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 August July Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 321,902 171,821 308,177 172,779 North America 113,032 60,416 104,677 55,415 Canada 102,230 56,243 96,911 51,279 Mexico 10,802 4,173 7,767 4,136 Western Europe 88,029 58,757 81,738 66,324 Euro Area 76,100 47,425 69,977 52,974 European Union 86,451 57,343 78,664 64,665 Austria 2,985 3,225 5,039 5,241 Belgium 1,546 801 3,582 1,770 Finland 3,469 1,252 1,867 931 France 7,034 6,945 14,208 11,351 Germany 45,083 26,256 30,874 23,173 Italy 3,475 3,518 4,845 5,425 Netherlands 10,443 3,755 7,793 2,853 Spain 2,065 1,668 1,711 2,197 Sweden 6,509 5,518 3,906 6,553 United Kingdom 3,842 4,399 4,702 5,068 Other EU (-) 6 137 104 European Free Trade Association 188 314 1,062 529 Norway 11 29 824 145 Switzerland 177 284 238 384 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 926 411 1,720 725 Other Western Europe 464 688 293 405 Eastern Europe/FSR 2,027 1,602 2,146 1,423 Poland 22 31 822 471 Former Soviet Republics 1,024 846 1,022 682 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 437 558 219 213 Russia 587 288 803 470 Other FSR (-) (-) (-) (-) Other EE 980 725 302 270 Pacific Rim Countries 36,570 31,510 28,980 27,741 Australia 112 315 25 176 China 272 429 2,450 1,930 Indonesia (-) (-) (-) (-) Japan 25,150 25,126 20,929 22,330 Korea 7,587 3,651 4,892 2,368 Taiwan 3,449 1,988 684 934 Other Pacific Rim (-) (-) (-) 2 South/Central America 81,808 19,086 89,973 21,211 Argentina 672 1,008 2,530 2,177 Brazil 78,861 17,447 84,207 18,034 Colombia 134 95 39 31 Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A 2,141 536 3,197 969 Other Countries 437 450 661 665 India 403 423 661 659 South Africa (-) (-) (-) (-) Other 34 28 1 6 __________________________________________________________________________________ 2001 Data August July Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 357,654 191,333 298,935 187,724 North America 82,873 40,548 75,600 38,875 Canada 72,903 36,518 69,057 35,517 Mexico 9,970 4,029 6,543 3,358 Western Europe 87,561 67,974 91,192 75,749 Euro Area 72,010 53,317 70,845 57,237 European Union 86,385 66,801 88,652 74,269 Austria 9,897 6,734 9,591 7,245 Belgium 3,463 2,822 1,867 1,746 Finland 3,096 724 1,039 269 France 11,351 10,149 13,618 13,793 Germany 22,470 21,577 32,480 27,056 Italy 6,745 4,571 3,567 2,821 Netherlands 10,813 4,247 3,326 1,315 Spain 3,756 2,374 5,276 2,963 Sweden 5,609 5,854 6,816 9,072 United Kingdom 8,762 7,625 10,992 7,959 Other EU 423 125 80 28 European Free Trade Association 204 330 2,078 727 Norway 1 17 1,825 295 Switzerland 203 313 253 431 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 651 408 8 8 Other Western Europe 321 435 454 746 Eastern Europe/FSR 10,360 4,414 11,859 5,343 Poland 151 163 221 209 Former Soviet Republics 5,689 1,807 10,052 4,409 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 1,989 875 608 579 Russia 3,701 932 9,443 3,829 Other FSR (-) (-) (-) (-) Other EE 4,520 2,445 1,586 725 Pacific Rim Countries 55,903 50,497 47,778 48,421 Australia 130 88 686 510 China 2,480 2,216 3,037 2,796 Indonesia (-) (-) 517 182 Japan 47,531 43,658 35,299 39,791 Korea 4,871 3,066 7,500 4,150 Taiwan 736 1,267 739 988 Other Pacific Rim 155 203 4 South/Central America 120,765 27,681 72,257 19,010 Argentina 760 936 3,749 3,492 Brazil 119,659 26,536 68,275 15,360 Colombia 346 208 234 157 Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A (-) (-) (-) (-) Other Countries 191 219 250 325 India 120 156 234 310 South Africa (-) (-) (-) (-) Other 71 63 16 14 __________________________________________________________________________________ August Cumulative To Date 2002 Final 2001 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,429,804 1,373,876 2,236,110 1,469,284 North America 843,689 434,022 651,206 326,493 Canada 772,607 404,248 594,405 299,996 Mexico 71,083 29,773 56,801 26,497 Western Europe 627,071 492,146 737,109 597,087 Euro Area 527,263 391,123 605,506 466,203 European Union 615,473 480,988 727,084 586,435 Austria 27,809 32,427 65,685 52,571 Belgium 12,011 7,881 18,161 14,273 Finland 19,998 6,959 12,446 4,401 France 88,894 72,997 110,450 109,709 Germany 277,583 202,123 236,201 201,729 Italy 28,510 28,064 38,760 27,169 Netherlands 36,471 14,559 67,245 25,371 Spain 34,608 25,499 47,525 28,252 Sweden 49,510 51,452 64,703 65,991 United Kingdom 38,573 38,316 56,861 54,188 Other EU 1,504 710 9,048 2,780 European Free Trade Association 3,192 4,038 3,976 3,631 Norway 848 218 1,842 357 Switzerland 2,344 3,821 2,134 3,274 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 4,366 1,730 2,179 1,299 Other Western Europe 4,040 5,391 3,870 5,722 Eastern Europe/FSR 46,793 25,912 67,528 44,259 Poland 2,113 1,263 3,666 2,599 Former Soviet Republics 25,645 15,057 49,303 30,825 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 5,983 4,736 14,435 10,254 Russia 17,657 9,681 34,868 20,571 Other FSR 2,005 641 (-) (-) Other EE 19,035 9,592 14,559 10,834 Pacific Rim Countries 320,129 285,820 417,384 392,259 Australia 380 935 2,264 2,167 China 12,241 9,728 14,875 14,679 Indonesia 4,318 2,698 9,536 5,386 Japan 253,139 240,161 329,116 328,207 Korea 36,251 21,547 49,274 29,241 Taiwan 13,272 10,363 12,115 12,305 Other Pacific Rim 527 388 205 274 South/Central America 588,286 131,902 359,690 106,501 Argentina 9,119 10,060 11,744 11,995 Brazil 561,122 117,047 342,537 92,528 Colombia 376 215 943 615 Venezuela (-) (-) 124 248 Other S/C A 17,669 4,579 4,342 1,115 Other Countries 3,835 4,075 3,194 2,684 India 3,433 3,718 1,755 2,046 South Africa (-) (-) 100 43 Other 403 356 1,339 595 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."