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 August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,843,023 1,768,353 2,490,146 1,483,744 North America 716,528 493,005 625,067 423,171 Canada 355,701 271,270 311,186 230,817 Mexico 360,827 221,736 313,881 192,354 European Union (25) 367,729 244,746 317,062 205,969 Western Europe 507,102 317,989 536,990 321,568 Euro Area 284,494 192,911 228,824 150,311 European Union (15) 327,859 223,248 275,007 182,707 Austria 11,783 11,500 9,655 10,906 Belgium 25,812 15,807 26,504 16,769 Finland 5,483 2,773 1,875 2,188 France 27,023 19,411 30,792 19,856 Germany 112,024 77,661 72,714 46,370 Italy 18,033 12,523 29,561 18,986 Netherlands 40,259 23,353 40,661 21,961 Spain 18,291 12,684 9,578 8,001 Sweden 1,024 1,558 2,834 3,335 United Kingdom 34,023 23,535 41,433 27,522 Other EU 34,103 22,442 9,399 6,813 European Free Trade Association 2,405 2,736 1,210 2,249 Norway 1,707 957 381 272 Switzerland 699 1,778 829 1,978 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 155,384 79,450 260,773 136,608 Other Western Europe 21,453 12,555 1 4 Eastern Europe/FSR 519,226 285,994 331,512 185,022 Poland 28,257 12,715 21,200 9,924 Former Soviet Republics 407,270 225,400 278,516 156,668 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 49,116 32,978 84,905 46,018 Russia 336,394 177,698 176,057 97,211 Other FSR 21,760 14,725 17,555 13,439 Other EE 83,698 47,879 31,796 18,429 Pacific Rim Countries 630,447 389,936 464,871 276,792 Australia 1,912 1,543 39,042 17,549 China 233,367 132,714 138,203 78,976 Indonesia 9,954 7,025 18 62 Japan 62,874 38,584 56,154 32,453 Korea 146,138 86,390 123,811 75,523 Taiwan 138,389 100,287 85,469 60,189 Other Pacific Rim 37,813 23,393 22,173 12,040 South/Central America 272,697 149,668 341,186 155,395 Argentina 24,764 16,313 29,110 17,087 Brazil 167,284 81,633 255,765 102,433 Colombia 8,121 9,468 6,081 6,069 Venezuela 29,208 17,714 20,039 12,156 Other S/C A 43,320 24,541 30,190 17,650 Other Countries 197,023 131,760 190,518 121,797 India 65,119 49,230 94,448 68,172 South Africa 28,230 17,403 25,432 16,146 Other 103,673 65,126 70,638 37,478 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,290,345 526,928 1,490,284 595,113 North America 460,958 210,473 509,279 233,671 Canada 292,020 145,597 326,923 159,637 Mexico 168,938 64,876 182,356 74,035 European Union (25) 163,878 87,915 210,088 107,038 Western Europe 222,868 103,583 261,624 123,236 Euro Area 99,653 53,923 155,710 77,087 European Union (15) 153,696 83,757 197,314 102,117 Austria 5,626 4,375 9,120 7,226 Belgium 3,490 2,224 6,728 3,953 Finland 6,406 1,488 506 341 France 13,875 6,578 18,211 8,634 Germany 43,688 24,169 65,662 32,983 Italy 4,628 3,627 10,355 4,294 Netherlands 2,653 1,455 19,658 6,683 Spain 7,240 3,564 7,807 3,576 Sweden 618 1,275 2,694 2,445 United Kingdom 43,534 24,201 38,000 21,923 Other EU 21,939 10,802 18,573 10,060 European Free Trade Association 589 670 1,812 1,331 Norway 242 144 1,417 673 Switzerland 347 526 395 658 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 68,582 19,156 62,498 19,788 Other Western Europe 0 0 0 0 Eastern Europe/FSR 20,929 7,956 97,248 25,991 Poland 445 221 658 341 Former Soviet Republics 6,704 2,829 58,899 