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. October 2000 September 2000 Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,566,460 1,136,240 2,709,102 1,174,106 North America 661,348 302,735 559,062 276,192 Canada 396,310 210,374 375,330 199,131 Mexico 265,038 92,361 183,732 77,061 Western Europe 567,433 325,365 556,109 315,755 Euro Area 448,405 248,573 445,377 247,294 European Union 509,062 307,112 491,438 292,654 Austria 15,516 13,257 7,763 8,659 Belgium 25,629 23,737 47,949 29,492 Finland 1,847 1,836 10,270 3,803 France 60,280 43,175 103,711 48,835 Germany 197,428 90,857 109,319 79,258 Italy 39,022 22,189 47,210 27,769 Netherlands 52,333 19,344 74,860 26,684 Spain 32,187 22,960 24,443 12,705 Sweden 12,315 21,712 8,530 16,938 United Kingdom 46,134 35,588 32,221 26,572 Other EU 26,373 12,457 25,164 11,939 European Free Trade Association 3,500 3,231 3,058 2,626 Norway 2,843 1,554 2,268 1,093 Switzerland 657 1,678 790 1,533 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 49,509 11,984 60,114 19,116 Other Western Europe 5,361 3,039 1,498 1,360 Eastern Europe/FSR 242,338 70,101 471,667 114,590 Poland 20,585 4,789 13,219 3,397 Former Soviet Republics 185,568 53,761 412,325 97,584 Moldova 60,028 13,887 Ukraine 27,192 7,813 170,373 37,115 Russia 154,367 44,597 150,362 40,123 Other FSR 4,009 1,350 31,562 6,459 Other EE 36,184 11,551 46,123 13,609 Pacific Rim Countries 647,865 298,199 602,160 297,098 Australia 21,874 7,005 65,732 16,705 China 129,751 45,862 80,098 31,304 Indonesia 42,835 12,702 30,088 11,463 Japan 176,717 112,237 190,856 119,861 Korea 222,932 87,233 125,566 59,046 Taiwan 39,897 27,049 81,899 50,100 Other Pacific Rim 13,860 6,113 27,920 8,620 South/Central America 328,609 95,839 389,170 119,097 Argentina 73,937 25,283 19,735 8,160 Brazil 192,949 49,986 317,620 89,804 Colombia 5,775 3,112 6,862 3,568 Venezuela 17,714 5,063 30,742 12,576 Other S/C A 38,233 12,395 14,211 4,990 Other Countries 118,867 44,000 130,934 51,374 India 34,850 14,325 51,698 19,036 South Africa 43,317 15,095 44,384 19,487 Other 40,701 14,580 34,851 12,851 ________________________________________________________________________________ October 1999 September 1999 Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,865,815 1,088,455 2,822,445 1,046,054 North America 672,010 290,764 664,422 288,168 Canada 363,792 193,991 375,988 196,366 Mexico 308,218 96,773 288,434 91,801 Western Europe 538,852 304,325 484,695 261,707 Euro Area 431,470 233,815 403,699 199,813 European Union 494,703 290,038 460,443 251,449 Austria 2,713 4,383 3,115 3,779 Belgium 94,264 38,045 48,455 22,034 Finland 2,525 2,295 10,138 4,048 France 88,525 44,373 55,057 27,729 Germany 94,074 65,301 150,703 75,572 Italy 32,785 27,342 17,112 13,048 Netherlands 79,215 27,685 71,200 23,739 Spain 16,055 14,071 35,970 24,086 Sweden 11,449 20,511 9,308 17,399 United Kingdom 44,648 32,577 44,106 32,464 Other EU 28,448 13,454 15,279 7,550 European Free Trade Association 5,433 3,504 3,109 3,468 Norway 3,576 1,981 2,260 1,249 Switzerland 1,856 1,519 807 2,204 Other EFTA (-) 3 42 16 Turkey 34,520 8,335 20,134 5,554 Other Western Europe 4,197 2,449 1,010 1,235 Eastern Europe/FSR 309,449 63,974 423,027 93,388 Poland 10,074 2,192 12,220 2,582 Former Soviet Republics 238,274 48,232 327,638 70,588 Moldova 21,672 4,255 23,146 4,256 Ukraine 100,286 18,792 96,229 18,419 Russia 