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. December 2000 November 2000 Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,141,705 962,963 2,081,865 994,719 North America 498,973 221,359 441,778 234,419 Canada 281,249 146,238 342,747 184,898 Mexico 217,724 75,121 99,031 49,522 Western Europe 522,627 331,346 543,443 342,197 Euro Area 424,262 261,119 453,445 266,618 European Union 480,769 316,824 509,843 327,577 Austria 11,438 9,903 11,028 8,825 Belgium 33,801 19,096 33,156 19,185 Finland 12,678 3,262 14,284 4,420 France 76,123 51,652 89,918 51,977 Germany 136,682 92,220 139,920 86,879 Italy 23,897 22,432 30,358 26,600 Netherlands 50,320 19,721 50,578 18,900 Spain 60,630 35,672 68,292 42,089 Sweden 19,512 25,280 10,172 22,823 United Kingdom 35,590 29,194 39,786 35,165 Other EU 20,100 8,391 22,350 10,714 European Free Trade Association 7,217 5,605 5,596 5,533 Norway 5,514 2,846 4,682 3,452 Switzerland 1,703 2,759 913 2,081 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 34,091 8,119 27,182 8,183 Other Western Europe 550 799 821 904 Eastern Europe/FSR 191,808 50,386 239,107 62,037 Poland 8,048 2,671 19,764 8,543 Former Soviet Republics 161,117 39,293 207,765 50,056 Moldova 5,413 1,277 17,681 4,133 Ukraine 54,709 14,423 50,143 11,387 Russia 93,810 21,566 118,297 30,177 Other FSR 7,185 2,027 21,644 4,359 Other EE 22,642 8,422 11,577 3,438 Pacific Rim Countries 422,910 216,126 461,745 228,404 Australia 10,303 3,412 55,287 14,332 China 79,493 24,135 93,082 34,369 Indonesia 26,339 6,213 20,788 8,086 Japan 109,978 88,874 100,003 78,785 Korea 120,269 54,315 131,050 58,601 Taiwan 59,833 32,413 51,208 30,033 Other Pacific Rim 16,696 6,764 10,327 4,198 South/Central America 339,433 90,151 278,314 86,883 Argentina 48,510 17,859 28,721 11,168 Brazil 223,320 51,346 157,730 44,781 Colombia 4,252 2,316 4,273 2,415 Venezuela 25,188 7,678 60,590 20,009 Other S/C A 38,163 10,951 27,001 8,511 Other Countries 165,953 53,596 117,478 40,779 India 37,263 12,671 29,623 12,315 South Africa 51,916 17,123 39,281 13,038 Other 76,774 23,802 48,574 15,426 _______________________________________________________________________________ December 1999 November1999 Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,814,332 1,122,469 2,696,641 1,108,384 North America 644,037 283,164 629,105 290,796 Canada 374,702 188,060 379,673 199,887 Mexico 269,335 95,104 249,431 90,909 Western Europe 640,292 360,563 636,802 337,698 Euro Area 538,976 289,018 541,664 268,743 European Union 603,687 347,741 604,164 325,737 Austria 6,248 7,627 8,165 6,341 Belgium 79,590 37,112 58,467 30,489 Finland 6,479 4,440 25,701 8,389 France 91,312 53,946 91,779 50,487 Germany 152,103 90,243 182,699 90,647 Italy 85,773 34,533 36,236 19,324 Netherlands 57,488 20,577 77,251 26,520 Spain 43,724 32,899 37,039 24,297 Sweden 12,149 20,842 18,750 24,012 United Kingdom 50,672 36,607 36,985 30,026 Other EU 18,149 8,913 31,091 15,207 European Free Trade Association 5,204 4,024 3,936 3,107 Norway 4,527 2,406 3,439 1,923 Switzerland 677 1,618 497 1,184 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 23,330 5,448 11,021 2,855 Other Western Europe 8,071 3,350 17,681 5,999 Eastern Europe/FSR 438,083 93,674 221,595 54,656 Poland 31,191 7,290 13,330 3,917 Former Soviet Republics 317,947 63,798 159,014 37,849 Moldova 