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 September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,299,123 2,299,967 3,236,784 2,243,558 North America 786,165 598,483 829,742 601,986 Canada 409,957 343,711 440,568 346,171 Mexico 376,207 254,772 389,174 255,814 European Union (25) 486,435 405,047 496,078 439,848 Western Europe 641,830 480,117 632,374 511,351 Euro Area 376,006 294,737 375,011 332,087 European Union (15) 460,099 383,641 449,116 411,301 Austria 11,398 12,912 18,118 21,090 Belgium 31,254 27,923 30,153 25,431 Finland 11,271 7,454 8,892 10,341 France 52,268 36,446 41,418 43,943 Germany 128,410 95,460 147,952 120,518 Italy 68,439 55,998 28,681 35,827 Netherlands 42,284 24,294 43,459 26,882 Spain 18,736 24,999 29,019 29,561 Sweden 16,160 30,662 14,256 23,219 United Kingdom 64,219 55,278 51,524 50,697 Other EU 15,660 12,212 35,645 23,793 European Free Trade Association 14,489 8,088 2,677 3,860 Norway 13,696 5,921 1,712 963 Switzerland 793 2,166 965 2,898 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 166,379 86,561 158,078 81,581 Other Western Europe 863 1,827 22,503 14,610 Eastern Europe/FSR 462,977 266,032 538,459 300,994 Poland 7,133 4,525 28,474 12,971 Former Soviet Republics 382,748 219,681 423,286 236,152 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 38,401 20,637 49,687 35,010 Russia 330,984 186,932 346,444 183,712 Other FSR 13,362 12,112 27,155 17,429 Other EE 73,096 41,825 86,699 51,871 Pacific Rim Countries 715,108 518,861 710,127 507,377 Australia 58,538 30,710 2,197 1,954 China 246,865 170,081 244,945 157,145 Indonesia 27,310 16,298 11,702 8,609 Japan 133,695 102,813 115,210 91,958 Korea 116,601 91,600 151,910 100,355 Taiwan 68,222 70,123 145,971 122,897 Other Pacific Rim 63,876 37,236 38,192 24,459 South/Central America 438,089 257,292 322,667 175,808 Argentina 20,658 14,370 28,761 20,124 Brazil 333,663 186,119 211,639 101,304 Colombia 8,227 9,668 8,384 9,786 Venezuela 44,957 28,887 30,155 18,757 Other S/C A 30,584 18,247 43,727 25,837 Other Countries 254,954 179,183 203,416 146,042 India 97,938 81,033 67,577 55,744 South Africa 59,811 36,568 31,713 23,684 Other 97,205 61,582 104,125 66,614 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,701,079 824,148 1,585,556 799,362 North America 646,648 328,903 555,226 280,236 Canada 405,811 229,976 367,103 195,428 Mexico 240,837 98,927 188,124 84,809 European Union (25) 232,396 164,706 278,281 194,828 Western Europe 312,923 187,687 335,482 209,690 Euro Area 165,688 114,949 192,570 133,107 European Union (15) 193,883 150,301 262,587 186,373 Austria 10,468 9,731 9,015 9,357 Belgium 8,478 10,202 6,583 6,661 Finland 6,969 2,918 7,255 2,872 France 27,755 17,771 24,732 20,510 Germany 63,271 45,350 73,369 48,507 Italy 8,306 10,412 13,013 13,843 Netherlands 21,899 8,568 3,298 1,930 Spain 8,186 4,896 42,535 22,558 Sweden 8,246 15,334 8,925 14,461 United Kingdom 18,821 18,631 51,194 34,381 Other EU 11,485 6,488 22,668 11,292 European Free Trade Association 1,948 2,337 1,014 1,792 Norway 1,085 558 262 157 Switzerland 863 1,779 752 1,635 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 116,203 33,854 71,115 20,483 Other Western Europe 888 1,194 766 1,042 Eastern Europe/FSR 103,457 31,673 33,448 17,430 Poland 1,102 764 810 500 Former Soviet Republics 83,591 21,697 