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 September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 246,851 147,090 240,994 159,712 North America 84,279 42,983 78,966 40,041 Canada 59,945 33,936 68,915 35,125 Mexico 24,334 9,047 10,051 4,915 Western Europe 52,372 45,570 90,398 59,732 Euro Area (2) 43,406 35,389 77,339 47,533 European Union 50,741 43,620 86,903 57,118 Austria 4,763 4,677 2,925 3,663 Belgium 538 400 1,083 588 Finland 170 377 512 488 France 5,490 4,814 8,745 8,253 Germany 21,843 19,035 27,413 18,242 Italy 1,165 1,582 4,277 3,125 Netherlands 4,687 1,724 642 433 Spain 4,717 2,755 31,046 12,415 Sweden 3,643 4,167 5,484 5,290 United Kingdom 3,691 4,064 4,080 4,296 Other EU 34 25 696 327 European Free Trade Association 171 299 282 387 Norway 0 0 20 13 Switzerland 171 299 262 373 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 640 604 2,532 1,327 Other Western Europe 820 1,048 681 899 Eastern Europe/FSR 30,594 10,793 12,413 9,241 Poland 750 562 365 279 Former Soviet Republics 25,913 8,125 7,740 6,129 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 1 3 28 25 Russia 1,972 1,328 7,712 6,103 Other FSR 23,940 6,795 0 0 Other EE 3,931 2,106 4,308 2,834 Pacific Rim Countries 40,824 33,889 41,208 36,786 Australia 17 68 14 132 China 4,820 3,073 841 1,304 Indonesia 0 0 10 43 Japan 33,551 28,268 33,538 31,380 Korea 1,522 1,167 5,797 2,512 Taiwan 914 1,314 1,005 1,403 Other Pacific Rim 0 0 2 11 South/Central America 38,666 13,687 16,649 12,971 Argentina 2,088 2,357 8,323 7,818 Brazil 36,181 11,042 7,597 4,666 Colombia 376 276 657 457 Venezuela 6 5 0 0 Other S/C A 15 7 72 29 Other Countries 116 166 1,359 941 India 106 134 1,344 928 South Africa 0 0 0 0 Other 10 32 16 13 ______________________________________________________________ 2002 Data September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 274,176 171,403 321,902 171,821 North America 105,112 59,668 113,032 60,416 Canada 89,678 52,901 102,230 56,243 Mexico 15,435 6,767 10,802 4,173 Western Europe 78,306 57,461 88,029 58,757 Euro Area (2) 69,962 47,293 76,100 47,425 European Union 77,412 56,163 86,451 57,343 Austria 4,387 3,742 2,985 3,225 Belgium 800 590 1,546 801 Finland 85 195 3,469 1,252 France 7,834 7,101 7,034 6,945 Germany 43,959 29,039 45,083 26,256 Italy 4,194 2,475 3,475 3,518 Netherlands 6,015 2,473 10,443 3,755 Spain 2,294 1,516 2,065 1,668 Sweden 2,960 4,208 6,509 5,518 United Kingdom 4,490 4,660 3,842 4,399 Other EU 394 163 0 6 European Free Trade Association 376 610 188 314 Norway 0 0 11 29 Switzerland 376 610 177 284 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 3 11 926 411 Other Western Europe 516 677 464 688 Eastern Europe/FSR 6,517 4,793 2,027 1,602 Poland 632 390 22 31 Former Soviet Republics 5,357 3,979 1,024 846 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 826 464 437 558 Russia 4,531 3,516 587 288 Other FSR 0 0 0 0 Other EE 528 424 980 725 Pacific Rim Countries 34,061 32,668 36,570 31,510 Australia 198 131 112 315 China 159 418 272 429 Indonesia 0 0 0 0 Japan 30,846 29,503 25,150 25,126 Korea 2,015 1,481 7,587 3,651 Taiwan 844 1,135 3,449 1,988 Other Pacific Rim 0 0 0 0 South/Central America 48,610 15,833 81,808 19,086 Argentina 1,166 1,195 672 1,008 Brazil 44,374 13,774 78,861 17,447 Colombia 128 86 134 95 Venezuela 112 32 0 0 Other S/C A 2,830 745 2,141 536 Other Countries 1,570 980 437 450 India 561 568 403 423 South Africa 930 344 0 0 Other 79 68 34 28 ______________________________________________________________ September Cumulative to Date 2003 Final 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,462,075 1,495,158 2,703,980 1,545,279 North America 887,048 434,632 948,802 493,689 Canada 665,262 352,846 862,284 457,149 Mexico 221,786 81,786 86,518 36,540 Western Europe 687,991 529,468 705,378 549,607 Euro Area (2) 555,937 403,982 597,225 438,416 European Union 660,629 507,659 692,885 537,151 Austria 36,756 38,979 32,196 36,169 Belgium 10,527 7,886 12,811 8,472 Finland 10,147 6,109 20,083 7,154 France 74,784 74,015 96,729 80,098 Germany 261,906 188,686 321,543 231,162 Italy 29,115 24,982 32,704 30,539 Netherlands 20,695 9,900 42,486 17,032 Spain 110,009 52,448 36,902 27,015 Sweden 57,367 58,107 52,470 55,660 United Kingdom 47,324 45,567 43,062 42,976 Other EU 1,999 979 1,898 873 European Free Trade Association 2,548 4,367 3,568 4,648 Norway 20 16 848 218 Switzerland 2,528 4,351 2,720 4,431 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 18,057 8,908 4,369 1,741 Other Western Europe 6,758 8,534 4,556 6,067 Eastern Europe/FSR 97,960 56,471 53,310 30,705 Poland 6,687 3,959 2,745 1,653 Former Soviet Republics 63,208 33,907 31,002 19,037 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 13,708 6,429 6,809 5,199 Russia 25,557 20,680 22,188 13,197 Other FSR 23,943 6,798 2,005 641 Other EE 28,065 18,605 19,563 10,015 Pacific Rim Countries 351,789 320,620 354,190 318,487 Australia 138 536 577 1,066 China 36,770 25,994 12,400 10,146 Indonesia 3,677 2,249 4,318 2,698 Japan 276,373 263,923 283,985 269,664 Korea 26,961 17,149 38,266 23,028 Taiwan 7,830 10,717 14,116 11,497 Other Pacific Rim 40 52 527 388 South/Central America 412,901 142,675 636,896 147,735 Argentina 16,059 16,532 10,284 11,255 Brazil 384,265 121,126 605,496 130,822 Colombia 3,402 2,409 504 302 Venezuela 85 84 112 32 Other S/C A 9,091 2,525 20,499 5,324 Other Countries 24,386 11,292 5,405 5,055 India 5,565 4,953 3,993 4,286 South Africa 11,044 2,591 930 344 Other 7,777 3,748 482 425 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 September 2003