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 October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 333,662 290,974 321,540 283,935 North America 101,385 84,172 107,827 90,444 Canada 87,800 74,558 92,261 79,300 Mexico 13,585 9,614 15,566 11,144 European Union (25) 96,030 93,694 98,045 93,190 Western Europe 91,221 90,250 89,378 85,471 Euro Area 75,366 69,304 68,027 59,940 European Union (15) 89,750 87,606 86,015 81,848 Austria 5,364 5,981 6,300 6,309 Belgium 1,846 2,072 1,740 2,278 Finland 788 1,115 2,066 1,555 France 12,638 13,679 9,398 9,203 Germany 26,324 25,078 24,421 21,433 Italy 3,732 4,259 3,108 5,137 Netherlands 15,542 10,483 11,449 6,958 Spain 7,377 5,396 9,538 7,048 Sweden 9,796 12,540 10,425 12,738 United Kingdom 4,587 5,762 7,563 9,171 Other EU 1,756 1,242 7 19 European Free Trade Association 174 311 1,210 627 Norway 0 0 1,073 396 Switzerland 174 311 137 231 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 455 610 1,358 1,315 Other Western Europe 843 1,723 796 1,681 Eastern Europe/FSR 26,240 19,785 25,518 22,214 Poland 856 903 958 945 Former Soviet Republics 17,750 13,267 17,217 16,060 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 2,859 2,636 187 981 Russia 14,891 10,631 13,607 11,264 Other FSR 0 0 3,423 3,815 Other EE 7,633 5,615 7,343 5,209 Pacific Rim Countries 59,701 60,728 45,846 57,136 Australia 12 55 14 61 China 8,334 8,756 5,103 6,414 Indonesia 0 0 0 0 Japan 44,866 45,422 34,681 44,040 Korea 5,360 4,525 3,903 3,654 Taiwan 1,126 1,969 2,145 2,966 Other Pacific Rim 4 2 0 0 South/Central America 51,926 33,296 52,087 27,988 Argentina 1,442 1,434 3,334 3,938 Brazil 48,724 30,585 46,008 22,217 Colombia 174 174 397 313 Venezuela 361 382 340 364 Other S/C A 1,227 721 2,008 1,156 Other Countries 3,188 2,743 884 682 India 2,599 2,420 804 612 South Africa 557 297 0 0 Other 32 27 80 70 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 249,360 169,462 246,851 147,090 North America 96,397 49,416 84,279 42,983 Canada 74,827 40,517 59,945 33,936 Mexico 21,569 8,899 24,334 9,047 European Union (25) 91,227 68,229 78,867 53,458 Western Europe 80,121 63,562 52,372 45,570 Euro Area 61,573 47,327 43,406 35,389 European Union (15) 76,111 60,516 50,741 43,620 Austria 6,843 6,912 4,763 4,677 Belgium 688 739 538 400 Finland 250 548 170 377 France 6,862 6,425 5,490 4,814 Germany 22,089 19,972 21,843 19,035 Italy 2,160 2,345 1,165 1,582 Netherlands 6,685 3,118 4,687 1,724 Spain 15,503 7,026 4,717 2,755 Sweden 7,455 7,055 3,643 4,167 United Kingdom 7,080 6,131 3,691 4,064 Other EU 497 243 34 25 European Free Trade Association 175 397 171 299 Norway 0 0 0 0 Switzerland 175 397 171 299 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 3,071 1,620 640 604 Other Western Europe 763 1,030 820 1,048 Eastern Europe/FSR 18,577 10,628 30,594 10,793 Poland 1,760 1,169 750 562 Former Soviet Republics 10,002 5,531 25,913 8,125 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 80 166 1 3 Russia 3,901 3,658 1,972 1,328 Other FSR 6,021 1,707 23,940 6,795 Other EE 6,814 3,927 3,931 2,106 Pacific Rim Countries 44,776 38,589 40,824 33,889 Australia 0 0 17 68 China 9,541 7,587 4,820 3,073 Indonesia 0 0 0 0 Japan 32,950 28,495 33,551 28,268 Korea 1,307 1,084 1,522 1,167 Taiwan 977 1,416 914 1,314 Other Pacific Rim 1 7 0 0 South/Central America 5,949 4,527 38,666 13,687 Argentina 1,270 1,421 2,088 2,357 Brazil 2,819 2,521 36,181 11,042 Colombia 156 124 376 276 Venezuela 2 2 6 5 Other S/C A 1,702 460 15 7 Other Countries 3,541 2,740 116 166 India 3,394 2,005 106 134 South Africa 0 0 0 0 Other 146 734 10 32 ______________________________________________________________ October Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,058,754 2,331,463 2,711,435 1,664,619 North America 1,093,185 728,343 983,445 484,048 Canada 853,227 599,845 740,089 393,363 Mexico 239,958 128,498 243,356 90,685 European Union (25) 964,442 834,069 812,169 610,893 Western Europe 837,374 782,757 768,112 593,030 Euro Area 641,782 570,187 617,510 451,309 European Union (15) 806,806 753,110 736,740 568,175 Austria 54,733 61,057 43,600 45,891 Belgium 14,453 14,323 11,214 8,625 Finland 9,488 10,366 10,396 6,657 France 106,466 111,483 81,647 80,440 Germany 264,856 222,403 283,995 208,659 Italy 30,856 37,238 31,275 27,327 Netherlands 56,719 37,600 27,379 13,018 Spain 98,870 72,400 125,512 59,475 Sweden 95,467 106,498 64,821 65,162 United Kingdom 69,556 76,424 54,404 51,699 Other EU 5,341 3,316 2,496 1,223 European Free Trade Association 2,785 3,413 2,723 4,764 Norway 1,108 461 20 16 Switzerland 1,676 2,952 2,703 4,748 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 20,105 13,271 21,128 10,527 Other Western Europe 7,678 12,962 7,521 9,564 Eastern Europe/FSR 238,835 142,882 116,537 67,099 Poland 11,988 9,289 8,447 5,129 Former Soviet Republics 173,674 100,348 73,210 39,438 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 14,042 17,863 13,788 6,595 Russia 59,034 47,043 29,458 24,338 Other FSR 100,598 35,442 29,964 8,505 Other EE 53,172 33,245 34,879 22,533 Pacific Rim Countries 465,402 462,781 396,565 359,210 Australia 396 1,107 138 536 China 44,543 46,717 46,311 33,581 Indonesia 2,990 2,566 3,677 2,249 Japan 374,875 365,495 309,323 292,418 Korea 30,187 27,097 28,268 18,234 Taiwan 12,368 19,683 8,807 12,133 Other Pacific Rim 43 117 41 59 South/Central America 413,061 206,091 418,850 147,201 Argentina 18,435 20,195 17,329 17,952 Brazil 377,178 170,210 387,083 123,646 Colombia 2,926 2,815 3,557 2,533 Venezuela 2,978 2,987 87 86 Other S/C A 11,545 9,883 10,793 2,984 Other Countries 10,898 8,610 27,927 14,032 India 7,407 6,555 8,959 6,958 South Africa 3,023 1,580 11,044 2,591 Other 467 475 7,923 4,483 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 October 2004