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 April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 268,149 174,286 286,328 180,742 North America 98,963 52,244 112,039 53,364 Canada 86,777 46,561 68,953 38,507 Mexico 12,186 5,684 43,087 14,857 Western Europe 88,119 69,356 69,719 63,134 Euro Area (2) 71,206 52,696 49,326 45,844 European Union 86,407 67,244 64,384 59,810 Austria 3,955 4,159 5,648 5,537 Belgium 1,845 1,215 970 923 Finland 1,512 734 959 676 France 11,301 10,106 7,989 9,905 Germany 39,967 28,518 21,720 19,770 Italy 4,647 3,247 2,794 3,403 Netherlands 1,066 433 1,904 1,054 Spain 6,856 4,204 7,342 4,577 Sweden 9,216 8,787 8,268 7,876 United Kingdom 5,985 5,761 6,789 6,090 Other EU 57 79 0 0 European Free Trade Association 308 503 374 601 Norway 0 0 0 0 Switzerland 308 503 374 601 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 108 88 4,250 1,872 Other Western Europe 1,296 1,521 711 851 Eastern Europe/FSR 3,482 2,997 10,185 6,949 Poland 24 19 335 166 Former Soviet Republics 3,373 2,597 2,627 2,000 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 2,205 1,373 916 408 Russia 1,168 1,225 1,711 1,592 Other FSR 0 0 0 0 Other EE 86 381 7,223 4,783 Pacific Rim Countries 39,842 36,955 49,084 43,174 Australia 16 50 0 0 China 10,503 6,419 1,692 1,245 Indonesia 0 0 0 0 Japan 25,578 27,048 44,100 38,994 Korea 3,002 2,482 2,610 1,910 Taiwan 725 937 681 1,025 Other Pacific Rim 18 17 0 0 South/Central America 37,083 12,101 37,728 11,890 Argentina 1,156 1,230 263 343 Brazil 34,142 10,187 36,517 10,987 Colombia 420 297 530 375 Venezuela 0 0 25 20 Other S/C A 1,365 387 394 164 Other Countries 660 633 7,572 2,232 India 564 592 567 596 South Africa 84 21 6,981 1,615 Other 12 21 24 20 ______________________________________________________________ 2002 Data April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 263,156 165,347 285,643 164,120 North America 112,076 59,279 111,385 55,590 Canada 102,866 55,168 97,499 51,017 Mexico 9,211 4,110 13,886 4,573 Western Europe 66,694 58,879 65,896 59,309 Euro Area (2) 57,224 48,366 53,494 45,755 European Union 65,466 57,143 64,991 58,080 Austria 5,643 4,781 2,430 3,633 Belgium 783 615 1,451 1,065 Finland 1,547 483 172 226 France 8,174 8,725 8,129 7,989 Germany 24,740 23,831 33,683 26,400 Italy 6,611 5,542 2,982 3,142 Netherlands 2,087 835 3,005 1,536 Spain 7,085 3,346 1,642 1,764 Sweden 4,297 4,918 7,759 8,067 United Kingdom 3,944 3,860 3,737 4,258 Other EU 555 208 0 0 European Free Trade Association 315 581 300 482 Norway 0 0 0 0 Switzerland 315 581 300 482 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 9 9 16 10 Other Western Europe 904 1,145 590 736 Eastern Europe/FSR 5,894 2,921 8,584 5,215 Poland 70 36 284 181 Former Soviet Republics 3,847 1,905 4,430 2,855 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 2,922 1,181 1,058 1,675 Russia 417 560 3,368 1,178 Other FSR 509 164 4 2 Other EE 1,977 980 3,869 2,179 Pacific Rim Countries 34,400 33,991 19,594 25,981 Australia 44 230 0 0 China 5,754 3,557 169 383 Indonesia 1,212 860 0 0 Japan 23,004 25,936 17,260 22,927 Korea 3,358 1,980 1,153 1,399 Taiwan 1,027 1,425 525 911 Other Pacific Rim 1 2 487 359 South/Central America 43,955 10,133 79,818 17,603 Argentina 990 1,367 1,152 1,063 Brazil 42,140 8,507 76,117 15,844 Colombia 20 15 0 0 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 805 243 2,549 696 Other Countries 136 144 366 423 India 136 144 284 352 South Africa 0 0 0 0 Other 0 0 82 70 ______________________________________________________________ April Cumulative to Date 2003 Final 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,081,731 663,941 1,256,563 725,112 North America 384,970 196,828 423,027 216,308 Canada 288,440 161,382 389,014 202,388 Mexico 96,530 35,446 34,014 13,919 Western Europe 291,613 234,665 329,290 262,994 Euro Area (2) 227,590 175,899 278,152 211,110 European Union 279,400 225,015 324,239 257,625 Austria 15,370 15,842 15,844 17,624 Belgium 6,152 4,211 5,085 3,960 Finland 5,392 2,753 12,021 3,750 France 34,305 35,925 40,029 37,527 Germany 120,427 85,864 157,892 114,589 Italy 14,760 11,907 15,788 14,580 Netherlands 5,971 3,123 8,923 4,226 Spain 24,571 15,966 21,987 14,567 Sweden 29,255 27,935 26,653 27,941 United Kingdom 22,555 21,181 19,392 18,556 Other EU 642 308 626 306 European Free Trade Association 1,451 2,402 1,351 2,170 Norway 0 0 5 5 Switzerland 1,451 2,402 1,345 2,165 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 7,750 3,582 1,575 500 Other Western Europe 3,013 3,665 2,125 2,698 Eastern Europe/FSR 25,241 17,569 28,652 16,611 Poland 4,801 2,541 558 395 Former Soviet Republics 10,685 7,599 16,270 9,808 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 4,433 2,384 4,878 3,545 Russia 6,250 5,211 10,871 6,086 Other FSR 3 4 522 177 Other EE 9,755 7,429 11,824 6,409 Pacific Rim Countries 159,660 145,304 192,227 165,289 Australia 65 190 230 331 China 19,758 14,331 7,442 5,806 Indonesia 2,055 1,017 4,206 2,600 Japan 121,778 116,968 152,681 138,889 Korea 11,998 8,157 19,708 12,293 Taiwan 3,969 4,608 7,433 4,983 Other Pacific Rim 38 32 527 385 South/Central America 203,025 62,377 281,871 62,266 Argentina 3,264 3,633 3,328 4,056 Brazil 192,565 56,104 272,855 56,642 Colombia 1,482 1,055 203 89 Venezuela 59 59 0 0 Other S/C A 5,655 1,525 5,485 1,480 Other Countries 17,221 7,198 1,495 1,645 India 1,751 1,836 1,328 1,494 South Africa 7,864 1,829 0 0 Other 7,606 3,533 168 151 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 April 2003