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 June May Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,045,764 1,980,103 2,700,187 1,713,748 North America 762,117 534,055 751,142 510,348 Canada 460,188 341,494 449,057 322,181 Mexico 301,929 192,561 302,085 188,167 European Union (25) 547,877 446,187 501,554 417,198 Western Europe 739,373 545,188 625,419 480,457 Euro Area 450,626 346,806 391,845 310,117 European Union (15) 508,820 423,797 456,414 392,040 Austria 16,350 18,640 18,321 17,341 Belgium 42,801 33,140 37,609 24,462 Finland 12,819 7,852 1,797 3,881 France 57,857 48,520 48,023 40,778 Germany 121,942 96,416 138,771 108,342 Italy 77,733 58,684 52,402 39,805 Netherlands 48,459 26,346 44,453 23,096 Spain 45,825 40,579 29,032 39,223 Sweden 18,133 33,739 22,872 36,047 United Kingdom 39,103 42,115 40,801 44,807 Other EU 27,800 17,767 22,333 14,257 European Free Trade Association 1,302 2,769 1,652 3,543 Norway 359 272 408 326 Switzerland 943 2,496 1,244 3,217 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 228,308 117,030 166,545 83,530 Other Western Europe 943 1,593 809 1,344 Eastern Europe/FSR 366,356 192,188 353,639 172,937 Poland 21,774 10,055 30,439 13,844 Former Soviet Republics 286,447 147,820 264,170 129,279 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 23,986 15,347 74,129 32,338 Russia 246,574 123,402 179,455 89,890 Other FSR 15,887 9,071 10,587 7,051 Other EE 58,135 34,313 59,030 29,813 Pacific Rim Countries 532,832 358,482 411,334 269,070 Australia 84,237 32,421 63,341 24,200 China 132,754 88,913 63,288 44,849 Indonesia 1,288 1,133 8 30 Japan 102,316 76,632 83,379 65,948 Korea 125,845 83,082 137,314 80,105 Taiwan 54,148 58,035 37,209 41,180 Other Pacific Rim 32,245 18,266 26,796 12,757 South/Central America 430,152 206,020 388,041 160,725 Argentina 22,505 13,433 11,091 6,733 Brazil 343,232 156,212 332,067 128,565 Colombia 8,947 5,511 14,965 8,271 Venezuela 16,496 10,392 10,150 6,570 Other S/C A 38,971 20,473 19,768 10,586 Other Countries 214,933 144,169 170,612 120,211 India 99,347 77,893 105,287 82,854 South Africa 38,227 23,350 25,580 13,715 Other 77,360 42,926 39,744 23,642 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data June May Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,556,747 811,334 1,732,111 874,507 North America 693,292 335,407 649,391 329,643 Canada 439,922 228,281 421,119 229,117 Mexico 253,371 107,126 228,272 100,526 European Union (25) 355,089 239,421 366,093 227,196 Western Europe 411,873 253,613 403,475 241,247 Euro Area 272,966 181,221 281,013 165,273 European Union (15) 330,074 228,056 350,667 219,853 Austria 18,633 15,226 14,408 12,241 Belgium 14,079 11,298 21,859 13,420 Finland 13,236 4,849 6,159 2,310 France 38,678 28,962 29,393 24,207 Germany 99,650 61,088 111,838 66,874 Italy 16,380 17,825 8,156 11,268 Netherlands 22,844 8,425 29,167 10,120 Spain 26,707 22,015 48,364 18,184 Sweden 12,024 19,169 15,205 23,388 United Kingdom 41,069 25,988 53,287 30,316 Other EU 26,774 13,211 12,832 7,523 European Free Trade Association 605 1,311 765 1,903 Norway 62 112 43 89 Switzerland 543 1,199 722 1,814 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 80,348 23,104 51,153 18,390 Other Western Europe 846 1,142 889 1,101 Eastern Europe/FSR 46,399 19,443 60,077 26,453 Poland 