Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 2C: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Carbon (Non-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 1,822,140 832,884 1,457,194 616,866 North America 660,373 357,872 606,573 296,480 Canada 382,160 238,985 324,403 185,661 Mexico 278,213 118,887 282,170 110,819 Western Europe 372,355 166,128 252,207 112,774 Euro Area (2) 225,637 107,213 169,159 74,668 European Union 265,379 129,371 187,385 86,629 Austria 10,122 8,272 4,735 3,706 Belgium 33,188 12,784 11,483 4,903 Finland 9,677 2,737 5,821 1,557 France 51,651 22,439 8,124 5,034 Germany 62,879 30,422 85,596 34,918 Italy 32,329 15,911 13,725 6,289 Netherlands 1,953 1,336 24,726 9,201 Spain 11,849 6,840 4,725 3,683 Sweden 4,090 3,479 1,567 2,167 United Kingdom 34,347 17,733 15,706 8,703 Other EU 13,294 7,416 11,176 6,468 European Free Trade Association 1,311 1,786 3,193 2,794 Norway 714 428 2,512 1,220 Switzerland 598 1,358 682 1,574 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 105,665 34,971 61,628 23,351 Other Western Europe 0 0 0 0 Eastern Europe/FSR 98,671 37,836 89,528 29,220 Poland 14,138 4,946 742 473 Former Soviet Republics 19,574 10,513 5,131 2,181 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 361 180 728 339 Russia 1,565 430 4,140 1,618 Other FSR 17,647 9,903 263 224 Other EE 64,959 22,376 83,655 26,566 Pacific Rim Countries 249,044 102,358 269,078 104,469 Australia 91,697 27,147 61,712 16,309 China 11,749 6,159 41,860 16,157 Indonesia 3,313 1,286 926 752 Japan 51,666 28,974 49,827 26,172 Korea 82,112 34,639 100,136 38,179 Taiwan 3,835 2,475 9,854 5,024 Other Pacific Rim 4,672 1,677 4,763 1,874 South/Central America 286,730 96,552 218,535 65,170 Argentina 10,008 3,403 14,031 5,515 Brazil 201,822 60,664 144,906 38,727 Colombia 7,494 5,880 3,056 1,940 Venezuela 26,937 12,093 6,302 2,378 Other S/C A 40,469 14,513 50,240 16,611 Other Countries 154,966 72,139 21,273 8,754 India 75,300 39,203 1,834 1,301 South Africa 15,795 5,288 2,349 878 Other 63,871 27,649 17,090 6,574 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,713,960 655,318 1,227,621 523,410 North America 490,959 223,454 491,661 219,140 Canada 318,281 163,263 279,397 146,404 Mexico 172,678 60,191 212,264 72,736 Western Europe 310,766 126,361 220,825 104,635 Euro Area (2) 109,425 60,498 121,809 60,620 European Union 138,138 76,540 150,797 78,936 Austria 12,692 8,267 9,501 6,823 Belgium 5,547 3,224 4,077 2,705 Finland 4,603 999 3,883 817 France 17,804 8,762 19,463 8,790 Germany 27,929 18,855 38,859 19,281 Italy 8,706 5,292 8,079 6,667 Netherlands 11,400 4,054 20,941 8,247 Spain 9,161 4,723 8,584 3,143 Sweden 5,605 4,939 1,849 2,010 United Kingdom 20,110 9,537 26,243 15,813 Other EU 14,582 7,889 9,317 4,640 European Free Trade Association 608 631 1,176 953 Norway 359 193 904 472 Switzerland 249 438 272 480 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 172,019 49,191 68,852 24,746 Other Western Europe 0 0 0 0 Eastern Europe/FSR 151,006 49,569 76,912 26,168 Poland 8,576 3,293 618 373 Former Soviet Republics 58,889 17,569 21,241 7,713 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 11,915 3,126 8,350 4,250 Russia 30,363 7,450 4,500 1,145 Other FSR 16,611 6,993 8,391 2,318 Other EE 83,541 28,707 55,052 18,082 Pacific Rim Countries 311,385 118,822 235,923 93,418 Australia 30,728 9,221 51,774 14,287 China 91,765 24,669 18,197 7,769 Indonesia 3,624 1,815 5,044 2,324 Japan 67,825 38,379 35,466 20,982 Korea 103,703 39,194 104,668 39,660 Taiwan 4,165 2,511 13,175 6,410 Other Pacific Rim 9,573 3,034 7,598 1,986 South/Central America 314,459 87,580 97,050 35,145 Argentina 82,932 23,130 23,389 8,839 Brazil 175,598 45,801 51,708 17,450 Colombia 4,380 2,335 383 227 Venezuela 24,754 8,443 9,210 3,821 Other S/C A 26,795 7,871 12,360 4,809 Other Countries 135,387 49,532 105,250 44,904 India 43,344 18,038 38,414 18,234 South Africa 68,526 20,757 8,254 3,285 Other 23,516 10,737 58,582 23,385 ______________________________________________________________ March Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 5,080,371 2,152,589 4,877,147 1,923,294 North America 1,857,119 924,917 1,566,489 699,831 Canada 1,023,926 594,595 915,442 474,756 Mexico 833,194 330,322 651,047 225,075 Western Europe 965,681 417,416 886,541 373,021 Euro Area (2) 596,899 268,649 442,191 205,489 European Union 693,404 321,316 542,052 263,719 Austria 24,712 19,470 28,174 18,992 Belgium 57,738 22,931 15,565 9,473 Finland 21,500 5,718 13,324 2,886 France 94,172 42,476 74,449 32,302 Germany 250,398 106,214 112,292 62,162 Italy 49,504 24,369 59,673 25,448 Netherlands 28,977 11,549 47,841 18,257 Spain 30,860 16,410 54,514 17,354 Sweden 9,079 8,821 8,056 8,706 United Kingdom 84,113 41,050 83,542 45,647 Other EU 42,352 22,306 44,624 22,493 European Free Trade Association 5,395 6,181 3,781 2,730 Norway 3,366 1,718 2,850 1,340 Switzerland 2,030 4,463 930 1,390 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 266,881 89,919 340,708 106,572 Other Western Europe 0 0 0 0 Eastern Europe/FSR 337,795 114,609 433,602 137,210 Poland 16,046 6,115 26,942 10,034 Former Soviet Republics 115,428 40,113 159,301 45,007 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 34,224 11,866 20,292 7,396 Russia 57,528 16,321 110,565 27,259 Other FSR 23,676 11,926 28,443 10,352 Other EE 206,321 68,382 247,360 82,168 Pacific Rim Countries 925,233 355,229 802,878 311,724 Australia 204,476 56,617 157,565 44,581 China 138,501 51,942 136,449 42,801 Indonesia 5,984 2,966 14,735 6,892 Japan 201,649 96,553 161,601 90,540 Korea 320,037 124,745 280,302 106,567 Taiwan 21,260 11,786 25,984 12,714 Other Pacific Rim 33,326 10,621 26,242 7,629 South/Central America 782,551 245,486 688,417 209,317 Argentina 38,971 14,534 150,531 46,755 Brazil 531,376 150,340 393,012 111,311 Colombia 17,748 12,151 11,573 6,098 Venezuela 74,418 27,963 52,476 18,630 Other S/C A 120,038 40,499 80,825 26,523 Other Countries 211,992 94,932 499,219 192,191 India 87,915 45,738 155,211 72,694 South Africa 26,346 9,054 110,306 35,423 Other 97,731 40,140 233,702 84,075 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