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 January 2005 December 2004 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 321,679 322,395 383,368 360,136 North America 120,947 97,883 128,078 93,629 Canada 81,483 70,762 69,957 58,011 Mexico 39,464 27,121 58,121 35,618 Europe 124,343 132,512 143,815 160,332 European Union 95,722 108,844 120,592 133,234 Austria 4,487 8,229 8,360 10,790 Belgium 898 1,204 2,762 3,239 Czech Republic 72 241 6,991 5,785 Finland 562 1,336 904 1,142 France 13,093 16,050 11,541 14,708 Germany 26,365 30,475 29,895 31,116 Hungary 1 3 0 0 Italy 6,963 8,568 3,355 4,013 Netherlands 9,365 8,017 8,476 6,597 Poland 481 800 968 1,181 Spain 18,668 15,091 12,892 13,544 Sweden 7,486 8,757 25,326 29,166 United Kingdom 6,579 8,585 7,190 8,457 Other EU 703 1,488 1,934 3,496 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 0 0 0 3 Russia 3,065 3,465 6,459 7,405 Switzerland 137 243 154 324 Turkey 4,843 4,298 3,110 3,039 Ukraine 14,703 13,004 13,491 16,317 Other Europe 5,873 2,657 9 10 Euro Area 80,403 88,973 78,885 85,601 Pacific Rim Countries 63,068 74,161 53,821 61,322 Australia 277 555 0 2 China 6,477 9,171 7,410 9,616 Indonesia 38 32 516 626 Japan 49,868 56,395 39,412 43,344 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 6,408 8,008 6,482 7,733 Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 Korea 4,526 4,818 4,869 4,805 Singapore 5 4 0 0 Taiwan 1,877 3,186 1,613 2,928 Other Pacific Rim 0 0 0 0 South/Central America 11,958 16,368 56,131 40,909 Argentina 840 1,384 2,580 3,484 Brazil 10,561 14,198 52,845 35,441 Chile 212 368 0 0 Colombia 285 306 89 95 Venezuela 17 14 382 451 Other S/C A 43 98 234 1,439 Other Countries 1,364 1,471 1,523 3,945 Egypt 0 0 0 0 India 1,094 1,175 329 417 South Africa 270 296 81 340 Thailand 0 0 62 60 Other 0 0 1,050 3,128 ______________________________________________________________ January 2004 December 2003 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 284,242 176,761 222,480 143,941 North America 100,843 50,861 84,008 41,395 Canada 70,418 39,407 61,704 32,226 Mexico 30,424 11,454 22,304 9,169 Europe 92,359 66,740 94,335 67,712 European Union 85,802 61,286 86,535 62,826 Austria 5,947 5,108 2,027 3,445 Belgium 567 590 2,315 681 Czech Republic 595 329 2,879 1,617 Finland 669 673 305 725 France 10,503 8,459 10,088 8,991 Germany 24,755 19,287 24,236 18,096 Hungary 0 0 0 0 Italy 3,790 2,978 1,720 2,148 Netherlands 2,517 1,300 5,351 2,847 Poland 1,836 1,147 219 179 Spain 6,531 4,542 9,681 4,659 Sweden 5,384 5,921 11,531 9,540 United Kingdom 3,829 4,192 6,539 5,990 Other EU 18,878 6,760 9,644 3,906 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 5 3 0 2 Russia 2,024 1,838 1,992 1,436 Switzerland 106 197 153 213 Turkey 2,254 899 3,338 1,971 Ukraine 843 1,851 1,012 590 Other Europe 1,327 666 1,305 675 Euro Area 55,597 43,052 55,797 41,620 Pacific Rim Countries 39,903 41,886 35,914 28,947 Australia 3 6 13 52 China 5,112 3,783 5,651 4,779 Indonesia 0 0 2,803 2,125 Japan 32,138 35,193 24,216 18,598 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 2,650 2,904 3,231 3,393 Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 Korea 1,955 1,740 1,942 1,638 Singapore 0 0 55 68 Taiwan 695 1,164 1,234 1,686 Other Pacific Rim 0 0 0 0 South/Central America 50,825 16,931 7,809 5,481 Argentina 192 334 963 1,156 Brazil 49,633 15,980 6,393 4,043 Chile 0 0 0 0 Colombia 382 354 196 156 Venezuela 334 164 19 11 Other S/C A 284 100 239 115 Other Countries 312 343 413 407 Egypt 0 0 0 0 India 201 241 375 372 South Africa 2 12 6 7 Thailand 109 90 31 27 Other 0 0 0 2 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final January 2005 (revised May 11, 2005). For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.