34,009 6,962 21,675 4,254 Ukraine 96,721 17,360 22,572 5,100 Russia 137,379 30,009 49,042 14,172 Other FSR 49,838 9,466 65,724 14,323 Other EE 88,945 22,587 49,252 12,890 Pacific Rim Countries 626,725 251,731 754,221 298,299 Australia 75,460 16,384 98,126 19,671 China 98,708 29,617 120,287 32,134 Indonesia 54,399 13,845 21,972 5,676 Japan 158,335 89,682 168,947 104,856 Korea 160,140 59,944 251,042 89,948 Taiwan 62,187 36,581 80,263 41,053 Other Pacific Rim 17,496 5,678 13,584 4,961 South/Central America 300,151 81,567 330,372 87,889 Argentina 31,659 11,639 34,522 11,530 Brazil 156,829 36,981 227,956 54,108 Colombia 1,774 948 3,833 1,668 Venezuela 55,902 15,990 29,418 11,262 Other S/C A 53,986 16,010 34,643 9,320 Other Countries 165,044 51,770 124,546 39,047 India 75,822 22,134 88,429 25,032 South Africa 54,800 17,774 26,377 9,155 Other 34,423 11,863 9,739 4,859 ______________________________________________________________________________ December Cumulative To Date 2000 Final 1999 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 34,433,707 14,903,382 32,414,195 12,613,874 North America 7,723,629 3,687,394 7,762,838 3,383,796 Canada 4,768,714 2,549,246 4,571,206 2,329,488 Mexico 2,954,915 1,138,148 3,191,632 1,054,308 Western Europe 7,251,987 4,329,120 6,477,506 3,546,101 Euro Area 5,557,945 3,306,701 5,238,927 2,749,605 European Union 6,397,898 4,053,639 6,011,706 3,385,963 Austria 155,001 133,132 72,957 74,774 Belgium 471,046 307,913 501,205 261,773 Finland 164,474 62,715 221,742 73,842 France 881,562 583,763 1,045,467 583,053 Germany 1,803,809 1,075,844 1,573,035 856,893 Italy 463,476 331,869 336,285 221,438 Netherlands 776,476 286,116 783,147 267,168 Spain 564,449 395,238 507,051 310,581 Sweden 174,898 285,226 183,185 251,524 United Kingdom 600,407 429,542 539,858 360,998 Other EU 342,299 162,282 247,773 123,919 European Free Trade Association 146,694 68,557 51,583 45,295 Norway 84,687 28,910 39,792 24,189 Switzerland 9,696 21,909 11,750 21,086 Other EFTA 52,311 17,739 42 19 Turkey 609,321 163,403 364,191 87,895 Other Western Europe 98,074 43,521 50,027 26,949 Eastern Europe/FSR 4,668,342 1,176,360 3,517,566 790,643 Poland 297,029 89,155 144,557 32,727 Former Soviet Republics 3,676,009 885,271 2,718,628 591,103 Moldova 356,714 75,679 328,432 67,452 Ukraine 1,407,507 304,808 713,585 129,606 Russia 1,379,002 383,059 1,137,514 284,404 Other FSR 532,785 121,725 539,097 109,640 Other EE 695,304 201,934 654,381 166,813 Pacific Rim Countries 8,223,433 3,663,468 8,575,211 3,353,909 Australia 737,474 189,636 850,085 166,933 China 1,350,989 453,994 698,144 214,872 Indonesia 378,608 113,181 483,004 116,875 Japan 1,933,403 1,229,396 2,777,971 1,456,176 Korea 2,432,481 980,392 2,669,878 911,471 Taiwan 1,145,383 601,309 876,212 415,750 Other Pacific Rim 245,094 95,561 219,918 71,832 South/Central America 4,507,147 1,281,196 4,752,447 1,118,857 Argentina 416,934 162,577 437,352 133,964 Brazil 3,279,697 860,726 3,444,604 733,358 Colombia 51,864 26,996 27,452 12,172 Venezuela 432,719 132,136 468,327 132,260 Other S/C A 325,933 98,761 374,713 107,103 Other Countries 2,059,169 765,843 1,328,627 420,567 India 909,348 318,455 531,162 145,986 South Africa 585,229 239,856 535,268 178,188 Other 564,592 207,532 262,197 96,393 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."