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 May Final April Final Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,086,527 1,404,803 3,423,190 1,388,472 North America 774,143 374,924 768,726 349,626 Canada 479,911 258,441 420,852 229,853 Mexico 294,232 116,484 347,875 119,773 Western Europe 690,669 432,158 597,338 349,827 Euro Area 550,313 337,318 399,503 252,811 European Union 638,641 409,640 487,493 322,406 Austria 17,662 13,167 10,478 9,521 Belgium 65,903 38,725 32,028 22,088 Finland 16,112 6,956 14,959 5,401 France 64,408 47,260 54,800 38,658 Germany 164,064 97,078 146,992 90,444 Italy 36,098 30,837 41,042 29,121 Netherlands 83,996 31,287 53,240 20,842 Spain 73,498 58,150 29,214 28,506 Sweden 16,156 25,579 19,773 25,273 United Kingdom 67,542 44,585 55,618 38,937 Other EU 33,203 16,016 29,349 13,614 European Free Trade Association 2,540 2,914 36,230 11,563 Norway 1,687 894 17,992 4,356 Switzerland 853 2,020 639 1,428 Other EFTA (-) (-) 17,599 5,780 Turkey 27,825 11,356 72,660 14,715 Other Western Europe 21,663 8,247 956 1,142 Eastern Europe/FSR 398,133 102,219 531,618 125,308 Poland 61,810 16,719 5,496 4,806 Former Soviet Republics 276,781 67,963 469,311 103,300 Moldova 33,616 7,091 58,179 11,931 Ukraine 108,012 25,296 217,716 40,829 Russia 73,319 19,967 154,672 41,977 Other FSR 61,834 15,608 38,745 8,564 Other EE 59,543 17,537 56,810 17,201 Pacific Rim Countries 776,132 333,700 800,156 342,873 Australia 75,918 21,715 107,427 26,117 China 155,045 53,279 77,253 29,360 Indonesia 3,480 1,734 23,970 7,581 Japan 200,310 108,586 163,871 98,688 Korea 221,921 84,005 238,551 100,213 Taiwan 111,262 60,603 168,122 72,345 Other Pacific Rim 8,197 3,779 20,963 8,569 South/Central America 265,784 85,616 407,895 114,248 Argentina 34,935 16,369 17,273 6,852 Brazil 176,901 51,993 327,836 85,681 Colombia 4,117 2,104 5,517 2,571 Venezuela 22,601 6,804 44,143 15,114 Other S/C A 27,230 8,345 13,128 4,030 Other Countries 181,665 76,186 317,457 106,590 India 90,420 33,992 218,431 67,679 South Africa 36,094 19,526 69,360 25,490 Other 55,150 22,668 29,665 13,421 ________________________________________________________________________________ 1999 Data Countries and May Final April Final Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,053,476 1,111,935 2,301,768 951,831 North America 778,512 306,589 640,504 283,031 Canada 401,727 199,146 415,801 204,466 Mexico 376,785 107,443 224,703 78,565 Western Europe 570,461 303,987 511,290 289,457 Euro Area 430,702 229,118 423,386 229,354 European Union 512,030 286,965 476,201 277,985 Austria 3,684 7,273 9,153 5,875 Belgium 17,211 16,248 42,556 20,917 Finland 18,912 6,507 21,724 7,614 France 91,160 46,255 93,326 52,604 Germany 128,500 74,266 144,490 82,656 Italy 21,256 17,670 21,768 16,774 Netherlands 55,742 20,374 57,173 21,148 Spain 80,064 33,177 16,184 12,652 Sweden 26,393 25,466 11,774 20,074 United Kingdom 46,938 28,972 40,136 27,917 Other EU 22,169 10,755 17,918 9,753 European Free Trade Association 2,670 2,254 3,439 2,989 Norway 2,189 1,251 2,786 1,553 Switzerland 480 1,003 653 1,436 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 54,685 13,130 31,102 7,396 Other Western Europe 1,077 1,639 547 1,087 Eastern Europe/FSR 321,227 65,020 145,821 32,195 Poland 3,406 1,069 19,254 4,027 Former Soviet