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 2003 Data February January Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 242,068 143,589 285,186 165,322 North America 87,880 43,742 86,088 47,478 Canada 56,304 32,841 76,406 43,474 Mexico 31,576 10,901 9,682 4,003 Western Europe 65,698 50,551 68,077 51,623 Euro Area (2) 52,955 37,561 54,102 39,797 European Union 64,261 48,946 64,348 49,014 Austria 4,623 4,381 1,145 1,765 Belgium 945 694 2,393 1,378 Finland 1,679 795 1,242 548 France 7,264 7,559 7,750 8,355 Germany 31,346 18,932 27,393 18,643 Italy 1,623 1,761 5,695 3,496 Netherlands 1,922 970 1,079 666 Spain 3,552 2,466 6,821 4,720 Sweden 4,522 5,134 7,249 6,137 United Kingdom 6,784 6,251 2,997 3,079 Other EU 0 2 585 226 European Free Trade Association 432 761 337 537 Norway 0 0 0 0 Switzerland 432 761 337 537 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 617 327 2,775 1,295 Other Western Europe 389 517 617 777 Eastern Europe/FSR 3,505 2,979 8,069 4,645 Poland 73 79 4,369 2,277 Former Soviet Republics 3,303 1,918 1,382 1,084 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 1,259 465 53 139 Russia 2,044 1,453 1,327 942 Other FSR 0 0 3 4 Other EE 128 981 2,318 1,284 Pacific Rim Countries 33,351 30,009 37,384 35,166 Australia 49 139 0 0 China 3,505 3,061 4,059 3,606 Indonesia 1,030 554 1,024 463 Japan 22,407 22,347 29,693 28,579 Korea 4,492 2,279 1,893 1,486 Taiwan 1,868 1,629 696 1,017 Other Pacific Rim 0 0 19 15 South/Central America 43,784 12,580 84,429 25,806 Argentina 219 211 1,626 1,849 Brazil 43,362 12,224 78,545 22,706 Colombia 118 82 414 301 Venezuela 34 40 0 0 Other S/C A 51 23 3,844 950 Other Countries 7,850 3,729 1,139 605 India 211 239 409 409 South Africa 115 35 684 158 Other 7,524 3,455 46 38 ______________________________________________________________ 2002 Data February January Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 340,920 181,829 366,844 213,817 North America 100,763 52,047 98,802 49,392 Canada 95,369 49,493 93,280 46,710 Mexico 5,394 2,554 5,522 2,682 Western Europe 101,227 68,146 95,472 76,661 Euro Area (2) 87,808 55,743 79,625 61,247 European Union 99,114 66,871 94,669 75,530 Austria 2,489 4,729 5,283 4,480 Belgium 1,696 1,499 1,154 781 Finland 5,032 1,771 5,270 1,269 France 10,742 9,454 12,984 11,359 Germany 55,083 28,910 44,386 35,449 Italy 3,671 3,140 2,524 2,755 Netherlands 1,698 812 2,134 1,044 Spain 7,386 5,391 5,875 4,067 Sweden 6,586 6,875 8,010 8,081 United Kingdom 4,720 4,251 6,991 6,186 Other EU 13 39 59 59 European Free Trade Association 333 498 402 609 Norway 0 0 5 5 Switzerland 333 498 397 604 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 1,550 481 0 0 Other Western Europe 230 296 401 521 Eastern Europe/FSR 6,928 3,440 7,246 5,035 Poland 18 32 186 146 Former Soviet Republics 5,432 2,581 2,560 2,466 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 117 46 782 643 Russia 5,307 2,525 1,779 1,823 Other FSR 9 10 0 0 Other EE 1,478 827 4,500 2,423 Pacific Rim Countries 51,217 41,029 87,016 64,288 Australia 65 39 121 62 China 419 673 1,100 1,193 Indonesia 463 292 2,530 1,449 Japan 45,913 36,265 66,503 53,761 Korea 3,891 2,991 11,307 5,922 Taiwan 466 765 5,414 1,881 Other Pacific Rim 0 3 40 21 South/Central America 80,275 16,683 77,823 17,848 Argentina 198 404 988 1,222 Brazil 78,349 15,840 76,250 16,451 Colombia 0 0 183 73 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 1,728 439 403 102 Other Countries 509 485 484 593 India 491 462 417 535 South Africa 0 0 0 0 Other 18 22 67 59 ______________________________________________________________ February Cumulative to Date 2003 Final 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 527,254 308,912 707,764 395,646 North America 173,968 91,220 199,566 101,439 Canada 132,710 76,315 188,649 96,203 Mexico 41,258 14,905 10,917 5,236 Western Europe 133,775 102,174 196,699 144,806 Euro Area (2) 107,057 77,358 167,434 116,989 European Union 128,609 97,960 193,783 142,402 Austria 5,768 6,146 7,771 9,209 Belgium 3,338 2,072 2,850 2,281 Finland 2,921 1,343 10,302 3,041 France 15,015 15,914 23,726 20,813 Germany 58,739 37,576 99,469 64,358 Italy 7,318 5,257 6,195 5,896 Netherlands 3,001 1,636 3,831 1,855 Spain 10,373 7,186 13,260 9,458 Sweden 11,770 11,272 14,596 14,956 United Kingdom 9,781 9,330 11,711 10,438 Other EU 585 228 71 98 European Free Trade Association 769 1,299 735 1,107 Norway 0 0 5 5 Switzerland 769 1,299 730 1,102 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 3,392 1,622 1,550 481 Other Western Europe 1,006 1,293 631 817 Eastern Europe/FSR 11,574 7,624 14,174 8,476 Poland 4,442 2,356 204 178 Former Soviet Republics 4,685 3,002 7,993 5,047 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 1,312 604 898 689 Russia 3,371 2,395 7,086 4,349 Other FSR 3 4 9 10 Other EE 2,446 2,266 5,978 3,250 Pacific Rim Countries 70,735 65,175 138,234 105,317 Australia 49 139 187 101 China 7,564 6,667 1,519 1,866 Indonesia 2,055 1,017 2,993 1,740 Japan 52,100 50,926 112,416 90,026 Korea 6,385 3,765 15,198 8,913 Taiwan 2,563 2,646 5,881 2,646 Other Pacific Rim 19 15 40 24 South/Central America 128,213 38,386 158,098 34,530 Argentina 1,845 2,060 1,186 1,626 Brazil 121,907 34,929 154,599 32,290 Colombia 532 383 183 73 Venezuela 34 40 0 0 Other S/C A 3,895 973 2,130 541 Other Countries 8,989 4,333 993 1,078 India 620 648 907 997 South Africa 798 192 0 0 Other 7,570 3,492 85 81 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 February 2003