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. September 2000 August 2000 Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,709,102 1,174,106 3,315,900 1,403,241 North America 559,062 276,192 636,237 303,920 Canada 375,330 199,131 391,036 207,591 Mexico 183,732 77,061 245,202 96,329 Western Europe 556,109 315,755 748,688 429,880 Euro Area 445,377 247,294 579,430 341,621 European Union 491,438 292,654 649,408 399,681 Austria 7,763 8,659 16,450 15,078 Belgium 47,949 29,492 31,490 23,045 Finland 10,270 3,803 23,291 7,171 France 103,711 48,835 74,738 53,360 Germany 109,319 79,258 204,677 120,301 Italy 47,210 27,769 39,288 33,197 Netherlands 74,860 26,684 94,568 35,037 Spain 24,443 12,705 59,964 36,947 Sweden 8,530 16,938 9,084 15,541 United Kingdom 32,221 26,572 59,702 41,328 Other EU 25,164 11,939 36,155 18,677 European Free Trade Association 3,058 2,626 12,797 6,562 Norway 2,268 1,093 4,257 2,141 Switzerland 790 1,533 778 1,726 Other EFTA (-) (-) 7,762 2,696 Turkey 60,114 19,116 78,322 19,581 Other Western Europe 1,498 1,360 8,161 4,055 Eastern Europe/FSR 471,667 114,590 507,438 136,001 Poland 13,219 3,397 10,140 3,795 Former Soviet Republics 412,325 97,584 442,974 112,564 Moldova 60,028 13,887 31,171 7,112 Ukraine 170,373 37,115 205,431 43,072 Russia 150,362 40,123 143,651 45,570 Other FSR 31,562 6,459 62,721 16,809 Other EE 46,123 13,609 54,324 19,643 Pacific Rim Countries 602,160 297,098 689,026 309,082 Australia 65,732 16,705 68,820 18,776 China 80,098 31,304 201,984 62,675 Indonesia 30,088 11,463 29,452 7,852 Japan 190,856 119,861 127,081 89,786 Korea 125,566 59,046 192,116 87,107 Taiwan 81,899 50,100 60,012 38,342 Other Pacific Rim 27,920 8,620 9,561 4,545 South/Central America 389,170 119,097 494,500 143,447 Argentina 19,735 8,160 46,690 18,176 Brazil 317,620 89,804 375,211 102,656 Colombia 6,862 3,568 2,840 1,822 Venezuela 30,742 12,576 30,448 9,065 Other S/C A 14,211 4,990 39,311 11,727 Other Countries 130,934 51,374 240,010 80,911 India 51,698 19,036 124,199 40,337 South Africa 44,384 19,487 27,486 12,629 Other 34,851 12,851 88,324 27,945 _______________________________________________________________________________ September 1999 August 1999 Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,822,445 1,046,054 2,963,420 1,081,593 North America 664,422 288,168 655,136 274,305 Canada 375,988 196,366 377,320 188,890 Mexico 288,434 91,801 277,816 85,414 Western Europe 484,695 261,707 535,223 299,473 Euro Area 403,699 199,813 425,785 237,615 European Union 460,443 251,449 490,523 285,851 Austria 3,115 3,779 3,786 7,588 Belgium 48,455 22,034 38,596 19,944 Finland 10,138 4,048 14,516 5,113 France 55,057 27,729 78,597 53,719 Germany 150,703 75,572 121,935 68,138 Italy 17,112 13,048 15,734 14,806 Netherlands 71,200 23,739 69,318 22,815 Spain 35,970 24,086 61,477 35,327 Sweden 9,308 17,399 15,884 17,198 United Kingdom 44,106 32,464 48,351 30,498 Other EU 15,279 7,550 22,328 10,705 European Free Trade Association 3,109 3,468 5,900 4,323 Norway 2,260 1,249 4,219 2,277 Switzerland 807 2,204 1,681 2,046 Other EFTA 42 16 (-) (-) Turkey 20,134 5,554 37,737 7,956 Other Western Europe 1,010 1,235 1,063 1,343 Eastern Europe/FSR 423,027 93,388 408,732 85,669 Poland 12,220 2,582 362 340 Former Soviet Republics 327,638 70,588 334,770 68,320 