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 May April Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,700,187 1,713,748 2,263,044 1,374,828 North America 751,142 510,348 701,939 466,262 Canada 449,057 322,181 440,756 314,484 Mexico 302,085 188,167 261,184 151,778 European Union (25) 501,554 417,198 403,193 303,045 Western Europe 625,419 480,457 563,309 386,347 Euro Area 391,845 310,117 262,018 198,774 European Union (15) 456,414 392,040 326,959 268,399 Austria 18,321 17,341 16,396 16,729 Belgium 37,609 24,462 41,564 25,184 Finland 1,797 3,881 1,443 2,832 France 48,023 40,778 51,197 36,699 Germany 138,771 108,342 67,987 56,944 Italy 52,402 39,805 19,790 22,552 Netherlands 44,453 23,096 28,334 12,698 Spain 29,032 39,223 15,642 13,947 Sweden 22,872 36,047 11,051 24,087 United Kingdom 40,801 44,807 52,069 43,531 Other EU 22,333 14,257 21,486 13,197 European Free Trade Association 1,652 3,543 2,755 3,098 Norway 408 326 1,900 980 Switzerland 1,244 3,217 854 2,117 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 166,545 83,530 232,823 113,722 Other Western Europe 809 1,344 772 1,128 Eastern Europe/FSR 353,639 172,937 283,926 117,961 Poland 30,439 13,844 23,648 9,180 Former Soviet Republics 264,170 129,279 203,223 84,624 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 74,129 32,338 26,552 17,782 Russia 179,455 89,890 139,871 50,783 Other FSR 10,587 7,051 36,800 16,059 Other EE 59,030 29,813 57,056 24,158 Pacific Rim Countries 411,334 269,070 324,576 215,758 Australia 63,341 24,200 9,430 3,277 China 63,288 44,849 65,975 40,274 Indonesia 8 30 6,450 2,538 Japan 83,379 65,948 108,535 76,716 Korea 137,314 80,105 72,511 42,351 Taiwan 37,209 41,180 39,842 41,687 Other Pacific Rim 26,796 12,757 21,833 8,917 South/Central America 388,041 160,725 260,975 105,218 Argentina 11,091 6,733 16,223 7,605 Brazil 332,067 128,565 143,128 53,149 Colombia 14,965 8,271 4,469 4,366 Venezuela 10,150 6,570 43,791 18,200 Other S/C A 19,768 10,586 53,364 21,898 Other Countries 170,612 120,211 128,319 83,281 India 105,287 82,854 70,551 55,110 South Africa 25,580 13,715 34,567 16,298 Other 39,744 23,642 23,201 11,873 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data May April Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,732,111 874,507 1,661,283 855,554 North America 649,391 329,643 625,968 314,595 Canada 421,119 229,117 417,377 231,160 Mexico 228,272 100,526 208,591 83,436 European Union (25) 366,093 227,196 356,490 235,259 Western Europe 403,475 241,247 349,069 233,927 Euro Area 281,013 165,273 274,482 172,182 European Union (15) 350,667 219,853 330,218 224,288 Austria 14,408 12,241 11,856 10,548 Belgium 21,859 13,420 29,128 15,557 Finland 6,159 2,310 7,617 3,966 France 29,393 24,207 44,080 31,567 Germany 111,838 66,874 115,283 70,561 Italy 8,156 11,268 14,228 13,778 Netherlands 29,167 10,120 31,649 10,151 Spain 48,364 18,184 12,900 11,443 Sweden 15,205 23,388 16,153 24,547 United Kingdom 53,287 30,316 30,926 22,739 Other EU 12,832 7,523 16,398 9,431 European Free Trade Association 765 1,903 2,256 2,400 Norway 43 89 1,469 800 Switzerland 722 1,814 788 1,600 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 51,153 18,390 15,261 5,662 Other Western Europe 889 1,101 1,334 1,576 Eastern Europe/FSR 60,077 26,453 68,253 23,110 Poland 