Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 2: U.S. Imports for Consumption of 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 2004 Data February January Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,778,222 939,550 2,137,907 1,000,664 North America 731,005 393,976 703,043 350,298 Canada 406,771 249,863 391,932 223,894 Mexico 324,234 144,113 311,111 126,404 Western Europe 348,414 249,824 432,783 246,940 Euro Area (2) 241,291 172,099 271,942 161,892 European Union 281,800 221,202 329,304 211,424 Austria 8,395 9,179 16,178 14,106 Belgium 14,424 10,141 14,954 8,875 Finland 7,515 3,867 7,050 2,970 France 16,164 23,406 48,458 31,422 Germany 116,495 65,187 129,343 66,706 Italy 20,030 18,227 12,610 15,351 Netherlands 27,809 10,870 4,844 2,391 Spain 18,608 24,955 21,298 12,093 Sweden 11,755 22,037 11,654 17,016 United Kingdom 27,799 25,959 44,652 31,724 Other EU 12,807 7,373 18,263 8,771 European Free Trade Association 3,584 3,919 1,068 2,176 Norway 2,513 1,226 155 102 Switzerland 1,071 2,693 913 2,073 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 62,434 23,909 101,841 32,496 Other Western Europe 596 794 569 844 Eastern Europe/FSR 97,413 34,950 174,378 59,518 Poland 1,601 1,072 3,002 1,842 Former Soviet Republics 7,420 4,598 109,330 35,876 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 807 479 33,978 13,198 Russia 6,198 3,521 53,885 16,179 Other FSR 415 598 21,468 6,499 Other EE 88,391 29,281 62,046 21,800 Pacific Rim Countries 312,630 159,826 459,256 220,999 Australia 61,739 16,431 51,087 13,217 China 45,974 23,527 92,732 39,514 Indonesia 984 884 1,745 927 Japan 79,691 53,929 134,938 85,617 Korea 104,399 45,964 141,979 58,592 Taiwan 14,847 16,729 12,571 15,317 Other Pacific Rim 4,994 2,361 24,203 7,815 South/Central America 263,798 84,920 329,164 102,493 Argentina 16,453 8,065 15,123 5,950 Brazil 186,528 54,616 235,314 68,695 Colombia 3,056 1,940 7,580 4,684 Venezuela 6,335 2,399 41,516 13,659 Other S/C A 51,427 17,899 29,631 9,505 Other Countries 24,963 16,054 39,283 20,417 India 4,961 7,641 13,310 10,031 South Africa 2,812 1,575 8,960 4,106 Other 17,190 6,837 17,012 6,280 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data February January Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,527,947 778,877 2,279,606 1,026,091 North America 598,151 296,803 686,858 337,023 Canada 346,787 201,926 403,733 229,936 Mexico 251,364 94,877 283,125 107,088 Western Europe 311,961 202,557 446,533 240,386 Euro Area (2) 189,349 127,211 279,282 153,694 European Union 240,369 174,951 340,601 202,693 Austria 14,357 12,121 7,349 6,479 Belgium 7,373 7,561 9,683 7,391 Finland 6,347 3,063 6,679 2,669 France 29,611 22,924 48,163 30,699 Germany 73,966 46,085 75,581 49,863 Italy 13,529 14,059 53,042 23,862 Netherlands 22,871 9,267 16,788 6,724 Spain 12,838 7,826 44,937 17,311 Sweden 13,762 20,538 12,073 17,424 United Kingdom 36,190 26,302 44,630 29,231 Other EU 9,523 5,207 21,676 11,039 European Free Trade Association 1,732 2,013 2,681 2,953 Norway 904 479 1,727 1,017 Switzerland 828 1,534 954 1,936 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 69,469 25,073 102,612 33,930 Other Western Europe 390 520 640 810 