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 July June Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 329,233 365,462 413,484 441,586 North America 105,047 93,351 146,404 136,692 Canada 79,103 74,485 98,780 102,881 Mexico 25,943 18,866 47,624 33,811 Europe 124,585 175,061 165,724 207,755 European Union 100,845 148,027 130,835 168,342 Austria 9,288 15,162 8,427 14,297 Belgium 3,186 3,981 3,580 4,797 Czech Republic 5,693 6,633 5,102 4,601 Finland 1,284 1,595 972 1,365 France 8,924 18,304 14,781 26,676 Germany 24,780 38,264 40,652 46,013 Hungary (-) 6 (-) 3 Italy 5,889 15,283 5,657 8,545 Netherlands 4,987 4,177 4,904 3,410 Poland 1,697 2,475 3,375 4,547 Spain 9,109 9,391 12,367 11,156 Sweden 11,034 16,700 20,032 27,118 United Kingdom 8,087 9,895 9,204 11,854 Other EU 6,888 6,160 1,781 3,962 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 2 27 28 426 Russia 5,407 9,040 13,762 14,556 Switzerland 77 167 88 223 Turkey 142 161 831 904 Ukraine 6,424 9,377 13,698 14,719 Other Europe 11,688 8,261 6,480 8,586 Euro Area 67,561 106,274 92,148 116,939 Pacific Rim Countries 54,191 65,188 53,380 61,686 Australia 98 279 215 764 China 13,709 14,605 10,414 12,695 Indonesia (-) (-) 333 432 Japan 32,337 40,063 27,815 32,478 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 8,047 10,239 14,603 15,317 Hong Kong (-) (-) (-) (-) Korea 7,023 7,219 13,290 11,711 Singapore (-) (-) (-) (-) Taiwan 1,024 3,020 1,313 3,606 Other Pacific Rim 1 2 (-) (-) South/Central America 43,165 29,679 45,786 32,770 Argentina 351 1,543 2,623 4,661 Brazil 41,290 27,026 41,258 26,143 Chile (-) (-) (-) (-) Colombia 770 625 97 99 Venezuela 17 15 17 15 Other S/C A 736 469 1,790 1,851 Other Countries 2,244 2,184 2,190 2,683 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 891 1,196 1,309 1,702 South Africa 1,251 820 707 719 Thailand 36 44 46 49 Other 66 124 128 213 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data July June Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 279,844 241,477 374,680 274,262 North America 107,040 74,704 124,895 84,498 Canada 82,332 59,298 99,121 67,759 Mexico 24,707 15,406 25,774 16,739 Europe 117,726 108,710 128,100 109,664 European Union 110,257 101,795 114,980 98,293 Austria 4,621 5,987 7,095 7,984 Belgium 1,954 2,168 2,724 2,117 Czech Republic 2,882 1,080 5,322 3,552 Finland 462 919 1,212 1,202 France 10,838 13,088 13,674 13,387 Germany 31,141 25,165 32,330 26,290 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 3,946 4,596 5,211 5,416 Netherlands 5,446 4,582 5,045 3,378 Poland 924 900 541 583 Spain 17,055 15,362 24,877 14,204 Sweden 13,324 14,794 10,904 12,571 United Kingdom 8,596 8,433 5,154 6,112 Other EU 9,068 4,721 890 1,498 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 1 4 4 14 Russia 2,675 2,880 5,098 4,042 Switzerland 198 366 138 265 Turkey 215 293 3,047 2,098 Ukraine 2,486 2,412 1,432 2,982 Other Europe 1,895 960 3,401 1,970 Euro Area 75,569 71,944 92,172 73,979 Pacific Rim Countries 38,929 42,231 66,047 53,805 Australia 73 456 32 76 China 2,474 3,278 6,266 6,208 Indonesia (-) (-) 1,268 1,072 Japan 29,781 31,517 53,785 41,040 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 6,601 6,980 4,696 5,409 Hong Kong 5 59 (-) (-) Korea 4,091 3,787 3,371 3,041 Singapore (-) (-) (-) 3 Taiwan 2,505 3,134 1,325 2,365 Other Pacific Rim (-) (-) (-) (-) South/Central America 15,583 15,310 55,278 26,054 Argentina 2,562 2,867 2,204 2,234 Brazil 11,151 10,274 50,791 22,293 Chile (-) (-) (-) (-) Colombia 253 267 472 445 Venezuela 279 304 47 47 Other S/C A 1,338 1,598 1,764 1,034 Other Countries 566 523 359 242 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 451 403 132 97 South Africa (-) (-) 169 66 Thailand 47 41 31 28 Other 68 79 26 51 ______________________________________________________________ July Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,664,409 2,716,720 2,082,309 1,489,637 North America 902,791 796,946 782,437 476,361 Canada 650,946 619,190 590,312 381,513 Mexico 251,845 177,756 192,125 94,848 Europe 934,613 1,144,774 733,448 601,556 European Union 754,931 965,533 675,901 552,031 Austria 45,834 82,184 37,166 40,875 Belgium 20,347 30,024 9,173 7,720 Czech Republic 28,434 27,539 23,229 13,334 Finland 6,970 9,250 5,496 6,307 France 77,050 125,232 74,051 75,771 Germany 214,823 261,824 184,350 150,173 Hungary 6 26 1 2 Italy 33,171 51,755 20,568 23,530 Netherlands 38,695 30,814 26,637 16,876 Poland 13,626 17,237 9,957 7,184 Spain 84,235 79,826 73,431 52,562 Sweden 103,070 141,349 65,591 71,954 United Kingdom 64,449 79,517 44,541 45,894 Other EU 24,221 28,956 101,710 39,848 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 96 580 30 60 Russia 64,041 68,004 20,486 19,133 Switzerland 900 2,007 1,287 2,247 Turkey 9,222 9,151 15,599 9,215 Ukraine 60,099 65,554 10,457 13,310 Other Europe 45,325 33,945 9,687 5,560 Euro Area 523,064 672,648 432,991 374,856 Pacific Rim Countries 414,209 486,653 300,877 287,223 Australia 852 2,216 136 739 China 74,602 84,483 27,177 26,876 Indonesia 1,616 2,010 1,275 1,074 Japan 270,209 320,006 244,954 228,688 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 66,887 77,888 27,334 29,846 Hong Kong 2 3 23 84 Korea 57,042 54,810 19,270 17,087 Singapore 8 10 2 21 Taiwan 9,835 23,065 8,040 12,654 Other Pacific Rim 43 51 (-) (-) South/Central America 396,904 271,364 259,716 119,951 Argentina 8,556 15,183 9,663 11,014 Brazil 379,891 248,080 238,627 98,822 Chile 297 471 (-) (-) Colombia 2,758 2,683 2,092 2,010 Venezuela 1,843 1,969 1,329 1,197 Other S/C A 3,560 2,979 8,005 6,907 Other Countries 15,892 16,983 5,830 4,546 Egypt 5 5 (-) (-) India 9,764 11,761 3,920 3,405 South Africa 4,394 3,662 1,603 808 Thailand 1,244 868 188 166 Other 485 688 120 167 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final July 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.