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 March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,203,623 1,216,128 1,778,222 939,550 North America 792,527 468,266 731,005 393,976 Canada 476,737 315,875 406,771 249,863 Mexico 315,790 152,391 324,234 144,113 Western Europe 473,156 313,108 348,414 249,824 Euro Area (2) 295,253 202,166 241,291 172,099 European Union 364,221 273,179 281,800 221,202 Austria 16,352 16,409 8,395 9,179 Belgium 36,001 19,747 14,424 10,141 Finland 11,794 5,602 7,515 3,867 France 67,115 45,837 16,164 23,406 Germany 89,494 59,710 116,495 65,187 Italy 38,979 29,953 20,030 18,227 Netherlands 2,490 2,207 27,809 10,870 Spain 20,984 16,177 18,608 24,955 Sweden 20,409 29,399 11,755 22,037 United Kingdom 47,178 40,410 27,799 25,959 Other EU 13,425 7,729 12,807 7,373 European Free Trade Association 1,722 2,717 3,584 3,919 Norway 717 450 2,513 1,226 Switzerland 1,005 2,268 1,071 2,693 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 105,861 35,216 62,434 23,909 Other Western Europe 1,351 1,995 596 794 Eastern Europe/FSR 150,373 60,843 97,413 34,950 Poland 15,473 5,949 1,601 1,072 Former Soviet Republics 63,775 26,286 7,420 4,598 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 382 314 807 479 Russia 4,210 2,907 6,198 3,521 Other FSR 59,182 23,065 415 598 Other EE 71,125 28,608 88,391 29,281 Pacific Rim Countries 299,936 176,899 312,630 159,826 Australia 91,717 27,255 61,739 16,431 China 14,952 13,321 45,974 23,527 Indonesia 3,409 1,531 984 884 Japan 87,367 71,791 79,691 53,929 Korea 88,034 43,036 104,399 45,964 Taiwan 9,361 17,304 14,847 16,729 Other Pacific Rim 5,095 2,661 4,994 2,361 South/Central America 327,454 113,632 263,798 84,920 Argentina 10,861 4,345 16,453 8,065 Brazil 239,924 76,111 186,528 54,616 Colombia 7,507 5,952 3,056 1,940 Venezuela 26,991 12,124 6,335 2,399 Other S/C A 42,171 15,101 51,427 17,899 Other Countries 160,176 83,380 24,963 16,054 India 78,985 47,575 4,961 7,641 South Africa 17,152 7,742 2,812 1,575 Other 64,039 28,063 17,190 6,837 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,063,308 959,432 1,527,947 778,877 North America 621,088 312,104 598,151 296,803 Canada 399,711 228,199 346,787 201,926 Mexico 221,377 83,905 251,364 94,877 Western Europe 408,028 241,549 311,961 202,557 Euro Area (2) 175,907 138,967 189,349 127,211 European Union 229,787 187,548 240,369 174,951 Austria 18,635 14,870 14,357 12,121 Belgium 8,383 7,582 7,373 7,561 Finland 6,124 2,669 6,347 3,063 France 29,374 27,459 29,611 22,924 Germany 53,552 46,083 73,966 46,085 Italy 16,872 15,605 13,529 14,059 Netherlands 13,310 5,144 22,871 9,267 Spain 17,977 12,878 12,838 7,826 Sweden 19,265 24,000 13,762 20,538 United Kingdom 31,463 22,647 36,190 26,302 Other EU 14,832 8,610 9,523 5,207 European Free Trade Association 1,205 1,994 1,732 2,013 Norway 381 260 904 479 Switzerland 824 1,734 828 1,534 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 176,270 51,063 69,469 25,073 Other Western Europe 766 944 390 520 Eastern Europe/FSR 161,321 57,603 80,716 29,722 Poland 8,911 3,459 692 455 Former Soviet Republics 61,580 19,715 24,843 10,198 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 12,831 3,534 9,783 5,052 Russia 32,090 9,071 6,592 2,671 Other FSR 16,659 7,110 8,468 2,475 Other EE 90,830 34,429 55,181 19,068 Pacific Rim Countries 370,863 185,919 278,141 144,907 Australia 30,731 9,234 51,830 14,527 China 95,455 29,773 23,193 14,306 Indonesia 3,678 1,941 6,144 3,020 Japan 113,737 84,647 59,113 49,078 Korea 108,014 44,917 111,138 46,425 Taiwan 9,470 11,922 18,956 15,175 Other Pacific Rim 9,778 3,485 7,768 2,376 South/Central America 352,801 100,594 142,118 49,664 Argentina 83,194 23,473 23,609 9,052 Brazil 212,636 57,773 96,333 31,595 Colombia 4,910 2,710 501 309 Venezuela 24,779 8,463 9,244 3,860 Other S/C A 27,282 8,175 12,431 4,847 Other Countries 149,208 61,662 116,861 55,223 India 46,774 24,003 41,326 23,534 South Africa 78,011 25,606 8,838 3,846 Other 24,423 12,053 66,697 27,843 ______________________________________________________________ March Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 6,119,751 3,156,342 5,870,861 2,764,399 North America 2,226,575 1,212,540 1,906,096 945,931 Canada 1,275,439 789,632 1,150,231 660,061 Mexico 951,136 422,907 755,865 285,870 Western Europe 1,254,353 809,872 1,166,522 684,492 Euro Area (2) 808,486 536,156 644,538 419,871 European Union 975,325 705,805 810,757 565,192 Austria 40,926 39,694 40,341 33,471 Belgium 65,380 38,763 25,439 22,535 Finland 26,359 12,439 19,150 8,401 France 131,737 100,665 107,148 81,083 Germany 335,332 191,603 203,099 142,030 Italy 71,619 63,531 83,444 53,526 Netherlands 35,143 15,467 52,970 21,135 Spain 60,890 53,225 75,753 38,014 Sweden 43,818 68,452 45,100 61,962 United Kingdom 119,629 98,094 112,282 78,180 Other EU 44,495 23,872 46,031 24,855 European Free Trade Association 6,374 8,812 5,619 6,961 Norway 3,385 1,778 3,012 1,756 Switzerland 2,989 7,034 2,606 5,204 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 270,136 91,621 348,350 110,066 Other Western Europe 2,517 3,634 1,796 2,274 Eastern Europe/FSR 422,163 155,312 456,072 153,902 Poland 20,076 8,863 31,720 12,560 Former Soviet Republics 180,525 66,760 167,251 51,166 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 35,167 13,990 22,731 8,805 Russia 64,293 22,607 115,894 31,620 Other FSR 81,065 30,162 28,626 10,740 Other EE 221,562 79,689 257,101 90,176 Pacific Rim Countries 1,071,822 557,724 953,783 491,657 Australia 204,544 56,903 157,625 44,841 China 153,659 76,361 150,824 61,306 Indonesia 6,138 3,342 16,913 8,187 Japan 301,997 211,337 262,191 198,642 Korea 334,413 147,593 295,550 126,405 Taiwan 36,780 49,350 43,754 43,185 Other Pacific Rim 34,292 12,838 26,925 9,093 South/Central America 920,417 301,045 857,910 264,792 Argentina 42,437 18,360 152,640 49,160 Brazil 661,766 199,422 554,860 162,241 Colombia 18,142 12,576 12,635 6,856 Venezuela 74,842 28,182 52,535 18,690 Other S/C A 123,229 42,505 85,241 27,845 Other Countries 224,422 119,851 530,479 223,625 India 97,257 65,248 165,367 91,010 South Africa 28,924 13,423 121,697 41,754 Other 98,241 41,180 243,416 90,862 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