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 August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 321,244 266,916 279,844 241,477 North America 101,536 77,367 107,040 74,704 Canada 82,855 64,474 82,332 59,298 Mexico 18,681 12,892 24,707 15,406 European Union (25) 94,466 95,154 110,257 101,795 Western Europe 91,497 94,752 98,473 96,869 Euro Area 65,398 66,088 75,569 71,944 European Union (15) 87,918 90,951 97,489 95,172 Austria 5,903 7,893 4,621 5,987 Belgium 1,695 2,254 1,954 2,168 Finland 1,139 1,389 462 919 France 10,379 12,830 10,838 13,088 Germany 29,760 25,718 31,141 25,165 Italy 3,448 4,313 3,946 4,596 Netherlands 3,091 3,284 5,446 4,582 Spain 8,524 7,394 17,055 15,362 Sweden 9,655 9,265 13,324 14,794 United Kingdom 12,865 15,598 8,596 8,433 Other EU 1,459 1,013 106 79 European Free Trade Association 84 168 199 370 Norway 5 5 1 4 Switzerland 79 163 198 366 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 2,694 2,131 215 293 Other Western Europe 801 1,502 570 1,034 Eastern Europe/FSR 18,906 11,610 19,253 11,841 Poland 217 256 924 900 Former Soviet Republics 15,835 9,207 13,553 8,901 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 539 937 2,486 2,412 Russia 10,050 6,014 2,675 2,880 Other FSR 5,246 2,256 8,392 3,609 Other EE 2,855 2,147 4,777 2,040 Pacific Rim Countries 58,978 57,693 38,929 42,231 Australia 234 252 73 456 China 3,929 4,670 2,474 3,278 Indonesia 1,715 1,492 0 0 Japan 50,374 47,344 29,781 31,517 Korea 1,655 1,831 4,091 3,787 Taiwan 1,056 2,094 2,505 3,134 Other Pacific Rim 15 10 5 59 South/Central America 49,332 24,855 15,583 15,310 Argentina 3,996 3,809 2,562 2,867 Brazil 43,820 18,586 11,151 10,274 Colombia 264 317 253 267 Venezuela 947 1,044 279 304 Other S/C A 305 1,099 1,338 1,598 Other Countries 995 639 566 523 India 83 119 451 403 South Africa 864 475 0 0 Other 48 45 115 120 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 240,994 159,712 330,137 187,946 North America 78,966 40,041 95,866 45,383 Canada 68,915 35,125 77,400 37,268 Mexico 10,051 4,915 18,466 8,115 European Union (25) 92,256 61,128 81,712 68,771 Western Europe 90,398 59,732 74,812 65,135 Euro Area 77,339 47,533 60,132 49,344 European Union (15) 86,903 57,118 73,741 63,803 Austria 2,925 3,663 4,612 5,102 Belgium 1,083 588 955 947 Finland 512 488 570 629 France 8,745 8,253 7,534 8,493 Germany 27,413 18,242 29,176 22,949 Italy 4,277 3,125 4,786 3,927 Netherlands 642 433 3,986 2,003 Spain 31,046 12,415 7,898 4,985 Sweden 5,484 5,290 7,531 8,188 United Kingdom 4,080 4,296 6,078 6,271 Other EU 696 327 616 309 European Free Trade Association 282 387 244 390 Norway 20 13 0 2 Switzerland 262 373 244 387 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 2,532 1,327 255 155 Other Western Europe 681 899 573 787 Eastern Europe/FSR 12,413 9,241 13,335 8,506 Poland 365 279 90 105 Former Soviet Republics 7,740 6,129 4,686 3,561 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 28 25 1,563 807 Russia 7,712 6,103 3,122 2,754 Other FSR 0 0 0 0 Other EE 4,308 2,834 8,559 4,840 Pacific Rim Countries 41,208 36,786 39,650 34,775 Australia 14 132 14 51 China 841 1,304 4,218 2,867 Indonesia 10 43 1,613 1,189 Japan 33,538 31,380 30,015 27,741 Korea 5,797 2,512 3,242 2,059 Taiwan 1,005 1,403 547 863 Other Pacific Rim 2 11 0 5 South/Central America 16,649 12,971 105,965 33,615 Argentina 8,323 7,818 688 759 Brazil 7,597 4,666 102,040 31,887 Colombia 657 457 208 159 Venezuela 0 0 14 11 Other S/C A 72 29 3,016 799 Other Countries 1,359 941 509 533 India 1,344 928 475 487 South Africa 0 0 0 0 Other 16 13 34 46 ______________________________________________________________ August Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,403,553 1,756,554 2,215,224 1,348,068 North America 883,973 553,727 802,769 391,648 Canada 673,166 445,987 605,317 318,910 Mexico 210,806 107,741 197,452 72,738 European Union (25) 770,368 647,185 642,074 489,206 Western Europe 656,774 607,035 635,620 483,898 Euro Area 498,389 440,944 512,531 368,593 European Union (15) 631,041 583,655 609,888 464,039 Austria 43,069 48,767 31,993 34,302 Belgium 10,868 9,973 9,989 7,485 Finland 6,635 7,696 9,977 5,732 France 84,430 88,602 69,294 69,201 Germany 214,110 175,891 240,064 169,651 Italy 24,016 27,843 27,950 23,400 Netherlands 29,729 20,160 16,007 8,176 Spain 81,955 59,956 105,292 49,693 Sweden 75,246 81,220 53,723 53,940 United Kingdom 57,406 61,492 43,633 41,504 Other EU 3,578 2,055 1,965 954 European Free Trade Association 1,401 2,475 2,377 4,068 Norway 35 65 20 16 Switzerland 1,365 2,410 2,357 4,052 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 18,293 11,346 17,417 8,304 Other Western Europe 6,039 9,559 5,938 7,487 Eastern Europe/FSR 187,077 100,883 67,366 45,678 Poland 10,174 7,441 5,937 3,397 Former Soviet Republics 138,707 71,021 37,295 25,782 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 10,996 14,247 13,707 6,426 Russia 30,536 25,147 23,585 19,352 Other FSR 97,175 31,627 3 4 Other EE 38,196 22,421 24,135 16,499 Pacific Rim Countries 359,855 344,917 310,965 286,731 Australia 370 992 121 468 China 31,106 31,546 31,950 22,922 Indonesia 2,990 2,566 3,677 2,249 Japan 295,328 276,032 242,823 235,655 Korea 20,924 18,918 25,439 15,982 Taiwan 9,097 14,748 6,916 9,403 Other Pacific Rim 39 115 40 52 South/Central America 309,048 144,806 374,234 128,987 Argentina 13,660 14,823 13,971 14,174 Brazil 282,446 117,408 348,083 110,084 Colombia 2,355 2,328 3,025 2,133 Venezuela 2,276 2,241 79 79 Other S/C A 8,310 8,007 9,076 2,518 Other Countries 6,825 5,185 24,270 11,126 India 4,003 3,524 5,459 4,819 South Africa 2,467 1,283 11,044 2,591 Other 356 379 7,766 3,716 CONTACT: For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final August 2004