Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 2C: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Carbon (Non-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 2,490,146 1,483,744 2,593,066 1,484,527 North America 625,067 423,171 623,835 414,334 Canada 311,186 230,817 358,198 260,824 Mexico 313,881 192,354 265,637 153,509 European Union (25) 317,062 205,969 391,645 229,247 Western Europe 536,990 321,568 585,880 330,132 Euro Area 228,824 150,311 331,272 192,523 European Union (15) 275,007 182,707 359,665 213,525 Austria 9,655 10,906 8,694 8,078 Belgium 26,504 16,769 36,967 22,108 Finland 1,875 2,188 10,634 3,822 France 30,792 19,856 40,435 23,668 Germany 72,714 46,370 82,607 49,362 Italy 29,561 18,986 66,655 37,021 Netherlands 40,661 21,961 43,387 22,749 Spain 9,578 8,001 15,060 9,111 Sweden 2,834 3,335 1,096 1,582 United Kingdom 41,433 27,522 26,400 18,493 Other EU 9,399 6,813 27,729 17,532 European Free Trade Association 1,210 2,249 955 1,675 Norway 381 272 345 228 Switzerland 829 1,978 610 1,448 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 260,773 136,608 225,260 114,932 Other Western Europe 1 4 0 0 Eastern Europe/FSR 331,512 185,022 350,246 177,972 Poland 21,200 9,924 21,232 9,467 Former Soviet Republics 278,516 156,668 279,663 140,098 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 84,905 46,018 22,543 12,328 Russia 176,057 97,211 241,476 119,360 Other FSR 17,555 13,439 15,644 8,410 Other EE 31,796 18,429 49,351 28,407 Pacific Rim Countries 464,871 276,792 448,317 249,062 Australia 39,042 17,549 84,201 32,336 China 138,203 78,976 119,720 65,064 Indonesia 18 62 20 61 Japan 56,154 32,453 47,061 29,970 Korea 123,811 75,523 119,482 70,402 Taiwan 85,469 60,189 45,896 33,832 Other Pacific Rim 22,173 12,040 31,938 17,397 South/Central America 341,186 155,395 373,375 176,867 Argentina 29,110 17,087 20,302 11,199 Brazil 255,765 102,433 290,982 130,846 Colombia 6,081 6,069 8,475 5,066 Venezuela 20,039 12,156 16,449 10,345 Other S/C A 30,190 17,650 37,166 19,411 Other Countries 190,518 121,797 211,414 136,160 India 94,448 68,172 97,482 72,978 South Africa 25,432 16,146 37,141 21,621 Other 70,638 37,478 76,791 41,561 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data July June Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,490,284 595,113 1,213,326 523,520 North America 509,279 233,671 564,269 254,839 Canada 326,923 159,637 356,127 171,033 Mexico 182,356 74,035 208,142 83,806 European Union (25) 210,088 107,038 243,908 119,505 Western Europe 261,624 123,236 298,592 132,827 Euro Area 155,710 77,087 185,154 94,516 European Union (15) 197,314 102,117 220,487 110,456 Austria 9,120 7,226 12,890 8,461 Belgium 6,728 3,953 10,593 5,707 Finland 506 341 10,678 2,728 France 18,211 8,634 25,077 12,591 Germany 65,662 32,983 62,500 32,084 Italy 10,355 4,294 11,624 10,941 Netherlands 19,658 6,683 19,357 6,647 Spain 7,807 3,576 9,751 4,113 Sweden 2,694 2,445 2,305 2,066 United Kingdom 38,000 21,923 29,110 12,467 Other EU 18,573 10,060 26,602 12,651 European Free Trade Association 1,812 1,331 308 485 Norway 1,417 673 47 73 Switzerland 395 658 262 412 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 62,498 19,788 77,797 21,887 Other Western Europe 0 0 0 0 Eastern Europe/FSR 97,248 25,991 36,966 