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 December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 353,185 398,906 316,037 381,000 North America 157,054 124,864 105,990 103,753 Canada 93,642 87,613 91,306 92,321 Mexico 63,412 37,250 14,684 11,432 Europe 123,140 161,845 138,515 174,589 European Union 114,067 149,869 131,807 161,319 Austria 5,541 9,769 11,668 18,289 Belgium 3,229 5,270 2,711 3,464 Czech Republic 1,177 1,917 3,056 2,942 Finland 2,903 2,194 348 619 France 13,772 19,802 14,050 23,110 Germany 36,055 50,681 38,083 48,565 Hungary 3 8 (-) (-) Italy 5,919 8,485 7,258 7,635 Netherlands 11,377 6,203 8,309 5,325 Poland 72 243 119 305 Spain 9,280 10,720 19,918 13,222 Sweden 10,535 18,193 20,854 27,630 United Kingdom 12,955 13,685 3,869 6,453 Other EU 1,249 2,700 1,565 3,762 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway (-) (-) 4 40 Russia 4,061 9,320 3,685 8,429 Switzerland 149 353 101 325 Turkey 23 23 133 138 Ukraine 85 210 81 251 Other Europe 4,754 2,070 2,702 4,086 Euro Area 88,581 113,481 102,555 120,426 Pacific Rim Countries 63,137 98,148 54,911 83,263 Australia 16 83 16 71 China 12,074 16,817 12,165 20,657 Indonesia (-) (-) (-) (-) Japan 43,765 72,166 37,476 54,442 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 7,283 9,081 5,253 8,093 Hong Kong (-) (-) (-) (-) Korea 6,479 6,151 4,135 4,691 Singapore (-) (-) (-) (-) Taiwan 804 2,930 1,118 3,402 Other Pacific Rim (-) (-) (-) (-) South/Central America 5,068 8,283 15,490 17,335 Argentina 540 1,374 2,224 4,691 Brazil 3,097 5,981 8,895 10,075 Chile (-) (-) (-) (-) Colombia 1,403 881 1,187 1,144 Venezuela 1 8 (-) (-) Other S/C A 26 39 3,183 1,424 Other Countries 4,787 5,767 1,132 2,060 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 4,290 5,381 845 1,206 South Africa 58 192 270 842 Thailand 439 194 17 12 Other (-) (-) (-) (-) ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 383,368 360,136 295,003 301,639 North America 128,078 93,629 94,060 78,791 Canada 69,957 58,011 76,450 65,090 Mexico 58,121 35,618 17,610 13,702 Europe 143,815 160,332 122,094 140,054 European Union 120,592 133,234 102,022 113,872 Austria 8,360 10,790 5,926 8,572 Belgium 2,762 3,239 6,063 5,881 Czech Republic 6,991 5,785 39 55 Finland 904 1,142 697 846 France 11,541 14,708 9,896 13,124 Germany 29,895 31,116 29,998 31,938 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 3,355 4,013 3,682 5,545 Netherlands 8,476 6,597 8,447 5,622 Poland 968 1,181 185 305 Spain 12,892 13,544 8,168 8,621 Sweden 25,326 29,166 9,143 13,314 United Kingdom 7,190 8,457 18,461 17,401 Other EU 1,934 3,496 1,317 2,647 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway (-) 3 1,628 4,579 Russia 6,459 7,405 8,063 9,697 Switzerland 154 324 172 260 Turkey 3,110 3,039 5,102 4,831 Ukraine 13,491 16,317 2,415 3,897 Other Europe 9 10 2,692 2,919 Euro Area 78,885 85,601 73,038 80,285 Pacific Rim Countries 53,821 61,322 70,214 72,127 Australia (-) 2 433 329 China 7,410 9,616 7,940 8,661 Indonesia 516 626 3 2 Japan 39,412 43,344 56,030 56,443 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 6,482 7,733 5,792 6,681 Hong Kong (-) (-) (-) (-) Korea 4,869 4,805 4,654 4,488 Singapore (-) (-) (-) (-) Taiwan 1,613 2,928 1,138 2,193 Other Pacific Rim (-) (-) 17 10 South/Central America 56,131 40,909 8,131 10,119 Argentina 2,580 3,484 3,769 4,247 Brazil 52,845 35,441 3,431 4,607 Chile (-) (-) (-) (-) Colombia 89 95 481 767 Venezuela 382 451 409 478 Other S/C A 234 1,439 42 20 Other Countries 1,523 3,945 503 548 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 329 417 183 207 South Africa 81 340 19 30 Thailand 62 60 108 105 Other 1,050 3,128 193 206 ______________________________________________________________ December Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 4,295,770 4,541,753 3,737,124 2,993,238 North America 1,565,746 1,337,008 1,315,323 900,763 Canada 1,112,442 1,033,120 999,634 722,945 Mexico 453,304 303,888 315,688 177,818 Europe 1,555,982 1,925,997 1,342,118 1,226,024 European Union 1,309,854 1,658,738 1,187,057 1,081,175 Austria 85,320 147,984 69,019 80,419 Belgium 34,400 50,790 23,278 23,443 Czech Republic 34,797 35,906 41,974 27,721 Finland 13,264 16,269 11,089 12,354 France 135,345 215,443 127,903 139,316 Germany 384,817 483,704 324,749 285,457 Hungary 8 43 3 9 Italy 57,310 87,910 37,893 46,796 Netherlands 87,626 60,475 73,642 49,819 Poland 19,667 25,850 13,141 10,774 Spain 152,544 132,924 119,929 94,565 Sweden 157,822 227,716 129,936 148,978 United Kingdom 98,162 122,542 95,208 102,283 Other EU 48,772 51,181 119,292 59,241 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 100 620 2,736 5,043 Russia 93,428 113,323 73,557 64,145 Switzerland 1,473 3,505 2,003 3,536 Turkey 12,170 12,821 28,317 21,141 Ukraine 79,299 89,512 29,947 38,077 Other Europe 59,658 47,479 18,501 12,906 Euro Area 954,773 1,198,904 793,705 736,073 Pacific Rim Countries 709,266 916,668 589,437 596,230 Australia 983 2,458 829 1,439 China 135,528 175,926 59,893 64,994 Indonesia 1,616 2,010 3,509 3,194 Japan 473,135 613,697 470,317 465,282 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 97,960 122,527 54,872 61,311 Hong Kong 12 35 41 96 Korea 81,726 80,679 39,710 36,390 Singapore 944 714 2 21 Taiwan 15,278 41,099 15,119 24,804 Other Pacific Rim 43 51 17 10 South/Central America 438,648 331,166 477,323 257,118 Argentina 13,211 25,449 24,784 27,926 Brazil 406,082 289,008 433,454 210,257 Chile 297 471 69 42 Colombia 9,035 8,785 3,495 3,678 Venezuela 1,881 2,034 3,768 3,916 Other S/C A 8,141 5,419 11,753 11,300 Other Countries 26,128 30,913 12,923 13,102 Egypt 5 5 (-) (-) India 18,223 23,042 7,919 7,179 South Africa 5,685 6,064 3,124 1,950 Thailand 1,715 1,092 514 467 Other 500 711 1,366 3,507 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final December 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.