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 November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,733,749 1,725,915 2,783,558 1,736,443 North America 528,153 382,703 620,841 440,555 Canada 293,991 229,400 294,197 233,081 Mexico 234,162 153,303 326,644 207,473 European Union (25) 340,090 241,749 363,305 254,373 Western Europe 574,158 374,321 572,601 362,220 Euro Area 269,490 193,025 278,725 195,397 European Union (15) 318,988 228,740 349,918 246,313 Austria 7,836 8,352 7,797 9,156 Belgium 33,289 26,063 20,776 15,946 Finland 8,164 3,766 670 508 France 31,409 24,183 31,570 22,710 Germany 72,916 53,821 67,900 49,039 Italy 43,116 28,675 69,730 45,354 Netherlands 42,940 24,601 51,468 31,173 Spain 22,888 17,699 12,480 8,396 Sweden 2,430 3,034 1,066 1,941 United Kingdom 40,910 28,030 25,834 22,753 Other EU 13,090 10,516 60,626 39,337 European Free Trade Association 1,072 2,192 2,006 2,653 Norway 349 277 1,464 1,244 Switzerland 723 1,915 542 1,409 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 213,121 118,320 189,858 93,834 Other Western Europe 40,976 25,069 30,819 19,421 Eastern Europe/FSR 412,423 241,856 419,115 235,138 Poland 1,107 1,131 1,712 1,623 Former Soviet Republics 351,581 204,026 340,177 190,912 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 11,820 9,762 56,350 33,797 Russia 316,071 178,831 282,079 155,533 Other FSR 23,690 15,433 1,749 1,582 Other EE 59,735 36,699 77,225 42,604 Pacific Rim Countries 639,667 385,917 561,158 342,580 Australia 61,202 32,276 21,743 12,538 China 131,310 81,999 194,835 102,736 Indonesia 752 600 9,442 5,979 Japan 80,879 55,174 52,571 36,869 Korea 116,560 80,021 131,254 83,520 Taiwan 143,623 107,841 98,020 69,225 Other Pacific Rim 105,340 28,007 53,293 31,713 South/Central America 353,300 194,211 367,585 198,910 Argentina 26,239 18,402 65,139 39,281 Brazil 243,342 122,111 214,042 101,512 Colombia 5,659 6,793 6,088 7,460 Venezuela 66,327 39,593 41,591 25,588 Other S/C A 11,733 7,311 40,725 25,069 Other Countries 226,049 146,908 242,259 157,040 India 83,086 61,353 114,284 80,613 South Africa 37,114 20,040 37,491 23,173 Other 105,849 65,514 90,484 53,254 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,380,844 554,145 1,407,988 562,214 North America 580,579 252,365 587,597 260,630 Canada 323,197 162,832 356,823 177,407 Mexico 257,382 89,534 230,774 83,224 European Union (25) 169,907 82,316 246,213 105,413 Western Europe 223,602 100,595 281,336 115,688 Euro Area 148,026 71,015 189,618 80,478 European Union (15) 166,466 80,885 218,978 95,958 Austria 6,659 4,523 8,874 6,188 Belgium 21,082 8,102 10,782 4,528 Finland 5,789 1,585 10,102 2,321 France 26,818 10,759 19,108 7,476 Germany 48,324 24,728 86,332 35,493 Italy 4,488 3,419 1,528 1,556 Netherlands 20,064 10,036 32,090 11,973 Spain 3,672 2,244 6,126 3,217 Sweden 1,036 1,627 3,670 3,149 United Kingdom 16,805 7,851 24,275 11,349 Other EU 11,729 6,010 16,092 8,706 European Free Trade Association 857 1,393 2,634 2,236 Norway 335 170 2,126 1,136 Switzerland 522 1,223 508 1,100 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 53,321 17,174 59,629 17,427 Other Western Europe 2,958 1,144 94 67 Eastern Europe/FSR 15,730 5,199 99,964 33,099 Poland 321 149 6,169 1,826 Former Soviet Republics 3,888 1,290 12,528 