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 December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 290,187 175,480 312,864 179,583 North America 91,100 54,126 102,872 52,277 Canada 84,334 50,661 82,645 45,323 Mexico 6,766 3,465 20,227 6,954 Western Europe 79,869 59,754 82,670 60,306 Euro Area (2) 68,929 46,274 64,121 45,458 European Union 78,402 57,731 78,943 58,032 Austria 3,370 3,544 5,803 5,118 Belgium 1,961 1,021 2,117 916 Finland 208 211 1,164 622 France 6,956 7,841 7,795 7,751 Germany 34,628 24,448 30,120 21,808 Italy 5,848 3,679 6,012 4,056 Netherlands 5,674 2,281 8,223 3,245 Spain 9,725 3,019 2,887 1,942 Sweden 4,111 5,860 8,354 6,961 United Kingdom 5,362 5,597 6,468 5,612 Other EU 557 231 0 0 European Free Trade Association 254 380 361 555 Norway 1 4 0 0 Switzerland 253 377 361 555 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 0 0 2,930 1,165 Other Western Europe 1,213 1,642 436 554 Eastern Europe/FSR 6,558 4,558 12,176 3,610 Poland 339 168 671 374 Former Soviet Republics 4,163 3,189 11,435 3,153 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 948 347 1,110 544 Russia 3,215 2,841 303 474 Other FSR 0 0 10,021 2,134 Other EE 2,055 1,202 70 83 Pacific Rim Countries 39,234 32,172 31,205 36,864 Australia 33 45 12 47 China 1,111 1,222 520 660 Indonesia 0 0 0 0 Japan 32,244 26,471 27,955 33,460 Korea 4,566 3,066 1,927 1,558 Taiwan 1,280 1,369 791 1,140 Other Pacific Rim 0 0 0 0 South/Central America 73,126 24,587 83,623 26,181 Argentina 272 470 1,680 1,690 Brazil 68,110 18,365 79,881 23,881 Colombia 472 337 19 14 Venezuela 8 9 35 31 Other S/C A 4,266 5,406 2,008 565 Other Countries 300 282 318 346 India 256 248 275 310 South Africa 0 0 0 0 Other 44 34 43 35 ______________________________________________________________ 2001 Data December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 330,055 168,360 365,769 198,629 North America 79,577 38,213 94,748 45,746 Canada 71,668 35,102 81,807 41,209 Mexico 7,908 3,111 12,941 4,537 Western Europe 88,433 65,268 96,834 77,844 Euro Area (2) 73,605 51,871 84,786 64,056 European Union 87,386 63,974 96,290 77,096 Austria 3,896 4,118 8,128 6,229 Belgium 2,031 2,447 2,518 3,462 Finland 1,503 577 1,479 523 France 8,421 8,767 14,277 13,041 Germany 35,584 26,060 33,604 26,029 Italy 2,655 2,680 4,483 3,143 Netherlands 5,904 2,218 7,807 2,980 Spain 12,982 4,761 12,271 8,556 Sweden 7,421 6,147 2,639 4,525 United Kingdom 6,360 5,955 8,833 8,491 Other EU 628 242 251 118 European Free Trade Association 208 484 175 238 Norway 0 2 0 5 Switzerland 208 482 175 233 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 512 345 40 27 Other Western Europe 327 465 329 484 Eastern Europe/FSR 5,634 4,288 14,360 6,827 Poland 50 68 60 71 Former Soviet Republics 5,300 3,891 3,154 1,769 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 1,711 726 2,005 1,234 Russia 3,358 3,094 1,149 535 Other FSR 231 71 0 0 Other EE 285 329 11,146 4,988 Pacific Rim Countries 50,655 37,946 51,739 44,530 Australia 986 502 77 163 China 669 776 279 544 Indonesia 212 165 0 0 Japan 41,340 32,159 46,539 40,039 Korea 6,779 3,371 4,205 2,882 Taiwan 651 955 639 902 Other Pacific Rim 18 17 0 0 South/Central America 105,416 22,255 107,573 23,268 Argentina 1,233 1,539 662 819 Brazil 104,103 20,665 106,300 22,256 Colombia 80 52 78 46 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 0 0 533 147 Other Countries 341 390 515 414 India 299 343 449 392 South Africa 0 0 0 0 Other 41 47 67 22 ______________________________________________________________ December Cumulative to Date 2002 Final 2001 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,637,756 2,087,156 3,512,272 2,201,472 North America 1,258,698 662,041 1,036,298 522,441 Canada 1,123,405 607,449 935,045 478,971 Mexico 135,293 54,592 101,254 43,470 Western Europe 953,006 731,192 1,096,211 868,372 Euro Area (2) 799,351 576,609 913,499 683,936 European Union 934,270 712,942 1,082,759 852,369 Austria 44,911 48,777 87,703 71,210 Belgium 17,380 10,747 26,065 22,711 Finland 22,354 8,367 21,564 7,332 France 125,946 103,514 161,105 149,127 Germany 420,867 303,816 374,623 308,848 Italy 46,412 40,039 51,923 37,490 Netherlands 65,585 26,164 98,800 37,064 Spain 52,670 33,810 81,620 46,996 Sweden 73,994 76,733 83,537 87,672 United Kingdom 60,797 59,476 85,677 80,685 Other EU 3,355 1,500 10,142 3,234 European Free Trade Association 4,530 6,179 5,008 5,448 Norway 849 226 1,842 369 Switzerland 3,681 5,953 3,165 5,079 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 7,299 2,905 3,449 3,195 Other Western Europe 6,907 9,165 4,995 7,360 Eastern Europe/FSR 81,339 43,988 121,221 72,770 Poland 3,834 2,306 4,411 3,208 Former Soviet Republics 49,356 26,645 77,785 49,854 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 9,316 6,264 29,739 20,038 Russia 28,014 17,605 47,472 29,629 Other FSR 12,026 2,775 573 187 Other EE 28,149 15,038 39,025 19,708 Pacific Rim Countries 460,622 419,827 611,133 559,949 Australia 622 1,157 3,626 3,101 China 14,349 12,414 19,592 19,087 Indonesia 4,318 2,698 11,970 7,180 Japan 371,122 356,426 489,078 472,836 Korea 52,633 31,538 70,367 40,937 Taiwan 17,040 15,196 16,266 16,503 Other Pacific Rim 537 397 233 303 South/Central America 877,862 224,175 642,050 173,132 Argentina 13,741 15,098 16,455 17,250 Brazil 833,734 196,260 616,687 152,679 Colombia 1,090 721 1,604 1,056 Venezuela 173 91 124 248 Other S/C A 29,124 12,004 7,181 1,899 Other Countries 6,228 5,932 5,360 4,809 India 4,708 5,067 3,763 4,063 South Africa 930 344 119 53 Other 590 520 1,478 692 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 December 2002