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 August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,236,784 2,243,558 2,850,758 1,944,452 North America 829,742 601,986 745,256 529,375 Canada 440,568 346,171 395,237 298,820 Mexico 389,174 255,814 350,019 230,556 European Union (25) 496,078 439,848 470,535 424,876 Western Europe 632,374 511,351 678,689 535,801 Euro Area 375,011 332,087 331,623 297,504 European Union (15) 449,116 411,301 415,361 393,567 Austria 18,118 21,090 14,756 19,184 Belgium 30,153 25,431 29,885 23,173 Finland 8,892 10,341 3,666 6,927 France 41,418 43,943 45,128 43,136 Germany 147,952 120,518 109,184 87,758 Italy 28,681 35,827 42,000 46,031 Netherlands 43,459 26,882 46,126 26,665 Spain 29,019 29,561 33,183 38,964 Sweden 14,256 23,219 22,316 37,384 United Kingdom 51,524 50,697 59,489 57,040 Other EU 35,645 23,793 9,625 7,305 European Free Trade Association 2,677 3,860 1,681 4,109 Norway 1,712 963 391 303 Switzerland 965 2,898 1,290 3,805 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 158,078 81,581 260,988 136,901 Other Western Europe 22,503 14,610 660 1,225 Eastern Europe/FSR 538,459 300,994 351,029 198,100 Poland 28,474 12,971 22,133 10,856 Former Soviet Republics 423,286 236,152 292,258 166,070 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 49,687 35,010 87,390 48,431 Russia 346,444 183,712 178,732 100,091 Other FSR 27,155 17,429 26,136 17,548 Other EE 86,699 51,871 36,638 21,174 Pacific Rim Countries 710,127 507,377 524,057 378,009 Australia 2,197 1,954 39,134 18,063 China 244,945 157,145 148,481 101,483 Indonesia 11,702 8,609 18 62 Japan 115,210 91,958 88,399 73,477 Korea 151,910 100,355 132,074 91,152 Taiwan 145,971 122,897 93,267 80,055 Other Pacific Rim 38,192 24,459 22,686 13,716 South/Central America 322,667 175,808 357,165 171,415 Argentina 28,761 20,124 31,672 19,954 Brazil 211,639 101,304 267,312 113,417 Colombia 8,384 9,786 6,335 6,336 Venezuela 30,155 18,757 20,318 12,460 Other S/C A 43,727 25,837 31,529 19,248 Other Countries 203,416 146,042 194,561 131,751 India 67,577 55,744 97,971 77,039 South Africa 31,713 23,684 25,654 16,605 Other 104,125 66,614 70,936 38,107 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,585,556 799,362 1,882,692 912,909 North America 555,226 280,236 626,378 319,260 Canada 367,103 195,428 416,751 222,736 Mexico 188,124 84,809 209,628 96,524 European Union (25) 278,281 194,828 316,787 228,662 Western Europe 335,482 209,690 361,431 240,809 Euro Area 192,570 133,107 229,300 155,570 European Union (15) 262,587 186,373 295,719 217,251 Austria 9,015 9,357 14,060 13,345 Belgium 6,583 6,661 9,288 8,023 Finland 7,255 2,872 1,838 2,454 France 24,732 20,510 28,440 24,093 Germany 73,369 48,507 97,559 62,489 Italy 13,013 13,843 20,061 16,615 Netherlands 3,298 1,930 23,650 8,754 Spain 42,535 22,558 15,989 9,708 Sweden 8,925 14,461 15,706 23,735 United Kingdom 51,194 34,381 49,695 37,009 Other EU 22,668 11,292 19,432 11,024 European Free Trade Association 1,014 1,792 2,339 2,747 Norway 262 157 1,478 816 Switzerland 752 1,635 861 1,931 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 71,115 20,483 62,753 19,943 Other Western Europe 766 1,042 621 869 Eastern Europe/FSR 33,448 17,430 110,973 36,111 Poland 810 500 769 486 Former Soviet Republics 14,551 9,190 