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 November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,115,404 2,276,818 3,200,961 2,269,481 North America 634,292 492,898 734,819 560,067 Canada 372,075 303,540 384,001 318,716 Mexico 262,217 189,358 350,818 241,352 European Union (25) 486,039 483,552 501,009 468,619 Western Europe 726,793 625,708 705,619 573,755 Euro Area 374,870 364,042 383,257 347,423 European Union (15) 463,371 467,103 481,191 454,017 Austria 14,238 19,317 13,782 17,877 Belgium 43,202 44,472 25,263 26,388 Finland 9,558 6,563 2,490 4,683 France 43,996 45,654 47,153 45,071 Germany 108,011 101,689 102,517 100,665 Italy 54,461 55,767 81,471 69,902 Netherlands 51,403 30,333 67,064 41,820 Spain 42,862 54,059 25,386 26,506 Sweden 16,876 35,857 16,272 33,394 United Kingdom 65,426 62,277 37,364 46,910 Other EU 13,339 11,116 62,429 40,800 European Free Trade Association 3,034 7,804 2,410 3,976 Norway 1,977 4,856 1,464 1,248 Switzerland 1,058 2,948 945 2,728 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 218,224 123,157 190,330 94,560 Other Western Europe 42,164 27,644 31,688 21,203 Eastern Europe/FSR 426,290 260,288 445,733 255,881 Poland 1,312 1,482 2,608 2,607 Former Soviet Republics 362,490 218,991 358,258 204,998 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 14,552 14,712 59,347 36,845 Russia 324,135 188,528 297,086 166,316 Other FSR 23,804 15,750 1,825 1,838 Other EE 62,488 39,814 84,867 48,275 Pacific Rim Countries 731,356 522,373 641,882 466,738 Australia 61,661 32,693 21,760 12,611 China 146,357 109,058 209,887 129,764 Indonesia 783 709 9,554 6,316 Japan 138,961 120,106 99,847 91,655 Korea 127,125 100,646 141,438 101,883 Taiwan 150,808 130,225 105,978 92,472 Other Pacific Rim 105,660 28,935 53,419 32,037 South/Central America 362,577 207,106 421,080 236,230 Argentina 30,008 22,649 66,581 40,716 Brazil 247,859 129,434 264,254 136,048 Colombia 6,139 7,561 6,261 7,634 Venezuela 66,736 40,071 41,952 25,970 Other S/C A 11,835 7,392 42,033 25,862 Other Countries 234,097 168,446 251,827 176,810 India 86,151 69,633 120,272 92,970 South Africa 41,030 31,061 40,230 28,636 Other 106,916 67,752 91,325 55,204 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,717,280 850,472 1,722,887 870,631 North America 694,414 333,909 703,071 349,127 Canada 406,194 220,249 440,734 240,711 Mexico 288,220 113,660 262,337 108,415 European Union (25) 259,439 186,628 368,245 237,306 Western Europe 305,589 199,659 392,124 240,472 Euro Area 213,708 141,533 270,063 166,135 European Union (15) 247,246 177,923 325,571 217,081 Austria 9,854 8,787 16,000 14,167 Belgium 23,244 12,232 13,365 9,137 Finland 6,614 3,221 10,739 3,783 France 36,614 22,137 28,186 20,082 Germany 75,835 53,933 111,925 63,345 Italy 13,771 16,023 8,954 13,319 Netherlands 25,218 12,376 38,783 15,155 Spain 11,262 6,980 26,869 18,980 Sweden 8,915 15,036 16,544 22,409 United Kingdom 23,985 20,835 37,334 27,069 Other EU 11,934 6,363 16,870 9,635 European Free Trade Association 1,239 2,249 2,958 3,183 Norway 409 215 2,127 1,143 Switzerland 830 2,034 832 2,041 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 53,363 17,232 62,699 19,047 Other Western Europe 3,741 2,255 895 1,160 Eastern Europe/FSR 27,216 14,604 118,877 46,838 Poland 463 311 7,930 2,995 Former Soviet Republics 14,939 6,817 22,639 