacific Rim 18 17 (-) (-) South/Central America 105,416 22,255 107,573 23,268 Argentina 1,233 1,539 662 819 Brazil 104,103 20,665 106,300 22,256 Colombia 80 52 78 46 Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A (-) (-) 533 147 Other Countries 341 390 515 414 India 299 343 449 392 South Africa (-) (-) (-) (-) Other 41 47 67 22 ________________________________________________________________________________ 2000 Data December November Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 292,256 201,548 308,313 191,865 North America 66,083 33,336 73,964 38,575 Canada 59,620 29,949 68,654 35,757 Mexico 6,463 3,387 5,310 2,818 Western Europe 125,129 100,160 107,400 83,997 Euro Area 109,804 84,206 95,157 68,553 European Union 123,488 98,324 106,595 82,583 Austria 8,613 6,517 4,692 5,244 Belgium 3,089 1,929 1,332 983 Finland 1,020 384 7,243 1,817 France 22,248 21,028 13,347 12,846 Germany 52,391 40,479 46,869 35,207 Italy 3,873 3,903 5,515 3,539 Netherlands 9,904 4,314 10,631 4,869 Spain 7,931 5,359 5,200 3,910 Sweden 9,027 8,637 3,735 6,578 United Kingdom 4,657 5,481 7,695 7,388 Other EU 736 293 337 200 European Free Trade Association 1,057 1,040 316 652 Norway (-) (-) (-) (-) Switzerland 1,057 1,040 316 652 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 114 107 19 15 Other Western Europe 469 689 469 747 Eastern Europe/FSR 10,824 7,725 7,549 4,997 Poland 183 166 151 192 Former Soviet Republics 10,355 7,308 7,378 4,786 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 4,377 3,654 2,067 1,980 Russia 4,885 3,208 5,311 2,806 Other FSR 1,093 446 (-) (-) Other EE 286 251 20 20 Pacific Rim Countries 53,633 48,295 53,414 43,290 Australia 27 84 8 27 China 632 832 1,374 730 Indonesia (-) (-) 3,743 2,318 Japan 41,787 40,730 39,059 34,204 Korea 7,872 4,265 6,500 3,843 Taiwan 3,315 2,378 2,730 2,165 Other Pacific Rim (-) 6 (-) 3 South/Central America 36,392 11,851 62,519 19,234 Argentina 1,720 1,608 2,334 1,590 Brazil 34,514 10,139 59,867 17,413 Colombia 158 102 285 198 Venezuela (-) 3 (-) (-) Other S/C A (-) (-) 34 33 Other Countries 196 180 3,466 1,773 India 147 134 38 56 South Africa 10 5 91 437 Other 39 41 3,337 1,279 ________________________________________________________________________________ December Cumulative To Date 2001 Final 2000 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,512,272 2,201,472 4,070,469 2,533,870 North America 1,036,298 522,441 1,270,191 632,846 Canada 935,045 478,971 1,164,040 589,497 Mexico 101,254 43,470 106,151 43,349 Western Europe 1,096,211 868,372 1,433,717 1,061,253 Euro Area 913,499 683,936 1,240,868 868,135 European Union 1,082,759 852,369 1,402,423 1,043,404 Austria 87,703 71,210 51,909 51,858 Belgium 26,065 22,711 25,446 19,701 Finland 21,564 7,332 35,414 12,151 France 161,105 149,127 166,229 164,306 Germany 374,623 308,848 633,268 453,960 Italy 51,923 37,490 55,736 41,591 Netherlands 98,800 37,064 219,410 88,484 Spain 81,620 46,996 47,720 33,482 Sweden 83,537 87,672 82,319 101,596 United Kingdom 85,677 80,685 79,181 73,524 Other EU 10,142 3,234 5,792 2,751 European Free Trade Association 5,008 5,448 24,861 9,535 Norway 1,842 369 21,124 3,500 Switzerland 3,165 5,079 3,737 6,036 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 3,449 3,195 1,889 945 Other Western Europe 4,995 7,360 4,544 7,369 Eastern Europe/FSR 121,221 72,770 123,449 69,673 Poland 4,411 3,208 7,852 3,444 Former Soviet Republics 77,785 49,854 102,855 57,796 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 29,739 20,038 30,884 19,704 Russia 47,472 29,629 45,329 28,180 Other FSR 573 187 26,642 9,913 Other EE 39,025 19,708 12,743 8,433 Pacific Rim Countries 611,133 559,949 754,928 600,239 Australia 3,626 3,101 1,945 2,879 China 19,592 19,087 22,472 17,368 Indonesia 11,970 7,180 8,170 5,983 Japan 489,078 472,836 583,469 490,652 Korea 70,367 40,937 111,927 58,190 Taiwan 16,266 16,503 26,136 24,555 Other Pacific Rim 233 303 809 612 South/Central America 642,050 173,132 478,591 163,701 Argentina 16,455 17,250 22,240 16,702 Brazil 616,687 152,679 451,934 145,354 Colombia 1,604 1,056 1,343 925 Venezuela 124 248 3,041 686 Other S/C A 7,181 1,899 34 33 Other Countries 5,360 4,809 9,593 6,159 India 3,763 4,063 2,137 2,323 South Africa 119 53 3,092 1,566 Other 1,478 692 4,363 2,270 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."