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. November 2000 October 2000 Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,081,865 994,719 2,566,460 1,136,240 North America 441,778 234,419 661,348 302,735 Canada 342,747 184,898 396,310 210,374 Mexico 99,031 49,522 265,038 92,361 Western Europe 543,443 342,197 567,433 325,365 Euro Area 453,445 266,618 448,405 248,573 European Union 509,843 327,577 509,062 307,112 Austria 11,028 8,825 15,516 13,257 Belgium 33,156 19,185 25,629 23,737 Finland 14,284 4,420 1,847 1,836 France 89,918 51,977 60,280 43,175 Germany 139,920 86,879 197,428 90,857 Italy 30,358 26,600 39,022 22,189 Netherlands 50,578 18,900 52,333 19,344 Spain 68,292 42,089 32,187 22,960 Sweden 10,172 22,823 12,315 21,712 United Kingdom 39,786 35,165 46,134 35,588 Other EU 22,350 10,714 26,373 12,457 European Free Trade Association 5,596 5,533 3,500 3,231 Norway 4,682 3,452 2,843 1,554 Switzerland 913 2,081 657 1,678 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 27,182 8,183 49,509 11,984 Other Western Europe 821 904 5,361 3,039 Eastern Europe/FSR 239,107 62,037 242,338 70,101 Poland 19,764 8,543 20,585 4,789 Former Soviet Republics 207,765 50,056 185,568 53,761 Moldova 17,681 4,133 (-) (-) Ukraine 50,143 11,387 27,192 7,813 Russia 118,297 30,177 154,367 44,597 Other FSR 21,644 4,359 4,009 1,350 Other EE 11,577 3,438 36,184 11,551 Pacific Rim Countries 461,745 228,404 647,865 298,199 Australia 55,287 14,332 21,874 7,005 China 93,082 34,369 129,751 45,862 Indonesia 20,788 8,086 42,835 12,702 Japan 100,003 78,785 176,717 112,237 Korea 131,050 58,601 222,932 87,233 Taiwan 51,208 30,033 39,897 27,049 Other Pacific Rim 10,327 4,198 13,860 6,113 South/Central America 278,314 86,883 328,609 95,839 Argentina 28,721 11,168 73,937 25,283 Brazil 157,730 44,781 192,949 49,986 Colombia 4,273 2,415 5,775 3,112 Venezuela 60,590 20,009 17,714 5,063 Other S/C A 27,001 8,511 38,233 12,395 Other Countries 117,478 40,779 118,867 44,000 India 29,623 12,315 34,850 14,325 South Africa 39,281 13,038 43,317 15,095 Other 48,574 15,426 40,701 14,580 _______________________________________________________________________________ November 1999 October 1999 Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,696,641 1,108,384 2,865,815 1,088,455 North America 629,105 290,796 672,010 290,764 Canada 379,673 199,887 363,792 193,991 Mexico 249,431 90,909 308,218 96,773 Western Europe 636,802 337,698 538,852 304,325 Euro Area 541,664 268,743 431,470 233,815 European Union 604,164 325,737 494,703 290,038 Austria 8,165 6,341 2,713 4,383 Belgium 58,467 30,489 94,264 38,045 Finland 25,701 8,389 2,525 2,295 France 91,779 50,487 88,525 44,373 Germany 182,699 90,647 94,074 65,301 Italy 36,236 19,324 32,785 27,342 Netherlands 77,251 26,520 79,215 27,685 Spain 37,039 24,297 16,055 14,071 Sweden 18,750 24,012 11,449 20,511 United Kingdom 36,985 30,026 44,648 32,577 Other EU 31,091 15,207 28,448 13,454 European Free Trade Association 3,936 3,107 5,433 3,504 Norway 3,439 1,923 3,576 1,981 Switzerland 497 1,184 1,856 1,519 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) 3 Turkey 11,021 2,855 34,520 8,335 Other Western Europe 17,681 5,999 4,197 2,449 Eastern Europe/FSR 221,595 54,656 309,449 63,974 Poland 13,330 3,917 10,074 2,192 Former Soviet Republics 159,014 37,849 238,274 48,232 