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 August Final July Final Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,315,900 1,403,241 3,210,766 1,406,642 North America 636,237 303,920 635,975 298,842 Canada 391,036 207,591 367,435 192,350 Mexico 245,202 96,329 268,540 106,492 Western Europe 748,688 429,880 747,520 425,808 Euro Area 579,430 341,621 562,949 321,334 European Union 649,408 399,681 653,992 394,007 Austria 16,450 15,078 10,667 10,346 Belgium 31,490 23,045 64,462 37,082 Finland 23,291 7,171 13,792 6,304 France 74,738 53,360 88,863 56,190 Germany 204,677 120,301 196,676 104,744 Italy 39,288 33,197 52,521 36,235 Netherlands 94,568 35,037 62,464 23,645 Spain 59,964 36,947 49,935 35,647 Sweden 9,084 15,541 17,597 28,097 United Kingdom 59,702 41,328 61,883 38,624 Other EU 36,155 18,677 35,130 17,093 European Free Trade Association 12,797 6,562 26,926 10,760 Norway 4,257 2,141 12,486 3,755 Switzerland 778 1,726 867 2,049 Other EFTA 7,762 2,696 13,574 4,955 Turkey 78,322 19,581 42,575 12,614 Other Western Europe 8,161 4,055 24,026 8,426 Eastern Europe/FSR 507,438 136,001 484,299 127,254 Poland 10,140 3,795 17,327 9,452 Former Soviet Republics 442,974 112,564 397,578 95,806 Moldova 31,171 7,112 17,096 3,658 Ukraine 205,431 43,072 157,143 33,677 Russia 143,651 45,570 158,563 43,790 Other FSR 62,721 16,809 64,776 14,681 Other EE 54,324 19,643 69,394 21,997 Pacific Rim Countries 689,026 309,082 843,300 369,275 Australia 68,820 18,776 67,846 19,670 China 201,984 62,675 215,559 69,005 Indonesia 29,452 7,852 5,905 3,349 Japan 127,081 89,786 204,032 113,277 Korea 192,116 87,107 203,922 87,167 Taiwan 60,012 38,342 110,163 60,908 Other Pacific Rim 9,561 4,545 35,874 15,898 South/Central America 494,500 143,447 341,042 112,546 Argentina 46,690 18,176 57,920 25,261 Brazil 375,211 102,656 227,830 67,660 Colombia 2,840 1,822 3,904 2,101 Venezuela 30,448 9,065 21,858 8,048 Other S/C A 39,311 11,727 29,529 9,476 Other Countries 240,010 80,911 158,631 72,917 India 124,199 40,337 33,583 17,092 South Africa 27,486 12,629 62,197 34,077 Other 88,324 27,945 62,851 21,748 ________________________________________________________________________________ 1999 Data Countries and August Final July Final Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,963,420 1,081,593 2,996,848 1,083,974 North America 655,136 274,305 690,844 280,658 Canada 377,320 188,890 362,528 179,527 Mexico 277,816 85,414 328,316 101,130 Western Europe 535,223 299,473 582,914 303,443 Euro Area 425,785 237,615 458,213 232,147 European Union 490,523 285,851 523,280 286,366 Austria 3,786 7,588 7,577 6,914 Belgium 38,596 19,944 38,244 22,138 Finland 14,516 5,113 12,436 4,478 France 78,597 53,719 81,713 45,823 Germany 121,935 68,138 174,797 80,673 Italy 15,734 14,806 15,168 14,620 Netherlands 69,318 22,815 73,584 25,184 Spain 61,477 35,327 44,288 26,725 Sweden 15,884 17,198 13,445 21,572 United Kingdom 48,351 30,498 40,855 28,332 Other EU 22,328 10,705 21,172 9,907 European Free Trade Association 5,900 4,323 4,012 4,081 Norway 4,219 2,277 3,356 1,857 Switzerland 1,681 2,046 656 2,225 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 37,737 7,956 54,703 11,651 Other Western Europe 1,063 1,343 919 1,345 Eastern Europe/FSR 408,732 85,669 431,686 88,750 Poland 362 340 6,045 1,463 Former Soviet Republics 334,770 