92,966 20,272 123,794 29,653 Other FSR 23,350 4,913 84,470 18,260 Other EE 61,101 13,550 83,168 20,217 Pacific Rim Countries 670,144 261,362 699,337 269,043 Australia 92,086 16,574 51,112 9,898 China 46,393 14,456 64,650 18,326 Indonesia 40,749 9,836 51,683 10,543 Japan 207,909 114,034 201,805 111,267 Korea 171,769 60,088 222,248 72,530 Taiwan 86,799 38,606 85,419 39,886 Other Pacific Rim 24,438 7,768 22,419 6,593 South/Central America 543,923 128,422 428,597 99,021 Argentina 62,790 21,972 20,188 6,755 Brazil 416,352 84,010 290,616 60,162 Colombia 3,074 1,166 1,503 585 Venezuela 31,227 12,623 57,801 15,501 Other S/C A 30,479 8,651 58,489 16,018 Other Countries 131,437 39,608 122,367 34,727 India 78,457 20,952 62,066 15,069 South Africa 46,325 15,445 44,686 14,059 Other 6,656 3,211 15,615 5,599 ________________________________________________________________________________ October Cumulative To Date 2000 Final 1999 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 30,210,137 12,945,699 26,903,222 10,383,021 North America 6,782,878 3,231,616 6,489,696 2,809,836 Canada 4,144,718 2,218,111 3,816,830 1,941,541 Mexico 2,638,160 1,013,505 2,672,865 868,295 Western Europe 6,185,916 3,655,577 5,200,413 2,847,840 Euro Area 4,680,238 2,778,963 4,158,287 2,191,844 European Union 5,407,285 3,409,237 4,803,855 2,712,485 Austria 132,536 114,404 58,545 60,806 Belgium 404,089 269,632 363,148 194,172 Finland 137,512 55,034 189,562 61,013 France 715,522 480,133 862,376 478,620 Germany 1,527,207 896,744 1,238,233 676,002 Italy 409,221 282,837 214,276 167,581 Netherlands 675,579 247,496 648,408 220,071 Spain 435,527 317,477 426,287 253,386 Sweden 145,214 237,123 152,287 206,670 United Kingdom 525,031 365,183 452,201 294,365 Other EU 299,849 143,176 198,534 99,799 European Free Trade Association 133,882 57,420 42,443 38,163 Norway 74,491 22,612 31,826 19,860 Switzerland 7,079 17,069 10,575 18,284 Other EFTA 52,311 17,739 42 19 Turkey 548,048 147,101 329,840 79,592 Other Western Europe 96,702 41,818 24,275 17,600 Eastern Europe/FSR 4,237,427 1,063,937 2,857,887 642,313 Poland 269,216 77,941 100,036 21,520 Former Soviet Republics 3,307,126 795,923 2,241,667 489,456 Moldova 333,620 70,269 272,748 56,236 Ukraine 1,302,655 278,998 594,291 107,146 Russia 1,166,895 331,316 951,094 240,224 Other FSR 503,956 115,340 423,534 85,851 Other EE 661,085 190,073 516,184 131,337 Pacific Rim Countries 7,338,777 3,218,938 7,194,265 2,803,880 Australia 671,884 171,892 676,499 130,878 China 1,178,414 395,490 479,148 153,122 Indonesia 331,481 98,882 406,632 97,354 Japan 1,723,422 1,061,737 2,450,689 1,261,638 Korea 2,181,162 867,475 2,258,697 761,579 Taiwan 1,034,342 538,863 733,762 338,116 Other Pacific Rim 218,071 84,600 188,838 61,194 South/Central America 3,889,400 1,104,162 4,121,924 949,401 Argentina 339,703 133,550 371,170 110,794 Brazil 2,898,647 764,599 3,059,818 642,270 Colombia 43,339 22,264 21,845 9,556 Venezuela 346,941 104,450 383,007 105,008 Other S/C A 260,769 79,299 286,084 81,774 Other Countries 1,775,738 671,468 1,039,037 329,751 India 842,463 293,468 366,911 98,820 South Africa 494,032 209,695 454,091 151,259 Other 439,244 168,305 218,035 79,671 Contact: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Burau. NOTE: For information on more detailed data available, please see record titled "MORE DETAILED FOREIGN TRADE DATA AVAILABLE."