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 July June Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 279,844 241,477 374,680 274,262 North America 107,040 74,704 124,895 84,498 Canada 82,332 59,298 99,121 67,759 Mexico 24,707 15,406 25,774 16,739 European Union (25) 110,257 101,795 114,980 98,293 Western Europe 98,473 96,869 112,306 96,535 Euro Area 75,569 71,944 92,172 73,979 European Union (15) 97,489 95,172 108,229 92,662 Austria 4,621 5,987 7,095 7,984 Belgium 1,954 2,168 2,724 2,117 Finland 462 919 1,212 1,202 France 10,838 13,088 13,674 13,387 Germany 31,141 25,165 32,330 26,290 Italy 3,946 4,596 5,211 5,416 Netherlands 5,446 4,582 5,045 3,378 Spain 17,055 15,362 24,877 14,204 Sweden 13,324 14,794 10,904 12,571 United Kingdom 8,596 8,433 5,154 6,112 Other EU 106 79 2 3 European Free Trade Association 199 370 141 279 Norway 1 4 4 14 Switzerland 198 366 138 265 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 215 293 3,047 2,098 Other Western Europe 570 1,034 888 1,495 Eastern Europe/FSR 19,253 11,841 15,794 13,129 Poland 924 900 541 583 Former Soviet Republics 13,553 8,901 6,530 7,023 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 2,486 2,412 1,432 2,982 Russia 2,675 2,880 5,098 4,042 Other FSR 8,392 3,609 0 0 Other EE 4,777 2,040 8,723 5,522 Pacific Rim Countries 38,929 42,231 66,047 53,805 Australia 73 456 32 76 China 2,474 3,278 6,266 6,208 Indonesia 0 0 1,268 1,072 Japan 29,781 31,517 53,785 41,040 Korea 4,091 3,787 3,371 3,041 Taiwan 2,505 3,134 1,325 2,365 Other Pacific Rim 5 59 0 3 South/Central America 15,583 15,310 55,278 26,054 Argentina 2,562 2,867 2,204 2,234 Brazil 11,151 10,274 50,791 22,293 Colombia 253 267 472 445 Venezuela 279 304 47 47 Other S/C A 1,338 1,598 1,764 1,034 Other Countries 566 523 359 242 India 451 403 132 97 South Africa 0 0 169 66 Other 115 120 58 79 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data July June Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 330,137 187,946 279,785 162,337 North America 95,866 45,383 112,719 48,624 Canada 77,400 37,268 73,844 35,714 Mexico 18,466 8,115 38,876 12,910 European Union (25) 81,712 68,771 78,375 59,708 Western Europe 74,812 65,135 80,628 60,820 Euro Area 60,132 49,344 65,963 47,222 European Union (15) 73,741 63,803 77,112 58,209 Austria 4,612 5,102 5,339 5,625 Belgium 955 947 1,005 871 Finland 570 629 2,111 1,092 France 7,534 8,493 10,020 8,072 Germany 29,176 22,949 33,905 22,277 Italy 4,786 3,927 2,216 2,354 Netherlands 3,986 2,003 3,431 1,558 Spain 7,898 4,985 7,936 5,373 Sweden 7,531 8,188 4,420 5,447 United Kingdom 6,078 6,271 6,728 5,536 Other EU 616 309 1 3 European Free Trade Association 244 390 180 355 Norway 0 2 0 0 Switzerland 244 387 180 355 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 255 155 2,551 1,217 Other Western Europe 573 787 785 1,039 Eastern Europe/FSR 13,335 8,506 8,989 5,141 Poland 90 105 199 160 Former Soviet Republics 4,686 3,561 8,510 4,680 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 1,563 807 6,020 2,326 Russia 3,122 2,754 2,491 2,354 Other FSR 0 0 0 0 Other EE 8,559 4,840 279 300 Pacific Rim Countries 39,650 34,775 38,066 32,450 Australia 14 51 10 30 China 4,218 2,867 4,877 2,722 Indonesia 1,613 1,189 0 0 Japan 30,015 27,741 31,473 27,491 Korea 3,242 2,059 1,037 863 Taiwan 547 863 669 1,344 Other Pacific Rim 0 5 0 0 South/Central America 105,965 33,615 38,347 14,330 Argentina 688 759 1,378 1,484 Brazil 102,040 31,887 36,548 12,592 Colombia 208 159 208 154 Venezuela 14 11 0 0 Other S/C A 3,016 799 213 100 Other Countries 509 533 1,036 972 India 475 487 921 860 South Africa 0 0 33 13 Other 34 46 83 99 ______________________________________________________________ July Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,082,309 1,489,637 1,974,230 1,188,356 North America 782,437 476,361 723,803 351,608 Canada 590,312 381,513 536,402 283,785 Mexico 192,125 94,848 187,401 67,823 European Union (25) 675,901 552,031 549,818 428,079 Western Europe 565,277 512,283 545,222 424,166 Euro Area 432,991 374,856 435,192 321,060 European Union (15) 543,123 492,704 522,985 406,921 Austria 37,166 40,875 29,069 30,639 Belgium 9,173 7,720 8,906 6,898 Finland 5,496 6,307 9,464 5,244 France 74,051 75,771 60,549 60,948 Germany 184,350 150,173 212,651 151,409 Italy 20,568 23,530 23,673 20,276 Netherlands 26,637 16,876 15,366 7,743 Spain 73,431 52,562 74,247 37,278 Sweden 65,591 71,954 48,240 48,650 United Kingdom 44,541 45,894 39,552 37,208 Other EU 2,119 1,042 1,268 628 European Free Trade Association 1,317 2,307 2,095 3,681 Norway 30 60 0 2 Switzerland 1,287 2,247 2,095 3,679 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 15,599 9,215 14,885 6,976 Other Western Europe 5,238 8,057 5,257 6,587 Eastern Europe/FSR 168,171 89,273 54,953 36,436 Poland 9,957 7,184 5,572 3,119 Former Soviet Republics 122,872 61,814 29,554 19,653 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 10,457 13,310 13,678 6,401 Russia 20,486 19,133 15,873 13,248 Other FSR 91,929 29,371 3 4 Other EE 35,342 20,274 19,826 13,665 Pacific Rim Countries 300,877 287,223 269,757 249,945 Australia 136 739 107 336 China 27,177 26,876 31,109 21,618 Indonesia 1,275 1,074 3,667 2,206 Japan 244,954 228,688 209,284 204,275 Korea 19,270 17,087 19,641 13,470 Taiwan 8,040 12,654 5,910 7,999 Other Pacific Rim 25 105 38 41 South/Central America 259,716 119,951 357,585 116,016 Argentina 9,663 11,014 5,648 6,356 Brazil 238,627 98,822 340,486 105,417 Colombia 2,092 2,010 2,369 1,676 Venezuela 1,329 1,197 79 79 Other S/C A 8,005 6,907 9,004 2,488 Other Countries 5,830 4,546 22,911 10,185 India 3,920 3,405 4,115 3,891 South Africa 1,603 808 11,044 2,591 Other 308 333 7,751 3,703 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 July 2004