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 June May Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 413,484 441,586 437,509 446,593 North America 146,404 136,692 145,729 130,981 Canada 98,780 102,881 107,134 104,892 Mexico 47,624 33,811 38,594 26,089 Europe 165,724 207,755 137,842 169,654 European Union 130,835 168,342 120,361 151,832 Austria 8,427 14,297 7,971 13,008 Belgium 3,580 4,797 2,850 3,598 Czech Republic 5,102 4,601 8,283 7,846 Finland 972 1,365 1,598 1,389 France 14,781 26,676 9,721 18,577 Germany 40,652 46,013 33,598 41,126 Hungary 0 3 2 8 Italy 5,657 8,545 3,338 4,947 Netherlands 4,904 3,410 7,068 5,519 Poland 3,375 4,547 342 571 Spain 12,367 11,156 18,893 16,430 Sweden 20,032 27,118 16,488 24,483 United Kingdom 9,204 11,854 9,424 11,799 Other EU 1,781 3,962 785 2,530 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 28 426 0 0 Russia 13,762 14,556 8,969 9,000 Switzerland 88 223 76 221 Turkey 831 904 2,839 3,098 Ukraine 13,698 14,719 4,753 4,399 Other Europe 6,480 8,586 844 1,103 Euro Area 92,148 116,939 85,106 104,789 Pacific Rim Countries 53,380 61,686 68,417 88,625 Australia 215 764 169 376 China 10,414 12,695 10,259 10,926 Indonesia 333 432 0 0 Japan 27,815 32,478 50,541 66,611 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 14,603 15,317 7,448 10,712 Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 Korea 13,290 11,711 5,945 6,622 Singapore 0 0 3 6 Taiwan 1,313 3,606 1,499 4,084 Other Pacific Rim 0 0 0 0 South/Central America 45,786 32,770 81,798 53,732 Argentina 2,623 4,661 1,939 3,112 Brazil 41,258 26,143 78,521 49,018 Chile 0 0 0 0 Colombia 97 99 181 324 Venezuela 17 15 1,155 1,247 Other S/C A 1,790 1,851 3 30 Other Countries 2,190 2,683 3,724 3,602 Egypt 0 0 0 0 India 1,309 1,702 1,602 2,085 South Africa 707 719 848 627 Thailand 46 49 1,116 729 Other 128 213 158 162 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data June May Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 374,680 274,262 292,085 218,825 North America 124,895 84,498 113,805 73,855 Canada 99,121 67,759 95,138 62,378 Mexico 25,774 16,739 18,667 11,477 Europe 128,100 109,664 95,132 85,083 European Union 114,980 98,293 84,995 77,842 Austria 7,095 7,984 6,117 6,241 Belgium 2,724 2,117 2,413 1,396 Czech Republic 5,322 3,552 2,270 1,391 Finland 1,212 1,202 140 481 France 13,674 13,387 9,389 10,288 Germany 32,330 26,290 29,839 24,071 Hungary 0 0 0 0 Italy 5,211 5,416 2,267 2,845 Netherlands 5,045 3,378 5,578 3,475 Poland 541 583 1,167 1,115 Spain 24,877 14,204 5,708 4,767 Sweden 10,904 12,571 13,786 14,287 United Kingdom 5,154 6,112 5,583 6,379 Other EU 890 1,498 739 1,106 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 4 14 7 7 Russia 5,098 4,042 2,886 2,976 Switzerland 138 265 251 450 Turkey 3,047 2,098 6,532 3,373 Ukraine 1,432 2,982 355 376 Other Europe 3,401 1,970 105 59 Euro Area 92,172 73,979 61,491 53,582 Pacific Rim Countries 66,047 53,805 35,570 37,997 Australia 32 76 0 0 China 6,266 6,208 3,608 3,891 Indonesia 1,268 1,072 0 0 Japan 53,785 41,040 28,378 29,880 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 4,696 5,409 3,583 4,226 Hong Kong 0 0 15 10 Korea 3,371 3,041 2,595 2,539 Singapore 0 3 0 0 Taiwan 1,325 2,365 973 1,677 Other Pacific Rim 0 0 0 0 South/Central America 55,278 26,054 45,656 20,428 Argentina 2,204 2,234 1,143 1,539 Brazil 50,791 22,293 43,849 18,117 Chile 0 0 0 0 Colombia 472 445 195 261 Venezuela 47 47 442 478 Other S/C A 1,764 1,034 28 33 Other Countries 359 242 1,923 1,462 Egypt 0 0 0 0 India 132 97 1,549 1,200 South Africa 169 66 368 257 Thailand 31 28 0 0 Other 26 51 6 6 ______________________________________________________________ June Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,335,177 2,351,258 1,802,465 1,248,160 North America 797,744 703,595 675,398 401,657 Canada 571,843 544,705 507,980 322,215 Mexico 225,902 158,890 167,418 79,442 Europe 810,028 969,713 615,722 492,845 European Union 654,086 817,506 565,645 450,236 Austria 36,547 67,021 32,545 34,887 Belgium 17,161 26,042 7,219 5,552 Czech Republic 22,741 20,905 20,347 12,254 Finland 5,687 7,655 5,035 5,388 France 68,126 106,928 63,213 62,684 Germany 190,043 223,559 153,209 125,009 Hungary 5 20 1 2 Italy 27,282 36,472 16,622 18,933 Netherlands 33,708 26,637 21,191 12,294 Poland 11,929 14,762 9,033 6,284 Spain 75,127 70,435 56,376 37,201 Sweden 92,036 124,649 52,267 57,160 United Kingdom 56,362 69,622 35,945 37,460 Other EU 17,333 22,797 92,642 35,126 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 94 552 30 56 Russia 58,633 58,964 17,811 16,253 Switzerland 823 1,840 1,089 1,881 Turkey 9,080 8,990 15,384 8,922 Ukraine 53,675 56,177 7,971 10,898 Other Europe 33,636 25,685 7,792 4,600 Euro Area 455,502 566,374 357,422 302,912 Pacific Rim Countries 360,018 421,465 261,948 244,993 Australia 754 1,937 63 283 China 60,893 69,878 24,703 23,598 Indonesia 1,616 2,010 1,275 1,074 Japan 237,872 279,943 215,174 197,172 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 58,840 67,648 20,733 22,866 Hong Kong 2 3 18 25 Korea 50,020 47,590 15,178 13,300 Singapore 8 10 2 21 Taiwan 8,811 20,045 5,536 9,520 Other Pacific Rim 42 49 0 0 South/Central America 353,739 241,685 244,133 104,641 Argentina 8,204 13,639 7,102 8,147 Brazil 338,601 221,053 227,476 88,548 Chile 297 471 0 0 Colombia 1,988 2,057 1,838 1,743 Venezuela 1,826 1,954 1,050 893 Other S/C A 2,823 2,510 6,667 5,310 Other Countries 13,648 14,799 5,264 4,024 Egypt 5 5 0 0 India 8,873 10,565 3,470 3,002 South Africa 3,143 2,842 1,603 808 Thailand 1,208 824 141 125 Other 419 563 51 89 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final June 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.