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 November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 284,435 175,189 249,360 169,462 North America 98,945 48,171 96,397 49,416 Canada 77,337 39,876 74,827 40,517 Mexico 21,608 8,295 21,569 8,899 Western Europe 60,612 51,106 80,121 63,562 Euro Area (2) 51,703 40,431 61,573 47,327 European Union 59,649 49,781 76,111 60,516 Austria 3,012 3,624 6,843 6,912 Belgium 570 527 688 739 Finland 320 624 250 548 France 8,052 6,595 6,862 6,425 Germany 23,467 20,622 22,089 19,972 Italy 3,669 2,369 2,160 2,345 Netherlands 5,153 2,326 6,685 3,118 Spain 7,363 3,697 15,503 7,026 Sweden 5,045 4,790 7,455 7,055 United Kingdom 2,901 4,559 7,080 6,131 Other EU 97 47 497 243 European Free Trade Association 210 278 175 397 Norway 74 45 0 0 Switzerland 136 234 175 397 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 42 59 3,071 1,620 Other Western Europe 711 988 763 1,030 Eastern Europe/FSR 11,113 5,606 18,577 10,628 Poland 125 125 1,760 1,169 Former Soviet Republics 10,973 5,368 10,002 5,531 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 1 2 80 166 Russia 3,513 3,233 3,901 3,658 Other FSR 7,459 2,133 6,021 1,707 Other EE 15 113 6,814 3,927 Pacific Rim Countries 49,580 47,535 44,776 38,589 Australia 6 21 0 0 China 3,617 3,174 9,541 7,587 Indonesia 2,863 2,497 0 0 Japan 37,247 37,753 32,950 28,495 Korea 4,717 2,642 1,307 1,084 Taiwan 1,131 1,448 977 1,416 Other Pacific Rim 0 0 1 7 South/Central America 64,012 22,582 5,949 4,527 Argentina 867 1,019 1,270 1,421 Brazil 61,290 20,831 2,819 2,521 Colombia 374 327 156 124 Venezuela 0 0 2 2 Other S/C A 1,481 404 1,702 460 Other Countries 173 189 3,541 2,740 India 110 138 3,394 2,005 South Africa 0 0 0 0 Other 62 51 146 734 ______________________________________________________________ 2002 Data November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 312,864 179,583 330,724 186,814 North America 102,872 52,277 115,924 61,949 Canada 82,645 45,323 94,142 54,316 Mexico 20,227 6,954 21,782 7,633 Western Europe 82,670 60,306 85,089 61,525 Euro Area (2) 64,121 45,458 69,077 46,461 European Union 78,943 58,032 84,041 60,028 Austria 5,803 5,118 3,542 3,946 Belgium 2,117 916 490 338 Finland 1,164 622 898 380 France 7,795 7,751 14,465 7,824 Germany 30,120 21,808 34,576 26,398 Italy 6,012 4,056 1,848 1,764 Netherlands 8,223 3,245 9,202 3,606 Spain 2,887 1,942 3,156 1,834 Sweden 8,354 6,961 9,059 8,252 United Kingdom 6,468 5,612 5,905 5,290 Other EU 0 0 900 396 European Free Trade Association 361 555 347 596 Norway 0 0 0 5 Switzerland 361 555 347 591 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 2,930 1,165 0 0 Other Western Europe 436 554 701 902 Eastern Europe/FSR 12,176 3,610 9,296 5,115 Poland 671 374 79 111 Former Soviet Republics 11,435 3,153 2,756 1,266 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 1,110 544 448 173 Russia 303 474 2,308 1,093 Other FSR 10,021 2,134 0 0 Other EE 70 83 6,461 3,738 Pacific Rim Countries 31,205 36,864 35,994 32,303 Australia 12 47 0 0 China 520 660 318 387 Indonesia 0 0 0 0 Japan 27,955 33,460 26,938 26,831 Korea 1,927 1,558 7,874 3,887 Taiwan 791 1,140 853 1,189 Other Pacific Rim 0 0 10 10 South/Central America 83,623 26,181 84,216 25,672 Argentina 1,680 1,690 1,504 1,683 Brazil 79,881 23,881 80,247 23,193 Colombia 19 14 96 68 Venezuela 35 31 18 19 Other S/C A 2,008 565 2,351 708 Other Countries 318 346 206 249 India 275 310 184 223 South Africa 0 0 0 0 Other 43 35 21 26 ______________________________________________________________ November Cumulative to Date 2003 Final 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,995,870 1,839,808 3,347,569 1,911,676 North America 1,082,390 532,218 1,167,598 607,915 Canada 817,426 433,239 1,039,071 556,788 Mexico 264,963 98,980 128,527 51,128 Western Europe 828,725 644,136 873,137 671,438 Euro Area (2) 669,213 491,740 730,423 530,335 European Union 796,389 617,956 855,868 655,210 Austria 46,612 49,514 41,541 45,233 Belgium 11,784 9,152 15,419 9,726 Finland 10,716 7,281 22,146 8,157 France 89,699 87,035 118,989 95,673 Germany 307,462 229,281 386,238 279,368 Italy 34,944 29,696 40,564 36,360 Netherlands 32,533 15,344 59,912 23,883 Spain 132,875 63,172 42,945 30,791 Sweden 69,866 69,953 69,883 70,873 United Kingdom 57,305 56,258 55,435 53,879 Other EU 2,593 1,270 2,798 1,269 European Free Trade Association 2,934 5,042 4,276 5,799 Norway 94 61 848 223 Switzerland 2,840 4,982 3,428 5,576 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 21,170 10,586 7,299 2,905 Other Western Europe 8,232 10,552 5,694 7,523 Eastern Europe/FSR 127,649 72,705 74,781 39,430 Poland 8,572 5,253 3,495 2,138 Former Soviet Republics 84,183 44,806 45,193 23,456 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 13,789 6,597 8,368 5,917 Russia 32,971 27,570 24,799 14,764 Other FSR 37,423 10,638 12,026 2,775 Other EE 34,895 22,646 26,094 13,836 Pacific Rim Countries 446,145 406,744 421,388 387,655 Australia 144 557 590 1,112 China 49,928 36,756 13,238 11,192 Indonesia 6,540 4,746 4,318 2,698 Japan 346,569 330,170 338,878 329,955 Korea 32,985 20,876 48,067 28,473 Taiwan 9,938 13,581 15,760 13,827 Other Pacific Rim 41 59 537 397 South/Central America 482,862 169,783 804,736 199,588 Argentina 18,196 18,971 13,469 14,629 Brazil 448,373 144,478 765,624 177,895 Colombia 3,931 2,860 619 384 Venezuela 87 86 166 82 Other S/C A 12,274 3,389 24,858 6,598 Other Countries 28,099 14,221 5,928 5,649 India 9,069 7,096 4,452 4,819 South Africa 11,044 2,591 930 344 Other 7,985 4,534 546 486 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 November 2003