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 April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,263,044 1,374,828 2,203,623 1,216,128 North America 701,939 466,262 792,527 468,266 Canada 440,756 314,484 476,737 315,875 Mexico 261,184 151,778 315,790 152,391 Western Europe 563,309 386,347 473,156 313,108 Euro Area (2) 262,018 198,774 295,253 202,166 European Union 326,959 268,399 364,221 273,179 Austria 16,396 16,729 16,352 16,409 Belgium 41,564 25,184 36,001 19,747 Finland 1,443 2,832 11,794 5,602 France 51,197 36,699 67,115 45,837 Germany 67,987 56,944 89,494 59,710 Italy 19,790 22,552 38,979 29,953 Netherlands 28,334 12,698 2,490 2,207 Spain 15,642 13,947 20,984 16,177 Sweden 11,051 24,087 20,409 29,399 United Kingdom 52,069 43,531 47,178 40,410 Other EU 21,486 13,197 13,425 7,729 European Free Trade Association 2,755 3,098 1,722 2,717 Norway 1,900 980 717 450 Switzerland 854 2,117 1,005 2,268 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 232,823 113,722 105,861 35,216 Other Western Europe 772 1,128 1,351 1,995 Eastern Europe/FSR 283,926 117,961 150,373 60,843 Poland 23,648 9,180 15,473 5,949 Former Soviet Republics 203,223 84,624 63,775 26,286 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 26,552 17,782 382 314 Russia 139,871 50,783 4,210 2,907 Other FSR 36,800 16,059 59,182 23,065 Other EE 57,056 24,158 71,125 28,608 Pacific Rim Countries 324,576 215,758 299,936 176,899 Australia 9,430 3,277 91,717 27,255 China 65,975 40,274 14,952 13,321 Indonesia 6,450 2,538 3,409 1,531 Japan 108,535 76,716 87,367 71,791 Korea 72,511 42,351 88,034 43,036 Taiwan 39,842 41,687 9,361 17,304 Other Pacific Rim 21,833 8,917 5,095 2,661 South/Central America 260,975 105,218 327,454 113,632 Argentina 16,223 7,605 10,861 4,345 Brazil 143,128 53,149 239,924 76,111 Colombia 4,469 4,366 7,507 5,952 Venezuela 43,791 18,200 26,991 12,124 Other S/C A 53,364 21,898 42,171 15,101 Other Countries 128,319 83,281 160,176 83,380 India 70,551 55,110 78,985 47,575 South Africa 34,567 16,298 17,152 7,742 Other 23,201 11,873 64,039 28,063 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,661,283 855,554 2,063,308 959,432 North America 625,968 314,595 621,088 312,104 Canada 417,377 231,160 399,711 228,199 Mexico 208,591 83,436 221,377 83,905 Western Europe 349,069 233,927 408,028 241,549 Euro Area (2) 274,482 172,182 175,907 138,967 European Union 330,218 224,288 229,787 187,548 Austria 11,856 10,548 18,635 14,870 Belgium 29,128 15,557 8,383 7,582 Finland 7,617 3,966 6,124 2,669 France 44,080 31,567 29,374 27,459 Germany 115,283 70,561 53,552 46,083 Italy 14,228 13,778 16,872 15,605 Netherlands 31,649 10,151 13,310 5,144 Spain 12,900 11,443 17,977 12,878 Sweden 16,153 24,547 19,265 24,000 United Kingdom 30,926 22,739 31,463 22,647 Other EU 16,398 9,431 14,832 8,610 European Free Trade Association 2,256 2,400 1,205 1,994 Norway 1,469 800 381 260 Switzerland 788 1,600 824 1,734 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 15,261 5,662 176,270 51,063 Other Western Europe 1,334 1,576 766 944 Eastern Europe/FSR 68,253 23,110 161,321 57,603 Poland 4,561 1,757 8,911 3,459 Former Soviet Republics 31,143 