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 July Final June Final Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,210,766 1,406,642 3,035,653 1,355,162 North America 635,975 298,842 687,865 339,288 Canada 367,435 192,350 426,960 230,360 Mexico 268,540 106,492 260,905 108,928 Western Europe 747,520 425,808 606,944 374,821 Euro Area 562,949 321,334 430,349 272,022 European Union 653,992 394,007 513,881 345,602 Austria 10,667 10,346 13,475 12,365 Belgium 64,462 37,082 27,017 17,948 Finland 13,792 6,304 3,000 3,695 France 88,863 56,190 83,863 54,662 Germany 196,676 104,744 148,043 90,647 Italy 52,521 36,235 28,594 28,671 Netherlands 62,464 23,645 63,038 23,268 Spain 49,935 35,647 34,603 29,975 Sweden 17,597 28,097 15,955 28,926 United Kingdom 61,883 38,624 55,230 39,271 Other EU 35,130 17,093 41,064 16,174 European Free Trade Association 26,926 10,760 16,470 5,338 Norway 12,486 3,755 15,693 3,434 Switzerland 867 2,049 777 1,904 Other EFTA 13,574 4,955 (-) (-) Turkey 42,575 12,614 75,661 22,262 Other Western Europe 24,026 8,426 933 1,619 Eastern Europe/FSR 484,299 127,254 548,169 145,047 Poland 17,327 9,452 26,099 7,918 Former Soviet Republics 397,578 95,806 433,390 112,030 Moldova 17,096 3,658 68,636 13,953 Ukraine 157,143 33,677 191,887 42,999 Russia 158,563 43,790 140,541 47,559 Other FSR 64,776 14,681 32,327 7,519 Other EE 69,394 21,997 88,679 25,099 Pacific Rim Countries 843,300 369,275 648,890 309,691 Australia 67,846 19,670 50,731 12,799 China 215,559 69,005 64,078 22,825 Indonesia 5,905 3,349 19,745 6,910 Japan 204,032 113,277 154,757 103,658 Korea 203,922 87,167 256,402 105,978 Taiwan 110,163 60,908 73,175 45,367 Other Pacific Rim 35,874 15,898 30,003 12,154 South/Central America 341,042 112,546 260,794 81,568 Argentina 57,920 25,261 24,384 9,062 Brazil 227,830 67,660 197,462 59,410 Colombia 3,904 2,101 3,507 1,719 Venezuela 21,858 8,048 12,637 4,388 Other S/C A 29,529 9,476 22,805 6,989 Other Countries 158,631 72,917 282,991 104,748 India 33,583 17,092 157,582 51,835 South Africa 62,197 34,077 66,388 30,041 Other 62,851 21,748 59,021 22,872 _______________________________________________________________________________ 1999 Data Countries and July Final June Final Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,996,848 1,083,974 2,779,243 1,062,503 North America 690,844 280,658 604,496 278,178 Canada 362,528 179,527 382,376 197,628 Mexico 328,316 101,130 222,121 80,550 Western Europe 582,914 303,443 581,819 302,740 Euro Area 458,213 232,147 477,198 233,836 European Union 523,280 286,366 534,075 285,573 Austria 7,577 6,914 3,715 6,699 Belgium 38,244 22,138 52,759 22,550 Finland 12,436 4,478 25,639 7,566 France 81,713 45,823 96,705 48,591 Germany 174,797 80,673 156,874 78,787 Italy 15,168 14,620 22,905 15,530 Netherlands 73,584 25,184 70,459 24,299 Spain 44,288 26,725 37,819 24,207 Sweden 13,445 21,572 15,185 22,936 United Kingdom 40,855 28,332 40,511 27,651 Other EU 21,172 9,907 11,505 6,756 European Free Trade Association 4,012 4,081 3,614 3,426 Norway 3,356 1,857 2,815 1,574 Switzerland 656 2,225 799 1,852 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 54,703 11,651 43,248 12,314 Other Western Europe 919 1,345 883 1,426 Eastern Europe/FSR 431,686 88,750 359,481 90,431 Poland 6,045 1,463 21,583 4,720 Former Soviet Republics 