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. 2002 Data July June Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 308,177 172,779 308,526 160,868 North America 104,677 55,415 103,994 51,717 Canada 96,911 51,279 92,461 47,516 Mexico 7,767 4,136 11,533 4,201 Western Europe 81,738 66,324 72,319 55,281 Euro Area 69,977 52,974 61,425 44,421 European Union 78,664 64,665 71,356 53,926 Austria 5,039 5,241 1,112 3,008 Belgium 3,582 1,770 1,350 794 Finland 1,867 931 1,371 559 France 14,208 11,351 21,891 11,631 Germany 30,874 23,173 25,068 20,486 Italy 4,845 5,425 2,564 2,581 Netherlands 7,793 2,853 5,371 2,165 Spain 1,711 2,197 2,244 2,997 Sweden 3,906 6,553 6,786 5,982 United Kingdom 4,702 5,068 3,139 3,518 Other EU 137 104 460 206 European Free Trade Association 1,062 529 206 380 Norway 824 145 1 30 Switzerland 238 384 205 350 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 1,720 725 126 73 Other Western Europe 293 405 630 902 Eastern Europe/FSR 2,146 1,423 9,214 2,805 Poland 822 471 59 33 Former Soviet Republics 1,022 682 4,151 1,076 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 219 213 184 89 Russia 803 470 3,252 797 Other FSR (-) (-) 715 190 Other EE 302 270 5,003 1,696 Pacific Rim Countries 28,980 27,741 37,191 32,434 Australia 25 176 13 113 China 2,450 1,930 1,563 1,008 Indonesia 113 98 Japan 20,929 22,330 32,424 28,394 Korea 4,892 2,368 2,181 1,575 Taiwan 684 934 897 1,246 Other Pacific Rim (-) 2 (-) (-) South/Central America 89,973 21,211 85,071 17,866 Argentina 2,530 2,177 1,509 1,452 Brazil 84,207 18,034 81,731 15,942 Colombia 39 31 (-) (-) Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A 3,197 969 1,831 471 Other Countries 661 665 738 765 India 661 659 663 718 South Africa (-) (-) (-) (-) Other 1 6 75 47 __________________________________________________________________________________ 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 __________________________________________________________________________________ July Cumulative To Date 2002 Final 2001 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,107,902 1,202,055 1,878,456 1,277,951 North America 730,657 373,605 568,333 285,945 Canada 670,376 348,005 521,503 263,478 Mexico 60,281 25,601 46,830 22,468 Western Europe 539,043 433,390 649,548 529,113 Euro Area 451,163 343,698 533,497 412,886 European Union 529,022 423,645 640,699 519,634 Austria 24,824 29,202 55,788 45,838 Belgium 10,466 7,080 14,698 11,452 Finland 16,529 5,707 9,350 3,677 France 81,861 66,052 99,099 99,560 Germany 232,500 175,867 213,730 180,152 Italy 25,035 24,546 32,015 22,598 Netherlands 26,029 10,804 56,432 21,124 Spain 32,542 23,831 43,769 25,878 Sweden 43,001 45,934 59,094 60,137 United Kingdom 34,731 33,917 48,099 46,563 Other EU 1,504 704 8,625 2,655 European Free Trade Association 3,004 3,724 3,772 3,301 Norway 837 188 1,841 339 Switzerland 2,167 3,536 1,931 2,962 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 3,441 1,318 1,527 890 Other Western Europe 3,576 4,702 3,549 5,288 Eastern Europe/FSR 44,766 24,310 57,168 39,844 Poland 2,091 1,232 3,515 2,436 Former Soviet Republics 24,621 14,211 43,614 29,019 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 5,546 4,178 12,446 9,379 Russia 17,069 9,393 31,167 19,639 Other FSR 2,005 641 (-) (-) Other EE 18,054 8,867 10,040 8,390 Pacific Rim Countries 283,559 254,310 361,481 341,762 Australia 268 620 2,134 2,079 China 11,970 9,299 12,396 12,464 Indonesia 4,318 2,698 9,536 5,386 Japan 227,988 215,035 281,585 284,549 Korea 28,664 17,896 44,403 26,175 Taiwan 9,822 8,374 11,378 11,039 Other Pacific Rim 527 388 50 71 South/Central America 506,479 112,816 238,925 78,820 Argentina 8,446 9,053 10,984 11,059 Brazil 482,261 99,600 222,878 65,992 Colombia 242 120 597 407 Venezuela (-) (-) 124 248 Other S/C A 15,529 4,043 4,342 1,115 Other Countries 3,399 3,624 3,002 2,466 India 3,030 3,296 1,634 1,890 South Africa (-) (-) 100 43 Other 369 329 1,267 532 CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), 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."