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 December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,652,887 2,120,915 3,115,404 2,276,818 North America 664,272 502,296 634,292 492,898 Canada 329,080 268,124 372,075 303,540 Mexico 335,192 234,172 262,217 189,358 European Union (25) 514,228 534,899 486,039 483,552 Western Europe 582,422 572,333 726,793 625,708 Euro Area 403,408 404,870 374,870 364,042 European Union (15) 479,921 505,850 463,371 467,103 Austria 16,739 22,346 14,238 19,317 Belgium 27,692 31,718 43,202 44,472 Finland 4,443 6,018 9,558 6,563 France 58,065 57,604 43,996 45,654 Germany 119,493 107,982 108,011 101,689 Italy 73,369 84,469 54,461 55,767 Netherlands 49,179 34,451 51,403 30,333 Spain 42,161 49,910 42,862 54,059 Sweden 30,733 47,556 16,876 35,857 United Kingdom 36,831 47,642 65,426 62,277 Other EU 21,216 16,155 13,339 11,116 European Free Trade Association 2,322 4,328 3,034 7,804 Norway 1,017 876 1,977 4,856 Switzerland 1,306 3,452 1,058 2,948 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 98,875 59,230 218,224 123,157 Other Western Europe 1,304 2,924 42,164 27,644 Eastern Europe/FSR 151,606 112,885 426,290 260,288 Poland 2,641 2,754 1,312 1,482 Former Soviet Republics 109,505 81,093 362,490 218,991 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 27,337 27,647 14,552 14,712 Russia 77,340 49,223 324,135 188,528 Other FSR 4,827 4,222 23,804 15,750 Other EE 39,460 29,039 62,488 39,814 Pacific Rim Countries 694,825 534,448 731,356 522,373 Australia 41,372 27,027 61,661 32,693 China 263,910 178,641 146,357 109,058 Indonesia 15,847 10,251 783 709 Japan 107,291 103,553 138,961 120,106 Korea 151,330 118,393 127,125 100,646 Taiwan 69,191 67,782 150,808 130,225 Other Pacific Rim 45,884 28,801 105,660 28,935 South/Central America 398,983 266,812 362,577 207,106 Argentina 73,412 49,196 30,008 22,649 Brazil 265,332 177,309 247,859 129,434 Colombia 3,863 4,353 6,139 7,561 Venezuela 34,494 21,784 66,736 40,071 Other S/C A 21,882 14,170 11,835 7,392 Other Countries 160,779 132,141 234,097 168,446 India 55,542 51,114 86,151 69,633 South Africa 39,830 36,353 41,030 31,061 Other 65,407 44,675 106,916 67,752 ______________________________________________________________ 2003 Data December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,548,472 794,012 1,717,280 850,472 North America 645,375 304,113 694,414 333,909 Canada 360,866 191,330 406,194 220,249 Mexico 284,509 112,783 288,220 113,660 European Union (25) 378,079 249,732 259,439 186,628 Western Europe 402,340 257,771 305,589 199,659 Euro Area 295,853 182,431 213,708 141,533 European Union (15) 360,891 240,315 247,246 177,923 Austria 5,876 7,248 9,854 8,787 Belgium 25,164 14,644 23,244 12,232 Finland 797 1,984 6,614 3,221 France 43,338 30,169 36,614 22,137 Germany 122,933 67,335 75,835 53,933 Italy 12,997 17,139 13,771 16,023 Netherlands 28,868 12,124 25,218 12,376 Spain 40,561 24,552 11,262 6,980 Sweden 23,350 27,111 8,915 15,036 United Kingdom 40,455 29,737 23,985 20,835 Other EU 16,553 8,271 11,934 6,363 European Free Trade Association 1,949 2,857 1,239 2,249 Norway 839 283 409 215 Switzerland 1,110 2,574 830 2,034 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 38,545 13,198 53,363 17,232 Other Western Europe 955 1,400 3,741 2,255 Eastern Europe/FSR 50,008 22,099 27,216 14,604 Poland 992 615 463 311 Former Soviet Republics 15,918 