Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 3. 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. January 2001 December 2000 Preliminary Preliminary Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,033,474 976,152 2,025,232 925,458 North America 561,560 265,315 498,218 220,760 Canada 346,328 185,445 280,906 146,086 Mexico 215,232 79,870 217,311 74,674 Western Europe 477,984 298,369 484,697 317,653 Euro Area 378,625 223,974 393,178 249,584 European Union 432,638 280,861 449,071 304,713 Austria 12,962 12,060 11,312 9,800 Belgium 22,986 13,954 33,777 19,065 Finland 8,171 4,024 2,137 1,303 France 57,552 41,304 74,787 50,235 Germany 78,807 60,297 132,378 87,866 Italy 34,035 29,492 16,650 20,724 Netherlands 56,663 18,638 50,099 19,579 Spain 79,969 32,954 58,349 34,713 Sweden 12,529 22,413 19,439 25,136 United Kingdom 38,926 32,354 35,050 28,765 Other EU 30,037 13,371 15,092 7,525 European Free Trade Association 7,248 5,381 6,221 5,138 Norway 6,675 4,185 5,146 2,686 Switzerland 573 1,196 1,075 2,452 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 37,230 10,769 28,854 7,001 Other Western Europe 868 1,359 551 800 Eastern Europe/FSR 183,050 51,476 177,048 44,161 Poland 2,190 1,067 7,691 2,448 Former Soviet Republics 152,380 36,883 149,145 34,378 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 12,377 3,192 50,673 11,698 Russia 124,254 30,414 93,643 21,480 Other FSR 15,749 3,277 4,829 1,201 Other EE 28,480 13,526 20,212 7,336 Pacific Rim Countries 434,346 245,914 389,606 208,350 Australia 35,179 10,005 10,299 3,405 China 55,830 41,176 48,346 18,077 Indonesia 18,262 5,138 26,521 6,304 Japan 125,237 98,243 108,306 87,446 Korea 128,331 55,525 120,224 54,186 Taiwan 58,770 31,523 59,306 32,224 Other Pacific Rim 12,736 4,304 16,603 6,708 South/Central America 277,357 81,598 315,960 83,172 Argentina 41,147 14,216 48,506 17,841 Brazil 190,339 52,701 199,933 44,461 Colombia 5,604 2,879 4,174 2,252 Venezuela 29,299 7,903 25,188 7,676 Other S/C A 10,969 3,900 38,159 10,943 Other Countries 99,177 33,481 159,704 51,361 India 57,223 17,383 34,989 11,599 South Africa 10,981 5,213 51,875 17,100 Other 30,972 10,885 72,840 22,663 _______________________________________________________________________________ December 2000 January 2000 Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,141,705 962,963 2,782,524 1,131,867 North America 498,973 221,359 621,374 298,655 Canada 281,249 146,238 410,615 211,397 Mexico 217,724 75,121 210,758 87,257 Western Europe 522,627 331,346 462,411 293,749 Euro Area 424,262 261,119 361,498 225,085 European Union 480,769 316,824 425,328 281,326 Austria 11,438 9,903 13,556 12,240 Belgium 33,801 19,096 23,394 18,561 Finland 12,678 3,262 32,589 9,379 France 76,123 51,652 50,423 40,889 Germany 136,682 92,220 94,307 66,618 Italy 23,897 22,432 22,296 20,388 Netherlands 50,320 19,721 79,776 27,788 Spain 60,630 35,672 27,387 20,606 Sweden 19,512 25,280 16,224 24,537 United Kingdom 35,590 29,194 46,683 30,681 Other EU 20,100 8,391 18,694 9,638 European Free Trade (-) (-) (-) (-) Association 7,217 5,605 3,804 3,078 Norway 5,514 2,846 3,389 1,849 Switzerland 1,703 2,759 415 1,229 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 34,091 8,119 32,910 8,801 Other Western Europe 550 799 369 544 Eastern Europe/FSR 191,808 50,386 311,484 72,762 Poland 8,048 2,671 22,695 6,512 Former Soviet Republics 161,117 39,293 217,053 48,396 Moldova 5,413 1,277 16,096 3,113 Ukraine 54,709 14,423 23,303 6,271 Russia 93,810 21,566 106,391 24,469 Other FSR 7,185 2,027 71,263 14,543 Other EE 22,642 8,422 71,735 17,854 Pacific Rim Countries 422,910 216,126 759,755 314,558 Australia 10,303 3,412 102,154 20,288 China 79,493 24,135 70,109 21,472 Indonesia 26,339 6,213 54,329 13,457 Japan 109,978 88,874 175,025 115,941 Korea 120,269 54,315 187,647 69,856 Taiwan 59,833 32,413 145,399 64,495 Other Pacific Rim 16,696 6,764 25,091 9,049 South/Central America 339,433 90,151 562,279 123,612 Argentina 48,510 17,859 6,916 3,666 Brazil 223,320 51,346 456,038 93,500 Colombia 4,252 2,316 3,185 1,451 Venezuela 25,188 7,678 62,522 15,768 Other S/C A 38,163 10,951 33,618 9,227 Other Countries 165,953 53,596 65,221 28,531 India 37,263 12,671 8,679 5,811 South Africa 51,916 17,123 41,891 15,108 Other 76,774 23,802 14,651 7,612 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."