12,809 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 137 172 2,848 1,192 Russia 2,044 562 55,614 11,252 Other FSR 4,523 2,095 437 365 Other EE 13,780 4,906 37,691 12,841 Pacific Rim Countries 210,252 87,692 266,505 103,145 Australia 22,937 5,836 50,250 14,315 China 21,585 9,813 75,629 25,378 Indonesia 3,475 1,694 3,254 1,356 Japan 51,828 28,535 42,929 23,143 Korea 83,793 30,990 77,834 32,805 Taiwan 8,871 5,746 5,565 3,617 Other Pacific Rim 17,762 5,078 11,043 2,531 South/Central America 288,798 85,672 267,539 75,560 Argentina 33,081 12,178 13,264 5,156 Brazil 195,574 51,286 177,300 47,179 Colombia 10,084 5,166 4,863 2,699 Venezuela 22,397 8,424 54,473 14,035 Other S/C A 27,662 8,619 17,638 6,491 Other Countries 86,540 31,552 88,090 33,510 India 13,605 6,774 33,745 14,452 South Africa 14,707 5,747 22,668 10,047 Other 58,229 19,030 31,677 9,012 ______________________________________________________________ August Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 17,246,712 9,138,066 11,590,834 4,701,242 North America 5,020,422 3,008,644 4,109,935 1,858,313 Canada 2,756,139 1,843,769 2,524,640 1,270,210 Mexico 2,264,283 1,164,874 1,585,295 588,103 European Union (25) 2,541,157 1,411,313 1,775,826 853,128 Western Europe 3,553,433 1,905,746 2,184,334 969,665 Euro Area 1,936,205 1,083,025 1,256,239 605,734 European Union (15) 2,219,851 1,263,066 1,564,174 773,354 Austria 77,902 67,928 73,523 50,805 Belgium 218,828 112,479 80,825 40,655 Finland 40,834 15,350 40,354 9,657 France 262,116 141,958 178,576 81,481 Germany 665,671 369,711 437,992 229,214 Italy 222,667 125,301 93,387 49,053 Netherlands 215,910 109,272 147,272 51,782 Spain 92,187 58,461 96,245 36,366 Sweden 17,899 20,125 16,903 19,452 United Kingdom 248,681 147,250 258,534 132,846 Other EU 157,156 95,230 140,564 72,043 European Free Trade Association 13,544 17,083 8,596 6,967 Norway 8,090 4,460 6,064 3,080 Switzerland 5,454 12,622 2,533 3,887 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 1,298,585 613,038 611,564 189,344 Other Western Europe 21,454 12,559 0 0 Eastern Europe/FSR 2,125,358 1,022,333 705,676 224,805 Poland 136,318 58,204 43,060 15,392 Former Soviet Republics 1,508,976 753,364 282,797 79,479 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 285,776 147,336 48,389 15,848 Russia 1,124,076 543,846 193,617 46,884 Other FSR 99,124 62,183 40,791 16,747 Other EE 480,064 210,765 379,819 129,934 Pacific Rim Countries 3,088,546 1,577,560 2,001,948 788,834 Australia 402,372 135,352 371,297 102,821 China 739,657 382,116 350,103 122,448 Indonesia 22,434 12,683 26,584 12,002 Japan 488,427 260,928 365,119 206,851 Korea 909,669 458,580 711,429 275,812 Taiwan 352,872 244,650 74,584 41,338 Other Pacific Rim 173,116 83,252 102,832 27,562 South/Central America 2,362,928 960,173 1,684,770 515,736 Argentina 139,029 71,384 272,742 91,577 Brazil 1,669,598 619,998 987,492 276,139 Colombia 58,888 44,518 37,756 19,649 Venezuela 193,475 92,317 192,959 63,544 Other S/C A 301,939 131,955 193,821 64,827 Other Countries 1,096,025 663,610 904,172 343,890 India 511,736 355,779 262,956 123,981 South Africa 173,333 89,998 254,196 83,659 Other 410,956 217,833 387,019 136,249 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