10,519 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 383 113 8,463 3,640 Russia 6,494 4,123 7,783 4,788 Other FSR 8,062 2,581 6,392 2,092 Other EE 11,814 7,476 88,309 33,324 Pacific Rim Countries 326,920 181,911 216,860 129,070 Australia 37,002 9,273 25,426 6,701 China 65,156 26,207 33,390 21,520 Indonesia 5,340 3,546 1,910 700 Japan 84,296 74,967 87,118 58,792 Korea 93,241 42,374 53,094 26,045 Taiwan 19,386 16,957 11,052 13,837 Other Pacific Rim 22,498 8,589 4,869 1,476 South/Central America 304,933 93,449 210,540 65,215 Argentina 29,831 11,253 17,085 7,322 Brazil 224,542 64,709 135,819 37,714 Colombia 6,662 3,879 6,332 3,357 Venezuela 14,364 5,161 16,064 6,292 Other S/C A 29,534 8,448 35,238 10,529 Other Countries 58,208 26,939 81,414 39,910 India 14,759 10,649 34,650 19,845 South Africa 25,718 10,708 34,303 13,318 Other 17,731 5,582 12,461 6,747 ______________________________________________________________ November Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 29,831,777 19,259,298 19,430,495 9,563,317 North America 8,172,047 5,506,014 7,100,485 3,537,012 Canada 4,627,279 3,378,749 4,465,241 2,457,719 Mexico 3,544,768 2,127,265 2,635,245 1,079,293 European Union (25) 5,068,944 4,176,436 3,485,251 2,339,053 Western Europe 6,567,759 4,948,597 4,038,488 2,491,594 Euro Area 3,753,741 3,027,647 2,544,328 1,649,841 European Union (15) 4,536,656 3,899,668 3,146,722 2,186,317 Austria 164,285 182,784 144,636 126,873 Belgium 347,111 268,936 151,464 109,064 Finland 78,294 62,971 79,577 34,775 France 518,777 440,912 365,026 270,413 Germany 1,260,106 959,395 951,828 614,179 Italy 496,596 448,096 186,314 166,609 Netherlands 406,725 227,602 249,479 96,614 Spain 300,574 321,061 268,566 152,779 Sweden 181,752 322,841 146,818 220,043 United Kingdom 529,623 500,750 418,592 295,148 Other EU 252,812 164,320 184,424 99,822 European Free Trade Association 36,374 46,059 18,744 24,883 Norway 25,293 16,648 9,947 5,647 Switzerland 11,082 29,411 8,797 19,236 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 1,891,810 928,662 861,247 267,781 Other Western Europe 102,918 74,209 11,775 12,613 Eastern Europe/FSR 3,650,573 1,919,692 1,024,773 369,563 Poland 157,598 74,383 58,552 22,984 Former Soviet Republics 2,753,404 1,474,375 443,106 147,738 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 409,210 235,092 71,520 26,744 Russia 2,107,573 1,112,262 291,157 90,683 Other FSR 236,621 127,021 80,428 30,312 Other EE 739,570 370,934 523,115 198,841 Pacific Rim Countries 5,663,095 3,794,393 3,305,037 1,766,565 Australia 544,840 212,832 496,194 134,134 China 1,412,210 917,927 553,234 246,052 Indonesia 63,252 39,039 42,467 21,399 Japan 1,172,339 910,643 874,548 696,529 Korea 1,339,231 838,766 1,020,649 448,131 Taiwan 732,226 686,025 161,317 170,155 Other Pacific Rim 398,997 189,161 156,629 50,165 South/Central America 3,901,163 1,820,859 2,826,820 898,072 Argentina 269,935 163,944 362,448 136,245 Brazil 2,804,921 1,203,669 1,832,103 543,361 Colombia 81,870 71,710 59,943 32,200 Venezuela 349,397 189,489 277,418 91,368 Other S/C A 395,039 192,048 294,908 94,899 Other Countries 1,877,141 1,269,743 1,134,892 500,511 India 842,350 657,523 357,070 213,192 South Africa 325,738 203,339 340,924 124,155 Other 709,053 408,880 436,899 163,163 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.