68,320 381,746 75,857 Moldova 46,425 8,783 58,193 12,549 Ukraine 116,592 19,923 137,072 20,516 Russia 111,735 27,542 117,876 29,173 Other FSR 60,018 12,071 68,605 13,618 Other EE 73,600 17,009 43,895 11,430 Pacific Rim Countries 775,068 282,270 784,470 280,390 Australia 79,813 17,012 64,831 12,947 China 75,424 21,828 21,924 7,968 Indonesia 82,278 16,838 59,620 12,444 Japan 289,842 128,192 243,775 111,964 Korea 156,154 58,202 243,370 81,111 Taiwan 71,056 33,435 131,404 47,907 Other Pacific Rim 20,501 6,762 19,545 6,050 South/Central America 460,451 99,390 420,251 102,441 Argentina 32,870 10,488 59,417 14,790 Brazil 371,827 73,508 280,703 64,435 Colombia 2,021 885 1,731 912 Venezuela 32,488 8,563 52,092 13,469 Other S/C A 21,246 5,947 26,307 8,835 Other Countries 128,810 40,486 86,682 28,292 India 33,536 8,292 32,425 8,806 South Africa 75,896 24,952 36,814 13,172 Other 19,378 7,243 17,444 6,314 _______________________________________________________________________________ August Cumulative To Date Countries and 2000 Final 1999 Final Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 24,934,575 10,635,354 21,214,962 8,248,511 North America 5,562,468 2,652,689 5,153,264 2,230,904 Canada 3,373,078 1,808,606 3,077,051 1,551,183 Mexico 2,189,390 844,083 2,076,213 679,721 Western Europe 5,062,375 3,014,456 4,176,865 2,281,808 Euro Area 3,786,457 2,283,096 3,323,118 1,758,215 European Union 4,406,784 2,809,472 3,848,709 2,170,999 Austria 109,257 92,488 52,717 52,644 Belgium 330,511 216,403 220,429 134,093 Finland 125,395 49,395 176,898 54,669 France 551,531 388,123 718,794 406,518 Germany 1,220,460 726,629 993,457 535,129 Italy 322,989 232,879 164,380 127,191 Netherlands 548,386 201,468 497,993 168,647 Spain 378,897 281,812 374,262 215,229 Sweden 124,370 198,473 131,529 168,759 United Kingdom 446,676 303,022 363,446 229,324 Other EU 248,312 118,780 154,806 78,795 European Free Trade Association 127,324 51,563 33,902 31,191 Norway 69,380 19,966 25,990 16,630 Switzerland 5,632 13,858 7,912 14,561 Other EFTA 52,311 17,739 (-) (-) Turkey 438,424 116,002 275,186 65,703 Other Western Europe 89,843 37,420 19,069 13,916 Eastern Europe/FSR 3,523,423 879,247 2,125,411 484,951 Poland 235,412 69,755 77,741 16,745 Former Soviet Republics 2,709,233 644,578 1,675,755 370,636 Moldova 273,592 56,382 227,931 47,725 Ukraine 1,105,090 234,070 397,777 69,935 Russia 862,165 246,596 734,333 190,299 Other FSR 468,385 107,530 315,714 62,678 Other EE 578,777 164,913 371,915 97,570 Pacific Rim Countries 6,088,752 2,623,640 5,824,784 2,273,474 Australia 584,278 148,183 533,301 104,406 China 968,565 318,324 368,106 120,340 Indonesia 258,559 74,717 314,201 76,976 Japan 1,355,848 829,638 2,040,975 1,036,337 Korea 1,832,664 721,197 1,864,679 628,960 Taiwan 912,546 461,714 561,543 259,624 Other Pacific Rim 176,292 69,868 141,980 46,833 South/Central America 3,171,620 889,227 3,149,405 721,958 Argentina 246,031 100,107 288,192 82,067 Brazil 2,388,078 624,809 2,352,850 498,098 Colombia 30,702 15,585 17,268 7,805 Venezuela 298,485 86,811 293,979 76,883 Other S/C A 208,324 61,915 197,116 57,105 Other Countries 1,525,937 576,095 785,233 255,416 India 755,914 260,107 226,389 62,799 South Africa 406,331 175,114 363,080 121,755 Other 363,692 140,874 195,764 70,861 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."