Republics 265,592 52,221 88,298 20,266 Moldova 17,580 4,810 15,783 2,915 Ukraine 59,694 9,306 11,027 2,184 Russia 159,354 32,450 23,403 8,210 Other FSR 28,964 5,655 38,085 6,958 Other EE 52,228 11,730 38,269 7,902 Pacific Rim Countries 734,700 286,381 629,034 244,346 Australia 61,990 12,155 99,979 17,054 China 31,219 12,774 49,434 15,016 Indonesia 27,555 6,737 11,643 2,763 Japan 294,171 138,145 197,137 106,568 Korea 249,428 81,178 163,420 58,057 Taiwan 57,230 31,194 92,116 40,347 Other Pacific Rim 13,107 4,198 15,305 4,541 South/Central America 534,599 116,150 288,109 74,177 Argentina 83,980 17,599 11,160 4,040 Brazil 376,954 78,580 209,925 52,676 Colombia 2,851 1,198 3,826 1,423 Venezuela 39,987 10,391 34,605 8,624 Other S/C A 30,827 8,382 28,593 7,414 Other Countries 113,978 33,807 87,010 28,626 India 39,485 9,048 32,919 9,017 South Africa 47,995 14,996 43,621 14,307 Other 26,497 9,763 10,470 5,302 ________________________________________________________________________________ May Cumulative To Date Countries and 2000 Final 1999 Final Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 15,372,255 6,470,309 12,475,452 5,020,442 North America 3,602,391 1,710,639 3,202,787 1,397,764 Canada 2,187,647 1,178,305 1,954,827 985,138 Mexico 1,414,744 532,334 1,247,960 412,626 Western Europe 2,959,223 1,783,948 2,476,909 1,376,153 Euro Area 2,213,729 1,348,119 1,961,922 1,054,618 European Union 2,589,504 1,670,182 2,300,832 1,313,210 Austria 68,664 54,698 37,639 31,444 Belgium 207,542 138,328 90,829 69,460 Finland 85,312 32,226 124,307 37,512 France 304,067 223,912 461,778 258,385 Germany 671,064 410,937 539,851 307,531 Italy 202,586 134,777 110,573 82,236 Netherlands 328,317 119,517 284,631 96,349 Spain 234,394 179,243 230,678 128,969 Sweden 81,733 125,909 87,015 107,053 United Kingdom 269,861 183,799 233,729 142,843 Other EU 135,963 66,837 99,801 51,427 European Free Trade Association 71,131 28,903 20,376 19,360 Norway 36,944 10,636 15,600 10,922 Switzerland 3,211 8,180 4,776 8,438 Other EFTA 30,976 10,087 (-) (-) Turkey 241,865 61,544 139,497 33,781 Other Western Europe 56,722 23,320 16,204 9,802 Eastern Europe/FSR 1,983,517 470,944 925,512 220,102 Poland 181,847 48,591 49,751 10,223 Former Soviet Republics 1,435,290 324,179 680,222 160,112 Moldova 156,688 31,658 111,839 24,378 Ukraine 550,630 114,322 94,996 20,738 Russia 419,410 109,677 324,718 85,391 Other FSR 308,562 68,521 148,670 29,604 Other EE 366,380 98,174 195,539 49,767 Pacific Rim Countries 3,907,536 1,635,593 3,588,158 1,450,469 Australia 396,882 96,937 291,264 57,187 China 486,944 163,818 221,000 75,371 Indonesia 203,457 56,606 169,662 46,600 Japan 869,978 522,918 1,325,367 689,282 Korea 1,180,225 440,945 1,208,150 406,045 Taiwan 669,195 317,098 299,783 151,370 Other Pacific Rim 100,854 37,271 72,931 24,614 South/Central America 2,075,285 551,666 1,774,840 414,480 Argentina 117,037 47,608 153,971 43,769 Brazil 1,587,575 395,082 1,294,971 282,258 Colombia 20,451 9,943 11,038 5,016 Venezuela 233,542 65,310 177,681 45,149 Other S/C A 116,680 33,723 137,179 38,288 Other Countries 844,305 317,520 507,246 161,474 India 440,551 150,843 154,406 40,716 South Africa 250,259 98,367 232,193 75,940 Other 153,495 68,309 120,646 44,818 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."