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 July June Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,850,758 1,944,452 3,045,764 1,980,103 North America 745,256 529,375 762,117 534,055 Canada 395,237 298,820 460,188 341,494 Mexico 350,019 230,556 301,929 192,561 European Union (25) 470,535 424,876 547,877 446,187 Western Europe 678,689 535,801 739,373 545,188 Euro Area 331,623 297,504 450,626 346,806 European Union (15) 415,361 393,567 508,820 423,797 Austria 14,756 19,184 16,350 18,640 Belgium 29,885 23,173 42,801 33,140 Finland 3,666 6,927 12,819 7,852 France 45,128 43,136 57,857 48,520 Germany 109,184 87,758 121,942 96,416 Italy 42,000 46,031 77,733 58,684 Netherlands 46,126 26,665 48,459 26,346 Spain 33,183 38,964 45,825 40,579 Sweden 22,316 37,384 18,133 33,739 United Kingdom 59,489 57,040 39,103 42,115 Other EU 9,625 7,305 27,800 17,767 European Free Trade Association 1,681 4,109 1,302 2,769 Norway 391 303 359 272 Switzerland 1,290 3,805 943 2,496 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 260,988 136,901 228,308 117,030 Other Western Europe 660 1,225 943 1,593 Eastern Europe/FSR 351,029 198,100 366,356 192,188 Poland 22,133 10,856 21,774 10,055 Former Soviet Republics 292,258 166,070 286,447 147,820 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 87,390 48,431 23,986 15,347 Russia 178,732 100,091 246,574 123,402 Other FSR 26,136 17,548 15,887 9,071 Other EE 36,638 21,174 58,135 34,313 Pacific Rim Countries 524,057 378,009 532,832 358,482 Australia 39,134 18,063 84,237 32,421 China 148,481 101,483 132,754 88,913 Indonesia 18 62 1,288 1,133 Japan 88,399 73,477 102,316 76,632 Korea 132,074 91,152 125,845 83,082 Taiwan 93,267 80,055 54,148 58,035 Other Pacific Rim 22,686 13,716 32,245 18,266 South/Central America 357,165 171,415 430,152 206,020 Argentina 31,672 19,954 22,505 13,433 Brazil 267,312 113,417 343,232 156,212 Colombia 6,335 6,336 8,947 5,511 Venezuela 20,318 12,460 16,496 10,392 Other S/C A 31,529 19,248 38,971 20,473 Other Countries 194,561 131,751 214,933 144,169 India 97,971 77,039 99,347 77,893 South Africa 25,654 16,605 38,227 23,350 Other 70,936 38,107 77,360 42,926 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data July June Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,882,692 912,909 1,556,747 811,334 North America 626,378 319,260 693,292 335,407 Canada 416,751 222,736 439,922 228,281 Mexico 209,628 96,524 253,371 107,126 European Union (25) 316,787 228,662 355,089 239,421 Western Europe 361,431 240,809 411,873 253,613 Euro Area 229,300 155,570 272,966 181,221 European Union (15) 295,719 217,251 330,074 228,056 Austria 14,060 13,345 18,633 15,226 Belgium 9,288 8,023 14,079 11,298 Finland 1,838 2,454 13,236 4,849 France 28,440 24,093 38,678 28,962 Germany 97,559 62,489 99,650 61,088 Italy 20,061 16,615 16,380 17,825 Netherlands 23,650 8,754 22,844 8,425 Spain 15,989 9,708 26,707 22,015 Sweden 15,706 23,735 12,024 19,169 United Kingdom 49,695 37,009 41,069 25,988 Other EU 19,432 11,024 26,774 13,211 European Free Trade Association 2,339 2,747 605 1,311 Norway 1,478 816 62 112 Switzerland 861 1,931 543 1,199 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 62,753 19,943 80,348 23,104 Other Western Europe 621 869 846 1,142 Eastern Europe/FSR 110,973 36,111 46,399 19,443 Poland 769 486 4,803 