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 October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,783,558 1,736,443 2,894,633 1,786,601 North America 620,841 440,555 665,518 472,438 Canada 294,197 233,081 315,511 252,977 Mexico 326,644 207,473 350,007 219,461 European Union (25) 363,305 254,373 352,987 213,798 Western Europe 572,601 362,220 517,132 296,893 Euro Area 278,725 195,397 283,615 169,429 European Union (15) 349,918 246,313 339,022 205,005 Austria 7,797 9,156 4,834 5,433 Belgium 20,776 15,946 26,410 16,886 Finland 670 508 8,514 3,972 France 31,570 22,710 40,808 20,546 Germany 67,900 49,039 98,763 59,123 Italy 69,730 45,354 59,276 35,349 Netherlands 51,468 31,173 30,789 16,982 Spain 12,480 8,396 2,358 2,149 Sweden 1,066 1,941 687 1,404 United Kingdom 25,834 22,753 51,014 31,289 Other EU 60,626 39,337 15,571 11,872 European Free Trade Association 2,006 2,653 13,106 6,751 Norway 1,464 1,244 12,603 5,456 Switzerland 542 1,409 503 1,295 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 189,858 93,834 165,004 85,133 Other Western Europe 30,819 19,421 0 4 Eastern Europe/FSR 419,115 235,138 437,002 242,115 Poland 1,712 1,623 6,140 3,515 Former Soviet Republics 340,177 190,912 365,160 202,487 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 56,350 33,797 38,129 19,293 Russia 282,079 155,533 317,279 175,456 Other FSR 1,749 1,582 9,752 7,738 Other EE 77,225 42,604 65,702 36,112 Pacific Rim Countries 561,158 342,580 642,937 385,765 Australia 21,743 12,538 58,513 30,586 China 194,835 102,736 228,731 130,423 Indonesia 9,442 5,979 27,250 16,158 Japan 52,571 36,869 97,505 51,502 Korea 131,254 83,520 107,895 74,465 Taiwan 98,020 69,225 59,411 46,181 Other Pacific Rim 53,293 31,713 63,632 36,449 South/Central America 367,585 198,910 384,312 225,385 Argentina 65,139 39,281 17,324 10,433 Brazil 214,042 101,512 286,007 160,053 Colombia 6,088 7,460 7,830 9,355 Venezuela 41,591 25,588 44,617 28,523 Other S/C A 40,725 25,069 28,534 17,022 Other Countries 242,259 157,040 247,733 164,005 India 114,284 80,613 93,574 71,034 South Africa 37,491 23,173 57,995 34,220 Other 90,484 53,254 96,163 58,750 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,407,988 562,214 1,391,090 549,840 North America 587,597 260,630 540,578 244,387 Canada 356,823 177,407 333,812 170,236 Mexico 230,774 83,224 206,765 74,152 European Union (25) 246,213 105,413 130,841 67,719 Western Europe 281,336 115,688 237,884 98,496 Euro Area 189,618 80,478 109,630 56,065 European Union (15) 218,978 95,958 120,657 63,586 Austria 8,874 6,188 5,479 4,076 Belgium 10,782 4,528 2,673 2,129 Finland 10,102 2,321 6,293 1,467 France 19,108 7,476 19,823 8,019 Germany 86,332 35,493 39,594 22,048 Italy 1,528 1,556 4,856 4,588 Netherlands 32,090 11,973 17,208 6,809 Spain 6,126 3,217 3,381 1,852 Sweden 3,670 3,149 547 1,355 United Kingdom 24,275 11,349 9,669 5,571 Other EU 16,092 8,706 11,133 5,672 European Free Trade Association 2,634 2,236 1,663 1,659 Norway 2,126 1,136 1,076 532 Switzerland 508 1,100 587 1,127 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 59,629 17,427 115,564 33,251 Other Western Europe 94 67 0 0 Eastern Europe/FSR 99,964 33,099 72,683 20,461 Poland 6,169 1,826 352 203 Former Soviet Republics 12,528 4,741 57,497 