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 April Final March Final Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,423,190 1,388,472 2,919,830 1,295,611 North America 768,726 349,626 698,903 352,242 Canada 420,852 229,853 471,856 257,981 Mexico 347,875 119,773 227,047 94,261 Western Europe 597,338 349,827 647,229 385,366 Euro Area 399,503 252,811 468,628 286,505 European Union 487,493 322,406 536,856 353,189 Austria 10,478 9,521 18,015 11,370 Belgium 32,028 22,088 58,521 38,962 Finland 14,959 5,401 18,258 6,761 France 54,800 38,658 63,113 49,959 Germany 146,992 90,444 127,432 82,563 Italy 41,042 29,121 38,510 22,996 Netherlands 53,240 20,842 50,454 18,089 Spain 29,214 28,506 66,363 42,022 Sweden 19,773 25,273 15,884 27,111 United Kingdom 55,618 38,937 50,902 38,268 Other EU 29,349 13,614 29,404 15,087 European Free Trade Association 36,230 11,563 27,008 9,475 Norway 17,992 4,356 12,898 3,051 Switzerland 639 1,428 733 2,117 Other EFTA 17,599 5,780 13,377 4,307 Turkey 72,660 14,715 71,090 17,439 Other Western Europe 956 1,142 12,275 5,263 Eastern Europe/FSR 531,618 125,308 361,014 82,355 Poland 5,496 4,806 66,375 14,514 Former Soviet Republics 469,311 103,300 214,921 47,943 Moldova 58,179 11,931 19,610 3,846 Ukraine 217,716 40,829 85,285 18,011 Russia 154,672 41,977 20,641 6,664 Other FSR 38,745 8,564 89,385 19,422 Other EE 56,810 17,201 79,718 19,898 Pacific Rim Countries 800,156 342,873 702,419 313,891 Australia 107,427 26,117 15,522 5,168 China 77,253 29,360 99,349 28,373 Indonesia 23,970 7,581 29,826 10,050 Japan 163,871 98,688 183,686 114,401 Korea 238,551 100,213 256,937 93,731 Taiwan 168,122 72,345 97,767 55,158 Other Pacific Rim 20,963 8,569 19,331 7,009 South/Central America 407,895 114,248 361,927 100,892 Argentina 17,273 6,852 19,452 7,312 Brazil 327,836 85,681 264,058 71,371 Colombia 5,517 2,571 3,660 2,035 Venezuela 44,143 15,114 55,290 14,686 Other S/C A 13,128 4,030 19,466 5,488 Other Countries 317,457 106,590 148,338 60,865 India 218,431 67,679 61,053 23,207 South Africa 69,360 25,490 56,977 23,303 Other 29,665 13,421 30,307 14,355 ________________________________________________________________________________ 1999 Data Countries and April Final March Final Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,301,768 951,831 2,600,963 1,041,424 North America 640,504 283,031 697,631 310,039 Canada 415,801 204,466 442,130 220,983 Mexico 224,703 78,565 255,501 89,056 Western Europe 511,290 289,457 478,373 264,979 Euro Area 423,386 229,354 375,149 196,187 European Union 476,201 277,985 435,447 250,252 Austria 9,153 5,875 20,441 9,355 Belgium 42,556 20,917 10,100 11,170 Finland 21,724 7,614 30,104 8,268 France 93,326 52,604 67,169 40,999 Germany 144,490 82,656 77,329 48,305 Italy 21,768 16,774 25,364 16,612 Netherlands 57,173 21,148 71,560 19,102 Spain 16,184 12,652 58,297 35,119 Sweden 11,774 20,074 14,184 21,740 United Kingdom 40,136 27,917 40,203 29,624 Other EU 17,918 9,753 20,696 9,958 European Free Trade Association 3,439 2,989 5,543 4,271 Norway 2,786 1,553 3,229 1,770 Switzerland 653 1,436 2,314 2,501 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 31,102 7,396 32,060 7,716 Other Western Europe 547 1,087 5,322 2,741 Eastern Europe/FSR 145,821 32,195 165,162 39,764 Poland 19,254 