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 April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,915,417 980,069 1,822,140 832,884 North America 574,917 356,361 660,373 357,872 Canada 357,787 243,846 382,160 238,985 Mexico 217,130 112,515 278,213 118,887 Western Europe 467,325 241,152 372,355 166,128 Euro Area (2) 195,534 103,964 225,637 107,213 European Union 234,667 127,111 265,379 129,371 Austria 11,318 8,665 10,122 8,272 Belgium 38,980 18,433 33,188 12,784 Finland 516 359 9,677 2,737 France 34,065 15,713 51,651 22,439 Germany 46,389 26,944 62,879 30,422 Italy 13,179 7,448 32,329 15,911 Netherlands 23,761 10,126 1,953 1,336 Spain 7,716 5,274 11,849 6,840 Sweden 745 1,556 4,090 3,479 United Kingdom 36,568 20,158 34,347 17,733 Other EU 21,429 12,435 13,294 7,416 European Free Trade Association 2,385 2,069 1,311 1,786 Norway 1,890 970 714 428 Switzerland 495 1,099 598 1,358 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 230,273 111,972 105,665 34,971 Other Western Europe 0 0 0 0 Eastern Europe/FSR 240,188 94,054 98,671 37,836 Poland 20,311 7,254 14,138 4,946 Former Soviet Republics 167,529 66,022 19,574 10,513 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 21,215 12,185 361 180 Russia 136,275 46,835 1,565 430 Other FSR 10,038 7,002 17,647 9,903 Other EE 52,349 20,778 64,959 22,376 Pacific Rim Countries 260,208 123,517 249,044 102,358 Australia 9,408 3,141 91,697 27,147 China 55,178 24,657 11,749 6,159 Indonesia 6,450 2,538 3,313 1,286 Japan 67,645 34,332 51,666 28,974 Korea 67,967 31,609 82,112 34,639 Taiwan 32,199 19,412 3,835 2,475 Other Pacific Rim 21,362 7,829 4,672 1,677 South/Central America 251,917 95,340 286,730 96,552 Argentina 15,934 7,057 10,008 3,403 Brazil 137,065 46,976 201,822 60,664 Colombia 3,692 3,755 7,494 5,880 Venezuela 43,652 18,048 26,937 12,093 Other S/C A 51,575 19,504 40,469 14,513 Other Countries 120,861 69,644 154,966 72,139 India 65,652 44,783 75,300 39,203 South Africa 32,659 14,548 15,795 5,288 Other 22,550 10,313 63,871 27,649 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,328,847 551,184 1,713,960 655,318 North America 509,589 227,666 490,959 223,454 Canada 319,995 161,076 318,281 163,263 Mexico 189,594 66,590 172,678 60,191 Western Europe 231,744 106,284 310,766 126,361 Euro Area (2) 184,876 82,848 109,425 60,498 European Union 214,808 99,449 138,138 76,540 Austria 7,354 4,749 12,692 8,267 Belgium 25,006 9,988 5,547 3,224 Finland 4,914 1,154 4,603 999 France 29,036 12,685 17,804 8,762 Germany 72,236 34,992 27,929 18,855 Italy 5,171 3,113 8,706 5,292 Netherlands 30,577 9,694 11,400 4,054 Spain 2,903 1,998 9,161 4,723 Sweden 1,008 1,961 5,605 4,939 United Kingdom 20,491 10,320 20,110 9,537 Other EU 16,113 8,796 14,582 7,889 European Free Trade Association 1,783 1,261 608 631 Norway 1,469 800 359 193 Switzerland 314 461 249 438 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 15,153 5,574 172,019 49,191 Other Western Europe 0 0 0 0 Eastern Europe/FSR 64,538 19,662 151,006 49,569 Poland 4,537 1,738 8,576 3,293 Former Soviet Republics 27,537 7,105 58,889 17,569 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 20,025 4,830 11,915 3,126 Russia 7,147 1,973 30,363 7,450 Other FSR 364 302 16,611 6,993 Other EE 32,464 10,820 83,541 28,707 Pacific Rim Countries 280,741 110,943 311,385 118,822 Australia 52,256 12,878 30,728 9,221 China 45,579 18,133 91,765 24,669 Indonesia 2,947 1,154 3,624 1,815 Japan 46,230 28,176 67,825 38,379 Korea 98,537 38,245 103,703 39,194 Taiwan 15,326 7,440 4,165 2,511 Other Pacific Rim 19,867 4,916 9,573 3,034 South/Central America 162,549 54,202 314,459 87,580 Argentina 29,926 10,533 82,932 23,130 Brazil 70,533 21,579 175,598 45,801 Colombia 3,982 1,807 4,380 2,335 Venezuela 35,286 12,588 24,754 8,443 Other S/C A 22,823 7,695 26,795 7,871 Other Countries 79,686 32,427 135,387 49,532 India 35,217 17,737 43,344 18,038 South Africa 43,671 14,264 68,526 20,757 Other 798 426 23,516 10,737 ______________________________________________________________ April Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 6,995,789 3,132,659 6,205,995 2,474,478 North America 2,432,037 1,281,278 2,076,078 927,497 Canada 1,381,713 838,442 1,235,438 635,831 Mexico 1,050,324 442,837 840,641 291,666 Western Europe 1,433,006 658,568 1,118,285 479,305 Euro Area (2) 792,432 372,613 627,067 288,337 European Union 928,071 448,427 756,860 363,169 Austria 36,030 28,135 35,528 23,741 Belgium 96,718 41,364 40,571 19,460 Finland 22,015 6,077 18,238 4,039 France 128,237 58,189 103,484 44,987 Germany 296,788 133,158 184,528 97,153 Italy 62,683 31,817 64,844 28,561 Netherlands 52,738 21,676 78,417 27,951 Spain 38,576 21,684 57,416 19,353 Sweden 9,825 10,378 9,064 10,667 United Kingdom 120,681 61,208 104,032 55,967 Other EU 63,780 34,741 60,737 31,289 European Free Trade Association 7,780 8,250 5,563 3,991 Norway 5,256 2,688 4,319 2,140 Switzerland 2,524 5,562 1,244 1,850 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 497,154 201,891 355,862 112,146 Other Western Europe 0 0 0 0 Eastern Europe/FSR 577,983 208,664 498,140 156,872 Poland 36,357 13,369 31,479 11,772 Former Soviet Republics 282,956 106,135 186,838 52,112 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 55,439 24,051 40,318 12,226 Russia 193,803 63,156 117,713 29,231 Other FSR 33,714 18,928 28,808 10,654 Other EE 258,670 89,160 279,823 92,988 Pacific Rim Countries 1,185,442 478,746 1,083,619 422,667 Australia 213,884 59,758 209,821 57,459 China 193,679 76,599 182,028 60,934 Indonesia 12,434 5,503 17,682 8,046 Japan 269,294 130,885 207,831 118,716 Korea 388,003 156,354 378,839 144,812 Taiwan 53,459 31,198 41,310 20,154 Other Pacific Rim 54,688 18,450 46,108 12,546 South/Central America 1,034,468 340,826 850,966 263,518 Argentina 54,905 21,591 180,457 57,288 Brazil 668,441 197,316 463,545 132,890 Colombia 21,440 15,905 15,555 7,904 Venezuela 118,070 46,010 87,762 31,218 Other S/C A 171,612 60,003 103,648 34,217 Other Countries 332,853 164,576 578,905 224,618 India 153,567 90,521 190,429 90,431 South Africa 59,005 23,602 153,977 49,687 Other 120,281 50,453 234,499 84,501 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