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. Quantity in metric tons/value In thousands of dollars. 2002 Data May April Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 234,636 143,296 263,156 165,347 North America 98,959 50,165 112,076 59,279 Canada 91,991 46,821 102,866 55,168 Mexico 6,968 3,344 9,211 4,110 Western Europe 55,696 48,791 66,694 58,879 Euro Area 41,609 35,193 57,224 48,366 European Union 54,763 47,428 65,466 57,143 Austria 2,829 3,330 5,643 4,781 Belgium 449 556 783 615 Finland 1,270 467 1,547 483 France 5,733 5,544 8,174 8,725 Germany 18,668 17,620 24,740 23,831 Italy 1,838 1,960 6,611 5,542 Netherlands 3,941 1,560 2,087 835 Spain 6,600 4,069 7,085 3,346 Sweden 5,657 5,458 4,297 4,918 United Kingdom 7,497 6,775 3,944 3,860 Other EU 281 88 555 208 European Free Trade Association 385 646 315 581 Norway 6 9 (-) (-) Switzerland 379 637 315 581 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 19 20 9 9 Other Western Europe 528 697 904 1,145 Eastern Europe/FSR 4,753 3,471 5,894 2,921 Poland 652 333 70 36 Former Soviet Republics 3,177 2,646 3,847 1,905 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 266 332 2,922 1,181 Russia 2,143 2,040 417 560 Other FSR 768 274 509 164 Other EE 924 491 1,977 980 Pacific Rim Countries 25,161 28,847 34,400 33,991 Australia (-) (-) 44 230 China 515 555 5,754 3,557 Indonesia (-) (-) 1,212 860 Japan 21,954 25,421 23,004 25,936 Korea 1,883 1,660 3,358 1,980 Taiwan 809 1,210 1,027 1,425 Other Pacific Rim (-) (-) 1 2 South/Central America 49,564 11,473 43,955 10,133 Argentina 1,080 1,367 990 1,367 Brazil 43,467 8,982 42,140 8,507 Colombia (-) (-) 20 15 Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A 5,016 1,124 805 243 Other Countries 504 550 136 144 India 378 425 136 144 South Africa (-) (-) (-) (-) Other 126 125 (-) (-) ____________________________________________________________________________________ 2001 Data May April Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 302,099 197,617 288,688 199,526 North America 102,410 49,530 84,966 40,830 Canada 93,793 45,805 76,142 37,096 Mexico 8,618 3,725 8,824 3,734 Western Europe 107,917 80,710 109,283 84,138 Euro Area 92,920 65,157 94,910 67,921 European Union 107,434 79,833 108,287 82,839 Austria 10,048 7,273 8,055 6,204 Belgium 2,264 1,804 2,703 1,725 Finland 1,525 423 1,944 829 France 14,723 13,318 12,753 13,342 Germany 39,546 29,614 45,353 32,894 Italy 7,311 4,656 2,235 2,215 Netherlands 8,726 3,453 11,016 3,925 Spain 8,396 4,469 9,623 6,282 Sweden 5,853 7,362 7,760 8,309 United Kingdom 8,653 7,300 5,618 6,600 Other EU 389 159 1,227 514 European Free Trade Association 277 537 338 487 Norway 16 44 (-) (-) Switzerland 261 493 338 487 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 19 13 249 186 Other Western Europe 187 327 409 626 Eastern Europe/FSR 4,899 3,756 7,099 5,307 Poland 84 123 189 241 Former Soviet Republics 4,650 3,515 6,563 4,732 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 2,246 1,179 4,378 2,800 Russia 2,404 2,336 2,185 1,932 Other FSR (-) (-) (-) (-) Other EE 166 119 347 333 Pacific Rim Countries 54,557 50,739 67,700 59,702 Australia 306 365 243 286 China 2,379 2,607 3,912 3,044 Indonesia 1,921 1,416 3,100 1,204 Japan 41,973 40,867 49,804 48,669 Korea 6,854 3,916 9,868 5,297 Taiwan 1,122 1,566 757 1,179 Other Pacific Rim 1 3 17 22 South/Central America 32,031 12,404 19,476 9,401 Argentina 2,986 2,568 1,432 1,599 Brazil 28,137 9,569 18,044 7,802 Colombia 70 53 (-) (-) Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A 838 214 (-) (-) Other Countries 286 478 164 149 India 286 478 164 149 South Africa (-) (-) (-) (-) Other (-) (-) (-) (-) ____________________________________________________________________________________ May Cumulative To Date 2002 Final 2001 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,491,199 868,408 1,348,991 924,448 North America 521,986 266,473 410,287 205,847 Canada 481,005 249,209 377,580 189,907 Mexico 40,981 17,263 32,707 15,940 Western Europe 384,986 311,784 475,903 386,138 Euro Area 319,761 246,303 395,081 303,449 European Union 379,002 305,053 470,929 379,424 Austria 18,673 20,954 38,531 32,265 Belgium 5,534 4,517 10,781 8,272 Finland 13,291 4,217 7,127 2,852 France 45,762 43,071 68,911 71,698 Germany 176,559 132,208 163,734 135,021 Italy 17,626 16,540 26,308 17,398 Netherlands 12,865 5,786 39,661 15,274 Spain 28,587 18,636 32,429 18,511 Sweden 32,309 33,399 44,121 42,938 United Kingdom 26,889 25,331 31,718 33,014 Other EU 907 394 7,608 2,182 European Free Trade Association 1,736 2,816 1,408 2,206 Norway 12 14 16 44 Switzerland 1,724 2,802 1,392 2,162 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 1,594 520 894 563 Other Western Europe 2,653 3,395 2,673 3,946 Eastern Europe/FSR 33,406 20,082 36,470 29,463 Poland 1,210 728 2,858 1,989 Former Soviet Republics 19,447 12,453 25,158 19,810 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 5,144 3,876 9,543 7,581 Russia 13,014 8,127 15,615 12,229 Other FSR 1,290 451 (-) (-) Other EE 12,749 6,900 8,454 7,664 Pacific Rim Countries 217,388 194,135 268,165 246,984 Australia 230 331 1,361 1,371 China 7,957 6,361 8,071 8,157 Indonesia 4,206 2,600 6,701 3,462 Japan 174,635 164,311 209,239 206,219 Korea 21,591 13,953 33,406 18,957 Taiwan 8,242 6,193 9,369 8,788 Other Pacific Rim 527 385 19 31 South/Central America 331,435 73,739 155,601 54,159 Argentina 4,408 5,423 6,297 6,289 Brazil 316,323 65,624 148,117 47,248 Colombia 203 89 225 160 Venezuela (-) (-) 124 248 Other S/C A 10,501 2,603 838 214 Other Countries 1,999 2,195 2,564 1,857 India 1,706 1,919 1,228 1,358 South Africa (-) (-) 91 38 Other 293 276 1,246 461 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."