Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 3: 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 December 2004 November 2004 Preliminary Preliminary Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,520,531 2,029,159 2,825,363 2,060,605 North America 663,411 501,487 604,769 467,872 Canada 328,964 267,731 346,859 282,163 Mexico 334,447 233,756 257,910 185,709 European Union (25) 469,689 497,650 417,520 419,594 Western Europe 545,071 541,537 645,010 542,065 Euro Area 369,193 375,766 330,508 316,120 European Union (15) 443,650 475,748 396,678 404,688 Austria 16,161 21,965 14,100 18,770 Belgium 27,241 31,381 33,051 36,212 Finland 4,326 5,705 6,170 4,918 France 42,933 46,554 42,606 43,655 Germany 113,457 104,211 97,811 91,954 Italy 65,759 76,419 50,405 50,376 Netherlands 48,971 34,287 51,274 30,287 Spain 38,080 44,900 27,951 33,765 Sweden 29,331 47,083 16,097 33,977 United Kingdom 36,199 47,273 43,914 49,737 Other EU 21,192 15,971 13,300 11,037 European Free Trade Association 2,171 4,235 1,408 3,229 Norway 1,017 876 350 281 Switzerland 1,154 3,359 1,058 2,948 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 97,946 58,630 209,836 109,540 Other Western Europe 1,304 2,924 37,088 24,609 Eastern Europe/FSR 137,862 103,122 399,662 238,622 Poland 1,978 2,126 1,263 1,427 Former Soviet Republics 104,263 78,996 342,293 200,682 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 25,158 27,458 14,322 12,389 Russia 75,118 47,725 305,860 174,078 Other FSR 3,987 3,813 22,111 14,215 Other EE 31,622 22,000 56,106 36,512 Pacific Rim Countries 670,084 518,174 683,485 493,124 Australia 41,360 26,978 61,601 32,571 China 255,930 172,784 140,170 102,421 Indonesia 13,175 8,635 732 665 Japan 106,049 102,863 127,331 114,169 Korea 150,917 117,930 123,616 96,857 Taiwan 69,093 67,653 136,557 119,697 Other Pacific Rim 33,560 21,330 93,478 26,744 South/Central America 345,235 236,839 283,734 168,563 Argentina 72,539 48,720 21,694 16,240 Brazil 213,029 148,261 181,961 100,706 Colombia 3,846 4,335 4,711 5,997 Venezuela 34,131 21,530 64,263 38,694 Other S/C A 21,691 13,993 11,106 6,925 Other Countries 158,869 128,000 208,702 150,359 India 55,020 50,371 72,082 58,527 South Africa 39,799 36,311 37,664 29,378 Other 64,049 41,317 98,956 62,455 ______________________________________________________________ November 2004 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,115,404 2,276,818 North America 634,292 492,898 Canada 372,075 303,540 Mexico 262,217 189,358 European Union (25) 486,039 483,552 Western Europe 726,793 625,708 Euro Area 374,870 364,042 European Union (15) 463,371 467,103 Austria 14,238 19,317 Belgium 43,202 44,472 Finland 9,558 6,563 France 43,996 45,654 Germany 108,011 101,689 Italy 54,461 55,767 Netherlands 51,403 30,333 Spain 42,862 54,059 Sweden 16,876 35,857 United Kingdom 65,426 62,277 Other EU 13,339 11,116 European Free Trade Association 3,034 7,804 Norway 1,977 4,856 Switzerland 1,058 2,948 Other EFTA 0 0 Turkey 218,224 123,157 Other Western Europe 42,164 27,644 Eastern Europe/FSR 426,290 260,288 Poland 1,312 1,482 Former Soviet Republics 362,490 218,991 Moldova 0 0 Ukraine 14,552 14,712 Russia 324,135 188,528 Other FSR 23,804 15,750 Other EE 62,488 39,814 Pacific Rim Countries 731,356 522,373 Australia 61,661 32,693 China 146,357 109,058 Indonesia 783 709 Japan 138,961 120,106 Korea 127,125 100,646 Taiwan 150,808 130,225 Other Pacific Rim 105,660 28,935 South/Central America 362,577 207,106 Argentina 30,008 22,649 Brazil 247,859 129,434 Colombia 6,139 7,561 Venezuela 66,736 40,071 Other S/C A 11,835 7,392 Other Countries 234,097 168,446 India 86,151 69,633 South Africa 41,030 31,061 Other 106,916 67,752 ______________________________________________________________ December 2003 November 2003 Final Final Countries and Areas 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 NOTE: See the cover report specifically explaining the current month's preliminary steel imports trade data or www.census.gov/foreign-trade/Press-Release/steel_index.html. CONTACT: For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary December 2004 (CB-05-09)