10,149 61,580 19,715 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 22,230 6,203 12,831 3,534 Russia 8,435 3,375 32,090 9,071 Other FSR 478 571 16,659 7,110 Other EE 32,550 11,205 90,830 34,429 Pacific Rim Countries 331,695 173,426 370,863 185,919 Australia 52,275 12,941 30,731 9,234 China 57,589 27,654 95,455 29,773 Indonesia 2,947 1,154 3,678 1,941 Japan 73,436 62,128 113,737 84,647 Korea 104,150 45,864 108,014 44,917 Taiwan 21,125 18,157 9,470 11,922 Other Pacific Rim 20,172 5,527 9,778 3,485 South/Central America 201,001 68,711 352,801 100,594 Argentina 31,082 11,763 83,194 23,473 Brazil 105,927 34,056 212,636 57,773 Colombia 4,402 2,104 4,910 2,710 Venezuela 35,286 12,588 24,779 8,463 Other S/C A 24,304 8,199 27,282 8,175 Other Countries 85,297 41,784 149,208 61,662 India 38,895 24,171 46,774 24,003 South Africa 45,013 15,977 78,011 25,606 Other 1,388 1,636 24,423 12,053 ______________________________________________________________ April Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 8,382,796 4,531,170 7,532,144 3,619,953 North America 2,928,514 1,678,802 2,532,064 1,260,526 Canada 1,716,195 1,104,117 1,567,608 891,221 Mexico 1,212,319 574,685 964,456 369,305 Western Europe 1,817,661 1,196,219 1,515,591 918,419 Euro Area (2) 1,070,504 734,930 919,019 592,053 European Union 1,302,284 974,204 1,140,975 789,480 Austria 57,322 56,423 52,197 44,019 Belgium 106,944 63,946 54,568 38,092 Finland 27,802 15,271 26,767 12,367 France 182,934 137,363 151,228 112,650 Germany 403,319 248,547 318,382 212,592 Italy 91,409 86,083 97,672 67,304 Netherlands 63,477 28,166 84,619 31,286 Spain 76,531 67,172 88,653 49,457 Sweden 54,869 92,539 61,253 86,509 United Kingdom 171,697 141,625 143,208 100,919 Other EU 65,980 37,069 62,429 34,286 European Free Trade Association 9,129 11,909 7,875 9,361 Norway 5,285 2,758 4,481 2,557 Switzerland 3,844 9,151 3,394 6,804 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 502,959 205,343 363,611 115,727 Other Western Europe 3,289 4,762 3,130 3,851 Eastern Europe/FSR 706,090 273,273 524,325 177,012 Poland 43,724 18,042 36,281 14,316 Former Soviet Republics 383,748 151,384 198,394 61,315 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 61,718 31,772 44,962 15,008 Russia 204,164 73,391 124,329 34,995 Other FSR 117,865 46,221 29,103 11,312 Other EE 278,618 103,847 289,650 101,381 Pacific Rim Countries 1,396,398 773,482 1,285,478 665,084 Australia 213,973 60,179 209,900 57,782 China 219,634 116,635 208,413 88,960 Indonesia 12,588 5,880 19,860 9,341 Japan 410,532 288,053 335,627 260,770 Korea 406,923 189,943 399,701 172,269 Taiwan 76,622 91,037 64,879 61,341 Other Pacific Rim 56,124 21,755 47,097 14,620 South/Central America 1,181,392 406,264 1,058,910 333,503 Argentina 58,660 25,965 183,722 60,924 Brazil 804,895 252,571 660,786 196,297 Colombia 22,612 16,942 17,037 8,960 Venezuela 118,633 46,382 87,820 31,278 Other S/C A 176,593 64,403 109,544 36,045 Other Countries 352,741 203,131 615,776 265,409 India 167,807 120,358 204,262 115,180 South Africa 63,491 29,721 166,710 57,731 Other 121,442 53,053 244,804 92,497 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