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 November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 295,003 301,639 333,662 290,974 North America 94,060 78,791 101,385 84,172 Canada 76,450 65,090 87,800 74,558 Mexico 17,610 13,702 13,585 9,614 European Union (25) 102,022 113,872 96,030 93,694 Western Europe 108,700 123,182 91,221 90,250 Euro Area 73,038 80,285 75,366 69,304 European Union (15) 100,655 111,042 89,750 87,606 Austria 5,926 8,572 5,364 5,981 Belgium 6,063 5,881 1,846 2,072 Finland 697 846 788 1,115 France 9,896 13,124 12,638 13,679 Germany 29,998 31,938 26,324 25,078 Italy 3,682 5,545 3,732 4,259 Netherlands 8,447 5,622 15,542 10,483 Spain 8,168 8,621 7,377 5,396 Sweden 9,143 13,314 9,796 12,540 United Kingdom 18,461 17,401 4,587 5,762 Other EU 174 177 1,756 1,242 European Free Trade Association 1,800 4,839 174 311 Norway 1,628 4,579 0 0 Switzerland 172 260 174 311 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 5,102 4,831 455 610 Other Western Europe 1,143 2,470 843 1,723 Eastern Europe/FSR 13,395 16,872 26,240 19,785 Poland 185 305 856 903 Former Soviet Republics 10,480 13,596 17,750 13,267 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 2,415 3,897 2,859 2,636 Russia 8,063 9,697 14,891 10,631 Other FSR 1 3 0 0 Other EE 2,730 2,971 7,633 5,615 Pacific Rim Countries 70,214 72,127 59,701 60,728 Australia 433 329 12 55 China 7,940 8,661 8,334 8,756 Indonesia 3 2 0 0 Japan 56,030 56,443 44,866 45,422 Korea 4,654 4,488 5,360 4,525 Taiwan 1,138 2,193 1,126 1,969 Other Pacific Rim 17 10 4 2 South/Central America 8,131 10,119 51,926 33,296 Argentina 3,769 4,247 1,442 1,434 Brazil 3,431 4,607 48,724 30,585 Colombia 481 767 174 174 Venezuela 409 478 361 382 Other S/C A 42 20 1,227 721 Other Countries 503 548 3,188 2,743 India 183 207 2,599 2,420 South Africa 19 30 557 297 Other 301 311 32 27 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 284,435 175,189 249,360 169,462 North America 98,945 48,171 96,397 49,416 Canada 77,337 39,876 74,827 40,517 Mexico 21,608 8,295 21,569 8,899 European Union (25) 67,958 53,138 91,227 68,229 Western Europe 60,612 51,106 80,121 63,562 Euro Area 51,703 40,431 61,573 47,327 European Union (15) 59,649 49,781 76,111 60,516 Austria 3,012 3,624 6,843 6,912 Belgium 570 527 688 739 Finland 320 624 250 548 France 8,052 6,595 6,862 6,425 Germany 23,467 20,622 22,089 19,972 Italy 3,669 2,369 2,160 2,345 Netherlands 5,153 2,326 6,685 3,118 Spain 7,363 3,697 15,503 7,026 Sweden 5,045 4,790 7,455 7,055 United Kingdom 2,901 4,559 7,080 6,131 Other EU 97 47 497 243 European Free Trade Association 210 278 175 397 Norway 74 45 0 0 Switzerland 136 234 175 397 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 42 59 3,071 1,620 Other Western Europe 711 988 763 1,030 Eastern Europe/FSR 11,113 5,606 18,577 10,628 Poland 125 125 1,760 1,169 Former Soviet Republics 10,973 5,368 10,002 5,531 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 1 2 80 166 Russia 3,513 3,233 3,901 3,658 Other FSR 7,459 2,133 6,021 1,707 Other EE 15 113 6,814 3,927 Pacific Rim Countries 49,580 47,535 44,776 38,589 Australia 6 21 0 0 China 3,617 3,174 9,541 7,587 Indonesia 2,863 2,497 0 0 Japan 37,247 37,753 32,950 28,495 Korea 4,717 2,642 1,307 1,084 Taiwan 1,131 1,448 977 1,416 Other Pacific Rim 0 0 1 7 South/Central America 64,012 22,582 5,949 4,527 Argentina 867 1,019 1,270 1,421 Brazil 61,290 20,831 2,819 2,521 Colombia 374 327 156 124 Venezuela 0 0 2 2 Other S/C A 1,481 404 1,702 460 Other Countries 173 189 3,541 2,740 India 110 138 3,394 2,005 South Africa 0 0 0 0 Other 62 51 146 734 ______________________________________________________________ November Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,353,757 2,633,102 2,995,870 1,839,808 North America 1,187,245 807,134 1,082,390 532,218 Canada 929,677 664,935 817,426 433,239 Mexico 257,568 142,200 264,963 98,980 European Union (25) 1,066,464 947,941 880,127 664,031 Western Europe 946,073 905,939 828,725 644,136 Euro Area 714,820 650,472 669,213 491,740 European Union (15) 907,461 864,152 796,389 617,956 Austria 60,659 69,630 46,612 49,514 Belgium 20,516 20,205 11,784 9,152 Finland 10,185 11,212 10,716 7,281 France 116,362 124,607 89,699 87,035 Germany 294,854 254,341 307,462 229,281 Italy 34,538 42,783 34,944 29,696 Netherlands 65,166 43,222 32,533 15,344 Spain 107,037 81,021 132,875 63,172 Sweden 104,610 119,812 69,866 69,953 United Kingdom 88,018 93,826 57,305 56,258 Other EU 5,515 3,493 2,593 1,270 European Free Trade Association 4,585 8,253 2,934 5,042 Norway 2,736 5,040 94 61 Switzerland 1,849 3,212 2,840 4,982 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 25,207 18,102 21,170 10,586 Other Western Europe 8,821 15,432 8,232 10,552 Eastern Europe/FSR 252,230 159,753 127,649 72,705 Poland 12,173 9,593 8,572 5,253 Former Soviet Republics 184,154 113,944 84,183 44,806 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 16,456 21,760 13,789 6,597 Russia 67,098 56,740 32,971 27,570 Other FSR 100,600 35,444 37,423 10,638 Other EE 55,902 36,216 34,895 22,646 Pacific Rim Countries 535,616 534,908 446,145 406,744 Australia 829 1,436 144 557 China 52,483 55,378 49,928 36,756 Indonesia 2,993 2,568 6,540 4,746 Japan 430,905 421,938 346,569 330,170 Korea 34,840 31,585 32,985 20,876 Taiwan 13,506 21,876 9,938 13,581 Other Pacific Rim 60 127 41 59 South/Central America 421,193 216,209 482,862 169,783 Argentina 22,204 24,442 18,196 18,971 Brazil 380,609 174,817 448,373 144,478 Colombia 3,406 3,583 3,931 2,860 Venezuela 3,386 3,465 87 86 Other S/C A 11,587 9,903 12,274 3,389 Other Countries 11,400 9,158 28,099 14,221 India 7,590 6,762 9,069 7,096 South Africa 3,043 1,610 11,044 2,591 Other 768 786 7,985 4,534 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final November 2004. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.