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 June May Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 374,680 274,262 292,085 218,825 North America 124,895 84,498 113,805 73,855 Canada 99,121 67,759 95,138 62,378 Mexico 25,774 16,739 18,667 11,477 European Union (25) 114,980 98,293 84,995 77,842 Western Europe 112,306 96,535 88,348 79,166 Euro Area 92,172 73,979 61,491 53,582 European Union (15) 108,229 92,662 80,860 74,248 Austria 7,095 7,984 6,117 6,241 Belgium 2,724 2,117 2,413 1,396 Finland 1,212 1,202 140 481 France 13,674 13,387 9,389 10,288 Germany 32,330 26,290 29,839 24,071 Italy 5,211 5,416 2,267 2,845 Netherlands 5,045 3,378 5,578 3,475 Spain 24,877 14,204 5,708 4,767 Sweden 10,904 12,571 13,786 14,287 United Kingdom 5,154 6,112 5,583 6,379 Other EU 2 3 40 18 European Free Trade Association 141 279 258 457 Norway 4 14 7 7 Switzerland 138 265 251 450 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 3,047 2,098 6,532 3,373 Other Western Europe 888 1,495 698 1,088 Eastern Europe/FSR 15,794 13,129 6,783 5,917 Poland 541 583 1,167 1,115 Former Soviet Republics 6,530 7,023 3,241 3,352 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 1,432 2,982 355 376 Russia 5,098 4,042 2,886 2,976 Other FSR 0 0 0 0 Other EE 8,723 5,522 2,375 1,450 Pacific Rim Countries 66,047 53,805 35,570 37,997 Australia 32 76 0 0 China 6,266 6,208 3,608 3,891 Indonesia 1,268 1,072 0 0 Japan 53,785 41,040 28,378 29,880 Korea 3,371 3,041 2,595 2,539 Taiwan 1,325 2,365 973 1,677 Other Pacific Rim 0 3 15 10 South/Central America 55,278 26,054 45,656 20,428 Argentina 2,204 2,234 1,143 1,539 Brazil 50,791 22,293 43,849 18,117 Colombia 472 445 195 261 Venezuela 47 47 442 478 Other S/C A 1,764 1,034 28 33 Other Countries 359 242 1,923 1,462 India 132 97 1,549 1,200 South Africa 169 66 368 257 Other 58 79 6 6 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data June May Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 279,785 162,337 282,577 174,133 North America 112,719 48,624 130,248 60,773 Canada 73,844 35,714 96,719 49,421 Mexico 38,876 12,910 33,529 11,352 European Union (25) 78,375 59,708 95,042 62,213 Western Europe 80,628 60,820 98,168 63,547 Euro Area 65,963 47,222 81,508 48,596 European Union (15) 77,112 58,209 92,732 59,895 Austria 5,339 5,625 3,748 4,070 Belgium 1,005 871 795 869 Finland 2,111 1,092 1,391 771 France 10,020 8,072 8,691 8,458 Germany 33,905 22,277 29,143 20,319 Italy 2,216 2,354 1,911 2,087 Netherlands 3,431 1,558 1,978 1,059 Spain 7,936 5,373 33,842 10,954 Sweden 4,420 5,447 7,033 7,080 United Kingdom 6,728 5,536 4,191 4,219 Other EU 1 3 10 8 European Free Trade Association 180 355 220 534 Norway 0 0 0 0 Switzerland 180 355 220 534 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 2,551 1,217 4,329 2,022 Other Western Europe 785 1,039 887 1,096 Eastern Europe/FSR 8,989 5,141 7,387 5,220 Poland 199 160 482 313 Former Soviet Republics 8,510 4,680 5,673 3,813 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 6,020 2,326 1,662 884 Russia 2,491 2,354 4,010 2,929 Other FSR 0 0 0 0 Other EE 279 300 1,233 1,095 Pacific Rim Countries 38,066 32,450 32,381 37,416 Australia 10 30 17 65 China 4,877 2,722 2,255 1,698 Indonesia 0 0 0 0 Japan 31,473 27,491 26,018 32,074 Korea 1,037 863 3,365 2,391 Taiwan 669 1,344 726 1,185 Other Pacific Rim 0 0 0 4 South/Central America 38,347 14,330 10,248 5,695 Argentina 1,378 1,484 318 480 Brazil 36,548 12,592 9,333 4,834 Colombia 208 154 471 308 Venezuela 0 0 6 8 Other S/C A 213 100 120 64 Other Countries 1,036 972 4,145 1,482 India 921 860 968 708 South Africa 33 13 3,148 749 Other 83 99 28 25 ______________________________________________________________ June Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,802,465 1,248,160 1,644,093 1,000,411 North America 675,398 401,657 627,937 306,225 Canada 507,980 322,215 459,002 246,517 Mexico 167,418 79,442 168,935 59,708 European Union (25) 565,645 450,236 468,106 359,308 Western Europe 466,804 415,414 470,409 359,031 Euro Area 357,422 302,912 375,061 271,717 European Union (15) 445,633 397,532 449,243 343,118 Austria 32,545 34,887 24,457 25,537 Belgium 7,219 5,552 7,952 5,951 Finland 5,035 5,388 8,895 4,616 France 63,213 62,684 53,015 52,455 Germany 153,209 125,009 183,475 128,460 Italy 16,622 18,933 18,886 16,349 Netherlands 21,191 12,294 11,380 5,740 Spain 56,376 37,201 66,348 32,293 Sweden 52,267 57,160 40,708 40,462 United Kingdom 35,945 37,460 33,474 30,937 Other EU 2,012 963 653 318 European Free Trade Association 1,118 1,937 1,851 3,292 Norway 30 56 0 0 Switzerland 1,089 1,881 1,851 3,292 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 15,384 8,922 14,630 6,821 Other Western Europe 4,668 7,023 4,685 5,800 Eastern Europe/FSR 148,918 77,432 41,618 27,930 Poland 9,033 6,284 5,482 3,014 Former Soviet Republics 109,320 52,913 24,868 16,092 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 7,971 10,898 12,115 5,594 Russia 17,811 16,253 12,751 10,494 Other FSR 83,537 25,763 3 4 Other EE 30,565 18,234 11,267 8,825 Pacific Rim Countries 261,948 244,993 230,107 215,170 Australia 63 283 92 285 China 24,703 23,598 26,891 18,751 Indonesia 1,275 1,074 2,055 1,017 Japan 215,174 197,172 179,269 176,534 Korea 15,178 13,300 16,399 11,411 Taiwan 5,536 9,520 5,363 7,137 Other Pacific Rim 19 45 38 36 South/Central America 244,133 104,641 251,620 82,401 Argentina 7,102 8,147 4,960 5,597 Brazil 227,476 88,548 238,446 73,530 Colombia 1,838 1,743 2,161 1,517 Venezuela 1,050 893 64 67 Other S/C A 6,667 5,310 5,988 1,689 Other Countries 5,264 4,024 22,402 9,652 India 3,470 3,002 3,640 3,404 South Africa 1,603 808 11,044 2,591 Other 192 213 7,717 3,657 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 June 2004