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. January 2002 December 2001 Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 366,844 213,817 330,055 168,360 North America 98,802 49,392 79,577 38,213 Canada 93,280 46,710 71,668 35,102 Mexico 5,522 2,682 7,908 3,111 Western Europe 95,472 76,661 88,433 65,268 Euro Area 79,625 61,247 73,605 51,871 European Union 94,669 75,530 87,386 63,974 Austria 5,283 4,480 3,896 4,118 Belgium 1,154 781 2,031 2,447 Finland 5,270 1,269 1,503 577 France 12,984 11,359 8,421 8,767 Germany 44,386 35,449 35,584 26,060 Italy 2,524 2,755 2,655 2,680 Netherlands 2,134 1,044 5,904 2,218 Spain 5,875 4,067 12,982 4,761 Sweden 8,010 8,081 7,421 6,147 United Kingdom 6,991 6,186 6,360 5,955 Other EU 59 59 628 242 European Free Trade Association 402 609 208 484 Norway 5 5 (-) 2 Switzerland 397 604 208 482 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey (-) (-) 512 345 Other Western Europe 401 521 327 465 Eastern Europe/FSR 7,246 5,035 5,634 4,288 Poland 186 146 50 68 Former Soviet Republics 2,560 2,466 5,300 3,891 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 782 643 1,711 726 Russia 1,779 1,823 3,358 3,094 Other FSR (-) (-) 231 71 Other EE 4,500 2,423 285 329 Pacific Rim Countries 87,016 64,288 50,655 37,946 Australia 121 62 986 502 China 1,100 1,193 669 776 Indonesia 2,530 1,449 212 165 Japan 66,503 53,761 41,340 32,159 Korea 11,307 5,922 6,779 3,371 Taiwan 5,414 1,881 651 955 Other Pacific Rim 40 21 18 17 South/Central America 77,823 17,848 105,416 22,255 Argentina 988 1,222 1,233 1,539 Brazil 76,250 16,451 104,103 20,665 Colombia 183 73 80 52 Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A 403 102 (-) (-) Other Countries 484 593 341 390 India 417 535 299 343 South Africa (-) (-) (-) (-) Other 67 59 41 47 ____________________________________________________________________________________ January 2001 December 2000 Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 237,132 174,132 292,256 201,548 North America 68,041 35,758 66,083 33,336 Canada 64,184 33,233 59,620 29,949 Mexico 3,856 2,525 6,463 3,387 Western Europe 78,954 71,392 125,129 100,160 Euro Area 67,678 56,115 109,804 84,206 European Union 77,913 69,869 123,488 98,324 Austria 6,696 5,999 8,613 6,517 Belgium 1,672 1,571 3,089 1,929 Finland 124 250 1,020 384 France 16,496 17,471 22,248 21,028 Germany 18,440 19,028 52,391 40,479 Italy 5,143 3,814 3,873 3,903 Netherlands 11,825 4,570 9,904 4,314 Spain 6,789 3,189 7,931 5,359 Sweden 5,405 8,124 9,027 8,637 United Kingdom 4,830 5,631 4,657 5,481 Other EU 492 223 736 293 European Free Trade Association 130 225 1,057 1,040 Norway (-) (-) (-) (-) Switzerland 130 225 1,057 1,040 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 144 124 114 107 Other Western Europe 767 1,173 469 689 Eastern Europe/FSR 10,415 8,571 10,824 7,725 Poland 2,387 1,361 183 166 Former Soviet Republics 3,658 3,080 10,355 7,308 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 697 582 4,377 3,654 Russia 2,961 2,498 4,885 3,208 Other FSR (-) (-) 1,093 446 Other EE 4,370 4,130 286 251 Pacific Rim Countries 52,468 48,613 53,633 48,295 Australia 701 443 27 84 China 654 1,200 632 832 Indonesia 605 198 (-) (-) Japan 41,373 41,154 41,787 40,730 Korea 5,282 2,868 7,872 4,265 Taiwan 3,851 2,747 3,315 2,378 Other Pacific Rim 2 3 (-) 6 South/Central America 25,742 9,167 36,392 11,851 Argentina 835 868 1,720 1,608 Brazil 24,827 8,244 34,514 10,139 Colombia 79 52 158 102 Venezuela 2 3 (-) 3 Other S/C A (-) (-) (-) (-) Other Countries 1,512 631 196 180 India 207 147 147 134 South Africa 61 27 10 5 Other 1,245 457 39 41 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."