1,546 Former Soviet Republics 63,891 16,949 23,398 10,441 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 4,411 1,999 6,886 2,605 Russia 58,851 14,180 10,080 4,608 Other FSR 628 770 6,432 3,229 Other EE 46,314 18,677 18,198 7,455 Pacific Rim Countries 317,641 166,188 204,103 123,032 Australia 50,285 14,431 1,203 722 China 82,022 33,255 35,283 17,957 Indonesia 4,950 2,749 1,627 749 Japan 74,646 58,356 62,331 53,155 Korea 83,432 40,103 74,744 31,236 Taiwan 11,075 14,367 8,758 13,168 Other Pacific Rim 11,230 2,928 20,157 6,044 South/Central America 374,446 110,588 146,479 54,148 Argentina 13,966 5,951 22,667 9,389 Brazil 280,219 80,403 81,073 28,381 Colombia 5,072 2,865 5,528 3,102 Venezuela 54,488 14,046 18,530 6,616 Other S/C A 20,702 7,323 18,681 6,660 Other Countries 91,823 39,952 54,600 25,692 India 36,357 19,053 15,054 11,188 South Africa 23,362 11,149 9,371 4,177 Other 32,103 9,750 30,175 10,328 ______________________________________________________________ July Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 16,979,504 10,169,473 12,703,693 6,218,704 North America 5,187,029 3,252,580 4,501,126 2,244,836 Canada 3,020,678 2,066,612 2,845,399 1,571,354 Mexico 2,166,352 1,185,969 1,655,726 673,482 European Union (25) 3,099,384 2,379,370 2,346,890 1,555,585 Western Europe 3,861,143 2,757,665 2,692,370 1,654,087 Euro Area 2,244,597 1,689,357 1,702,299 1,094,117 European Union (15) 2,682,879 2,183,607 2,117,435 1,454,639 Austria 106,748 111,587 99,298 84,831 Belgium 217,239 144,721 99,794 70,833 Finland 46,083 33,930 47,999 21,981 France 333,943 269,798 247,739 189,912 Germany 773,216 541,063 627,429 403,043 Italy 263,544 230,603 142,269 113,013 Netherlands 202,515 104,273 160,280 58,584 Spain 184,571 185,937 179,713 99,364 Sweden 118,189 199,709 104,188 152,802 United Kingdom 311,091 285,587 287,258 194,232 Other EU 125,739 76,398 121,467 66,044 European Free Trade Association 13,764 22,330 11,584 15,322 Norway 6,444 3,660 6,064 3,574 Switzerland 7,320 18,670 5,520 11,748 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 1,158,800 542,803 557,866 177,165 Other Western Europe 5,701 8,925 5,485 6,962 Eastern Europe/FSR 1,777,113 836,498 741,774 259,020 Poland 118,070 52,798 48,248 18,414 Former Soviet Republics 1,226,622 594,553 307,386 99,515 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 247,223 127,887 62,188 22,541 Russia 808,924 386,774 208,333 61,031 Other FSR 170,475 79,892 36,865 15,943 Other EE 432,420 189,147 386,140 141,091 Pacific Rim Countries 2,864,622 1,779,043 2,135,819 1,126,358 Australia 400,684 134,864 348,529 97,677 China 564,156 351,879 371,398 158,826 Indonesia 13,903 7,106 27,079 13,217 Japan 684,626 504,111 534,352 430,367 Korea 802,156 444,282 662,077 291,263 Taiwan 261,246 270,308 105,419 108,646 Other Pacific Rim 137,851 66,493 86,964 26,361 South/Central America 2,356,750 944,424 1,762,087 559,689 Argentina 123,928 66,085 245,326 85,795 Brazil 1,747,505 650,764 1,140,541 343,433 Colombia 52,858 37,061 30,067 16,188 Venezuela 165,598 75,804 170,641 55,199 Other S/C A 266,861 114,710 175,511 59,075 Other Countries 932,848 599,262 870,518 374,714 India 470,412 358,144 272,514 157,358 South Africa 152,953 83,390 257,849 90,229 Other 309,482 157,728 340,155 127,126 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