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 2004 Data March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 317,181 209,466 253,542 161,103 North America 116,307 68,384 108,683 58,387 Canada 88,718 55,779 76,712 45,690 Mexico 27,589 12,604 31,971 12,697 Western Europe 70,707 66,097 60,073 53,895 Euro Area (2) 51,812 45,854 47,430 41,217 European Union 68,970 63,563 58,626 52,417 Austria 5,749 6,452 3,287 4,060 Belgium 113 326 1,058 484 Finland 1,573 1,399 1,082 807 France 11,000 10,071 4,383 8,105 Germany 23,147 19,849 26,723 20,377 Italy 1,758 1,799 1,642 1,817 Netherlands 456 373 3,060 1,454 Spain 7,965 5,562 4,599 3,326 Sweden 11,362 11,161 4,944 5,846 United Kingdom 5,796 6,547 6,251 5,354 Other EU 50 25 1,595 787 European Free Trade Association 215 333 165 299 Norway 3 15 1 6 Switzerland 212 318 164 293 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 196 245 805 558 Other Western Europe 1,326 1,956 476 621 Eastern Europe/FSR 51,035 19,514 7,687 5,251 Poland 1,294 925 859 588 Former Soviet Republics 43,970 15,207 2,100 1,994 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 17 110 79 140 Russia 2,607 2,401 2,022 1,854 Other FSR 41,345 12,696 0 0 Other EE 5,772 3,382 4,728 2,669 Pacific Rim Countries 38,815 39,336 32,788 25,783 Australia 16 90 0 21 China 648 1,248 1,906 1,783 Indonesia 0 0 7 3 Japan 33,194 33,419 28,278 21,167 Korea 4,026 2,986 1,719 1,472 Taiwan 932 1,592 875 1,322 Other Pacific Rim 0 0 2 15 South/Central America 40,185 15,967 44,095 17,519 Argentina 853 942 2,421 2,551 Brazil 37,563 14,335 40,508 13,744 Colombia 13 72 0 0 Venezuela 55 31 33 21 Other S/C A 1,702 588 1,132 1,203 Other Countries 132 169 216 269 India 131 158 216 262 South Africa 0 0 0 0 Other 1 11 0 6 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 286,328 180,742 242,068 143,589 North America 112,039 53,364 87,880 43,742 Canada 68,953 38,507 56,304 32,841 Mexico 43,087 14,857 31,576 10,901 Western Europe 69,719 63,134 65,698 50,551 Euro Area (2) 49,326 45,844 52,955 37,561 European Union 64,384 59,810 64,261 48,946 Austria 5,648 5,537 4,623 4,381 Belgium 970 923 945 694 Finland 959 676 1,679 795 France 7,989 9,905 7,264 7,559 Germany 21,720 19,770 31,346 18,932 Italy 2,794 3,403 1,623 1,761 Netherlands 1,904 1,054 1,922 970 Spain 7,342 4,577 3,552 2,466 Sweden 8,268 7,876 4,522 5,134 United Kingdom 6,789 6,090 6,784 6,251 Other EU 0 0 0 2 European Free Trade Association 374 601 432 761 Norway 0 0 0 0 Switzerland 374 601 432 761 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 4,250 1,872 617 327 Other Western Europe 711 851 389 517 Eastern Europe/FSR 10,185 6,949 3,505 2,979 Poland 335 166 73 79 Former Soviet Republics 2,627 2,000 3,303 1,918 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 916 408 1,259 465 Russia 1,711 1,592 2,044 1,453 Other FSR 0 0 0 0 Other EE 7,223 4,783 128 981 Pacific Rim Countries 49,084 43,174 33,351 30,009 Australia 0 0 49 139 China 1,692 1,245 3,505 3,061 Indonesia 0 0 1,030 554 Japan 44,100 38,994 22,407 22,347 Korea 2,610 1,910 4,492 2,279 Taiwan 681 1,025 1,868 1,629 Other Pacific Rim 0 0 0 0 South/Central America 37,728 11,890 43,784 12,580 Argentina 263 343 219 211 Brazil 36,517 10,987 43,362 12,224 Colombia 530 375 118 82 Venezuela 25 20 34 40 Other S/C A 394 164 51 23 Other Countries 7,572 2,232 7,850 3,729 India 567 596 211 239 South Africa 6,981 1,615 115 35 Other 24 20 7,524 3,455 ______________________________________________________________ March Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 854,965 547,331 813,582 489,654 North America 325,832 177,632 286,007 144,584 Canada 235,848 140,877 201,663 114,822 Mexico 89,984 36,755 84,344 29,762 Western Europe 198,511 175,078 203,494 165,308 Euro Area (2) 154,840 130,123 156,384 123,203 European Union 192,406 169,144 192,993 157,771 Austria 14,983 15,619 11,415 11,683 Belgium 1,739 1,400 4,308 2,995 Finland 3,324 2,879 3,880 2,019 France 25,886 26,634 23,004 25,819 Germany 74,625 59,513 80,459 57,345 Italy 7,190 6,593 10,112 8,660 Netherlands 6,033 3,127 4,905 2,690 Spain 19,095 13,430 17,715 11,763 Sweden 21,690 22,928 20,039 19,148 United Kingdom 15,876 16,093 16,571 15,420 Other EU 1,964 926 585 228 European Free Trade Association 491 832 1,143 1,899 Norway 9 25 0 0 Switzerland 482 807 1,143 1,899 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 3,255 1,702 7,642 3,494 Other Western Europe 2,359 3,401 1,717 2,144 Eastern Europe/FSR 83,350 36,419 21,759 14,573 Poland 3,989 2,661 4,778 2,522 Former Soviet Republics 64,522 25,347 7,312 5,002 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 938 2,101 2,228 1,012 Russia 6,653 6,093 5,082 3,987 Other FSR 56,931 17,153 3 4 Other EE 14,839 8,411 9,669 7,049 Pacific Rim Countries 111,507 107,005 119,819 108,349 Australia 19 118 49 139 China 7,666 6,814 9,256 7,912 Indonesia 7 3 2,055 1,017 Japan 93,610 89,779 96,200 89,920 Korea 7,701 6,198 8,995 5,675 Taiwan 2,502 4,079 3,244 3,671 Other Pacific Rim 2 15 19 15 South/Central America 135,104 50,417 165,942 50,275 Argentina 3,466 3,826 2,108 2,403 Brazil 127,704 44,059 158,424 45,917 Colombia 394 425 1,062 758 Venezuela 422 216 59 59 Other S/C A 3,118 1,890 4,289 1,138 Other Countries 660 780 16,561 6,565 India 548 661 1,188 1,244 South Africa 2 12 7,780 1,808 Other 110 107 7,594 3,513 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 March 2004