6,396 2,066 4,561 1,757 Former Soviet Republics 21,704 10,810 31,143 10,149 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 5,928 2,929 22,230 6,203 Russia 15,074 7,249 8,435 3,375 Other FSR 702 632 478 571 Other EE 31,977 13,578 32,550 11,205 Pacific Rim Countries 328,597 172,054 331,695 173,426 Australia 87,141 24,742 52,275 12,941 China 45,680 18,655 57,589 27,654 Indonesia 642 379 2,947 1,154 Japan 61,748 58,086 73,436 62,128 Korea 104,200 47,656 104,150 45,864 Taiwan 20,706 19,769 21,125 18,157 Other Pacific Rim 8,480 2,768 20,172 5,527 South/Central America 182,251 61,450 201,001 68,711 Argentina 24,971 9,531 31,082 11,763 Brazil 118,463 38,352 105,927 34,056 Colombia 2,430 1,261 4,402 2,104 Venezuela 9,803 3,259 35,286 12,588 Other S/C A 26,583 9,047 24,304 8,199 Other Countries 108,320 43,661 85,297 41,784 India 16,841 11,938 38,895 24,171 South Africa 58,406 17,172 45,013 15,977 Other 33,073 14,551 1,388 1,636 ______________________________________________________________ May Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 11,082,983 6,244,918 9,264,254 4,494,460 North America 3,679,656 2,189,150 3,181,455 1,590,169 Canada 2,165,253 1,426,298 1,988,727 1,120,338 Mexico 1,514,404 762,853 1,192,728 469,831 European Union (25) 2,080,972 1,508,307 1,675,014 1,087,502 Western Europe 2,443,081 1,676,676 1,919,066 1,159,666 Euro Area 1,462,348 1,045,047 1,200,033 757,326 European Union (15) 1,758,698 1,366,244 1,491,642 1,009,333 Austria 75,643 73,764 66,604 56,260 Belgium 144,553 88,409 76,427 51,512 Finland 29,598 19,152 32,925 14,677 France 230,957 178,142 180,621 136,857 Germany 542,090 356,889 430,220 279,466 Italy 143,811 125,888 105,828 78,573 Netherlands 107,930 51,262 113,786 41,405 Spain 105,563 106,395 137,017 67,640 Sweden 77,740 128,586 76,458 109,897 United Kingdom 212,499 186,432 196,494 131,235 Other EU 88,314 51,326 75,261 41,809 European Free Trade Association 10,781 15,453 8,640 11,265 Norway 5,693 3,084 4,524 2,646 Switzerland 5,087 12,369 4,116 8,619 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 669,504 288,873 414,765 134,117 Other Western Europe 4,098 6,106 4,019 4,951 Eastern Europe/FSR 1,059,729 446,210 584,402 203,466 Poland 74,163 31,887 42,676 16,382 Former Soviet Republics 647,918 280,663 220,098 72,125 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 135,847 64,109 50,890 17,937 Russia 383,619 163,281 139,403 42,244 Other FSR 128,452 53,273 29,805 11,944 Other EE 337,648 133,660 321,628 114,959 Pacific Rim Countries 1,807,732 1,042,551 1,614,075 837,137 Australia 277,314 84,379 297,041 82,524 China 282,922 161,484 254,093 107,615 Indonesia 12,596 5,911 20,503 9,719 Japan 493,911 354,001 397,375 318,857 Korea 544,238 270,048 503,900 219,924 Taiwan 113,831 132,217 85,585 81,111 Other Pacific Rim 82,920 34,512 55,577 17,388 South/Central America 1,569,432 566,989 1,241,161 394,953 Argentina 69,751 32,698 208,693 70,455 Brazil 1,136,961 381,136 779,250 234,649 Colombia 37,577 25,213 19,467 10,220 Venezuela 128,783 52,952 97,624 34,537 Other S/C A 196,361 74,990 136,128 45,091 Other Countries 523,353 323,342 724,095 309,070 India 273,095 203,212 221,103 127,118 South Africa 89,072 43,436 225,115 74,903 Other 161,186 76,695 277,877 107,049 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