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 November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 316,037 381,000 326,734 361,995 North America 105,990 103,753 137,960 108,276 Canada 91,306 92,321 100,801 85,252 Mexico 14,684 11,432 37,159 23,024 Europe 138,515 174,589 118,674 158,437 European Union 131,807 161,319 99,643 135,517 Austria 11,668 18,289 3,774 9,519 Belgium 2,711 3,464 3,398 4,597 Czech Republic 3,056 2,942 1,724 2,363 Finland 348 619 1,611 1,795 France 14,050 23,110 9,297 16,743 Germany 38,083 48,565 30,253 42,695 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 7,258 7,635 3,586 5,484 Netherlands 8,309 5,325 11,621 6,745 Poland 119 305 4,829 6,090 Spain 19,918 13,222 12,774 9,647 Sweden 20,854 27,630 9,930 18,077 United Kingdom 3,869 6,453 5,562 8,339 Other EU 1,565 3,762 1,284 3,423 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 4 40 (-) (-) Russia 3,685 8,429 8,918 10,910 Switzerland 101 325 67 161 Turkey 133 138 786 854 Ukraine 81 251 6,168 7,534 Other Europe 2,702 4,086 3,091 3,463 Euro Area 102,555 120,426 76,581 97,434 Pacific Rim Countries 54,911 83,263 58,009 77,225 Australia 16 71 1 6 China 12,165 20,657 12,754 18,768 Indonesia (-) (-) (-) (-) Japan 37,476 54,442 40,715 50,991 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 5,253 8,093 4,539 7,460 Hong Kong (-) (-) (-) (-) Korea 4,135 4,691 3,559 3,875 Singapore (-) (-) (-) (-) Taiwan 1,118 3,402 980 3,586 Other Pacific Rim (-) (-) (-) (-) South/Central America 15,490 17,335 10,608 15,716 Argentina 2,224 4,691 610 1,126 Brazil 8,895 10,075 5,471 10,347 Chile (-) (-) (-) (-) Colombia 1,187 1,144 3,292 3,339 Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A 3,183 1,424 1,234 904 Other Countries 1,132 2,060 1,484 2,341 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 845 1,206 1,303 1,853 South Africa 270 842 181 488 Thailand 17 12 (-) (-) Other (-) (-) (-) (-) ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 295,003 301,639 333,662 290,974 North America 94,060 78,791 101,385 84,172 Canada 76,450 65,090 87,800 74,558 Mexico 17,610 13,702 13,585 9,614 Europe 122,094 140,054 117,461 110,035 European Union 102,022 113,872 96,030 93,694 Austria 5,926 8,572 5,364 5,981 Belgium 6,063 5,881 1,846 2,072 Czech Republic 39 55 4,579 3,458 Finland 697 846 788 1,115 France 9,896 13,124 12,638 13,679 Germany 29,998 31,938 26,324 25,078 Hungary (-) (-) 2 4 Italy 3,682 5,545 3,732 4,259 Netherlands 8,447 5,622 15,542 10,483 Poland 185 305 856 903 Spain 8,168 8,621 7,377 5,396 Sweden 9,143 13,314 9,796 12,540 United Kingdom 18,461 17,401 4,587 5,762 Other EU 1,317 2,647 2,599 2,964 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 1,628 4,579 (-) (-) Russia 8,063 9,697 14,891 10,631 Switzerland 172 260 174 311 Turkey 5,102 4,831 455 610 Ukraine 2,415 3,897 2,859 2,636 Other Europe 2,692 2,919 3,052 2,152 Euro Area 73,038 80,285 75,366 69,304 Pacific Rim Countries 70,214 72,127 59,701 60,728 Australia 433 329 12 55 China 7,940 8,661 8,334 8,756 Indonesia 3 2 (-) (-) Japan 56,030 56,443 44,866 45,422 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 5,792 6,681 6,490 6,495 Hong Kong (-) (-) 4 2 Korea 4,654 4,488 5,360 4,525 Singapore (-) (-) (-) (-) Taiwan 1,138 2,193 1,126 1,969 Other Pacific Rim 17 10 (-) (-) South/Central America 8,131 10,119 51,926 33,296 Argentina 3,769 4,247 1,442 1,434 Brazil 3,431 4,607 48,724 30,585 Chile (-) (-) (-) (-) Colombia 481 767 174 174 Venezuela 409 478 361 382 Other S/C A 42 20 1,227 721 Other Countries 503 548 3,188 2,743 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 183 207 2,599 2,420 South Africa 19 30 557 297 Thailand 108 105 32 27 Other 193 206 (-) (-) ______________________________________________________________ November Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,942,585 4,142,847 3,353,757 2,633,102 North America 1,408,692 1,212,144 1,187,245 807,134 Canada 1,018,800 945,507 929,677 664,935 Mexico 389,892 266,637 257,568 142,200 Europe 1,432,842 1,764,152 1,198,303 1,065,692 European Union 1,195,786 1,508,869 1,066,464 947,941 Austria 79,779 138,215 60,659 69,630 Belgium 31,171 45,520 20,516 20,205 Czech Republic 33,619 33,989 34,983 21,935 Finland 10,361 14,076 10,185 11,212 France 121,573 195,641 116,362 124,607 Germany 348,761 433,023 294,854 254,341 Hungary 6 36 3 9 Italy 51,391 79,425 34,538 42,783 Netherlands 76,249 54,271 65,166 43,222 Poland 19,596 25,608 12,173 9,593 Spain 143,264 122,204 107,037 81,021 Sweden 147,287 209,523 104,610 119,812 United Kingdom 85,207 108,858 88,018 93,826 Other EU 47,523 48,482 117,358 55,745 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 100 620 2,736 5,040 Russia 89,367 104,002 67,098 56,740 Switzerland 1,325 3,152 1,849 3,212 Turkey 12,147 12,798 25,207 18,102 Ukraine 79,213 89,302 16,456 21,760 Other Europe 54,904 45,409 18,493 12,897 Euro Area 866,193 1,085,423 714,820 650,472 Pacific Rim Countries 646,129 818,521 535,616 534,908 Australia 967 2,375 829 1,436 China 123,454 159,109 52,483 55,378 Indonesia 1,616 2,010 2,993 2,568 Japan 429,371 541,531 430,905 421,938 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 90,678 113,446 48,390 53,578 Hong Kong 12 35 41 96 Korea 75,247 74,528 34,840 31,585 Singapore 944 714 2 21 Taiwan 14,474 38,169 13,506 21,876 Other Pacific Rim 43 51 17 10 South/Central America 433,580 322,884 421,193 216,209 Argentina 12,671 24,075 22,204 24,442 Brazil 402,985 283,027 380,609 174,817 Chile 297 471 69 42 Colombia 7,632 7,905 3,406 3,583 Venezuela 1,880 2,026 3,386 3,465 Other S/C A 8,115 5,379 11,518 9,861 Other Countries 21,341 25,147 11,400 9,158 Egypt 5 5 (-) (-) India 13,933 17,662 7,590 6,762 South Africa 5,627 5,871 3,043 1,610 Thailand 1,276 898 453 407 Other 500 711 316 379 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final November 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.