4,803 1,546 6,396 2,066 Former Soviet Republics 23,398 10,441 21,704 10,810 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 6,886 2,605 5,928 2,929 Russia 10,080 4,608 15,074 7,249 Other FSR 6,432 3,229 702 632 Other EE 18,198 7,455 31,977 13,578 Pacific Rim Countries 204,103 123,032 328,597 172,054 Australia 1,203 722 87,141 24,742 China 35,283 17,957 45,680 18,655 Indonesia 1,627 749 642 379 Japan 62,331 53,155 61,748 58,086 Korea 74,744 31,236 104,200 47,656 Taiwan 8,758 13,168 20,706 19,769 Other Pacific Rim 20,157 6,044 8,480 2,768 South/Central America 146,479 54,148 182,251 61,450 Argentina 22,667 9,389 24,971 9,531 Brazil 81,073 28,381 118,463 38,352 Colombia 5,528 3,102 2,430 1,261 Venezuela 18,530 6,616 9,803 3,259 Other S/C A 18,681 6,660 26,583 9,047 Other Countries 54,600 25,692 108,320 43,661 India 15,054 11,188 16,841 11,938 South Africa 9,371 4,177 58,406 17,172 Other 30,175 10,328 33,073 14,551 ______________________________________________________________ June Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 14,128,746 8,225,021 10,821,001 5,305,795 North America 4,441,773 2,723,205 3,874,747 1,925,576 Canada 2,625,441 1,767,792 2,428,648 1,348,618 Mexico 1,816,332 955,413 1,446,099 576,958 European Union (25) 2,628,849 1,954,494 2,030,103 1,326,923 Western Europe 3,182,454 2,221,864 2,330,939 1,413,278 Euro Area 1,912,974 1,391,853 1,472,999 938,547 European Union (15) 2,267,518 1,790,041 1,821,716 1,237,389 Austria 91,993 92,404 85,237 71,485 Belgium 187,354 121,548 90,506 62,810 Finland 42,417 27,003 46,161 19,526 France 288,815 226,662 219,299 165,819 Germany 664,032 453,305 529,870 340,554 Italy 221,544 184,572 122,208 96,398 Netherlands 156,389 77,607 136,630 49,830 Spain 151,388 146,973 163,724 89,656 Sweden 95,873 162,325 88,483 129,067 United Kingdom 251,601 228,547 237,563 157,223 Other EU 116,113 69,093 102,035 55,021 European Free Trade Association 12,083 18,221 9,245 12,575 Norway 6,053 3,356 4,586 2,758 Switzerland 6,030 14,865 4,659 9,817 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 897,812 405,903 495,113 157,221 Other Western Europe 5,041 7,699 4,864 6,093 Eastern Europe/FSR 1,426,084 638,398 630,801 222,909 Poland 95,937 41,942 47,480 17,928 Former Soviet Republics 934,364 428,483 243,496 82,566 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 159,833 79,456 57,777 20,542 Russia 630,192 286,683 149,482 46,851 Other FSR 144,339 62,344 36,237 15,173 Other EE 395,783 167,973 339,826 122,414 Pacific Rim Countries 2,340,564 1,401,034 1,818,178 960,169 Australia 361,550 116,801 298,244 83,246 China 415,676 250,396 289,376 125,572 Indonesia 13,884 7,044 22,130 10,469 Japan 596,227 430,634 459,706 372,011 Korea 670,082 353,130 578,645 251,160 Taiwan 167,979 190,252 94,343 94,279 Other Pacific Rim 115,165 52,777 75,734 23,433 South/Central America 1,999,585 773,009 1,387,641 449,101 Argentina 92,256 46,131 231,360 79,844 Brazil 1,480,194 537,347 860,323 263,030 Colombia 46,524 30,724 24,995 13,323 Venezuela 145,279 63,344 116,154 41,153 Other S/C A 235,332 95,462 154,809 51,752 Other Countries 738,286 467,512 778,695 334,762 India 372,441 281,105 236,157 138,306 South Africa 127,299 66,786 234,486 79,080 Other 238,546 119,621 308,052 117,376 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