14,551 9,190 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 312 222 174 229 Russia 58,768 14,021 9,778 6,720 Other FSR 24,511 7,454 4,598 2,241 Other EE 18,765 9,211 18,088 7,740 Pacific Rim Countries 362,549 177,459 262,889 151,766 Australia 62,278 14,484 22,958 5,999 China 59,022 24,752 24,268 14,747 Indonesia 4,486 1,833 3,651 2,103 Japan 81,257 64,790 87,525 67,613 Korea 120,777 50,261 91,459 38,188 Taiwan 10,370 13,058 15,090 17,657 Other Pacific Rim 24,360 8,282 17,938 5,458 South/Central America 242,144 78,477 307,117 101,241 Argentina 28,802 11,876 41,404 20,000 Brazil 126,377 38,986 204,824 58,519 Colombia 6,141 3,152 10,741 5,624 Venezuela 53,952 16,292 22,397 8,424 Other S/C A 26,873 8,172 27,752 8,676 Other Countries 33,358 19,949 91,394 38,999 India 17,719 12,791 17,427 12,549 South Africa 7,652 3,211 15,402 6,689 Other 7,986 3,947 58,565 19,761 ______________________________________________________________ September Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 23,515,412 14,712,999 15,990,329 7,842,214 North America 6,802,936 4,453,049 5,703,000 2,853,976 Canada 3,871,203 2,756,494 3,618,313 1,996,758 Mexico 2,931,733 1,696,555 2,084,687 857,218 European Union (25) 4,081,896 3,224,266 2,857,567 1,915,119 Western Europe 5,135,347 3,749,134 3,340,774 2,051,464 Euro Area 2,995,614 2,316,182 2,060,558 1,342,172 European Union (15) 3,592,094 2,978,549 2,573,905 1,791,313 Austria 136,265 145,590 118,781 103,919 Belgium 278,647 198,075 114,855 87,696 Finland 66,246 51,726 62,223 27,771 France 427,628 350,187 300,226 228,193 Germany 1,049,578 757,041 764,068 496,901 Italy 360,664 322,428 163,589 137,268 Netherlands 288,259 155,449 185,477 69,082 Spain 232,326 240,497 230,434 126,818 Sweden 148,604 253,590 121,359 182,598 United Kingdom 426,833 391,563 357,273 247,244 Other EU 177,044 112,403 155,619 83,824 European Free Trade Association 30,930 34,278 14,547 19,451 Norway 21,852 10,544 7,411 4,289 Switzerland 9,078 23,735 7,135 15,161 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 1,483,256 710,946 745,184 231,502 Other Western Europe 29,066 25,361 7,138 9,198 Eastern Europe/FSR 2,778,549 1,403,523 878,680 308,122 Poland 153,678 70,294 50,160 19,678 Former Soviet Republics 2,032,656 1,050,385 405,528 130,402 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 335,311 183,535 62,674 22,992 Russia 1,486,352 757,418 276,880 81,772 Other FSR 210,992 109,433 65,974 25,639 Other EE 592,215 282,844 422,992 158,042 Pacific Rim Countries 4,289,857 2,805,282 2,761,257 1,455,583 Australia 461,419 167,528 433,765 118,160 China 1,055,967 679,105 454,688 198,326 Indonesia 52,915 32,013 35,217 17,153 Japan 933,531 698,882 703,134 562,770 Korea 1,070,668 636,237 874,313 379,713 Taiwan 475,439 463,328 130,879 139,361 Other Pacific Rim 239,919 128,188 129,261 40,100 South/Central America 3,117,506 1,377,524 2,311,348 739,408 Argentina 173,347 100,580 315,532 117,670 Brazil 2,292,808 938,187 1,471,742 440,937 Colombia 69,469 56,514 46,949 24,963 Venezuela 240,710 123,448 246,990 79,915 Other S/C A 341,172 158,794 230,136 75,922 Other Countries 1,391,217 924,487 995,270 433,662 India 635,928 494,920 307,660 182,698 South Africa 244,477 143,642 280,903 100,129 Other 510,812 285,924 406,707 150,834 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