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 2005 Data April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 459,344 442,670 383,672 384,750 North America 128,623 117,758 156,602 137,296 Canada 103,388 98,569 101,728 100,211 Mexico 25,235 19,189 54,875 37,085 Europe 153,784 180,201 122,114 145,842 European Union 120,311 147,985 95,897 121,694 Austria 4,407 10,735 7,605 12,899 Belgium 2,354 4,724 2,194 3,473 Czech Republic 2,229 2,358 3,287 2,343 Finland 365 732 1,255 1,369 France 11,648 16,556 8,686 13,513 Germany 36,334 42,267 28,663 36,535 Hungary 1 2 0 0 Italy 2,593 3,703 4,121 5,338 Netherlands 8,724 6,734 1,784 1,425 Poland 1,984 2,487 3,047 3,086 Spain 14,899 17,509 6,126 5,793 Sweden 12,947 20,043 19,840 21,957 United Kingdom 10,393 12,458 8,152 10,653 Other EU 11,434 7,677 1,137 3,310 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 32 94 33 29 Russia 11,128 12,514 12,154 8,459 Switzerland 147 421 118 238 Turkey 99 128 158 306 Ukraine 9,027 10,904 11,320 12,669 Other Europe 13,039 8,155 2,434 2,448 Euro Area 82,155 103,599 60,449 80,361 Pacific Rim Countries 59,956 69,188 60,091 70,027 Australia 8 59 0 0 China 9,636 11,361 13,801 14,065 Indonesia 877 1,052 354 483 Japan 38,658 44,467 40,761 47,793 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 10,750 12,223 5,161 7,673 Hong Kong 0 0 2 3 Korea 9,309 8,956 3,827 4,531 Singapore 0 0 0 0 Taiwan 1,441 3,267 1,333 3,139 Other Pacific Rim 28 26 14 12 South/Central America 115,788 74,217 41,378 27,966 Argentina 545 1,062 1,625 2,176 Brazil 114,635 72,488 39,309 25,342 Chile 0 0 0 0 Colombia 39 35 363 377 Venezuela 567 612 70 66 Other S/C A 2 21 11 3 Other Countries 1,192 1,306 3,487 3,619 Egypt 5 5 0 0 India 738 940 2,527 2,766 South Africa 405 302 867 724 Thailand 0 0 46 47 Other 44 60 47 83 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 280,736 207,742 317,181 209,466 North America 110,865 65,672 116,307 68,384 Canada 77,873 51,201 88,718 55,779 Mexico 32,992 14,472 27,589 12,604 Europe 110,629 86,602 121,743 85,610 European Union 98,124 74,993 118,069 82,092 Austria 4,349 5,043 5,749 6,452 Belgium 343 640 113 326 Czech Republic 3,321 1,941 5,126 2,940 Finland 359 827 1,573 1,399 France 14,264 12,375 11,000 10,071 Germany 16,414 15,135 23,147 19,849 Hungary 0 0 0 0 Italy 1,954 4,079 1,758 1,799 Netherlands 4,535 2,315 456 373 Poland 3,336 1,925 1,294 925 Spain 6,695 4,799 7,965 5,562 Sweden 5,887 7,374 11,362 11,161 United Kingdom 9,332 8,877 5,796 6,547 Other EU 27,335 9,665 42,729 14,689 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 10 10 3 15 Russia 3,174 3,141 2,607 2,401 Switzerland 218 358 212 318 Turkey 2,550 1,750 196 245 Ukraine 5,246 5,439 17 110 Other Europe 1,307 910 638 429 Euro Area 48,919 45,228 51,812 45,854 Pacific Rim Countries 48,824 46,186 38,815 39,336 Australia 12 90 16 90 China 7,163 6,685 648 1,248 Indonesia 0 0 0 0 Japan 39,401 36,472 33,194 33,419 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 2,249 2,940 4,958 4,578 Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 Korea 1,511 1,522 4,026 2,986 Singapore 1 18 0 0 Taiwan 736 1,399 932 1,592 Other Pacific Rim 0 0 0 0 South/Central America 8,094 7,743 40,185 15,967 Argentina 289 548 853 942 Brazil 5,132 4,079 37,563 14,335 Chile 0 0 0 0 Colombia 778 611 13 72 Venezuela 140 152 55 31 Other S/C A 1,756 2,352 1,702 588 Other Countries 2,323 1,539 132 169 Egypt 0 0 0 0 India 1,240 1,043 131 158 South Africa 1,065 474 0 0 Thailand 0 0 0 7 Other 18 21 0 4 ______________________________________________________________ April Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,484,184 1,463,079 1,135,700 755,073 North America 505,612 435,923 436,698 243,304 Canada 365,928 336,933 313,721 192,078 Mexico 139,684 98,990 122,977 51,226 Europe 506,462 592,304 392,490 298,099 European Union 402,889 497,332 365,669 274,100 Austria 20,148 39,716 19,332 20,663 Belgium 10,731 17,647 2,082 2,040 Czech Republic 9,356 8,458 12,756 7,311 Finland 3,116 4,901 3,683 3,706 France 43,625 61,675 40,150 39,009 Germany 115,792 136,420 91,039 74,648 Hungary 3 10 1 2 Italy 18,287 22,980 9,144 10,672 Netherlands 21,736 17,708 10,568 5,442 Poland 8,211 9,644 7,325 4,586 Spain 43,867 42,849 25,790 18,230 Sweden 55,515 73,049 27,577 30,302 United Kingdom 37,734 45,970 25,208 24,969 Other EU 14,767 16,304 91,014 32,522 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 66 127 19 35 Russia 35,903 35,409 9,827 9,235 Switzerland 659 1,396 700 1,166 Turkey 5,410 4,988 5,805 3,451 Ukraine 35,224 37,058 6,184 7,540 Other Europe 26,312 15,995 4,286 2,571 Euro Area 278,249 344,646 203,759 175,350 Pacific Rim Countries 238,221 271,154 160,331 153,191 Australia 370 797 31 208 China 40,220 46,256 14,829 13,498 Indonesia 1,283 1,577 7 3 Japan 159,516 180,854 133,011 126,251 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 36,790 41,620 12,454 13,231 Hong Kong 2 3 2 15 Korea 30,785 29,258 9,212 7,720 Singapore 5 4 1 18 Taiwan 5,999 12,355 3,238 5,478 Other Pacific Rim 42 49 0 0 South/Central America 226,155 155,183 143,199 58,159 Argentina 3,643 5,866 3,755 4,374 Brazil 218,822 145,892 132,836 48,138 Chile 297 471 0 0 Colombia 1,710 1,634 1,172 1,037 Venezuela 654 692 562 368 Other S/C A 1,030 628 4,874 4,242 Other Countries 7,735 8,514 2,983 2,320 Egypt 5 5 0 0 India 5,962 6,778 1,788 1,705 South Africa 1,588 1,496 1,066 486 Thailand 46 47 110 96 Other 133 189 19 32 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final April 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.