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 September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 321,540 283,935 321,244 266,916 North America 107,827 90,444 101,536 77,367 Canada 92,261 79,300 82,855 64,474 Mexico 15,566 11,144 18,681 12,892 European Union (25) 98,045 93,190 94,466 95,154 Western Europe 89,378 85,471 91,497 94,752 Euro Area 68,027 59,940 65,398 66,088 European Union (15) 86,015 81,848 87,918 90,951 Austria 6,300 6,309 5,903 7,893 Belgium 1,740 2,278 1,695 2,254 Finland 2,066 1,555 1,139 1,389 France 9,398 9,203 10,379 12,830 Germany 24,421 21,433 29,760 25,718 Italy 3,108 5,137 3,448 4,313 Netherlands 11,449 6,958 3,091 3,284 Spain 9,538 7,048 8,524 7,394 Sweden 10,425 12,738 9,655 9,265 United Kingdom 7,563 9,171 12,865 15,598 Other EU 7 19 1,459 1,013 European Free Trade Association 1,210 627 84 168 Norway 1,073 396 5 5 Switzerland 137 231 79 163 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 1,358 1,315 2,694 2,131 Other Western Europe 796 1,681 801 1,502 Eastern Europe/FSR 25,518 22,214 18,906 11,610 Poland 958 945 217 256 Former Soviet Republics 17,217 16,060 15,835 9,207 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 187 981 539 937 Russia 13,607 11,264 10,050 6,014 Other FSR 3,423 3,815 5,246 2,256 Other EE 7,343 5,209 2,855 2,147 Pacific Rim Countries 45,846 57,136 58,978 57,693 Australia 14 61 234 252 China 5,103 6,414 3,929 4,670 Indonesia 0 0 1,715 1,492 Japan 34,681 44,040 50,374 47,344 Korea 3,903 3,654 1,655 1,831 Taiwan 2,145 2,966 1,056 2,094 Other Pacific Rim 0 0 15 10 South/Central America 52,087 27,988 49,332 24,855 Argentina 3,334 3,938 3,996 3,809 Brazil 46,008 22,217 43,820 18,586 Colombia 397 313 264 317 Venezuela 340 364 947 1,044 Other S/C A 2,008 1,156 305 1,099 Other Countries 884 682 995 639 India 804 612 83 119 South Africa 0 0 864 475 Other 80 70 48 45 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 246,851 147,090 240,994 159,712 North America 84,279 42,983 78,966 40,041 Canada 59,945 33,936 68,915 35,125 Mexico 24,334 9,047 10,051 4,915 European Union (25) 78,867 53,458 92,256 61,128 Western Europe 52,372 45,570 90,398 59,732 Euro Area 43,406 35,389 77,339 47,533 European Union (15) 50,741 43,620 86,903 57,118 Austria 4,763 4,677 2,925 3,663 Belgium 538 400 1,083 588 Finland 170 377 512 488 France 5,490 4,814 8,745 8,253 Germany 21,843 19,035 27,413 18,242 Italy 1,165 1,582 4,277 3,125 Netherlands 4,687 1,724 642 433 Spain 4,717 2,755 31,046 12,415 Sweden 3,643 4,167 5,484 5,290 United Kingdom 3,691 4,064 4,080 4,296 Other EU 34 25 696 327 European Free Trade Association 171 299 282 387 Norway 0 0 20 13 Switzerland 171 299 262 373 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 640 604 2,532 1,327 Other Western Europe 820 1,048 681 899 Eastern Europe/FSR 30,594 10,793 12,413 9,241 Poland 750 562 365 279 Former Soviet Republics 25,913 8,125 7,740 6,129 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 1 3 28 25 Russia 1,972 1,328 7,712 6,103 Other FSR 23,940 6,795 0 0 Other EE 3,931 2,106 4,308 2,834 Pacific Rim Countries 40,824 33,889 41,208 36,786 Australia 17 68 14 132 China 4,820 3,073 841 1,304 Indonesia 0 0 10 43 Japan 33,551 28,268 33,538 31,380 Korea 1,522 1,167 5,797 2,512 Taiwan 914 1,314 1,005 1,403 Other Pacific Rim 0 0 2 11 South/Central America 38,666 13,687 16,649 12,971 Argentina 2,088 2,357 8,323 7,818 Brazil 36,181 11,042 7,597 4,666 Colombia 376 276 657 457 Venezuela 6 5 0 0 Other S/C A 15 7 72 29 Other Countries 116 166 1,359 941 India 106 134 1,344 928 South Africa 0 0 0 0 Other 10 32 16 13 ______________________________________________________________ September Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,725,093 2,040,489 2,462,075 1,495,158 North America 991,800 644,171 887,048 434,632 Canada 765,427 525,287 665,262 352,846 Mexico 226,373 118,884 221,786 81,786 European Union (25) 868,412 740,375 720,941 542,665 Western Europe 746,153 692,506 687,991 529,468 Euro Area 566,416 500,883 555,937 403,982 European Union (15) 717,056 665,504 660,629 507,659 Austria 49,369 55,076 36,756 38,979 Belgium 12,607 12,251 10,527 7,886 Finland 8,701 9,251 10,147 6,109 France 93,828 97,804 74,784 74,015 Germany 238,532 197,325 261,906 188,686 Italy 27,124 32,980 29,115 24,982 Netherlands 41,177 27,117 20,695 9,900 Spain 91,493 67,004 110,009 52,448 Sweden 85,671 93,958 57,367 58,107 United Kingdom 64,969 70,663 47,324 45,567 Other EU 3,585 2,074 1,999 979 European Free Trade Association 2,611 3,102 2,548 4,367 Norway 1,108 461 20 16 Switzerland 1,502 2,641 2,528 4,351 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 19,651 12,661 18,057 8,908 Other Western Europe 6,835 11,240 6,758 8,534 Eastern Europe/FSR 212,595 123,097 97,960 56,471 Poland 11,132 8,386 6,687 3,959 Former Soviet Republics 155,924 87,081 63,208 33,907 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 11,183 15,227 13,708 6,429 Russia 44,143 36,412 25,557 20,680 Other FSR 100,598 35,442 23,943 6,798 Other EE 45,539 27,630 28,065 18,605 Pacific Rim Countries 405,701 402,053 351,789 320,620 Australia 384 1,053 138 536 China 36,209 37,960 36,770 25,994 Indonesia 2,990 2,566 3,677 2,249 Japan 330,009 320,073 276,373 263,923 Korea 24,827 22,573 26,961 17,149 Taiwan 11,241 17,714 7,830 10,717 Other Pacific Rim 39 115 40 52 South/Central America 361,135 172,794 412,901 142,675 Argentina 16,994 18,760 16,059 16,532 Brazil 328,454 139,625 384,265 121,126 Colombia 2,752 2,641 3,402 2,409 Venezuela 2,617 2,605 85 84 Other S/C A 10,319 9,163 9,091 2,525 Other Countries 7,710 5,867 24,386 11,292 India 4,808 4,135 5,565 4,953 South Africa 2,467 1,283 11,044 2,591 Other 435 449 7,777 3,748 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 September 2004