Moldova 23,146 4,256 46,425 8,783 Ukraine 96,229 18,419 116,592 19,923 Russia 123,794 29,653 111,735 27,542 Other FSR 84,470 18,260 60,018 12,071 Other EE 83,168 20,217 73,600 17,009 Pacific Rim Countries 699,337 269,043 775,068 282,270 Australia 51,112 9,898 79,813 17,012 China 64,650 18,326 75,424 21,828 Indonesia 51,683 10,543 82,278 16,838 Japan 201,805 111,267 289,842 128,192 Korea 222,248 72,530 156,154 58,202 Taiwan 85,419 39,886 71,056 33,435 Other Pacific Rim 22,419 6,593 20,501 6,762 South/Central America 428,597 99,021 460,451 99,390 Argentina 20,188 6,755 32,870 10,488 Brazil 290,616 60,162 371,827 73,508 Colombia 1,503 585 2,021 885 Venezuela 57,801 15,501 32,488 8,563 Other S/C A 58,489 16,018 21,246 5,947 Other Countries 122,367 34,727 128,810 40,486 India 62,066 15,069 33,536 8,292 South Africa 44,686 14,059 75,896 24,952 Other 15,615 5,599 19,378 7,243 ________________________________________________________________________________ September Cumulative To Date 2000 Final 1999 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 27,643,677 11,809,459 24,037,407 9,294,566 North America 6,121,530 2,928,881 5,817,686 2,519,072 Canada 3,748,408 2,007,737 3,453,039 1,747,550 Mexico 2,373,123 921,144 2,364,647 771,522 Western Europe 5,618,484 3,330,211 4,661,561 2,543,515 Euro Area 4,231,833 2,530,390 3,726,817 1,958,029 European Union 4,898,223 3,102,125 4,309,152 2,422,447 Austria 117,020 101,147 55,831 56,423 Belgium 378,460 245,895 268,884 156,127 Finland 135,665 53,198 187,037 58,718 France 655,242 436,958 773,850 434,247 Germany 1,329,779 805,887 1,144,159 610,701 Italy 370,199 260,648 181,492 140,239 Netherlands 623,246 228,152 569,193 192,386 Spain 403,340 294,517 410,232 239,314 Sweden 132,899 215,411 140,837 186,159 United Kingdom 478,897 329,594 407,552 261,788 Other EU 273,476 130,719 170,085 86,345 European Free Trade Association 130,382 54,189 37,010 34,659 Norway 71,648 21,059 28,249 17,879 Switzerland 6,422 15,391 8,719 16,765 Other EFTA 52,311 17,739 42 16 Turkey 498,538 135,117 295,320 71,257 Other Western Europe 91,341 38,780 20,079 15,151 Eastern Europe/FSR 3,995,090 993,836 2,548,438 578,339 Poland 248,631 73,152 89,961 19,328 Former Soviet Republics 3,121,558 742,162 2,003,393 441,224 Moldova 333,620 70,269 251,077 51,981 Ukraine 1,275,463 271,184 494,005 88,354 Russia 1,012,528 286,719 858,127 219,952 Other FSR 499,947 113,990 400,185 80,938 Other EE 624,900 178,522 455,083 117,787 Pacific Rim Countries 6,690,912 2,920,739 6,524,121 2,542,518 Australia 650,011 164,887 584,413 114,304 China 1,048,663 349,628 432,755 138,666 Indonesia 288,647 86,180 365,884 87,518 Japan 1,546,705 949,500 2,242,780 1,147,604 Korea 1,958,231 780,243 2,086,928 701,490 Taiwan 994,445 511,814 646,962 299,510 Other Pacific Rim 204,212 78,487 164,400 53,425 South/Central America 3,560,791 1,008,323 3,578,002 820,979 Argentina 265,766 108,267 308,380 88,822 Brazil 2,705,698 714,613 2,643,466 558,260 Colombia 37,564 19,153 18,771 8,390 Venezuela 329,227 99,387 351,779 92,385 Other S/C A 222,535 66,904 255,605 73,123 Other Countries 1,656,871 627,469 907,600 290,143 India 807,613 279,143 288,455 77,868 South Africa 450,715 194,600 407,766 135,815 Other 398,543 153,725 211,379 76,460 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."