Moldova 21,675 4,254 21,672 4,255 Ukraine 22,572 5,100 100,286 18,792 Russia 49,042 14,172 92,966 20,272 Other FSR 65,724 14,323 23,350 4,913 Other EE 49,252 12,890 61,101 13,550 Pacific Rim Countries 754,221 298,299 670,144 261,362 Australia 98,126 19,671 92,086 16,574 China 120,287 32,134 46,393 14,456 Indonesia 21,972 5,676 40,749 9,836 Japan 168,947 104,856 207,909 114,034 Korea 251,042 89,948 171,769 60,088 Taiwan 80,263 41,053 86,799 38,606 Other Pacific Rim 13,584 4,961 24,438 7,768 South/Central America 330,372 87,889 543,923 128,422 Argentina 34,522 11,530 62,790 21,972 Brazil 227,956 54,108 416,352 84,010 Colombia 3,833 1,668 3,074 1,166 Venezuela 29,418 11,262 31,227 12,623 Other S/C A 34,643 9,320 30,479 8,651 Other Countries 124,546 39,047 131,437 39,608 India 88,429 25,032 78,457 20,952 South Africa 26,377 9,155 46,325 15,445 Other 9,739 4,859 6,656 3,211 _______________________________________________________________________________ November Cumulative To Date 2000 Final 1999 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 32,292,002 13,940,419 29,599,864 11,491,405 North America 7,224,656 3,466,036 7,118,800 3,100,632 Canada 4,487,465 2,403,009 4,196,504 2,141,428 Mexico 2,737,191 1,063,027 2,922,297 959,204 Western Europe 6,729,359 3,997,773 5,837,215 3,185,538 Euro Area 5,133,683 3,045,582 4,699,951 2,460,587 European Union 5,917,128 3,736,814 5,408,019 3,038,222 Austria 143,564 123,229 66,709 67,147 Belgium 437,245 288,817 421,615 224,661 Finland 151,796 59,453 215,263 69,402 France 805,440 532,110 954,155 529,106 Germany 1,667,127 983,623 1,420,932 766,649 Italy 439,579 309,437 250,512 186,905 Netherlands 726,157 266,395 725,659 246,591 Spain 503,819 359,566 463,327 277,682 Sweden 155,386 259,946 171,036 230,682 United Kingdom 564,817 400,348 489,186 324,391 Other EU 322,199 153,890 229,624 115,006 European Free Trade Association 139,477 62,953 46,379 41,270 Norway 79,174 26,065 35,265 21,783 Switzerland 7,992 19,150 11,072 19,468 Other EFTA 52,311 17,739 42 19 Turkey 575,230 155,284 340,861 82,447 Other Western Europe 97,524 42,722 41,956 23,599 Eastern Europe/FSR 4,476,534 1,125,975 3,079,483 696,969 Poland 288,981 86,485 113,365 25,437 Former Soviet Republics 3,514,891 845,979 2,400,681 527,305 Moldova 351,301 74,402 294,423 60,489 Ukraine 1,352,798 290,385 616,864 112,246 Russia 1,285,192 361,493 1,000,135 254,395 Other FSR 525,600 119,699 489,259 100,174 Other EE 672,662 193,512 565,436 144,227 Pacific Rim Countries 7,800,522 3,447,342 7,948,486 3,102,179 Australia 727,172 186,224 774,625 150,549 China 1,271,496 429,859 599,436 185,256 Indonesia 352,269 106,967 428,605 103,030 Japan 1,823,425 1,140,522 2,619,636 1,366,494 Korea 2,312,212 926,076 2,509,738 851,527 Taiwan 1,085,549 568,896 814,025 379,169 Other Pacific Rim 228,398 88,797 202,422 66,154 South/Central America 4,167,714 1,191,045 4,452,297 1,037,290 Argentina 368,424 144,718 405,693 122,325 Brazil 3,056,377 809,380 3,287,775 696,378 Colombia 47,613 24,679 25,677 11,224 Venezuela 407,531 124,458 412,425 116,271 Other S/C A 287,770 87,810 320,727 91,093 Other Countries 1,893,216 712,247 1,163,583 368,797 India 872,086 305,784 455,341 123,853 South Africa 533,313 222,733 480,468 160,415 Other 487,818 183,730 227,774 84,530 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."