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. Details may not equal totals due to rounding 2002 Data October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 330,724 186,814 274,176 171,403 North America 115,924 61,949 105,112 59,668 Canada 94,142 54,316 89,678 52,901 Mexico 21,782 7,633 15,435 6,767 Western Europe 85,089 61,525 78,306 57,461 Euro Area (2) 69,077 46,461 69,962 47,293 European Union 84,041 60,028 77,412 56,163 Austria 3,542 3,946 4,387 3,742 Belgium 490 338 800 590 Finland 898 380 85 195 France 14,465 7,824 7,834 7,101 Germany 34,576 26,398 43,959 29,039 Italy 1,848 1,764 4,194 2,475 Netherlands 9,202 3,606 6,015 2,473 Spain 3,156 1,834 2,294 1,516 Sweden 9,059 8,252 2,960 4,208 United Kingdom 5,905 5,290 4,490 4,660 Other EU 900 396 394 163 European Free Trade Association 347 596 376 610 Norway 0 5 0 0 Switzerland 347 591 376 610 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 0 0 3 11 Other Western Europe 701 902 516 677 Eastern Europe/FSR 9,296 5,115 6,517 4,793 Poland 79 111 632 390 Former Soviet Republics 2,756 1,266 5,357 3,979 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 448 173 826 464 Russia 2,308 1,093 4,531 3,516 Other FSR 0 0 0 0 Other EE 6,461 3,738 528 424 Pacific Rim Countries 35,994 32,303 34,061 32,668 Australia 0 0 198 131 China 318 387 159 418 Indonesia 0 0 0 0 Japan 26,938 26,831 30,846 29,503 Korea 7,874 3,887 2,015 1,481 Taiwan 853 1,189 844 1,135 Other Pacific Rim 10 10 0 0 South/Central America 84,216 25,672 48,610 15,833 Argentina 1,504 1,683 1,166 1,195 Brazil 80,247 23,193 44,374 13,774 Colombia 96 68 128 86 Venezuela 18 19 112 32 Other S/C A 2,351 708 2,830 745 Other Countries 206 249 1,570 980 India 184 223 561 568 South Africa 0 0 930 344 Other 21 26 79 68 ______________________________________________________________ 2001 Data October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 315,770 186,703 264,569 178,496 North America 99,760 53,494 111,007 58,493 Canada 87,931 48,510 99,233 54,153 Mexico 11,829 4,984 11,774 4,341 Western Europe 99,171 72,037 74,664 56,136 Euro Area (2) 84,025 57,649 65,576 44,156 European Union 98,139 70,754 73,860 54,111 Austria 6,664 5,368 3,330 2,924 Belgium 2,993 2,077 362 452 Finland 4,591 1,403 1,546 429 France 15,759 10,077 12,198 7,533 Germany 41,674 31,724 27,561 23,305 Italy 1,673 1,821 4,351 2,678 Netherlands 5,761 2,346 12,083 4,148 Spain 4,903 2,828 3,939 2,599 Sweden 6,935 7,431 1,839 3,577 United Kingdom 7,178 5,673 6,445 6,377 Other EU 9 5 205 88 European Free Trade Association 386 616 262 479 Norway 0 5 0 0 Switzerland 386 610 262 479 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 298 138 421 1,386 Other Western Europe 348 530 121 159 Eastern Europe/FSR 12,930 6,238 20,769 11,158 Poland 193 202 441 268 Former Soviet Republics 6,173 3,852 13,856 9,517 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 2,302 2,387 9,287 5,438 Russia 3,784 1,437 4,313 3,991 Other FSR 87 28 255 88 Other EE 6,563 2,184 6,472 1,373 Pacific Rim Countries 41,707 38,379 49,648 46,834 Australia 3 10 297 259 China 225 375 3,544 2,712 Indonesia 0 0 2,223 1,629 Japan 36,024 34,999 36,059 37,432 Korea 3,204 1,715 6,905 3,728 Taiwan 2,241 1,267 620 1,074 Other Pacific Rim 10 13 0 0 South/Central America 61,467 15,741 7,905 5,367 Argentina 1,694 1,823 1,121 1,074 Brazil 57,192 13,101 6,557 4,130 Colombia 276 180 227 163 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 2,306 637 0 0 Other Countries 734 813 576 508 India 702 785 558 498 South Africa 0 0 19 10 Other 32 28 0 0 ______________________________________________________________ October Cumulative to Date 2002 Final 2001 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,034,705 1,732,093 2,816,449 1,834,483 North America 1,064,726 555,639 861,974 438,481 Canada 956,426 511,465 781,569 402,660 Mexico 108,300 44,174 80,405 35,822 Western Europe 790,467 611,133 910,944 725,260 Euro Area (2) 666,302 484,876 755,108 568,009 European Union 776,926 597,179 899,084 711,299 Austria 35,738 40,115 75,679 60,863 Belgium 13,301 8,809 21,516 16,802 Finland 20,981 7,535 18,583 6,232 France 111,194 87,922 138,407 127,319 Germany 356,118 257,560 305,435 256,758 Italy 34,552 32,303 44,784 31,668 Netherlands 51,689 20,638 85,089 31,866 Spain 40,058 28,849 56,367 33,678 Sweden 61,529 63,912 73,477 77,000 United Kingdom 48,967 48,266 70,484 66,239 Other EU 2,798 1,269 9,262 2,873 European Free Trade Association 3,915 5,244 4,624 4,726 Norway 848 223 1,842 362 Switzerland 3,067 5,022 2,782 4,364 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 4,369 1,741 2,898 2,823 Other Western Europe 5,258 6,969 4,339 6,411 Eastern Europe/FSR 62,606 35,820 101,227 61,655 Poland 2,824 1,764 4,301 3,069 Former Soviet Republics 33,758 20,303 69,332 44,194 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 7,257 5,372 26,024 18,078 Russia 24,496 14,290 42,965 26,000 Other FSR 2,005 641 343 116 Other EE 26,023 13,753 27,594 14,392 Pacific Rim Countries 390,183 350,790 508,739 477,473 Australia 577 1,066 2,564 2,436 China 12,718 10,533 18,645 17,767 Indonesia 4,318 2,698 11,758 7,015 Japan 310,923 296,494 401,199 400,638 Korea 46,140 26,915 59,383 34,684 Taiwan 14,969 12,686 14,976 14,646 Other Pacific Rim 537 397 215 287 South/Central America 721,113 173,407 429,061 127,609 Argentina 11,789 12,939 14,559 14,892 Brazil 685,743 154,014 406,285 109,759 Colombia 600 370 1,445 958 Venezuela 131 51 124 248 Other S/C A 22,850 6,033 6,648 1,752 Other Countries 5,610 5,304 4,504 4,005 India 4,178 4,509 3,014 3,328 South Africa 930 344 119 53 Other 503 451 1,370 623 CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final October 2002