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 May April Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 292,085 218,825 280,736 207,742 North America 113,805 73,855 110,865 65,672 Canada 95,138 62,378 77,873 51,201 Mexico 18,667 11,477 32,992 14,472 European Union (25) 84,995 77,842 98,124 74,993 Western Europe 88,348 79,166 67,638 64,635 Euro Area 61,491 53,582 48,919 45,228 European Union (15) 80,860 74,248 64,138 61,478 Austria 6,117 6,241 4,349 5,043 Belgium 2,413 1,396 343 640 Finland 140 481 359 827 France 9,389 10,288 14,264 12,375 Germany 29,839 24,071 16,414 15,135 Italy 2,267 2,845 1,954 4,079 Netherlands 5,578 3,475 4,535 2,315 Spain 5,708 4,767 6,695 4,799 Sweden 13,786 14,287 5,887 7,374 United Kingdom 5,583 6,379 9,332 8,877 Other EU 40 18 6 16 European Free Trade Association 258 457 228 369 Norway 7 7 10 10 Switzerland 251 450 218 358 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 6,532 3,373 2,550 1,750 Other Western Europe 698 1,088 723 1,039 Eastern Europe/FSR 6,783 5,917 42,991 21,967 Poland 1,167 1,115 3,336 1,925 Former Soviet Republics 3,241 3,352 35,026 17,190 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 355 376 5,246 5,439 Russia 2,886 2,976 3,174 3,141 Other FSR 0 0 26,606 8,610 Other EE 2,375 1,450 4,628 2,851 Pacific Rim Countries 35,570 37,997 48,824 46,186 Australia 0 0 12 90 China 3,608 3,891 7,163 6,685 Indonesia 0 0 0 0 Japan 28,378 29,880 39,401 36,472 Korea 2,595 2,539 1,511 1,522 Taiwan 973 1,677 736 1,399 Other Pacific Rim 15 10 1 18 South/Central America 45,656 20,428 8,094 7,743 Argentina 1,143 1,539 289 548 Brazil 43,849 18,117 5,132 4,079 Colombia 195 261 778 611 Venezuela 442 478 140 152 Other S/C A 28 33 1,756 2,352 Other Countries 1,923 1,462 2,323 1,539 India 1,549 1,200 1,240 1,043 South Africa 368 257 1,065 474 Other 6 6 18 21 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data May April Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 282,577 174,133 268,149 174,286 North America 130,248 60,773 98,963 52,244 Canada 96,719 49,421 86,777 46,561 Mexico 33,529 11,352 12,186 5,684 European Union (25) 95,042 62,213 87,791 69,106 Western Europe 98,168 63,547 88,119 69,356 Euro Area 81,508 48,596 71,206 52,696 European Union (15) 92,732 59,895 86,407 67,244 Austria 3,748 4,070 3,955 4,159 Belgium 795 869 1,845 1,215 Finland 1,391 771 1,512 734 France 8,691 8,458 11,301 10,106 Germany 29,143 20,319 39,967 28,518 Italy 1,911 2,087 4,647 3,247 Netherlands 1,978 1,059 1,066 433 Spain 33,842 10,954 6,856 4,204 Sweden 7,033 7,080 9,216 8,787 United Kingdom 4,191 4,219 5,985 5,761 Other EU 10 8 57 79 European Free Trade Association 220 534 308 503 Norway 0 0 0 0 Switzerland 220 534 308 503 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 4,329 2,022 108 88 Other Western Europe 887 1,096 1,296 1,521 Eastern Europe/FSR 7,387 5,220 3,482 2,997 Poland 482 313 24 19 Former Soviet Republics 5,673 3,813 3,373 2,597 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 1,662 884 2,205 1,373 Russia 4,010 2,929 1,168 1,225 Other FSR 0 0 0 0 Other EE 1,233 1,095 86 381 Pacific Rim Countries 32,381 37,416 39,842 36,955 Australia 17 65 16 50 China 2,255 1,698 10,503 6,419 Indonesia 0 0 0 0 Japan 26,018 32,074 25,578 27,048 Korea 3,365 2,391 3,002 2,482 Taiwan 726 1,185 725 937 Other Pacific Rim 0 4 18 17 South/Central America 10,248 5,695 37,083 12,101 Argentina 318 480 1,156 1,230 Brazil 9,333 4,834 34,142 10,187 Colombia 471 308 420 297 Venezuela 6 8 0 0 Other S/C A 120 64 1,365 387 Other Countries 4,145 1,482 660 633 India 968 708 564 592 South Africa 3,148 749 84 21 Other 28 25 12 21 ______________________________________________________________ May Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,427,786 973,898 1,364,308 838,074 North America 550,502 317,159 515,218 257,601 Canada 408,859 254,456 385,159 210,803 Mexico 141,644 62,703 130,059 46,798 European Union (25) 450,665 351,943 389,731 299,600 Western Europe 354,498 318,879 389,782 298,212 Euro Area 265,250 228,932 309,098 224,494 European Union (15) 337,404 304,870 372,132 284,910 Austria 25,449 26,904 19,119 19,912 Belgium 4,495 3,435 6,947 5,080 Finland 3,823 4,187 6,784 3,524 France 49,539 49,297 42,996 44,383 Germany 120,878 98,719 149,570 106,183 Italy 11,411 13,517 16,670 13,994 Netherlands 16,146 8,916 7,948 4,182 Spain 31,499 22,996 58,412 26,920 Sweden 41,363 44,589 36,288 35,015 United Kingdom 30,791 31,349 26,746 25,400 Other EU 2,010 961 652 316 European Free Trade Association 977 1,658 1,671 2,937 Norway 26 42 0 0 Switzerland 951 1,616 1,671 2,937 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 12,337 6,824 12,079 5,604 Other Western Europe 3,781 5,527 3,900 4,761 Eastern Europe/FSR 133,124 64,303 32,629 22,790 Poland 8,492 5,701 5,283 2,854 Former Soviet Republics 102,790 45,890 16,358 11,412 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 6,539 7,916 6,095 3,268 Russia 12,713 12,211 10,260 8,140 Other FSR 83,537 25,763 3 4 Other EE 21,842 12,712 10,988 8,524 Pacific Rim Countries 195,901 191,188 192,041 182,720 Australia 31 208 82 254 China 18,437 17,390 22,013 16,029 Indonesia 7 3 2,055 1,017 Japan 161,389 156,131 147,796 149,042 Korea 11,807 10,259 15,362 10,548 Taiwan 4,211 7,155 4,695 5,793 Other Pacific Rim 19 43 38 36 South/Central America 188,855 78,587 213,273 68,071 Argentina 4,898 5,913 3,582 4,114 Brazil 176,685 66,255 201,899 60,938 Colombia 1,367 1,298 1,953 1,363 Venezuela 1,003 846 64 67 Other S/C A 4,902 4,275 5,775 1,589 Other Countries 4,906 3,782 21,366 8,680 India 3,337 2,905 2,720 2,544 South Africa 1,434 742 11,012 2,578 Other 135 135 7,634 3,558 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 May 2004