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 April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 280,736 207,742 317,181 209,466 North America 110,865 65,672 116,307 68,384 Canada 77,873 51,201 88,718 55,779 Mexico 32,992 14,472 27,589 12,604 Western Europe 67,638 64,635 70,707 66,097 Euro Area (2) 48,919 45,228 51,812 45,854 European Union 64,138 61,478 68,970 63,563 Austria 4,349 5,043 5,749 6,452 Belgium 343 640 113 326 Finland 359 827 1,573 1,399 France 14,264 12,375 11,000 10,071 Germany 16,414 15,135 23,147 19,849 Italy 1,954 4,079 1,758 1,799 Netherlands 4,535 2,315 456 373 Spain 6,695 4,799 7,965 5,562 Sweden 5,887 7,374 11,362 11,161 United Kingdom 9,332 8,877 5,796 6,547 Other EU 6 16 50 25 European Free Trade Association 228 369 215 333 Norway 10 10 3 15 Switzerland 218 358 212 318 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 2,550 1,750 196 245 Other Western Europe 723 1,039 1,326 1,956 Eastern Europe/FSR 42,991 21,967 51,035 19,514 Poland 3,336 1,925 1,294 925 Former Soviet Republics 35,026 17,190 43,970 15,207 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 5,246 5,439 17 110 Russia 3,174 3,141 2,607 2,401 Other FSR 26,606 8,610 41,345 12,696 Other EE 4,628 2,851 5,772 3,382 Pacific Rim Countries 48,824 46,186 38,815 39,336 Australia 12 90 16 90 China 7,163 6,685 648 1,248 Indonesia 0 0 0 0 Japan 39,401 36,472 33,194 33,419 Korea 1,511 1,522 4,026 2,986 Taiwan 736 1,399 932 1,592 Other Pacific Rim 1 18 0 0 South/Central America 8,094 7,743 40,185 15,967 Argentina 289 548 853 942 Brazil 5,132 4,079 37,563 14,335 Colombia 778 611 13 72 Venezuela 140 152 55 31 Other S/C A 1,756 2,352 1,702 588 Other Countries 2,323 1,539 132 169 India 1,240 1,043 131 158 South Africa 1,065 474 0 0 Other 18 21 1 11 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 268,149 174,286 286,328 180,742 North America 98,963 52,244 112,039 53,364 Canada 86,777 46,561 68,953 38,507 Mexico 12,186 5,684 43,087 14,857 Western Europe 88,119 69,356 69,719 63,134 Euro Area (2) 71,206 52,696 49,326 45,844 European Union 86,407 67,244 64,384 59,810 Austria 3,955 4,159 5,648 5,537 Belgium 1,845 1,215 970 923 Finland 1,512 734 959 676 France 11,301 10,106 7,989 9,905 Germany 39,967 28,518 21,720 19,770 Italy 4,647 3,247 2,794 3,403 Netherlands 1,066 433 1,904 1,054 Spain 6,856 4,204 7,342 4,577 Sweden 9,216 8,787 8,268 7,876 United Kingdom 5,985 5,761 6,789 6,090 Other EU 57 79 0 0 European Free Trade Association 308 503 374 601 Norway 0 0 0 0 Switzerland 308 503 374 601 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 108 88 4,250 1,872 Other Western Europe 1,296 1,521 711 851 Eastern Europe/FSR 3,482 2,997 10,185 6,949 Poland 24 19 335 166 Former Soviet Republics 3,373 2,597 2,627 2,000 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 2,205 1,373 916 408 Russia 1,168 1,225 1,711 1,592 Other FSR 0 0 0 0 Other EE 86 381 7,223 4,783 Pacific Rim Countries 39,842 36,955 49,084 43,174 Australia 16 50 0 0 China 10,503 6,419 1,692 1,245 Indonesia 0 0 0 0 Japan 25,578 27,048 44,100 38,994 Korea 3,002 2,482 2,610 1,910 Taiwan 725 937 681 1,025 Other Pacific Rim 18 17 0 0 South/Central America 37,083 12,101 37,728 11,890 Argentina 1,156 1,230 263 343 Brazil 34,142 10,187 36,517 10,987 Colombia 420 297 530 375 Venezuela 0 0 25 20 Other S/C A 1,365 387 394 164 Other Countries 660 633 7,572 2,232 India 564 592 567 596 South Africa 84 21 6,981 1,615 Other 12 21 24 20 ______________________________________________________________ April Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,135,700 755,073 1,081,731 663,941 North America 436,698 243,304 384,970 196,828 Canada 313,721 192,078 288,440 161,382 Mexico 122,977 51,226 96,530 35,446 Western Europe 266,150 239,713 291,613 234,665 Euro Area (2) 203,759 175,350 227,590 175,899 European Union 256,544 230,622 279,400 225,015 Austria 19,332 20,663 15,370 15,842 Belgium 2,082 2,040 6,152 4,211 Finland 3,683 3,706 5,392 2,753 France 40,150 39,009 34,305 35,925 Germany 91,039 74,648 120,427 85,864 Italy 9,144 10,672 14,760 11,907 Netherlands 10,568 5,442 5,971 3,123 Spain 25,790 18,230 24,571 15,966 Sweden 27,577 30,302 29,255 27,935 United Kingdom 25,208 24,969 22,555 21,181 Other EU 1,970 942 642 308 European Free Trade Association 719 1,201 1,451 2,402 Norway 19 35 0 0 Switzerland 700 1,166 1,451 2,402 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 5,805 3,451 7,750 3,582 Other Western Europe 3,082 4,439 3,013 3,665 Eastern Europe/FSR 126,340 58,385 25,241 17,569 Poland 7,325 4,586 4,801 2,541 Former Soviet Republics 99,548 42,537 10,685 7,599 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 6,184 7,540 4,433 2,384 Russia 9,827 9,235 6,250 5,211 Other FSR 83,537 25,763 3 4 Other EE 19,467 11,262 9,755 7,429 Pacific Rim Countries 160,331 153,191 159,660 145,304 Australia 31 208 65 190 China 14,829 13,498 19,758 14,331 Indonesia 7 3 2,055 1,017 Japan 133,011 126,251 121,778 116,968 Korea 9,212 7,720 11,998 8,157 Taiwan 3,238 5,478 3,969 4,608 Other Pacific Rim 4 33 38 32 South/Central America 143,199 58,159 203,025 62,377 Argentina 3,755 4,374 3,264 3,633 Brazil 132,836 48,138 192,565 56,104 Colombia 1,172 1,037 1,482 1,055 Venezuela 562 368 59 59 Other S/C A 4,874 4,242 5,655 1,525 Other Countries 2,983 2,320 17,221 7,198 India 1,788 1,705 1,751 1,836 South Africa 1,066 486 7,864 1,829 Other 128 129 7,606 3,533 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 April 2004