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 September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,894,633 1,786,601 2,843,023 1,768,353 North America 665,518 472,438 716,528 493,005 Canada 315,511 252,977 355,701 271,270 Mexico 350,007 219,461 360,827 221,736 European Union (25) 352,987 213,798 367,729 244,746 Western Europe 517,132 296,893 507,102 317,989 Euro Area 283,615 169,429 284,494 192,911 European Union (15) 339,022 205,005 327,859 223,248 Austria 4,834 5,433 11,783 11,500 Belgium 26,410 16,886 25,812 15,807 Finland 8,514 3,972 5,483 2,773 France 40,808 20,546 27,023 19,411 Germany 98,763 59,123 112,024 77,661 Italy 59,276 35,349 18,033 12,523 Netherlands 30,789 16,982 40,259 23,353 Spain 2,358 2,149 18,291 12,684 Sweden 687 1,404 1,024 1,558 United Kingdom 51,014 31,289 34,023 23,535 Other EU 15,571 11,872 34,103 22,442 European Free Trade Association 13,106 6,751 2,405 2,736 Norway 12,603 5,456 1,707 957 Switzerland 503 1,295 699 1,778 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 165,004 85,133 155,384 79,450 Other Western Europe 0 4 21,453 12,555 Eastern Europe/FSR 437,002 242,115 519,226 285,994 Poland 6,140 3,515 28,257 12,715 Former Soviet Republics 365,160 202,487 407,270 225,400 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 38,129 19,293 49,116 32,978 Russia 317,279 175,456 336,394 177,698 Other FSR 9,752 7,738 21,760 14,725 Other EE 65,702 36,112 83,698 47,879 Pacific Rim Countries 642,937 385,765 630,447 389,936 Australia 58,513 30,586 1,912 1,543 China 228,731 130,423 233,367 132,714 Indonesia 27,250 16,158 9,954 7,025 Japan 97,505 51,502 62,874 38,584 Korea 107,895 74,465 146,138 86,390 Taiwan 59,411 46,181 138,389 100,287 Other Pacific Rim 63,632 36,449 37,813 23,393 South/Central America 384,312 225,385 272,697 149,668 Argentina 17,324 10,433 24,764 16,313 Brazil 286,007 160,053 167,284 81,633 Colombia 7,830 9,355 8,121 9,468 Venezuela 44,617 28,523 29,208 17,714 Other S/C A 28,534 17,022 43,320 24,541 Other Countries 247,733 164,005 197,023 131,760 India 93,574 71,034 65,119 49,230 South Africa 57,995 34,220 28,230 17,403 Other 96,163 58,750 103,673 65,126 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,391,090 549,840 1,290,345 526,928 North America 540,578 244,387 460,958 210,473 Canada 333,812 170,236 292,020 145,597 Mexico 206,765 74,152 168,938 64,876 European Union (25) 130,841 67,719 163,878 87,915 Western Europe 237,884 98,496 222,868 103,583 Euro Area 109,630 56,065 99,653 53,923 European Union (15) 120,657 63,586 153,696 83,757 Austria 5,479 4,076 5,626 4,375 Belgium 2,673 2,129 3,490 2,224 Finland 6,293 1,467 6,406 1,488 France 19,823 8,019 13,875 6,578 Germany 39,594 22,048 43,688 24,169 Italy 4,856 4,588 4,628 3,627 Netherlands 17,208 6,809 2,653 1,455 Spain 3,381 1,852 7,240 3,564 Sweden 547 1,355 618 1,275 United Kingdom 9,669 5,571 43,534 24,201 Other EU 11,133 5,672 21,939 10,802 European Free Trade Association 1,663 1,659 589 670 Norway 1,076 532 242 144 Switzerland 587 1,127 347 526 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 115,564 33,251 68,582 19,156 Other Western Europe 0 0 0 0 Eastern Europe/FSR 72,683 20,461 20,929 7,956 Poland 352 203 445 221 Former Soviet Republics 57,497 13,154 6,704 