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 March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 286,328 180,742 242,068 143,589 North America 112,039 53,364 87,880 43,742 Canada 68,953 38,507 56,304 32,841 Mexico 43,087 14,857 31,576 10,901 Western Europe 69,719 63,134 65,698 50,551 Euro Area (2) 49,326 45,844 52,955 37,561 European Union 64,384 59,810 64,261 48,946 Austria 5,648 5,537 4,623 4,381 Belgium 970 923 945 694 Finland 959 676 1,679 795 France 7,989 9,905 7,264 7,559 Germany 21,720 19,770 31,346 18,932 Italy 2,794 3,403 1,623 1,761 Netherlands 1,904 1,054 1,922 970 Spain 7,342 4,577 3,552 2,466 Sweden 8,268 7,876 4,522 5,134 United Kingdom 6,789 6,090 6,784 6,251 Other EU 0 0 0 2 European Free Trade Association 374 601 432 761 Norway 0 0 0 0 Switzerland 374 601 432 761 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 4,250 1,872 617 327 Other Western Europe 711 851 389 517 Eastern Europe/FSR 10,185 6,949 3,505 2,979 Poland 335 166 73 79 Former Soviet Republics 2,627 2,000 3,303 1,918 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 916 408 1,259 465 Russia 1,711 1,592 2,044 1,453 Other FSR 0 0 0 0 Other EE 7,223 4,783 128 981 Pacific Rim Countries 49,084 43,174 33,351 30,009 Australia 0 0 49 139 China 1,692 1,245 3,505 3,061 Indonesia 0 0 1,030 554 Japan 44,100 38,994 22,407 22,347 Korea 2,610 1,910 4,492 2,279 Taiwan 681 1,025 1,868 1,629 Other Pacific Rim 0 0 0 0 South/Central America 37,728 11,890 43,784 12,580 Argentina 263 343 219 211 Brazil 36,517 10,987 43,362 12,224 Colombia 530 375 118 82 Venezuela 25 20 34 40 Other S/C A 394 164 51 23 Other Countries 7,572 2,232 7,850 3,729 India 567 596 211 239 South Africa 6,981 1,615 115 35 Other 24 20 7,524 3,455 ______________________________________________________________ 2002 Data March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 285,643 164,120 340,920 181,829 North America 111,385 55,590 100,763 52,047 Canada 97,499 51,017 95,369 49,493 Mexico 13,886 4,573 5,394 2,554 Western Europe 65,896 59,309 101,227 68,146 Euro Area (2) 53,494 45,755 87,808 55,743 European Union 64,991 58,080 99,114 66,871 Austria 2,430 3,633 2,489 4,729 Belgium 1,451 1,065 1,696 1,499 Finland 172 226 5,032 1,771 France 8,129 7,989 10,742 9,454 Germany 33,683 26,400 55,083 28,910 Italy 2,982 3,142 3,671 3,140 Netherlands 3,005 1,536 1,698 812 Spain 1,642 1,764 7,386 5,391 Sweden 7,759 8,067 6,586 6,875 United Kingdom 3,737 4,258 4,720 4,251 Other EU 0 0 13 39 European Free Trade Association 300 482 333 498 Norway 0 0 0 0 Switzerland 300 482 333 498 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 16 10 1,550 481 Other Western Europe 590 736 230 296 Eastern Europe/FSR 8,584 5,215 6,928 3,440 Poland 284 181 18 32 Former Soviet Republics 4,430 2,855 5,432 2,581 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 1,058 1,675 117 46 Russia 3,368 1,178 5,307 2,525 Other FSR 4 2 9 10 Other EE 3,869 2,179 1,478 827 Pacific Rim Countries 19,594 25,981 51,217 41,029 Australia 0 0 65 39 China 169 383 419 673 Indonesia 0 0 463 292 Japan 17,260 22,927 45,913 36,265 Korea 1,153 1,399 3,891 2,991 Taiwan 525 911 466 765 Other Pacific Rim 487 359 0 3 South/Central America 79,818 17,603 80,275 16,683 Argentina 1,152 1,063 198 404 Brazil 76,117 15,844 78,349 15,840 Colombia 0 0 0 0 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 2,549 696 1,728 439 Other Countries 366 423 509 485 India 284 352 491 462 South Africa 0 0 0 0 Other 82 70 18 22 ______________________________________________________________ March Cumulative to Date 2003 Final 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 813,582 489,654 993,407 559,766 North America 286,007 144,584 310,951 157,029 Canada 201,663 114,822 286,148 147,220 Mexico 84,344 29,762 24,803 9,809 Western Europe 203,494 165,308 262,595 204,115 Euro Area (2) 156,384 123,203 220,928 162,744 European Union 192,993 157,771 258,773 200,482 Austria 11,415 11,683 10,201 12,842 Belgium 4,308 2,995 4,301 3,345 Finland 3,880 2,019 10,474 3,267 France 23,004 25,819 31,855 28,802 Germany 80,459 57,345 133,152 90,758 Italy 10,112 8,660 9,177 9,038 Netherlands 4,905 2,690 6,836 3,391 Spain 17,715 11,763 14,902 11,221 Sweden 20,039 19,148 22,355 23,023 United Kingdom 16,571 15,420 15,448 14,696 Other EU 585 228 71 98 European Free Trade Association 1,143 1,899 1,035 1,588 Norway 0 0 5 5 Switzerland 1,143 1,899 1,030 1,584 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 7,642 3,494 1,566 491 Other Western Europe 1,717 2,144 1,221 1,554 Eastern Europe/FSR 21,759 14,573 22,758 13,690 Poland 4,778 2,522 488 359 Former Soviet Republics 7,312 5,002 12,423 7,903 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 2,228 1,012 1,956 2,364 Russia 5,082 3,987 10,454 5,527 Other FSR 3 4 13 12 Other EE 9,669 7,049 9,847 5,429 Pacific Rim Countries 119,819 108,349 157,827 131,298 Australia 49 139 187 101 China 9,256 7,912 1,688 2,249 Indonesia 2,055 1,017 2,993 1,740 Japan 96,200 89,920 129,677 112,953 Korea 8,995 5,675 16,350 10,313 Taiwan 3,244 3,671 6,406 3,558 Other Pacific Rim 19 15 527 383 South/Central America 165,942 50,275 237,916 52,133 Argentina 2,108 2,403 2,338 2,689 Brazil 158,424 45,917 230,715 48,134 Colombia 1,062 758 183 73 Venezuela 59 59 0 0 Other S/C A 4,289 1,138 4,680 1,237 Other Countries 16,561 6,565 1,359 1,501 India 1,188 1,244 1,191 1,350 South Africa 7,780 1,808 0 0 Other 7,594 3,513 168 151 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 March 2003