13,154 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 8,358 3,391 283 116 Russia 3,856 1,094 56,778 12,666 Other FSR 313 256 436 373 Other EE 81,267 26,532 14,834 7,104 Pacific Rim Countries 161,951 65,305 310,689 114,618 Australia 25,403 6,626 62,254 14,399 China 22,439 11,074 52,485 18,140 Indonesia 1,910 700 4,411 1,628 Japan 51,967 21,473 44,850 25,289 Korea 49,914 20,919 117,238 44,182 Taiwan 5,654 3,497 5,221 2,996 Other Pacific Rim 4,664 1,016 24,228 7,985 South/Central America 203,224 58,155 199,883 59,441 Argentina 15,815 5,899 26,713 9,516 Brazil 131,652 32,691 86,698 22,764 Colombia 6,177 3,233 5,765 2,877 Venezuela 16,062 6,290 53,945 16,287 Other S/C A 33,519 10,042 26,762 7,998 Other Countries 73,915 29,337 29,374 12,436 India 28,375 12,143 14,696 6,889 South Africa 33,449 11,746 7,039 2,338 Other 12,091 5,448 7,639 3,209 ______________________________________________________________ October Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 22,924,903 12,661,109 14,389,911 5,813,297 North America 6,306,781 3,921,636 5,238,109 2,363,330 Canada 3,365,848 2,329,828 3,215,275 1,617,852 Mexico 2,940,933 1,591,808 2,022,834 745,478 European Union (25) 3,257,450 1,879,485 2,152,879 1,026,260 Western Europe 4,643,165 2,564,859 2,703,553 1,183,849 Euro Area 2,498,546 1,447,851 1,555,487 742,277 European Union (15) 2,908,790 1,714,385 1,903,810 932,898 Austria 90,532 82,517 87,876 61,069 Belgium 266,014 145,311 94,279 47,313 Finland 50,018 19,830 56,750 13,444 France 334,493 185,213 217,507 96,976 Germany 832,334 477,873 563,918 286,755 Italy 351,672 206,004 99,771 55,197 Netherlands 298,167 157,427 196,571 70,564 Spain 107,025 69,007 105,752 41,436 Sweden 19,652 23,470 21,120 23,956 United Kingdom 325,529 201,292 292,477 149,766 Other EU 233,353 146,439 167,789 86,422 European Free Trade Association 28,656 26,486 12,894 10,862 Norway 22,157 11,160 9,266 4,748 Switzerland 6,499 15,326 3,628 6,114 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 1,653,447 792,006 786,756 240,022 Other Western Europe 52,273 31,984 94 67 Eastern Europe/FSR 2,981,475 1,499,586 878,323 278,365 Poland 144,170 63,342 49,581 17,421 Former Soviet Republics 2,214,313 1,146,763 352,822 97,374 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 380,255 200,426 57,031 19,355 Russia 1,723,434 874,834 254,251 60,644 Other FSR 110,625 71,503 41,540 17,376 Other EE 622,992 289,481 475,920 163,570 Pacific Rim Countries 4,292,641 2,305,905 2,474,587 968,756 Australia 482,629 178,477 458,954 123,845 China 1,163,223 615,275 425,027 151,662 Indonesia 59,125 34,820 32,906 14,329 Japan 638,502 349,299 461,936 253,612 Korea 1,148,818 616,564 878,581 340,913 Taiwan 510,303 360,056 85,459 47,831 Other Pacific Rim 290,041 151,414 131,724 36,563 South/Central America 3,114,824 1,384,468 2,087,877 633,333 Argentina 221,492 121,098 315,270 106,991 Brazil 2,169,647 881,562 1,205,842 331,594 Colombia 72,805 61,333 49,697 25,759 Venezuela 279,682 146,428 262,966 86,121 Other S/C A 371,198 174,047 254,102 82,867 Other Countries 1,586,016 984,655 1,007,461 385,663 India 719,593 507,426 306,027 143,013 South Africa 268,820 147,391 294,685 97,744 Other 597,603 329,837 406,748 144,907 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