13,277 Poland 658 341 4,564 1,306 Former Soviet Republics 58,899 12,809 14,620 5,255 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 2,848 1,192 867 278 Russia 55,614 11,252 7,414 1,941 Other FSR 437 365 6,339 3,036 Other EE 37,691 12,841 17,781 6,717 Pacific Rim Countries 266,505 103,145 156,206 65,900 Australia 50,250 14,315 1,169 547 China 75,629 25,378 28,876 12,249 Indonesia 3,254 1,356 1,593 671 Japan 42,929 23,143 28,959 17,857 Korea 77,834 32,805 72,159 26,554 Taiwan 5,565 3,617 3,618 2,621 Other Pacific Rim 11,043 2,531 19,832 5,401 South/Central America 267,539 75,560 106,848 37,563 Argentina 13,264 5,156 21,288 7,903 Brazil 177,300 47,179 43,263 13,550 Colombia 4,863 2,699 5,320 2,948 Venezuela 54,473 14,035 18,530 6,616 Other S/C A 17,638 6,491 18,447 6,546 Other Countries 88,090 33,510 50,445 19,113 India 33,745 14,452 11,976 6,160 South Africa 22,668 10,047 8,616 3,267 Other 31,677 9,012 29,853 9,687 ______________________________________________________________ July Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 14,403,689 7,369,713 10,300,489 4,174,314 North America 4,303,894 2,515,638 3,648,976 1,647,839 Canada 2,400,438 1,572,500 2,232,619 1,124,612 Mexico 1,903,456 943,138 1,416,357 523,227 European Union (25) 2,173,428 1,166,566 1,611,948 765,213 Western Europe 3,046,331 1,587,757 1,961,466 866,081 Euro Area 1,651,711 890,114 1,156,586 551,811 European Union (15) 1,891,992 1,039,818 1,410,477 689,596 Austria 66,119 56,428 67,897 46,430 Belgium 193,015 96,672 77,335 38,432 Finland 35,351 12,577 33,948 8,169 France 235,093 122,547 164,701 74,903 Germany 553,646 292,050 394,304 205,046 Italy 204,634 112,778 88,758 45,426 Netherlands 175,651 85,919 144,619 50,326 Spain 73,896 45,777 89,005 32,802 Sweden 16,874 18,567 16,285 18,177 United Kingdom 214,658 123,715 215,000 108,645 Other EU 123,053 72,788 118,625 61,242 European Free Trade Association 11,138 14,347 8,007 6,297 Norway 6,383 3,503 5,822 2,936 Switzerland 4,755 10,844 2,185 3,361 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 1,143,201 533,588 542,981 170,188 Other Western Europe 1 4 0 0 Eastern Europe/FSR 1,606,133 736,339 684,747 216,849 Poland 108,061 45,489 42,615 15,171 Former Soviet Republics 1,101,706 527,964 276,093 76,649 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 236,660 114,358 48,252 15,676 Russia 787,682 366,148 191,573 46,322 Other FSR 77,364 47,458 36,268 14,651 Other EE 396,366 162,886 366,039 125,028 Pacific Rim Countries 2,458,099 1,187,624 1,791,696 701,142 Australia 400,460 133,810 348,360 96,985 China 506,290 249,402 328,518 112,635 Indonesia 12,480 5,657 23,109 10,308 Japan 425,553 222,344 313,291 178,316 Korea 763,530 372,190 627,636 244,822 Taiwan 214,482 144,363 65,712 35,592 Other Pacific Rim 135,303 59,859 85,069 22,484 South/Central America 2,090,231 810,504 1,395,973 430,064 Argentina 114,264 55,071 239,662 79,399 Brazil 1,502,314 538,365 791,918 224,853 Colombia 50,767 35,050 27,672 14,483 Venezuela 164,267 74,604 170,563 55,121 Other S/C A 258,618 107,415 166,159 56,208 Other Countries 899,002 531,850 817,631 312,338 India 446,617 306,549 249,351 117,207 South Africa 145,103 72,594 239,489 77,912 Other 307,282 152,707 328,791 117,219 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