6,526 14,939 6,817 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 3,165 1,345 383 113 Russia 3,914 2,205 6,494 4,123 Other FSR 8,839 2,976 8,062 2,581 Other EE 33,098 14,958 11,814 7,476 Pacific Rim Countries 236,554 131,244 326,920 181,911 Australia 73,435 19,816 37,002 9,273 China 29,665 18,480 65,156 26,207 Indonesia 4,041 2,830 5,340 3,546 Japan 58,517 47,540 84,296 74,967 Korea 58,330 26,913 93,241 42,374 Taiwan 11,933 14,642 19,386 16,957 Other Pacific Rim 633 1,023 22,498 8,589 South/Central America 143,524 45,150 304,933 93,449 Argentina 6,369 3,272 29,831 11,253 Brazil 104,608 29,333 224,542 64,709 Colombia 6,447 3,514 6,662 3,879 Venezuela 3,912 1,904 14,364 5,161 Other S/C A 22,189 7,127 29,534 8,448 Other Countries 70,671 33,635 58,208 26,939 India 26,262 17,247 14,759 10,649 South Africa 21,372 7,894 25,718 10,708 Other 23,038 8,493 17,731 5,582 ______________________________________________________________ December Cumulative to Date 2004 Final 2003 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 32,484,663 21,380,213 20,978,967 10,357,328 North America 8,836,319 6,008,310 7,745,860 3,841,125 Canada 4,956,359 3,646,873 4,826,107 2,649,048 Mexico 3,879,960 2,361,437 2,919,753 1,192,077 European Union (25) 5,583,172 4,711,335 3,863,330 2,588,785 Western Europe 7,150,181 5,520,931 4,440,827 2,749,365 Euro Area 4,157,149 3,432,517 2,840,181 1,832,271 European Union (15) 5,016,576 4,405,518 3,507,613 2,426,633 Austria 181,024 205,130 150,512 134,121 Belgium 374,803 300,654 176,628 123,709 Finland 82,736 68,990 80,374 36,759 France 576,842 498,516 408,363 300,581 Germany 1,379,599 1,067,377 1,074,761 681,514 Italy 569,965 532,565 199,311 183,748 Netherlands 455,904 262,053 278,347 108,738 Spain 342,735 370,971 309,127 177,331 Sweden 212,485 370,397 170,168 247,154 United Kingdom 566,454 548,392 459,046 324,886 Other EU 274,029 180,475 200,976 108,092 European Free Trade Association 38,697 50,387 20,693 27,740 Norway 26,309 17,524 10,786 5,930 Switzerland 12,387 32,863 9,907 21,810 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 1,990,686 987,893 899,791 280,979 Other Western Europe 104,222 77,133 12,730 14,013 Eastern Europe/FSR 3,802,178 2,032,577 1,074,781 391,662 Poland 160,239 77,137 59,544 23,599 Former Soviet Republics 2,862,909 1,555,467 459,024 154,264 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 436,547 262,738 74,686 28,089 Russia 2,184,914 1,161,486 295,071 92,888 Other FSR 241,448 131,243 89,267 33,288 Other EE 779,031 399,972 556,213 213,799 Pacific Rim Countries 6,357,919 4,328,841 3,541,591 1,897,809 Australia 586,212 239,859 569,629 153,949 China 1,676,120 1,096,569 582,898 264,532 Indonesia 79,099 49,290 46,508 24,229 Japan 1,279,630 1,014,196 933,066 744,069 Korea 1,490,561 957,159 1,078,979 475,044 Taiwan 801,417 753,807 173,250 184,797 Other Pacific Rim 444,881 217,962 157,262 51,188 South/Central America 4,300,146 2,087,671 2,970,344 943,222 Argentina 343,348 213,140 368,816 139,518 Brazil 3,070,252 1,380,977 1,936,711 572,693 Colombia 85,733 76,063 66,389 35,714 Venezuela 383,891 211,273 281,330 93,271 Other S/C A 416,922 206,218 317,097 102,026 Other Countries 2,037,920 1,401,884 1,205,564 534,145 India 897,893 708,637 383,331 230,440 South Africa 365,568 239,692 362,296 132,050 Other 774,459 453,555 459,937 171,656 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.