Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 2. U.S. Imports For Consumption of Steel Products From Selected Countries and Areas: (Census Basis) Quantity in metric tons/value In thousands of dollars. (-) Represents zero or less than one half of measurement shown. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. January 2000 Final December 1999 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,782,524 1,131,867 2,814,332 1,122,469 North America 621,374 298,655 644,037 283,164 Canada 410,615 211,397 374,702 188,060 Mexico 210,758 87,257 269,335 95,104 Western Europe 462,411 293,749 640,292 360,563 Euro Area 361,498 225,085 538,976 289,018 European Union 425,328 281,326 603,687 347,741 Austria 13,556 12,240 6,248 7,627 Belgium 23,394 18,561 79,590 37,112 Finland 32,589 9,379 6,479 4,440 France 50,423 40,889 91,312 53,946 Germany 94,307 66,618 152,103 90,243 Italy 22,296 20,388 85,773 34,533 Netherlands 79,776 27,788 57,488 20,577 Spain 27,387 20,606 43,724 32,899 Sweden 16,224 24,537 12,149 20,842 United Kingdom 46,683 30,681 50,672 36,607 Other EU 18,694 9,638 18,149 8,913 European Free Trade Association 3,804 3,078 5,204 4,024 Norway 3,389 1,849 4,527 2,406 Switzerland 415 1,229 677 1,618 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 32,910 8,801 23,330 5,448 Other Western Europe 369 544 8,071 3,350 Eastern Europe/FSR 311,484 72,762 438,083 93,674 Poland 22,695 6,512 31,191 7,290 Former Soviet Republics 217,053 48,396 317,947 63,798 Moldova 16,096 3,113 34,009 6,962 Ukraine 23,303 6,271 96,721 17,360 Russia 106,391 24,469 137,379 30,009 Other FSR 71,263 14,543 49,838 9,466 Other EE 71,735 17,854 88,945 22,587 Pacific Rim Countries 759,755 314,558 626,725 251,731 Australia 102,154 20,288 75,460 16,384 China 70,109 21,472 98,708 29,617 Indonesia 54,329 13,457 54,399 13,845 Japan 175,025 115,941 158,335 89,682 Korea 187,647 69,856 160,140 59,944 Taiwan 145,399 64,495 62,187 36,581 Other Pacific Rim 25,091 9,049 17,496 5,678 South/Central America 562,279 123,612 300,151 81,567 Argentina 6,916 3,666 31,659 11,639 Brazil 456,038 93,500 156,829 36,981 Colombia 3,185 1,451 1,774 948 Venezuela 62,522 15,768 55,902 15,990 Other S/C A 33,618 9,227 53,986 16,010 Other Countries 65,221 28,531 165,044 51,770 India 8,679 5,811 75,822 22,134 South Africa 41,891 15,108 54,800 17,774 Other 14,651 7,612 34,423 11,863 ________________________________________________________________________________ January 2000 Final December 1999 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,485,321 1,050,538 2,595,632 1,107,807 North America 541,426 246,498 505,648 229,199 Canada 336,920 175,782 308,003 158,102 Mexico 204,506 70,716 197,645 71,096 Western Europe 499,489 272,855 526,620 313,179 Euro Area 394,202 208,322 420,446 243,012 European Union 478,882 263,405 485,896 297,900 Austria 2,522 4,448 2,729 4,845 Belgium 9,523 9,222 36,737 21,382 Finland 50,582 12,859 11,133 4,750 France 100,863 59,466 69,738 45,129 Germany 82,165 42,263 178,096 97,815 Italy 29,056 20,221 10,228 13,417 Netherlands 64,508 22,115 59,422 22,124 Spain 34,775 26,711 31,544 22,683 Sweden 20,904 19,747 13,255 20,598 United Kingdom 61,209 34,049 50,943 33,494 Other EU 22,775 12,305 22,072 11,663 European Free Trade Association 7,208 6,073 2,761 2,805 Norway 6,565 4,554 2,116 1,300 Switzerland 642 1,518 646 1,505 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 12,969 2,618 36,133 11,369 Other Western Europe 430 760 1,829 1,106 Eastern Europe/FSR 127,819 40,547 299,262 88,347 Poland 5,600 1,538 3,503 1,491 Former Soviet Republics 91,215 28,125 257,091 74,102 Moldova 7,307 3,436 37,268 10,290 Ukraine 17,783 5,609 21,378 9,075 Russia 47,787 15,358 151,727 42,353 Other FSR 18,338 3,723 46,718 12,383 Other EE 31,003 10,884 38,668 12,753 Pacific Rim Countries 950,540 387,106 839,537 352,168 Australia 68,966 13,580 48,863 10,483 China 98,508 31,644 59,831 20,472 Indonesia 55,090 18,110 37,666 9,500 Japan 380,047 193,000 389,329 200,878 Korea 274,534 94,808 216,313 74,284 Taiwan 62,899 31,350 58,961 27,297 Other Pacific Rim 10,498 4,613 28,574 9,253 South/Central America 272,013 73,822 320,681 89,102 Argentina 21,913 8,768 12,696 6,248 Brazil 187,057 46,935 228,663 58,781 Colombia 1,654 776 809 436 Venezuela 27,442 7,775 54,505 15,900 Other S/C A 33,947 9,568 24,007 7,737 Other Countries 94,034 29,709 103,883 35,812 India 38,201 10,409 31,745 8,722 South Africa 43,206 13,570 38,827 14,682 Other 12,627 5,730 33,311 12,408 CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. NOTE: For information on more detailed data available, please see record titled "MORE DETAILED FOREIGN TRADE DATA AVAILABLE."