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 October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 249,360 169,462 246,851 147,090 North America 96,397 49,416 84,279 42,983 Canada 74,827 40,517 59,945 33,936 Mexico 21,569 8,899 24,334 9,047 Western Europe 80,121 63,562 52,372 45,570 Euro Area (2) 61,573 47,327 43,406 35,389 European Union 76,111 60,516 50,741 43,620 Austria 6,843 6,912 4,763 4,677 Belgium 688 739 538 400 Finland 250 548 170 377 France 6,862 6,425 5,490 4,814 Germany 22,089 19,972 21,843 19,035 Italy 2,160 2,345 1,165 1,582 Netherlands 6,685 3,118 4,687 1,724 Spain 15,503 7,026 4,717 2,755 Sweden 7,455 7,055 3,643 4,167 United Kingdom 7,080 6,131 3,691 4,064 Other EU 497 243 34 25 European Free Trade Association 175 397 171 299 Norway 0 0 0 0 Switzerland 175 397 171 299 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 3,071 1,620 640 604 Other Western Europe 763 1,030 820 1,048 Eastern Europe/FSR 18,577 10,628 30,594 10,793 Poland 1,760 1,169 750 562 Former Soviet Republics 10,002 5,531 25,913 8,125 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 80 166 1 3 Russia 3,901 3,658 1,972 1,328 Other FSR 6,021 1,707 23,940 6,795 Other EE 6,814 3,927 3,931 2,106 Pacific Rim Countries 44,776 38,589 40,824 33,889 Australia 0 0 17 68 China 9,541 7,587 4,820 3,073 Indonesia 0 0 0 0 Japan 32,950 28,495 33,551 28,268 Korea 1,307 1,084 1,522 1,167 Taiwan 977 1,416 914 1,314 Other Pacific Rim 1 7 0 0 South/Central America 5,949 4,527 38,666 13,687 Argentina 1,270 1,421 2,088 2,357 Brazil 2,819 2,521 36,181 11,042 Colombia 156 124 376 276 Venezuela 2 2 6 5 Other S/C A 1,702 460 15 7 Other Countries 3,541 2,740 116 166 India 3,394 2,005 106 134 South Africa 0 0 0 0 Other 146 734 10 32 ______________________________________________________________ 2002 Data October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 330,724 186,814 274,176 171,403 North America 115,924 61,949 105,112 59,668 Canada 94,142 54,316 89,678 52,901 Mexico 21,782 7,633 15,435 6,767 Western Europe 85,089 61,525 78,306 57,461 Euro Area (2) 69,077 46,461 69,962 47,293 European Union 84,041 60,028 77,412 56,163 Austria 3,542 3,946 4,387 3,742 Belgium 490 338 800 590 Finland 898 380 85 195 France 14,465 7,824 7,834 7,101 Germany 34,576 26,398 43,959 29,039 Italy 1,848 1,764 4,194 2,475 Netherlands 9,202 3,606 6,015 2,473 Spain 3,156 1,834 2,294 1,516 Sweden 9,059 8,252 2,960 4,208 United Kingdom 5,905 5,290 4,490 4,660 Other EU 900 396 394 163 European Free Trade Association 347 596 376 610 Norway 0 5 0 0 Switzerland 347 591 376 610 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 0 0 3 11 Other Western Europe 701 902 516 677 Eastern Europe/FSR 9,296 5,115 6,517 4,793 Poland 79 111 632 390 Former Soviet Republics 2,756 1,266 5,357 3,979 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 448 173 826 464 Russia 2,308 1,093 4,531 3,516 Other FSR 0 0 0 0 Other EE 6,461 3,738 528 424 Pacific Rim Countries 35,994 32,303 34,061 32,668 Australia 0 0 198 131 China 318 387 159 418 Indonesia 0 0 0 0 Japan 26,938 26,831 30,846 29,503 Korea 7,874 3,887 2,015 1,481 Taiwan 853 1,189 844 1,135 Other Pacific Rim 10 10 0 0 South/Central America 84,216 25,672 48,610 15,833 Argentina 1,504 1,683 1,166 1,195 Brazil 80,247 23,193 44,374 13,774 Colombia 96 68 128 86 Venezuela 18 19 112 32 Other S/C A 2,351 708 2,830 745 Other Countries 206 249 1,570 980 India 184 223 561 568 South Africa 0 0 930 344 Other 21 26 79 68 ______________________________________________________________ October Cumulative to Date 2003 Final 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,711,435 1,664,619 3,034,705 1,732,093 North America 983,445 484,048 1,064,726 555,639 Canada 740,089 393,363 956,426 511,465 Mexico 243,356 90,685 108,300 44,174 Western Europe 768,112 593,030 790,467 611,133 Euro Area (2) 617,510 451,309 666,302 484,876 European Union 736,740 568,175 776,926 597,179 Austria 43,600 45,891 35,738 40,115 Belgium 11,214 8,625 13,301 8,809 Finland 10,396 6,657 20,981 7,535 France 81,647 80,440 111,194 87,922 Germany 283,995 208,659 356,118 257,560 Italy 31,275 27,327 34,552 32,303 Netherlands 27,379 13,018 51,689 20,638 Spain 125,512 59,475 40,058 28,849 Sweden 64,821 65,162 61,529 63,912 United Kingdom 54,404 51,699 48,967 48,266 Other EU 2,496 1,223 2,798 1,269 European Free Trade Association 2,723 4,764 3,915 5,244 Norway 20 16 848 223 Switzerland 2,703 4,748 3,067 5,022 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 21,128 10,527 4,369 1,741 Other Western Europe 7,521 9,564 5,258 6,969 Eastern Europe/FSR 116,537 67,099 62,606 35,820 Poland 8,447 5,129 2,824 1,764 Former Soviet Republics 73,210 39,438 33,758 20,303 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 13,788 6,595 7,257 5,372 Russia 29,458 24,338 24,496 14,290 Other FSR 29,964 8,505 2,005 641 Other EE 34,879 22,533 26,023 13,753 Pacific Rim Countries 396,565 359,210 390,183 350,790 Australia 138 536 577 1,066 China 46,311 33,581 12,718 10,533 Indonesia 3,677 2,249 4,318 2,698 Japan 309,323 292,418 310,923 296,494 Korea 28,268 18,234 46,140 26,915 Taiwan 8,807 12,133 14,969 12,686 Other Pacific Rim 41 59 537 397 South/Central America 418,850 147,201 721,113 173,407 Argentina 17,329 17,952 11,789 12,939 Brazil 387,083 123,646 685,743 154,014 Colombia 3,557 2,533 600 370 Venezuela 87 86 131 51 Other S/C A 10,793 2,984 22,850 6,033 Other Countries 27,927 14,032 5,610 5,304 India 8,959 6,958 4,178 4,509 South Africa 11,044 2,591 930 344 Other 7,923 4,483 503 451 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