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 October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,200,961 2,269,481 3,299,123 2,299,967 North America 734,819 560,067 786,165 598,483 Canada 384,001 318,716 409,957 343,711 Mexico 350,818 241,352 376,207 254,772 European Union (25) 501,009 468,619 486,435 405,047 Western Europe 705,619 573,755 641,830 480,117 Euro Area 383,257 347,423 376,006 294,737 European Union (15) 481,191 454,017 460,099 383,641 Austria 13,782 17,877 11,398 12,912 Belgium 25,263 26,388 31,254 27,923 Finland 2,490 4,683 11,271 7,454 France 47,153 45,071 52,268 36,446 Germany 102,517 100,665 128,410 95,460 Italy 81,471 69,902 68,439 55,998 Netherlands 67,064 41,820 42,284 24,294 Spain 25,386 26,506 18,736 24,999 Sweden 16,272 33,394 16,160 30,662 United Kingdom 37,364 46,910 64,219 55,278 Other EU 62,429 40,800 15,660 12,212 European Free Trade Association 2,410 3,976 14,489 8,088 Norway 1,464 1,248 13,696 5,921 Switzerland 945 2,728 793 2,166 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 190,330 94,560 166,379 86,561 Other Western Europe 31,688 21,203 863 1,827 Eastern Europe/FSR 445,733 255,881 462,977 266,032 Poland 2,608 2,607 7,133 4,525 Former Soviet Republics 358,258 204,998 382,748 219,681 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 59,347 36,845 38,401 20,637 Russia 297,086 166,316 330,984 186,932 Other FSR 1,825 1,838 13,362 12,112 Other EE 84,867 48,275 73,096 41,825 Pacific Rim Countries 641,882 466,738 715,108 518,861 Australia 21,760 12,611 58,538 30,710 China 209,887 129,764 246,865 170,081 Indonesia 9,554 6,316 27,310 16,298 Japan 99,847 91,655 133,695 102,813 Korea 141,438 101,883 116,601 91,600 Taiwan 105,978 92,472 68,222 70,123 Other Pacific Rim 53,419 32,037 63,876 37,236 South/Central America 421,080 236,230 438,089 257,292 Argentina 66,581 40,716 20,658 14,370 Brazil 264,254 136,048 333,663 186,119 Colombia 6,261 7,634 8,227 9,668 Venezuela 41,952 25,970 44,957 28,887 Other S/C A 42,033 25,862 30,584 18,247 Other Countries 251,827 176,810 254,954 179,183 India 120,272 92,970 97,938 81,033 South Africa 40,230 28,636 59,811 36,568 Other 91,325 55,204 97,205 61,582 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,722,887 870,631 1,701,079 824,148 North America 703,071 349,127 646,648 328,903 Canada 440,734 240,711 405,811 229,976 Mexico 262,337 108,415 240,837 98,927 European Union (25) 368,245 237,306 232,396 164,706 Western Europe 392,124 240,472 312,923 187,687 Euro Area 270,063 166,135 165,688 114,949 European Union (15) 325,571 217,081 193,883 150,301 Austria 16,000 14,167 10,468 9,731 Belgium 13,365 9,137 8,478 10,202 Finland 10,739 3,783 6,969 2,918 France 28,186 20,082 27,755 17,771 Germany 111,925 63,345 63,271 45,350 Italy 8,954 13,319 8,306 10,412 Netherlands 38,783 15,155 21,899 8,568 Spain 26,869 18,980 8,186 4,896 Sweden 16,544 22,409 8,246 15,334 United Kingdom 37,334 27,069 18,821 18,631 Other EU 16,870 9,635 11,485 6,488 European Free Trade Association 2,958 3,183 1,948 2,337 Norway 2,127 1,143 1,085 558 Switzerland 832 2,041 863 1,779 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 62,699 19,047 116,203 33,854 Other Western Europe 895 1,160 888 1,194 Eastern Europe/FSR 118,877 46,838 103,457 31,673 Poland 7,930 2,995 1,102 764 Former Soviet Republics 22,639 10,519 