381,746 75,857 279,017 66,347 Moldova 58,193 12,549 11,474 2,014 Ukraine 137,072 20,516 49,117 8,757 Russia 117,876 29,173 180,005 48,192 Other FSR 68,605 13,618 38,421 7,384 Other EE 43,895 11,430 58,881 19,364 Pacific Rim Countries 784,470 280,390 677,089 260,345 Australia 64,831 12,947 97,393 17,260 China 21,924 7,968 49,757 15,172 Indonesia 59,620 12,444 2,641 1,094 Japan 243,775 111,964 181,991 106,900 Korea 243,370 81,111 257,004 83,602 Taiwan 131,404 47,907 59,300 26,911 Other Pacific Rim 19,545 6,050 29,003 9,406 South/Central America 420,251 102,441 493,863 105,647 Argentina 59,417 14,790 41,934 13,020 Brazil 280,703 64,435 405,349 77,898 Colombia 1,731 912 2,478 991 Venezuela 52,092 13,469 31,718 9,702 Other S/C A 26,307 8,835 12,384 4,036 Other Countries 86,682 28,292 62,495 25,163 India 32,425 8,806 6,022 4,986 South Africa 36,814 13,172 18,177 7,691 Other 17,444 6,314 38,296 12,486 ______________________________________________________________________________ July Cumulative To Date Countries and 2000 Final 1999 Final Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 21,618,675 9,232,112 18,251,543 7,166,918 North America 4,926,231 2,348,769 4,498,128 1,956,600 Canada 2,982,042 1,601,014 2,699,731 1,362,293 Mexico 1,944,189 747,754 1,798,397 594,307 Western Europe 4,313,687 2,584,576 3,641,643 1,982,335 Euro Area 3,207,027 1,941,474 2,897,333 1,520,600 European Union 3,757,376 2,409,791 3,358,187 1,885,148 Austria 92,806 77,409 48,930 45,056 Belgium 299,021 193,358 181,832 114,148 Finland 102,104 42,224 162,383 49,556 France 476,793 334,764 640,196 352,799 Germany 1,015,783 606,328 871,522 466,992 Italy 283,701 199,683 148,646 112,385 Netherlands 453,818 166,431 428,675 145,832 Spain 318,933 244,865 312,785 179,901 Sweden 115,286 182,932 115,645 151,562 United Kingdom 386,974 261,694 315,095 198,826 Other EU 212,157 100,104 132,478 68,090 European Free Trade Association 114,527 45,000 28,002 26,868 Norway 65,123 17,826 21,771 14,353 Switzerland 4,855 12,132 6,231 12,515 Other EFTA 44,549 15,042 (-) (-) Turkey 360,101 96,420 237,448 57,746 Other Western Europe 81,682 33,365 18,006 12,573 Eastern Europe/FSR 3,015,984 743,245 1,716,679 399,282 Poland 225,273 65,961 77,379 16,405 Former Soviet Republics 2,266,259 532,014 1,340,985 302,316 Moldova 242,421 49,269 181,506 38,941 Ukraine 899,659 190,997 281,185 50,012 Russia 718,514 201,026 622,599 162,756 Other FSR 405,665 90,721 255,696 50,607 Other EE 524,453 145,270 298,314 80,561 Pacific Rim Countries 5,399,725 2,314,558 5,049,716 1,991,204 Australia 515,458 129,407 453,488 87,393 China 766,580 255,649 292,681 98,512 Indonesia 229,107 66,865 231,923 60,138 Japan 1,228,767 739,853 1,751,133 908,145 Korea 1,640,549 634,090 1,708,525 570,757 Taiwan 852,534 423,372 490,487 226,188 Other Pacific Rim 166,731 65,323 121,479 40,070 South/Central America 2,677,120 745,780 2,688,954 622,568 Argentina 199,341 81,931 255,322 71,580 Brazil 2,012,867 522,153 1,981,023 424,590 Colombia 27,862 13,763 15,247 6,919 Venezuela 268,037 77,745 261,491 68,320 Other S/C A 169,014 50,188 175,870 51,159 Other Countries 1,285,927 495,184 656,423 214,930 India 631,715 219,769 192,853 54,508 South Africa 378,845 162,485 287,184 96,804 Other 275,368 112,930 176,386 63,618 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."