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 January 2003 December 2002 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 285,186 165,322 290,187 175,480 North America 86,088 47,478 91,100 54,126 Canada 76,406 43,474 84,334 50,661 Mexico 9,682 4,003 6,766 3,465 Western Europe 68,077 51,623 79,869 59,754 Euro Area (2) 54,102 39,797 68,929 46,274 European Union 64,348 49,014 78,402 57,731 Austria 1,145 1,765 3,370 3,544 Belgium 2,393 1,378 1,961 1,021 Finland 1,242 548 208 211 France 7,750 8,355 6,956 7,841 Germany 27,393 18,643 34,628 24,448 Italy 5,695 3,496 5,848 3,679 Netherlands 1,079 666 5,674 2,281 Spain 6,821 4,720 9,725 3,019 Sweden 7,249 6,137 4,111 5,860 United Kingdom 2,997 3,079 5,362 5,597 Other EU 585 226 557 231 European Free Trade Association 337 537 254 380 Norway 0 0 1 4 Switzerland 337 537 253 377 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 2,775 1,295 0 0 Other Western Europe 617 777 1,213 1,642 Eastern Europe/FSR 8,069 4,645 6,558 4,558 Poland 4,369 2,277 339 168 Former Soviet Republics 1,382 1,084 4,163 3,189 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 53 139 948 347 Russia 1,327 942 3,215 2,841 Other FSR 3 4 0 0 Other EE 2,318 1,284 2,055 1,202 Pacific Rim Countries 37,384 35,166 39,234 32,172 Australia 0 0 33 45 China 4,059 3,606 1,111 1,222 Indonesia 1,024 463 0 0 Japan 29,693 28,579 32,244 26,471 Korea 1,893 1,486 4,566 3,066 Taiwan 696 1,017 1,280 1,369 Other Pacific Rim 19 15 0 0 South/Central America 84,429 25,806 73,126 24,587 Argentina 1,626 1,849 272 470 Brazil 78,545 22,706 68,110 18,365 Colombia 414 301 472 337 Venezuela 0 0 8 9 Other S/C A 3,844 950 4,266 5,406 Other Countries 1,139 605 300 282 India 409 409 256 248 South Africa 684 158 0 0 Other 46 38 44 34 ______________________________________________________________ January 2002 December 2001 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 366,844 213,817 330,055 168,360 North America 98,802 49,392 79,577 38,213 Canada 93,280 46,710 71,668 35,102 Mexico 5,522 2,682 7,908 3,111 Western Europe 95,472 76,661 88,433 65,268 Euro Area (2) 79,625 61,247 73,605 51,871 European Union 94,669 75,530 87,386 63,974 Austria 5,283 4,480 3,896 4,118 Belgium 1,154 781 2,031 2,447 Finland 5,270 1,269 1,503 577 France 12,984 11,359 8,421 8,767 Germany 44,386 35,449 35,584 26,060 Italy 2,524 2,755 2,655 2,680 Netherlands 2,134 1,044 5,904 2,218 Spain 5,875 4,067 12,982 4,761 Sweden 8,010 8,081 7,421 6,147 United Kingdom 6,991 6,186 6,360 5,955 Other EU 59 59 628 242 European Free Trade Association 402 609 208 484 Norway 5 5 0 2 Switzerland 397 604 208 482 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 0 0 512 345 Other Western Europe 401 521 327 465 Eastern Europe/FSR 7,246 5,035 5,634 4,288 Poland 186 146 50 68 Former Soviet Republics 2,560 2,466 5,300 3,891 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 782 643 1,711 726 Russia 1,779 1,823 3,358 3,094 Other FSR 0 0 231 71 Other EE 4,500 2,423 285 329 Pacific Rim Countries 87,016 64,288 50,655 37,946 Australia 121 62 986 502 China 1,100 1,193 669 776 Indonesia 2,530 1,449 212 165 Japan 66,503 53,761 41,340 32,159 Korea 11,307 5,922 6,779 3,371 Taiwan 5,414 1,881 651 955 Other Pacific Rim 40 21 18 17 South/Central America 77,823 17,848 105,416 22,255 Argentina 988 1,222 1,233 1,539 Brazil 76,250 16,451 104,103 20,665 Colombia 183 73 80 52 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 403 102 0 0 Other Countries 484 593 341 390 India 417 535 299 343 South Africa 0 0 0 0 Other 67 59 41 47 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 January 2003