83,591 21,697 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 8,463 3,640 312 222 Russia 7,783 4,788 58,768 14,021 Other FSR 6,392 2,092 24,511 7,454 Other EE 88,309 33,324 18,765 9,211 Pacific Rim Countries 216,860 129,070 362,549 177,459 Australia 25,426 6,701 62,278 14,484 China 33,390 21,520 59,022 24,752 Indonesia 1,910 700 4,486 1,833 Japan 87,118 58,792 81,257 64,790 Korea 53,094 26,045 120,777 50,261 Taiwan 11,052 13,837 10,370 13,058 Other Pacific Rim 4,869 1,476 24,360 8,282 South/Central America 210,540 65,215 242,144 78,477 Argentina 17,085 7,322 28,802 11,876 Brazil 135,819 37,714 126,377 38,986 Colombia 6,332 3,357 6,141 3,152 Venezuela 16,064 6,292 53,952 16,292 Other S/C A 35,238 10,529 26,873 8,172 Other Countries 81,414 39,910 33,358 19,949 India 34,650 19,845 17,719 12,791 South Africa 34,303 13,318 7,652 3,211 Other 12,461 6,747 7,986 3,947 ______________________________________________________________ October Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 26,716,372 16,982,480 17,713,216 8,712,845 North America 7,537,755 5,013,116 6,406,071 3,203,102 Canada 4,255,204 3,075,210 4,059,047 2,237,470 Mexico 3,282,550 1,937,907 2,347,024 965,633 European Union (25) 4,582,905 3,692,884 3,225,812 2,152,424 Western Europe 5,840,966 4,322,889 3,732,898 2,291,935 Euro Area 3,378,871 2,663,605 2,330,620 1,508,308 European Union (15) 4,073,285 3,432,565 2,899,476 2,008,395 Austria 150,047 163,467 134,782 118,086 Belgium 303,910 224,464 128,220 96,833 Finland 68,736 56,408 72,963 31,554 France 474,781 395,258 328,412 248,275 Germany 1,152,096 857,706 875,993 560,246 Italy 442,135 392,329 172,543 150,586 Netherlands 355,323 197,269 224,261 84,238 Spain 257,711 267,003 257,304 145,798 Sweden 164,876 286,985 137,903 205,007 United Kingdom 464,197 438,472 394,607 274,313 Other EU 239,473 153,204 172,489 93,459 European Free Trade Association 33,340 38,255 17,505 22,634 Norway 23,316 11,792 9,538 5,432 Switzerland 10,024 26,463 7,967 17,202 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 1,673,586 805,505 807,884 250,549 Other Western Europe 60,754 46,564 8,034 10,358 Eastern Europe/FSR 3,224,283 1,659,404 997,557 354,960 Poland 156,286 72,901 58,089 22,673 Former Soviet Republics 2,390,914 1,255,383 428,166 140,921 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 394,658 220,379 71,137 26,631 Russia 1,783,439 923,734 284,663 86,559 Other FSR 212,817 111,271 72,366 27,731 Other EE 677,083 331,119 511,301 191,365 Pacific Rim Countries 4,931,739 3,272,020 2,978,117 1,584,653 Australia 483,179 180,139 459,192 124,861 China 1,265,853 808,869 488,078 219,845 Indonesia 62,469 38,329 37,127 17,853 Japan 1,033,378 790,537 790,253 621,562 Korea 1,212,105 738,120 927,407 405,757 Taiwan 581,417 555,799 141,930 153,198 Other Pacific Rim 293,337 160,226 134,131 41,576 South/Central America 3,538,586 1,613,754 2,521,887 804,623 Argentina 239,927 141,295 332,617 124,992 Brazil 2,557,061 1,074,235 1,607,561 478,652 Colombia 75,731 64,149 53,281 28,320 Venezuela 282,662 149,419 263,054 86,207 Other S/C A 383,205 184,656 265,374 86,451 Other Countries 1,643,044 1,101,297 1,076,684 473,571 India 756,200 587,890 342,310 202,543 South Africa 284,707 172,279 315,206 113,447 Other 602,137 341,128 419,168 157,581 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