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. 2000 Data Countries and March Final February Final Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,919,830 1,295,611 3,160,184 1,249,557 North America 698,903 352,242 739,244 335,192 Canada 471,856 257,981 404,414 220,633 Mexico 227,047 94,261 334,831 114,559 Western Europe 647,229 385,366 561,575 322,848 Euro Area 468,628 286,505 433,788 246,400 European Union 536,856 353,189 501,186 303,620 Austria 18,015 11,370 8,954 8,399 Belgium 58,521 38,962 27,697 19,992 Finland 18,258 6,761 3,394 3,728 France 63,113 49,959 71,324 47,144 Germany 127,432 82,563 138,268 74,233 Italy 38,510 22,996 64,639 31,435 Netherlands 50,454 18,089 60,851 21,510 Spain 66,363 42,022 37,932 29,959 Sweden 15,884 27,111 13,696 23,409 United Kingdom 50,902 38,268 49,117 31,328 Other EU 29,404 15,087 25,313 12,481 European Free Trade Association 27,008 9,475 1,550 1,873 Norway 12,898 3,051 978 487 Switzerland 733 2,117 571 1,386 Other EFTA 13,377 4,307 (-) (-) Turkey 71,090 17,439 37,381 9,232 Other Western Europe 12,275 5,263 21,459 8,123 Eastern Europe/FSR 361,014 82,355 381,268 88,300 Poland 66,375 14,514 25,471 6,040 Former Soviet Republics 214,921 47,943 257,223 56,576 Moldova 19,610 3,846 29,188 5,676 Ukraine 85,285 18,011 116,314 23,915 Russia 20,641 6,664 64,387 16,601 Other FSR 89,385 19,422 47,334 10,384 Other EE 79,718 19,898 98,574 25,684 Pacific Rim Countries 702,419 313,891 869,073 330,571 Australia 15,522 5,168 95,861 23,649 China 99,349 28,373 85,187 31,333 Indonesia 29,826 10,050 91,851 23,785 Japan 183,686 114,401 147,086 85,301 Korea 256,937 93,731 275,170 93,140 Taiwan 97,767 55,158 146,647 64,497 Other Pacific Rim 19,331 7,009 27,272 8,865 South/Central America 361,927 100,892 477,399 127,297 Argentina 19,452 7,312 38,461 13,408 Brazil 264,058 71,371 362,742 92,536 Colombia 3,660 2,035 3,973 1,782 Venezuela 55,290 14,686 48,986 12,938 Other S/C A 19,466 5,488 23,237 6,633 Other Countries 148,338 60,865 131,624 45,348 India 61,053 23,207 61,966 20,154 South Africa 56,977 23,303 45,937 14,941 Other 30,307 14,355 23,721 10,253 _______________________________________________________________________________ 2000 Data Countries and March Final February Final Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,600,963 1,041,424 2,033,924 864,713 North America 697,631 310,039 544,714 251,607 Canada 442,130 220,983 358,248 184,761 Mexico 255,501 89,056 186,465 66,845 Western Europe 478,373 264,979 417,297 244,874 Euro Area 375,149 196,187 338,483 191,637 European Union 435,447 250,252 398,272 234,604 Austria 20,441 9,355 1,839 4,492 Belgium 10,100 11,170 11,440 11,903 Finland 30,104 8,268 2,985 2,264 France 67,169 40,999 109,261 59,062 Germany 77,329 48,305 107,365 60,041 Italy 25,364 16,612 13,130 10,958 Netherlands 71,560 19,102 35,648 13,610 Spain 58,297 35,119 41,358 21,310 Sweden 14,184 21,740 13,759 20,027 United Kingdom 40,203 29,624 45,243 22,281 Other EU 20,696 9,958 16,245 8,655 European Free Trade Association 5,543 4,271 1,517 3,774 Norway 3,229 1,770 830 1,794 Switzerland 2,314 2,501 687 1,981 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 32,060 7,716 8,682 2,921 Other Western Europe 5,322 2,741 8,827 3,574 Eastern Europe/FSR 165,162 39,764 165,483 42,576 Poland 226 92 21,265 3,497 Former Soviet Republics 