4,741 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 382 110 8,358 3,391 Russia 2,979 886 3,856 1,094 Other FSR 528 294 313 256 Other EE 11,520 3,759 81,267 26,532 Pacific Rim Countries 266,800 107,235 161,951 65,305 Australia 36,993 9,238 25,403 6,626 China 60,135 19,920 22,439 11,074 Indonesia 2,434 939 1,910 700 Japan 44,285 27,001 51,967 21,473 Korea 86,158 34,292 49,914 20,919 Taiwan 14,587 7,850 5,654 3,497 Other Pacific Rim 22,207 7,994 4,664 1,016 South/Central America 239,704 69,015 203,224 58,155 Argentina 28,963 10,234 15,815 5,899 Brazil 162,074 42,085 131,652 32,691 Colombia 6,288 3,552 6,177 3,233 Venezuela 14,364 5,161 16,062 6,290 Other S/C A 28,015 7,984 33,519 10,042 Other Countries 54,430 19,735 73,915 29,337 India 12,264 5,588 28,375 12,143 South Africa 24,602 8,821 33,449 11,746 Other 17,564 5,327 12,091 5,448 ______________________________________________________________ November Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 25,658,652 14,387,024 15,770,755 6,367,442 North America 6,834,933 4,304,339 5,818,688 2,615,696 Canada 3,659,839 2,559,228 3,538,473 1,780,684 Mexico 3,175,095 1,745,111 2,280,216 835,012 European Union (25) 3,597,540 2,121,233 2,322,786 1,108,577 Western Europe 5,217,323 2,939,180 2,927,156 1,284,444 Euro Area 2,768,036 1,640,876 1,703,512 813,292 European Union (15) 3,227,778 1,943,125 2,070,276 1,013,782 Austria 98,368 90,869 94,535 65,592 Belgium 299,303 171,375 115,361 55,415 Finland 58,183 23,596 62,539 15,030 France 365,903 209,397 244,325 107,734 Germany 905,249 531,695 612,242 311,483 Italy 394,788 234,679 104,259 58,616 Netherlands 341,107 182,027 216,635 80,600 Spain 129,913 86,706 109,423 43,680 Sweden 22,082 26,504 22,157 25,584 United Kingdom 366,439 229,321 309,282 157,617 Other EU 246,443 156,956 179,518 92,432 European Free Trade Association 29,728 28,678 13,751 12,256 Norway 22,506 11,437 9,601 4,918 Switzerland 7,222 17,241 4,150 7,337 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 1,866,568 910,326 840,077 257,195 Other Western Europe 93,249 57,052 3,052 1,211 Eastern Europe/FSR 3,393,899 1,741,442 894,053 283,564 Poland 145,278 64,473 49,902 17,570 Former Soviet Republics 2,565,894 1,350,789 356,710 98,665 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 392,074 210,188 57,413 19,465 Russia 2,039,505 1,053,665 257,229 61,529 Other FSR 134,315 86,936 42,067 17,670 Other EE 682,727 326,180 487,440 167,330 Pacific Rim Countries 4,932,308 2,691,822 2,741,387 1,075,991 Australia 543,830 210,753 495,947 133,083 China 1,294,533 697,274 485,163 171,582 Indonesia 59,878 35,419 35,340 15,268 Japan 719,382 404,473 506,222 280,614 Korea 1,265,378 696,586 964,739 375,205 Taiwan 653,926 467,896 100,045 55,682 Other Pacific Rim 395,381 179,421 153,931 44,557 South/Central America 3,468,124 1,578,679 2,327,581 702,348 Argentina 247,731 139,500 344,233 117,225 Brazil 2,412,990 1,003,673 1,367,916 373,679 Colombia 78,464 68,127 55,985 29,311 Venezuela 346,009 186,021 277,331 91,282 Other S/C A 382,930 181,358 282,116 90,851 Other Countries 1,812,065 1,131,562 1,061,891 405,399 India 802,679 568,780 318,291 148,600 South Africa 305,934 167,431 319,287 106,565 Other 703,452 395,351 424,313 150,234 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.