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 September August Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 274,176 171,403 321,902 171,821 North America 105,112 59,668 113,032 60,416 Canada 89,678 52,901 102,230 56,243 Mexico 15,435 6,767 10,802 4,173 Western Europe 78,306 57,461 88,029 58,757 Euro Area 69,962 47,293 76,100 47,425 European Union 77,412 56,163 86,451 57,343 Austria 4,387 3,742 2,985 3,225 Belgium 800 590 1,546 801 Finland 85 195 3,469 1,252 France 7,834 7,101 7,034 6,945 Germany 43,959 29,039 45,083 26,256 Italy 4,194 2,475 3,475 3,518 Netherlands 6,015 2,473 10,443 3,755 Spain 2,294 1,516 2,065 1,668 Sweden 2,960 4,208 6,509 5,518 United Kingdom 4,490 4,660 3,842 4,399 Other EU 394 163 (-) 6 European Free Trade Association 376 610 188 314 Norway (-) (-) 11 29 Switzerland 376 610 177 284 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 3 11 926 411 Other Western Europe 516 677 464 688 Eastern Europe/FSR 6,517 4,793 2,027 1,602 Poland 632 390 22 31 Former Soviet Republics 5,357 3,979 1,024 846 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 826 464 437 558 Russia 4,531 3,516 587 288 Other FSR (-) (-) (-) (-) Other EE 528 424 980 725 Pacific Rim Countries 34,061 32,668 36,570 31,510 Australia 198 131 112 315 China 159 418 272 429 Indonesia (-) (-) (-) (-) Japan 30,846 29,503 25,150 25,126 Korea 2,015 1,481 7,587 3,651 Taiwan 844 1,135 3,449 1,988 Other Pacific Rim (-) (-) (-) (-) South/Central America 48,610 15,833 81,808 19,086 Argentina 1,166 1,195 672 1,008 Brazil 44,374 13,774 78,861 17,447 Colombia 128 86 134 95 Venezuela 112 32 (-) (-) Other S/C A 2,830 745 2,141 536 Other Countries 1,570 980 437 450 India 561 568 403 423 South Africa 930 344 (-) (-) Other 79 68 34 28 __________________________________________________________________________________ 2001 Data September August Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 264,569 178,496 357,654 191,333 North America 111,007 58,493 82,873 40,548 Canada 99,233 54,153 72,903 36,518 Mexico 11,774 4,341 9,970 4,029 Western Europe 74,664 56,136 87,561 67,974 Euro Area 65,576 44,156 72,010 53,317 European Union 73,860 54,111 86,385 66,801 Austria 3,330 2,924 9,897 6,734 Belgium 362 452 3,463 2,822 Finland 1,546 429 3,096 724 France 12,198 7,533 11,351 10,149 Germany 27,561 23,305 22,470 21,577 Italy 4,351 2,678 6,745 4,571 Netherlands 12,083 4,148 10,813 4,247 Spain 3,939 2,599 3,756 2,374 Sweden 1,839 3,577 5,609 5,854 United Kingdom 6,445 6,377 8,762 7,625 Other EU 205 88 423 125 European Free Trade Association 262 479 204 330 Norway (-) (-) 1 17 Switzerland 262 479 203 313 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 421 1,386 651 408 Other Western Europe 121 159 321 435 Eastern Europe/FSR 20,769 11,158 10,360 4,414 Poland 441 268 151 163 Former Soviet Republics 13,856 9,517 5,689 1,807 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 9,287 5,438 1,989 875 Russia 4,313 3,991 3,701 932 Other FSR 255 88 (-) (-) Other EE 6,472 1,373 4,520 2,445 Pacific Rim Countries 49,648 46,834 55,903 50,497 Australia 297 259 130 88 China 3,544 2,712 2,480 2,216 Indonesia 2,223 1,629 (-) (-) Japan 36,059 37,432 47,531 43,658 Korea 6,905 3,728 4,871 3,066 Taiwan 620 1,074 736 1,267 Other Pacific Rim (-) (-) 155 203 South/Central America 7,905 5,367 120,765 27,681 Argentina 1,121 1,074 760 936 Brazil 6,557 4,130 119,659 26,536 Colombia 227 163 346 208 Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A (-) (-) (-) (-) Other Countries 576 508 191 219 India 558 498 120 156 South Africa 19 10 (-) (-) Other (-) (-) 71 63 __________________________________________________________________________________ September Cumulative To Date 2002 Final 2001 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,703,980 1,545,279 2,500,679 1,647,780 North America 948,802 493,689 762,213 384,987 Canada 862,284 457,149 693,638 354,149 Mexico 86,518 36,540 68,575 30,838 Western Europe 705,378 549,607 811,773 653,223 Euro Area 597,225 438,416 671,083 510,360 European Union 692,885 537,151 800,944 640,546 Austria 32,196 36,169 69,015 55,496 Belgium 12,811 8,472 18,523 14,725 Finland 20,083 7,154 13,992 4,829 France 96,729 80,098 122,648 117,242 Germany 321,543 231,162 263,762 225,034 Italy 32,704 30,539 43,111 29,847 Netherlands 42,486 17,032 79,328 29,519 Spain 36,902 27,015 51,464 30,851 Sweden 52,470 55,660 66,542 69,568 United Kingdom 43,062 42,976 63,306 60,566 Other EU 1,898 873 9,254 2,868 European Free Trade Association 3,568 4,648 4,238 4,110 Norway 848 218 1,842 357 Switzerland 2,720 4,431 2,396 3,754 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 4,369 1,741 2,600 2,685 Other Western Europe 4,556 6,067 3,991 5,882 Eastern Europe/FSR 53,310 30,705 88,296 55,417 Poland 2,745 1,653 4,107 2,867 Former Soviet Republics 31,002 19,037 63,158 40,342 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 6,809 5,199 23,722 15,692 Russia 22,188 13,197 39,181 24,562 Other FSR 2,005 641 255 88 Other EE 19,563 10,015 21,031 12,208 Pacific Rim Countries 354,190 318,487 467,032 439,093 Australia 577 1,066 2,561 2,426 China 12,400 10,146 18,419 17,391 Indonesia 4,318 2,698 11,758 7,015 Japan 283,985 269,664 365,175 365,639 Korea 38,266 23,028 56,179 32,969 Taiwan 14,116 11,497 12,735 13,379 Other Pacific Rim 527 388 205 274 South/Central America 636,896 147,735 367,595 111,868 Argentina 10,284 11,255 12,865 13,069 Brazil 605,496 130,822 349,094 96,658 Colombia 504 302 1,170 778 Venezuela 112 32 124 248 Other S/C A 20,499 5,324 4,342 1,115 Other Countries 5,405 5,055 3,770 3,192 India 3,993 4,286 2,312 2,544 South Africa 930 344 119 53 Other 482 425 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."