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 November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 312,864 179,583 330,724 186,814 North America 102,872 52,277 115,924 61,949 Canada 82,645 45,323 94,142 54,316 Mexico 20,227 6,954 21,782 7,633 Western Europe 82,670 60,306 85,089 61,525 Euro Area (2) 64,121 45,458 69,077 46,461 European Union 78,943 58,032 84,041 60,028 Austria 5,803 5,118 3,542 3,946 Belgium 2,117 916 490 338 Finland 1,164 622 898 380 France 7,795 7,751 14,465 7,824 Germany 30,120 21,808 34,576 26,398 Italy 6,012 4,056 1,848 1,764 Netherlands 8,223 3,245 9,202 3,606 Spain 2,887 1,942 3,156 1,834 Sweden 8,354 6,961 9,059 8,252 United Kingdom 6,468 5,612 5,905 5,290 Other EU 0 0 900 396 European Free Trade Association 361 555 347 596 Norway 0 0 0 5 Switzerland 361 555 347 591 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 2,930 1,165 0 0 Other Western Europe 436 554 701 902 Eastern Europe/FSR 12,176 3,610 9,296 5,115 Poland 671 374 79 111 Former Soviet Republics 11,435 3,153 2,756 1,266 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 1,110 544 448 173 Russia 303 474 2,308 1,093 Other FSR 10,021 2,134 0 0 Other EE 70 83 6,461 3,738 Pacific Rim Countries 31,205 36,864 35,994 32,303 Australia 12 47 0 0 China 520 660 318 387 Indonesia 0 0 0 0 Japan 27,955 33,460 26,938 26,831 Korea 1,927 1,558 7,874 3,887 Taiwan 791 1,140 853 1,189 Other Pacific Rim 0 0 10 10 South/Central America 83,623 26,181 84,216 25,672 Argentina 1,680 1,690 1,504 1,683 Brazil 79,881 23,881 80,247 23,193 Colombia 19 14 96 68 Venezuela 35 31 18 19 Other S/C A 2,008 565 2,351 708 Other Countries 318 346 206 249 India 275 310 184 223 South Africa 0 0 0 0 Other 43 35 21 26 ______________________________________________________________ 2001 Data November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 365,769 198,629 315,770 186,703 North America 94,748 45,746 99,760 53,494 Canada 81,807 41,209 87,931 48,510 Mexico 12,941 4,537 11,829 4,984 Western Europe 96,834 77,844 99,171 72,037 Euro Area (2) 84,786 64,056 84,025 57,649 European Union 96,290 77,096 98,139 70,754 Austria 8,128 6,229 6,664 5,368 Belgium 2,518 3,462 2,993 2,077 Finland 1,479 523 4,591 1,403 France 14,277 13,041 15,759 10,077 Germany 33,604 26,029 41,674 31,724 Italy 4,483 3,143 1,673 1,821 Netherlands 7,807 2,980 5,761 2,346 Spain 12,271 8,556 4,903 2,828 Sweden 2,639 4,525 6,935 7,431 United Kingdom 8,833 8,491 7,178 5,673 Other EU 251 118 9 5 European Free Trade Association 175 238 386 616 Norway 0 5 0 5 Switzerland 175 233 386 610 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 40 27 298 138 Other Western Europe 329 484 348 530 Eastern Europe/FSR 14,360 6,827 12,930 6,238 Poland 60 71 193 202 Former Soviet Republics 3,154 1,769 6,173 3,852 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 2,005 1,234 2,302 2,387 Russia 1,149 535 3,784 1,437 Other FSR 0 0 87 28 Other EE 11,146 4,988 6,563 2,184 Pacific Rim Countries 51,739 44,530 41,707 38,379 Australia 77 163 3 10 China 279 544 225 375 Indonesia 0 0 0 0 Japan 46,539 40,039 36,024 34,999 Korea 4,205 2,882 3,204 1,715 Taiwan 639 902 2,241 1,267 Other Pacific Rim 0 0 10 13 South/Central America 107,573 23,268 61,467 15,741 Argentina 662 819 1,694 1,823 Brazil 106,300 22,256 57,192 13,101 Colombia 78 46 276 180 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 533 147 2,306 637 Other Countries 515 414 734 813 India 449 392 702 785 South Africa 0 0 0 0 Other 67 22 32 28 ______________________________________________________________ November Cumulative to Date 2002 Final 2001 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,347,569 1,911,676 3,182,218 2,033,112 North America 1,167,598 607,915 956,722 484,227 Canada 1,039,071 556,788 863,376 443,869 Mexico 128,527 51,128 93,345 40,358 Western Europe 873,137 671,438 1,007,778 803,104 Euro Area (2) 730,423 530,335 839,894 632,065 European Union 855,868 655,210 995,374 788,395 Austria 41,541 45,233 83,807 67,093 Belgium 15,419 9,726 24,034 20,264 Finland 22,146 8,157 20,061 6,755 France 118,989 95,673 152,684 140,360 Germany 386,238 279,368 339,039 282,787 Italy 40,564 36,360 49,267 34,811 Netherlands 59,912 23,883 92,896 34,845 Spain 42,945 30,791 68,639 42,234 Sweden 69,883 70,873 76,117 81,525 United Kingdom 55,435 53,879 79,317 74,730 Other EU 2,798 1,269 9,513 2,992 European Free Trade Association 4,276 5,799 4,799 4,964 Norway 848 223 1,842 367 Switzerland 3,428 5,576 2,957 4,597 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 7,299 2,905 2,937 2,850 Other Western Europe 5,694 7,523 4,668 6,895 Eastern Europe/FSR 74,781 39,430 115,587 68,482 Poland 3,495 2,138 4,361 3,140 Former Soviet Republics 45,193 23,456 72,485 45,963 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 8,368 5,917 28,029 19,312 Russia 24,799 14,764 44,114 26,535 Other FSR 12,026 2,775 343 116 Other EE 26,094 13,836 38,741 19,379 Pacific Rim Countries 421,388 387,655 560,478 522,003 Australia 590 1,112 2,640 2,599 China 13,238 11,192 18,923 18,311 Indonesia 4,318 2,698 11,758 7,015 Japan 338,878 329,955 447,738 440,677 Korea 48,067 28,473 63,589 37,566 Taiwan 15,760 13,827 15,615 15,548 Other Pacific Rim 537 397 215 287 South/Central America 804,736 199,588 536,634 150,877 Argentina 13,469 14,629 15,221 15,711 Brazil 765,624 177,895 512,585 132,015 Colombia 619 384 1,524 1,004 Venezuela 166 82 124 248 Other S/C A 24,858 6,598 7,181 1,899 Other Countries 5,928 5,649 5,019 4,418 India 4,452 4,819 3,463 3,720 South Africa 930 344 119 53 Other 546 486 1,437 645 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 November 2002