4,027 226 92 Former Soviet Republics 88,298 20,266 123,684 28,486 Moldova 15,783 2,915 51,591 9,712 Ukraine 11,027 2,184 156 127 Russia 23,403 8,210 37,864 12,196 Other FSR 38,085 6,958 34,073 6,452 Other EE 38,269 7,902 41,252 11,186 Pacific Rim Countries 629,034 244,346 727,094 300,564 Australia 99,979 17,054 44,550 10,468 China 49,434 15,016 5,325 4,223 Indonesia 11,643 2,763 63,253 15,115 Japan 197,137 106,568 264,186 145,172 Korea 163,420 58,057 273,599 89,469 Taiwan 92,116 40,347 55,877 27,913 Other Pacific Rim 15,305 4,541 20,305 8,204 South/Central America 288,109 74,177 381,305 80,403 Argentina 11,160 4,040 20,809 7,031 Brazil 209,925 52,676 316,172 60,881 Colombia 3,826 1,423 2,270 1,299 Venezuela 34,605 8,624 25,538 6,268 Other S/C A 28,593 7,414 16,516 4,924 Other Countries 87,010 28,626 151,398 45,675 India 32,919 9,017 41,910 10,205 South Africa 43,621 14,307 67,392 22,381 Other 10,470 5,302 42,096 13,089 _______________________________________________________________________________ April Cumulative To Date Countries and 2000 Final 1999 Final Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 12,285,728 5,065,505 9,421,975 3,908,507 North America 2,828,248 1,335,714 2,424,275 1,091,175 Canada 1,707,736 919,864 1,553,100 785,992 Mexico 1,120,511 415,850 871,175 305,182 Western Europe 2,268,553 1,351,790 1,906,448 1,072,166 Euro Area 1,663,416 1,010,801 1,531,220 825,499 European Union 1,950,863 1,260,541 1,788,802 1,026,245 Austria 51,003 41,530 33,955 24,170 Belgium 141,639 99,603 73,619 53,212 Finland 69,201 25,270 105,395 31,005 France 239,659 176,651 370,618 212,130 Germany 506,999 313,859 411,350 233,265 Italy 166,488 103,941 89,317 64,565 Netherlands 244,321 88,230 228,890 75,975 Spain 160,896 121,092 150,614 95,792 Sweden 65,578 100,330 60,622 81,588 United Kingdom 202,319 139,214 186,791 113,871 Other EU 102,760 50,820 77,633 40,671 European Free Trade Association 68,591 25,989 17,706 17,106 Norway 35,257 9,742 13,410 9,671 Switzerland 2,358 6,160 4,296 7,436 Other EFTA 30,976 10,087 (-) (-) Turkey 214,040 50,187 84,813 20,651 Other Western Europe 35,059 15,072 15,127 8,163 Eastern Europe/FSR 1,585,384 368,725 604,285 155,081 Poland 120,037 31,872 46,345 9,153 Former Soviet Republics 1,158,509 256,216 414,629 107,891 Moldova 123,073 24,567 94,259 19,569 Ukraine 442,617 89,027 35,302 11,433 Russia 346,091 89,710 165,363 52,941 Other FSR 246,728 52,912 119,706 23,949 Other EE 306,837 80,637 143,311 38,037 Pacific Rim Countries 3,131,403 1,301,892 2,853,458 1,164,088 Australia 320,964 75,223 229,274 45,032 China 331,899 110,539 189,781 62,597 Indonesia 199,976 54,873 142,108 39,863 Japan 669,669 414,332 1,031,197 551,136 Korea 958,305 356,940 958,722 324,867 Taiwan 557,934 256,495 242,553 120,176 Other Pacific Rim 92,657 33,492 59,824 20,416 South/Central America 1,809,500 466,050 1,240,241 298,330 Argentina 82,102 31,238 69,991 26,170 Brazil 1,410,674 343,089 918,017 203,678 Colombia 16,334 7,839 8,187 3,818 Venezuela 210,941 58,506 137,693 34,758 Other S/C A 89,449 25,378 106,352 29,905 Other Countries 662,640 241,334 393,268 127,668 India 350,130 116,851 114,921 31,668 South Africa 214,165 78,842 184,198 60,944 Other 98,345 45,641 94,149 35,055 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."