2,829 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 283 116 137 172 Russia 56,778 12,666 2,044 562 Other FSR 436 373 4,523 2,095 Other EE 14,834 7,104 13,780 4,906 Pacific Rim Countries 310,689 114,618 210,252 87,692 Australia 62,254 14,399 22,937 5,836 China 52,485 18,140 21,585 9,813 Indonesia 4,411 1,628 3,475 1,694 Japan 44,850 25,289 51,828 28,535 Korea 117,238 44,182 83,793 30,990 Taiwan 5,221 2,996 8,871 5,746 Other Pacific Rim 24,228 7,985 17,762 5,078 South/Central America 199,883 59,441 288,798 85,672 Argentina 26,713 9,516 33,081 12,178 Brazil 86,698 22,764 195,574 51,286 Colombia 5,765 2,877 10,084 5,166 Venezuela 53,945 16,287 22,397 8,424 Other S/C A 26,762 7,998 27,662 8,619 Other Countries 29,374 12,436 86,540 31,552 India 14,696 6,889 13,605 6,774 South Africa 7,039 2,338 14,707 5,747 Other 7,639 3,209 58,229 19,030 ______________________________________________________________ September Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 20,141,345 10,924,666 12,981,923 5,251,082 North America 5,685,940 3,481,081 4,650,512 2,102,700 Canada 3,071,650 2,096,746 2,858,452 1,440,445 Mexico 2,614,290 1,384,335 1,792,060 662,255 European Union (25) 2,894,145 1,625,111 1,906,666 920,847 Western Europe 4,070,565 2,202,639 2,422,218 1,068,161 Euro Area 2,219,821 1,252,454 1,365,868 661,799 European Union (15) 2,558,872 1,468,071 1,684,831 836,940 Austria 82,735 73,361 79,002 54,881 Belgium 245,237 129,365 83,498 42,784 Finland 49,348 19,322 46,648 11,123 France 302,924 162,504 198,399 89,500 Germany 764,433 428,834 477,586 251,262 Italy 281,943 160,651 98,243 53,641 Netherlands 246,699 126,254 164,480 58,591 Spain 94,545 60,611 99,626 38,218 Sweden 18,585 21,529 17,450 20,807 United Kingdom 299,695 178,539 268,203 138,417 Other EU 172,727 107,102 151,697 77,715 European Free Trade Association 26,650 23,833 10,259 8,626 Norway 20,693 9,916 7,140 3,613 Switzerland 5,957 13,917 3,120 5,014 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 1,463,588 698,171 727,127 222,594 Other Western Europe 21,454 12,563 0 0 Eastern Europe/FSR 2,562,360 1,264,448 778,358 245,267 Poland 142,458 61,719 43,412 15,595 Former Soviet Republics 1,874,136 955,851 340,294 92,633 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 323,905 166,629 48,673 15,964 Russia 1,441,355 719,301 250,395 59,549 Other FSR 108,876 69,921 41,227 17,119 Other EE 545,767 246,877 394,653 137,039 Pacific Rim Countries 3,731,483 1,963,325 2,312,636 903,452 Australia 460,885 165,939 433,551 117,220 China 968,388 512,539 402,588 140,588 Indonesia 49,683 28,841 30,995 13,630 Japan 585,931 312,430 409,970 232,140 Korea 1,017,564 533,045 828,667 319,994 Taiwan 412,283 290,831 79,805 44,334 Other Pacific Rim 236,748 119,701 127,060 35,547 South/Central America 2,747,240 1,185,558 1,884,653 575,177 Argentina 156,353 81,816 299,455 101,092 Brazil 1,955,605 780,051 1,074,190 298,903 Colombia 66,718 53,873 43,521 22,526 Venezuela 238,092 120,840 246,905 79,831 Other S/C A 330,473 148,977 220,583 72,825 Other Countries 1,343,758 827,615 933,546 356,326 India 605,310 426,814 277,652 130,870 South Africa 231,329 124,218 261,236 85,998 Other 507,119 276,584 394,658 139,458 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