123,684 28,486 111,432 31,014 Moldova 51,591 9,712 19,577 3,506 Ukraine 156 127 6,336 3,513 Russia 37,864 12,196 56,310 17,177 Other FSR 34,073 6,452 29,209 6,818 Other EE 41,252 11,186 32,786 8,065 Pacific Rim Countries 727,094 300,564 546,790 232,072 Australia 44,550 10,468 15,779 3,930 China 5,325 4,223 36,515 11,713 Indonesia 63,253 15,115 12,122 3,875 Japan 264,186 145,172 189,827 106,397 Korea 273,599 89,469 247,170 82,533 Taiwan 55,877 27,913 31,661 20,566 Other Pacific Rim 20,305 8,204 13,717 3,058 South/Central America 381,305 80,403 298,814 69,927 Argentina 20,809 7,031 16,109 6,331 Brazil 316,172 60,881 204,863 43,187 Colombia 2,270 1,299 437 320 Venezuela 25,538 6,268 50,108 12,091 Other S/C A 16,516 4,924 27,296 7,999 Other Countries 151,398 45,675 60,826 23,657 India 41,910 10,205 1,891 2,038 South Africa 67,392 22,381 29,979 10,685 Other 42,096 13,089 28,955 10,933 ________________________________________________________________________________ March Cumulative To Date Countries and 2000 Final 1999 Final Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 8,862,538 3,677,034 7,120,208 2,956,676 North America 2,059,521 986,089 1,783,771 808,144 Canada 1,286,885 690,011 1,137,298 581,526 Mexico 772,636 296,077 646,473 226,617 Western Europe 1,671,215 1,001,963 1,395,159 782,709 Euro Area 1,263,913 757,990 1,107,834 596,146 European Union 1,463,370 938,135 1,312,601 748,260 Austria 40,525 32,009 24,802 18,295 Belgium 109,611 77,515 31,062 32,295 Finland 54,241 19,869 83,671 23,391 France 184,859 137,993 277,293 159,526 Germany 360,007 223,415 266,860 150,609 Italy 125,446 74,820 67,549 47,791 Netherlands 191,081 67,388 171,717 54,827 Spain 131,683 92,586 134,430 83,140 Sweden 45,804 75,057 48,848 61,514 United Kingdom 146,701 100,277 146,655 85,954 Other EU 73,412 37,206 59,715 30,918 European Free Trade Association 32,361 14,426 14,267 14,118 Norway 17,265 5,387 10,624 8,118 Switzerland 1,719 4,732 3,643 6,000 Other EFTA 13,377 4,307 (-) (-) Turkey 141,380 35,472 53,711 13,255 Other Western Europe 34,103 13,930 14,580 7,076 Eastern Europe/FSR 1,053,766 243,417 458,464 122,887 Poland 114,541 27,066 27,091 5,126 Former Soviet Republics 689,198 152,916 326,332 87,625 Moldova 64,894 12,635 78,476 16,654 Ukraine 224,902 48,198 24,274 9,249 Russia 191,419 47,734 141,961 44,731 Other FSR 207,983 44,349 81,621 16,992 Other EE 250,027 63,436 105,042 30,135 Pacific Rim Countries 2,331,248 959,020 2,224,424 919,742 Australia 213,537 49,106 129,294 27,978 China 254,645 81,179 140,347 47,581 Indonesia 176,007 47,292 130,465 37,100 Japan 505,798 315,644 834,059 444,569 Korea 719,754 256,727 795,302 266,810 Taiwan 389,812 184,149 150,436 79,829 Other Pacific Rim 71,695 24,923 44,519 15,875 South/Central America 1,401,605 351,801 952,132 224,153 Argentina 64,829 24,386 58,831 22,130 Brazil 1,082,839 257,408 708,093 151,002 Colombia 10,817 5,268 4,361 2,395 Venezuela 166,798 43,391 103,088 26,134 Other S/C A 76,322 21,348 77,759 22,491 Other Countries 345,183 134,744 306,258 99,042 India 131,699 49,172 82,002 22,652 South Africa 144,805 53,352 140,577 46,637 Other 68,679 32,220 83,679 29,753 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 more information on more detailed data available, please see record titled "MORE DETAILED FOREIGN TRADE DATA AVAILABLE."