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 August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 240,994 159,712 330,137 187,946 North America 78,966 40,041 95,866 45,383 Canada 68,915 35,125 77,400 37,268 Mexico 10,051 4,915 18,466 8,115 Western Europe 90,398 59,732 74,812 65,135 Euro Area (2) 77,339 47,533 60,132 49,344 European Union 86,903 57,118 73,741 63,803 Austria 2,925 3,663 4,612 5,102 Belgium 1,083 588 955 947 Finland 512 488 570 629 France 8,745 8,253 7,534 8,493 Germany 27,413 18,242 29,176 22,949 Italy 4,277 3,125 4,786 3,927 Netherlands 642 433 3,986 2,003 Spain 31,046 12,415 7,898 4,985 Sweden 5,484 5,290 7,531 8,188 United Kingdom 4,080 4,296 6,078 6,271 Other EU 696 327 616 309 European Free Trade Association 282 387 244 390 Norway 20 13 0 2 Switzerland 262 373 244 387 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 2,532 1,327 255 155 Other Western Europe 681 899 573 787 Eastern Europe/FSR 12,413 9,241 13,335 8,506 Poland 365 279 90 105 Former Soviet Republics 7,740 6,129 4,686 3,561 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 28 25 1,563 807 Russia 7,712 6,103 3,122 2,754 Other FSR 0 0 0 0 Other EE 4,308 2,834 8,559 4,840 Pacific Rim Countries 41,208 36,786 39,650 34,775 Australia 14 132 14 51 China 841 1,304 4,218 2,867 Indonesia 10 43 1,613 1,189 Japan 33,538 31,380 30,015 27,741 Korea 5,797 2,512 3,242 2,059 Taiwan 1,005 1,403 547 863 Other Pacific Rim 2 11 0 5 South/Central America 16,649 12,971 105,965 33,615 Argentina 8,323 7,818 688 759 Brazil 7,597 4,666 102,040 31,887 Colombia 657 457 208 159 Venezuela 0 0 14 11 Other S/C A 72 29 3,016 799 Other Countries 1,359 941 509 533 India 1,344 928 475 487 South Africa 0 0 0 0 Other 16 13 34 46 ______________________________________________________________ 2002 Data August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 321,902 171,821 308,177 172,779 North America 113,032 60,416 104,677 55,415 Canada 102,230 56,243 96,911 51,279 Mexico 10,802 4,173 7,767 4,136 Western Europe 88,029 58,757 81,738 66,324 Euro Area (2) 76,100 47,425 69,977 52,974 European Union 86,451 57,343 78,664 64,665 Austria 2,985 3,225 5,039 5,241 Belgium 1,546 801 3,582 1,770 Finland 3,469 1,252 1,867 931 France 7,034 6,945 14,208 11,351 Germany 45,083 26,256 30,874 23,173 Italy 3,475 3,518 4,845 5,425 Netherlands 10,443 3,755 7,793 2,853 Spain 2,065 1,668 1,711 2,197 Sweden 6,509 5,518 3,906 6,553 United Kingdom 3,842 4,399 4,702 5,068 Other EU 0 6 137 104 European Free Trade Association 188 314 1,062 529 Norway 11 29 824 145 Switzerland 177 284 238 384 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 926 411 1,720 725 Other Western Europe 464 688 293 405 Eastern Europe/FSR 2,027 1,602 2,146 1,423 Poland 22 31 822 471 Former Soviet Republics 1,024 846 1,022 682 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 437 558 219 213 Russia 587 288 803 470 Other FSR 0 0 0 0 Other EE 980 725 302 270 Pacific Rim Countries 36,570 31,510 28,980 27,741 Australia 112 315 25 176 China 272 429 2,450 1,930 Indonesia 0 0 0 0 Japan 25,150 25,126 20,929 22,330 Korea 7,587 3,651 4,892 2,368 Taiwan 3,449 1,988 684 934 Other Pacific Rim 0 0 0 2 South/Central America 81,808 19,086 89,973 21,211 Argentina 672 1,008 2,530 2,177 Brazil 78,861 17,447 84,207 18,034 Colombia 134 95 39 31 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 Other S/C A 2,141 536 3,197 969 Other Countries 437 450 661 665 India 403 423 661 659 South Africa 0 0 0 0 Other 34 28 1 6 ______________________________________________________________ August Cumulative to Date 2003 Final 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,215,224 1,348,068 2,429,804 1,373,876 North America 802,769 391,648 843,689 434,022 Canada 605,317 318,910 772,607 404,248 Mexico 197,452 72,738 71,083 29,773 Western Europe 635,620 483,898 627,071 492,146 Euro Area (2) 512,531 368,593 527,263 391,123 European Union 609,888 464,039 615,473 480,988 Austria 31,993 34,302 27,809 32,427 Belgium 9,989 7,485 12,011 7,881 Finland 9,977 5,732 19,998 6,959 France 69,294 69,201 88,894 72,997 Germany 240,064 169,651 277,583 202,123 Italy 27,950 23,400 28,510 28,064 Netherlands 16,007 8,176 36,471 14,559 Spain 105,292 49,693 34,608 25,499 Sweden 53,723 53,940 49,510 51,452 United Kingdom 43,633 41,504 38,573 38,316 Other EU 1,965 954 1,504 710 European Free Trade Association 2,377 4,068 3,192 4,038 Norway 20 16 848 218 Switzerland 2,357 4,052 2,344 3,821 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 17,417 8,304 4,366 1,730 Other Western Europe 5,938 7,487 4,040 5,391 Eastern Europe/FSR 67,366 45,678 46,793 25,912 Poland 5,937 3,397 2,113 1,263 Former Soviet Republics 37,295 25,782 25,645 15,057 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 13,707 6,426 5,983 4,736 Russia 23,585 19,352 17,657 9,681 Other FSR 3 4 2,005 641 Other EE 24,135 16,499 19,035 9,592 Pacific Rim Countries 310,965 286,731 320,129 285,820 Australia 121 468 380 935 China 31,950 22,922 12,241 9,728 Indonesia 3,677 2,249 4,318 2,698 Japan 242,823 235,655 253,139 240,161 Korea 25,439 15,982 36,251 21,547 Taiwan 6,916 9,403 13,272 10,363 Other Pacific Rim 40 52 527 388 South/Central America 374,234 128,987 588,286 131,902 Argentina 13,971 14,174 9,119 10,060 Brazil 348,083 110,084 561,122 117,047 Colombia 3,025 2,133 376 215 Venezuela 79 79 0 0 Other S/C A 9,076 2,518 17,669 4,579 Other Countries 24,270 11,126 3,835 4,075 India 5,459 4,819 3,433 3,718 South Africa 11,044 2,591 0 0 Other 7,766 3,716 403 356 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 August 2003