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 May April Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 282,577 174,133 268,149 174,286 North America 130,248 60,773 98,963 52,244 Canada 96,719 49,421 86,777 46,561 Mexico 33,529 11,352 12,186 5,684 Western Europe 98,168 63,547 88,119 69,356 Euro Area (2) 81,508 48,596 71,206 52,696 European Union 92,732 59,895 86,407 67,244 Austria 3,748 4,070 3,955 4,159 Belgium 795 869 1,845 1,215 Finland 1,391 771 1,512 734 France 8,691 8,458 11,301 10,106 Germany 29,143 20,319 39,967 28,518 Italy 1,911 2,087 4,647 3,247 Netherlands 1,978 1,059 1,066 433 Spain 33,842 10,954 6,856 4,204 Sweden 7,033 7,080 9,216 8,787 United Kingdom 4,191 4,219 5,985 5,761 Other EU 10 8 57 79 European Free Trade Association 220 534 308 503 Norway 0 0 0 0 Switzerland 220 534 308 503 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 4,329 2,022 108 88 Other Western Europe 887 1,096 1,296 1,521 Eastern Europe/FSR 7,387 5,220 3,482 2,997 Poland 482 313 24 19 Former Soviet Republics 5,673 3,813 3,373 2,597 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 1,662 884 2,205 1,373 Russia 4,010 2,929 1,168 1,225 Other FSR 0 0 0 0 Other EE 1,233 1,095 86 381 Pacific Rim Countries 32,381 37,416 39,842 36,955 Australia 17 65 16 50 China 2,255 1,698 10,503 6,419 Indonesia 0 0 0 0 Japan 26,018 32,074 25,578 27,048 Korea 3,365 2,391 3,002 2,482 Taiwan 726 1,185 725 937 Other Pacific Rim 0 4 18 17 South/Central America 10,248 5,695 37,083 12,101 Argentina 318 480 1,156 1,230 Brazil 9,333 4,834 34,142 10,187 Colombia 471 308 420 297 Venezuela 6 8 0 0 Other S/C A 120 64 1,365 387 Other Countries 4,145 1,482 660 633 India 968 708 564 592 South Africa 3,148 749 84 21 Other 28 25 12 21 ______________________________________________________________ 2002 Data May April Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 234,636 143,296 263,156 165,347 North America 98,959 50,165 112,076 59,279 Canada 91,991 46,821 102,866 55,168 Mexico 6,968 3,344 9,211 4,110 Western Europe 55,696 48,791 66,694 58,879 Euro Area (2) 41,609 35,193 57,224 48,366 European Union 54,763 47,428 65,466 57,143 Austria 2,829 3,330 5,643 4,781 Belgium 449 556 783 615 Finland 1,270 467 1,547 483 France 5,733 5,544 8,174 8,725 Germany 18,668 17,620 24,740 23,831 Italy 1,838 1,960 6,611 5,542 Netherlands 3,941 1,560 2,087 835 Spain 6,600 4,069 7,085 3,346 Sweden 5,657 5,458 4,297 4,918 United Kingdom 7,497 6,775 3,944 3,860 Other EU 281 88 555 208 European Free Trade Association 385 646 315 581 Norway 6 9 0 0 Switzerland 379 637 315 581 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 19 20 9 9 Other Western Europe 528 697 904 1,145 Eastern Europe/FSR 4,753 3,471 5,894 2,921 Poland 652 333 70 36 Former Soviet Republics 3,177 2,646 3,847 1,905 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 266 332 2,922 1,181 Russia 2,143 2,040 417 560 Other FSR 768 274 509 164 Other EE 924 491 1,977 980 Pacific Rim Countries 25,161 28,847 34,400 33,991 Australia 0 0 44 230 China 515 555 5,754 3,557 Indonesia 0 0 1,212 860 Japan 21,954 25,421 23,004 25,936 Korea 1,883 1,660 3,358 1,980 Taiwan 809 1,210 1,027 1,425 Other Pacific Rim 0 0 1 2 South/Central America 49,564 11,473 43,955 10,133 Argentina 1,080 1,367 990 1,367 Brazil 43,467 8,982 42,140 8,507 Colombia 0 0 20 15 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 5,016 1,124 805 243 Other Countries 504 550 136 144 India 378 425 136 144 South Africa 0 0 0 0 Other 126 125 0 0 ______________________________________________________________ May Cumulative to Date 2003 Final 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,364,308 838,074 1,491,199 868,408 North America 515,218 257,601 521,986 266,473 Canada 385,159 210,803 481,005 249,209 Mexico 130,059 46,798 40,981 17,263 Western Europe 389,782 298,212 384,986 311,784 Euro Area (2) 309,098 224,494 319,761 246,303 European Union 372,132 284,910 379,002 305,053 Austria 19,119 19,912 18,673 20,954 Belgium 6,947 5,080 5,534 4,517 Finland 6,784 3,524 13,291 4,217 France 42,996 44,383 45,762 43,071 Germany 149,570 106,183 176,559 132,208 Italy 16,670 13,994 17,626 16,540 Netherlands 7,948 4,182 12,865 5,786 Spain 58,412 26,920 28,587 18,636 Sweden 36,288 35,015 32,309 33,399 United Kingdom 26,746 25,400 26,889 25,331 Other EU 652 316 907 394 European Free Trade Association 1,671 2,937 1,736 2,816 Norway 0 0 12 14 Switzerland 1,671 2,937 1,724 2,802 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 12,079 5,604 1,594 520 Other Western Europe 3,900 4,761 2,653 3,395 Eastern Europe/FSR 32,629 22,790 33,406 20,082 Poland 5,283 2,854 1,210 728 Former Soviet Republics 16,358 11,412 19,447 12,453 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 6,095 3,268 5,144 3,876 Russia 10,260 8,140 13,014 8,127 Other FSR 3 4 1,290 451 Other EE 10,988 8,524 12,749 6,900 Pacific Rim Countries 192,041 182,720 217,388 194,135 Australia 82 254 230 331 China 22,013 16,029 7,957 6,361 Indonesia 2,055 1,017 4,206 2,600 Japan 147,796 149,042 174,635 164,311 Korea 15,362 10,548 21,591 13,953 Taiwan 4,695 5,793 8,242 6,193 Other Pacific Rim 38 36 527 385 South/Central America 213,273 68,071 331,435 73,739 Argentina 3,582 4,114 4,408 5,423 Brazil 201,899 60,938 316,323 65,624 Colombia 1,953 1,363 203 89 Venezuela 64 67 0 0 Other S/C A 5,775 1,589 10,501 2,603 Other Countries 21,366 8,680 1,999 2,195 India 2,720 2,544 1,706 1,919 South Africa 11,012 2,578 0 0 Other 7,634 3,558 293 276 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 May 2003