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 December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 383,368 360,136 295,003 301,639 North America 128,078 93,629 94,060 78,791 Canada 69,957 58,011 76,450 65,090 Mexico 58,121 35,618 17,610 13,702 European Union (25) 120,592 133,234 102,022 113,872 Western Europe 115,882 129,588 108,700 123,182 Euro Area 78,885 85,601 73,038 80,285 European Union (15) 111,444 123,536 100,655 111,042 Austria 8,360 10,790 5,926 8,572 Belgium 2,762 3,239 6,063 5,881 Finland 904 1,142 697 846 France 11,541 14,708 9,896 13,124 Germany 29,895 31,116 29,998 31,938 Italy 3,355 4,013 3,682 5,545 Netherlands 8,476 6,597 8,447 5,622 Spain 12,892 13,544 8,168 8,621 Sweden 25,326 29,166 9,143 13,314 United Kingdom 7,190 8,457 18,461 17,401 Other EU 744 765 174 177 European Free Trade Association 154 327 1,800 4,839 Norway 0 3 1,628 4,579 Switzerland 154 324 172 260 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 3,110 3,039 5,102 4,831 Other Western Europe 1,175 2,686 1,143 2,470 Eastern Europe/FSR 27,933 30,744 13,395 16,872 Poland 968 1,181 185 305 Former Soviet Republics 19,951 23,723 10,480 13,596 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 13,491 16,317 2,415 3,897 Russia 6,459 7,405 8,063 9,697 Other FSR 0 0 1 3 Other EE 7,015 5,840 2,730 2,971 Pacific Rim Countries 53,821 61,322 70,214 72,127 Australia 0 2 433 329 China 7,410 9,616 7,940 8,661 Indonesia 516 626 3 2 Japan 39,412 43,344 56,030 56,443 Korea 4,869 4,805 4,654 4,488 Taiwan 1,613 2,928 1,138 2,193 Other Pacific Rim 0 0 17 10 South/Central America 56,131 40,909 8,131 10,119 Argentina 2,580 3,484 3,769 4,247 Brazil 52,845 35,441 3,431 4,607 Colombia 89 95 481 767 Venezuela 382 451 409 478 Other S/C A 234 1,439 42 20 Other Countries 1,523 3,945 503 548 India 329 417 183 207 South Africa 81 340 19 30 Other 1,112 3,187 301 311 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 222,480 143,941 284,435 175,189 North America 84,008 41,395 98,945 48,171 Canada 61,704 32,226 77,337 39,876 Mexico 22,304 9,169 21,608 8,295 European Union (25) 86,535 62,826 67,958 53,138 Western Europe 78,189 60,498 60,612 51,106 Euro Area 55,797 41,620 51,703 40,431 European Union (15) 73,867 57,150 59,649 49,781 Austria 2,027 3,445 3,012 3,624 Belgium 2,315 681 570 527 Finland 305 725 320 624 France 10,088 8,991 8,052 6,595 Germany 24,236 18,096 23,467 20,622 Italy 1,720 2,148 3,669 2,369 Netherlands 5,351 2,847 5,153 2,326 Spain 9,681 4,659 7,363 3,697 Sweden 11,531 9,540 5,045 4,790 United Kingdom 6,539 5,990 2,901 4,559 Other EU 73 27 97 47 European Free Trade Association 153 215 210 278 Norway 0 2 74 45 Switzerland 153 213 136 234 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 3,338 1,971 42 59 Other Western Europe 831 1,162 711 988 Eastern Europe/FSR 16,146 7,214 11,113 5,606 Poland 219 179 125 125 Former Soviet Republics 11,417 4,431 10,973 5,368 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 1,012 590 1 2 Russia 1,992 1,436 3,513 3,233 Other FSR 8,413 2,406 7,459 2,133 Other EE 4,510 2,604 15 113 Pacific Rim Countries 35,914 28,947 49,580 47,535 Australia 13 52 6 21 China 5,651 4,779 3,617 3,174 Indonesia 2,803 2,125 2,863 2,497 Japan 24,216 18,598 37,247 37,753 Korea 1,942 1,638 4,717 2,642 Taiwan 1,234 1,686 1,131 1,448 Other Pacific Rim 55 68 0 0 South/Central America 7,809 5,481 64,012 22,582 Argentina 963 1,156 867 1,019 Brazil 6,393 4,043 61,290 20,831 Colombia 196 156 374 327 Venezuela 19 11 0 0 Other S/C A 239 115 1,481 404 Other Countries 413 407 173 189 India 375 372 110 138 South Africa 6 7 0 0 Other 31 29 62 51 ______________________________________________________________ December Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,737,124 2,993,238 3,218,350 1,983,750 North America 1,315,323 900,763 1,166,398 573,613 Canada 999,634 722,945 879,130 465,464 Mexico 315,688 177,818 287,268 108,149 European Union (25) 1,187,057 1,081,175 966,662 726,857 Western Europe 1,061,955 1,035,527 906,914 704,634 Euro Area 793,705 736,073 725,010 533,360 European Union (15) 1,018,905 987,688 870,255 675,107 Austria 69,019 80,419 48,639 52,960 Belgium 23,278 23,443 14,100 9,834 Finland 11,089 12,354 11,021 8,006 France 127,903 139,316 99,787 96,026 Germany 324,749 285,457 331,698 247,377 Italy 37,893 46,796 36,664 31,844 Netherlands 73,642 49,819 37,883 18,191 Spain 119,929 94,565 142,556 67,831 Sweden 129,936 148,978 81,398 79,493 United Kingdom 95,208 102,283 63,844 62,248 Other EU 6,259 4,258 2,666 1,297 European Free Trade Association 4,739 8,579 3,087 5,257 Norway 2,736 5,043 94 63 Switzerland 2,003 3,536 2,992 5,194 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 28,317 21,141 24,508 12,557 Other Western Europe 9,995 18,118 9,064 11,714 Eastern Europe/FSR 280,163 190,498 143,795 79,919 Poland 13,141 10,774 8,791 5,432 Former Soviet Republics 204,104 137,667 95,600 49,237 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 29,947 38,077 14,801 7,187 Russia 73,557 64,145 34,963 29,006 Other FSR 100,600 35,444 45,836 13,044 Other EE 62,917 42,057 39,405 25,250 Pacific Rim Countries 589,437 596,230 482,060 435,691 Australia 829 1,439 157 609 China 59,893 64,994 55,579 41,534 Indonesia 3,509 3,194 9,343 6,871 Japan 470,317 465,282 370,785 348,768 Korea 39,710 36,390 34,927 22,514 Taiwan 15,119 24,804 11,172 15,267 Other Pacific Rim 60 127 96 127 South/Central America 477,323 257,118 490,671 175,264 Argentina 24,784 27,926 19,158 20,127 Brazil 433,454 210,257 454,767 148,521 Colombia 3,495 3,678 4,127 3,015 Venezuela 3,768 3,916 106 97 Other S/C A 11,821 11,342 12,512 3,504 Other Countries 12,923 13,102 28,512 14,628 India 7,919 7,179 9,445 7,468 South Africa 3,124 1,950 11,051 2,597 Other 1,880 3,974 8,017 4,562 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final December 2004. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.