63,891 16,949 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 174 229 4,411 1,999 Russia 9,778 6,720 58,851 14,180 Other FSR 4,598 2,241 628 770 Other EE 18,088 7,740 46,314 18,677 Pacific Rim Countries 262,889 151,766 317,641 166,188 Australia 22,958 5,999 50,285 14,431 China 24,268 14,747 82,022 33,255 Indonesia 3,651 2,103 4,950 2,749 Japan 87,525 67,613 74,646 58,356 Korea 91,459 38,188 83,432 40,103 Taiwan 15,090 17,657 11,075 14,367 Other Pacific Rim 17,938 5,458 11,230 2,928 South/Central America 307,117 101,241 374,446 110,588 Argentina 41,404 20,000 13,966 5,951 Brazil 204,824 58,519 280,219 80,403 Colombia 10,741 5,624 5,072 2,865 Venezuela 22,397 8,424 54,488 14,046 Other S/C A 27,752 8,676 20,702 7,323 Other Countries 91,394 38,999 91,823 39,952 India 17,427 12,549 36,357 19,053 South Africa 15,402 6,689 23,362 11,149 Other 58,565 19,761 32,103 9,750 ______________________________________________________________ August Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 20,216,289 12,413,032 14,289,249 7,018,066 North America 6,016,771 3,854,566 5,056,352 2,525,072 Canada 3,461,246 2,412,783 3,212,502 1,766,782 Mexico 2,555,525 1,441,783 1,843,850 758,291 European Union (25) 3,595,461 2,819,218 2,625,171 1,750,413 Western Europe 4,493,517 3,269,017 3,027,852 1,863,777 Euro Area 2,619,608 2,021,445 1,894,870 1,227,224 European Union (15) 3,131,995 2,594,908 2,380,022 1,641,012 Austria 124,867 132,677 108,313 94,188 Belgium 247,392 170,152 106,377 77,494 Finland 54,976 44,272 55,254 24,852 France 375,361 313,741 272,471 210,422 Germany 921,168 661,581 700,797 451,550 Italy 292,225 266,429 155,283 126,856 Netherlands 245,974 131,155 163,578 60,514 Spain 213,590 215,498 222,248 121,922 Sweden 132,444 222,928 113,114 167,263 United Kingdom 362,614 336,284 338,452 228,613 Other EU 161,383 100,191 144,135 77,336 European Free Trade Association 16,441 26,191 12,598 17,114 Norway 8,156 4,622 6,326 3,732 Switzerland 8,285 21,568 6,272 13,382 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 1,316,878 624,384 628,981 197,648 Other Western Europe 28,203 23,534 6,251 8,004 Eastern Europe/FSR 2,315,572 1,137,492 775,222 276,449 Poland 146,544 65,769 49,058 18,914 Former Soviet Republics 1,649,909 830,704 321,937 108,705 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 296,910 162,897 62,362 22,770 Russia 1,155,368 570,486 218,112 67,750 Other FSR 197,630 97,321 41,463 18,184 Other EE 519,119 241,019 404,227 148,831 Pacific Rim Countries 3,574,749 2,286,420 2,398,708 1,278,124 Australia 402,881 136,818 371,487 103,676 China 809,101 509,024 395,666 173,574 Indonesia 25,605 15,715 30,731 15,320 Japan 799,836 596,069 621,877 497,980 Korea 954,067 544,637 753,536 329,452 Taiwan 407,217 393,205 120,509 126,303 Other Pacific Rim 176,042 90,953 104,902 31,819 South/Central America 2,679,417 1,120,232 2,069,203 660,931 Argentina 152,689 86,209 286,730 105,795 Brazil 1,959,144 752,068 1,345,365 401,952 Colombia 61,243 46,846 40,808 21,811 Venezuela 195,753 94,561 193,038 63,623 Other S/C A 310,588 140,547 203,263 67,751 Other Countries 1,136,263 745,305 961,912 413,713 India 537,990 413,888 289,941 169,907 South Africa 184,666 107,075 273,251 96,918 Other 413,607 224,342 398,720 146,887 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