Eastern Europe/FSR 80,716 29,722 214,035 66,577 Poland 692 455 22,117 8,645 Former Soviet Republics 24,843 10,198 80,828 21,253 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 9,783 5,052 118 219 Russia 6,592 2,671 77,212 19,879 Other FSR 8,468 2,475 3,498 1,156 Other EE 55,181 19,068 111,090 36,678 Pacific Rim Countries 278,141 144,907 304,779 160,831 Australia 51,830 14,527 75,065 21,080 China 23,193 14,306 32,177 17,226 Indonesia 6,144 3,020 7,092 3,226 Japan 59,113 49,078 89,342 64,917 Korea 111,138 46,425 76,398 35,063 Taiwan 18,956 15,175 15,328 16,087 Other Pacific Rim 7,768 2,376 9,379 3,232 South/Central America 142,118 49,664 362,991 114,534 Argentina 23,609 9,052 45,837 16,635 Brazil 96,333 31,595 245,891 72,873 Colombia 501 309 7,224 3,837 Venezuela 9,244 3,860 18,511 6,366 Other S/C A 12,431 4,847 45,528 14,823 Other Countries 116,861 55,223 264,410 106,740 India 41,326 23,534 77,267 43,472 South Africa 8,838 3,846 34,848 12,302 Other 66,697 27,843 152,296 50,966 ______________________________________________________________ February Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,916,129 1,940,214 3,807,553 1,804,967 North America 1,434,048 744,274 1,285,008 633,826 Canada 798,702 473,757 750,520 431,862 Mexico 635,345 270,517 534,489 201,965 Western Europe 781,196 496,764 758,494 442,943 Euro Area (2) 513,233 333,990 468,631 280,904 European Union 611,104 432,626 580,970 377,643 Austria 24,573 23,285 21,706 18,600 Belgium 29,378 19,016 17,056 14,952 Finland 14,565 6,836 13,026 5,732 France 64,621 54,828 77,774 53,623 Germany 245,838 131,893 149,547 95,947 Italy 32,640 33,577 66,571 37,921 Netherlands 32,652 13,261 39,660 15,991 Spain 39,906 37,048 57,776 25,137 Sweden 23,409 39,053 25,836 37,961 United Kingdom 72,451 57,684 80,820 55,533 Other EU 31,070 16,144 31,199 16,245 European Free Trade Association 4,652 6,094 4,413 4,966 Norway 2,668 1,328 2,631 1,496 Switzerland 1,984 4,766 1,782 3,470 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 164,275 56,405 172,081 59,003 Other Western Europe 1,165 1,638 1,030 1,331 Eastern Europe/FSR 271,791 94,469 294,751 96,298 Poland 4,603 2,914 22,808 9,100 Former Soviet Republics 116,750 40,474 105,671 31,451 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 34,784 13,676 9,901 5,271 Russia 60,083 19,700 83,804 22,549 Other FSR 21,883 7,097 11,966 3,631 Other EE 150,437 51,081 166,271 55,747 Pacific Rim Countries 771,886 380,824 582,920 305,739 Australia 112,826 29,648 126,895 35,607 China 138,707 63,040 55,369 31,533 Indonesia 2,729 1,811 13,236 6,246 Japan 214,630 139,546 148,454 113,995 Korea 246,379 104,556 187,536 81,488 Taiwan 27,419 32,046 34,284 31,262 Other Pacific Rim 29,197 10,177 17,146 5,608 South/Central America 592,962 187,413 505,108 164,198 Argentina 31,576 14,015 69,445 25,687 Brazil 421,842 123,312 342,224 104,468 Colombia 10,636 6,624 7,725 4,146 Venezuela 47,851 16,058 27,756 10,227 Other S/C A 81,058 27,404 57,959 19,670 Other Countries 64,246 36,470 381,271 161,963 India 18,271 17,673 118,593 67,006 South Africa 11,772 5,681 43,686 16,148 Other 34,202 13,117 218,993 78,809 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 January 2004