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. 2001 Data February January Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,781,410 835,253 2,091,810 972,201 North America 499,082 237,989 561,905 265,511 Canada 326,811 175,542 346,510 185,558 Mexico 172,270 62,447 215,395 79,952 Western Europe 387,428 261,294 494,663 304,835 Euro Area 294,194 193,279 395,005 229,984 European Union 357,382 250,397 449,316 287,322 Austria 9,821 9,257 13,020 12,146 Belgium 16,591 12,427 23,086 14,210 Finland 13,712 4,641 8,171 4,024 France 49,445 37,373 61,222 43,470 Germany 66,985 55,132 79,084 60,522 Italy 88,051 41,488 38,146 30,292 Netherlands 3,011 1,715 56,663 18,638 Spain 26,398 21,334 88,109 35,421 Sweden 23,312 25,852 12,668 22,732 United Kingdom 37,724 29,908 39,086 32,486 Other EU 22,333 11,268 30,062 13,380 European Free Trade Association 2,114 2,917 7,249 5,385 Norway 1,235 612 6,676 4,190 Switzerland 879 2,305 573 1,196 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 27,130 6,832 37,230 10,769 Other Western Europe 802 1,149 868 1,359 Eastern Europe/FSR 212,571 48,720 185,437 52,811 Poland 40,234 6,455 4,375 2,181 Former Soviet Republics 127,396 29,626 152,582 37,104 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 24,580 5,881 12,377 3,192 Russia 102,422 23,519 124,455 30,635 Other FSR 394 226 15,749 3,277 Other EE 44,941 12,638 28,480 13,526 Pacific Rim Countries 438,981 217,934 437,556 227,459 Australia 14,296 3,368 35,198 10,016 China 88,268 35,402 58,093 22,178 Indonesia 6,896 3,143 18,262 5,138 Japan 91,335 77,776 125,615 98,520 Korea 197,541 71,929 128,125 55,430 Taiwan 30,322 22,493 59,367 31,816 Other Pacific Rim 10,323 3,823 12,896 4,362 South/Central America 225,525 56,658 309,920 87,062 Argentina 14,389 6,317 41,147 14,216 Brazil 190,801 42,188 219,722 55,867 Colombia 76 55 5,637 2,896 Venezuela 17,540 6,914 32,445 10,184 Other S/C A 2,719 1,184 10,969 3,900 Other Countries 17,823 12,657 102,329 34,523 India 3,978 3,985 58,465 17,933 South Africa 9,791 5,611 12,893 5,704 Other 4,054 3,061 30,972 10,885 ________________________________________________________________________________ 2000 Data February January Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,160,184 1,249,557 2,782,524 1,131,867 North America 739,244 335,192 621,374 298,655 Canada 404,414 220,633 410,615 211,397 Mexico 334,831 114,559 210,758 87,257 Western Europe 561,575 322,848 462,411 293,749 Euro Area 433,788 246,400 361,498 225,085 European Union 501,186 303,620 425,328 281,326 Austria 8,954 8,399 13,556 12,240 Belgium 27,697 19,992 23,394 18,561 Finland 3,394 3,728 32,589 9,379 France 71,324 47,144 50,423 40,889 Germany 138,268 74,233 94,307 66,618 Italy 64,639 31,435 22,296 20,388 Netherlands 60,851 21,510 79,776 27,788 Spain 37,932 29,959 27,387 20,606 Sweden 13,696 23,409 16,224 24,537 United Kingdom 49,117 31,328 46,683 30,681 Other EU 25,313 12,481 18,694 9,638 European Free Trade Association 1,550 1,873 3,804 3,078 Norway 978 487 3,389 1,849 Switzerland 571 1,386 415 1,229 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 37,381 9,232 32,910 8,801 Other Western Europe 21,459 8,123 369 544 Eastern Europe/FSR 381,268 88,300 311,484 72,762 Poland 25,471 6,040 22,695 6,512 Former Soviet Republics 257,223 56,576 217,053 48,396 Moldova 29,188 5,676 16,096 3,113 Ukraine 116,314 23,915 23,303 6,271 Russia 64,387 16,601 106,391 24,469 Other FSR 47,334 10,384 71,263 14,543 Other EE 98,574 25,684 71,735 17,854 Pacific Rim Countries 869,073 330,571 759,755 314,558 Australia 95,861 23,649 102,154 20,288 China 85,187 31,333 70,109 21,472 Indonesia 91,851 23,785 54,329 13,457 Japan 147,086 85,301 175,025 115,941 Korea 275,170 93,140 187,647 69,856 Taiwan 146,647 64,497 145,399 64,495 Other Pacific Rim 27,272 8,865 25,091 9,049 South/Central America 477,399 127,297 562,279 123,612 Argentina 38,461 13,408 6,916 3,666 Brazil 362,742 92,536 456,038 93,500 Colombia 3,973 1,782 3,185 1,451 Venezuela 48,986 12,938 62,522 15,768 Other S/C A 23,237 6,633 33,618 9,227 Other Countries 131,624 45,348 65,221 28,531 India 61,966 20,154 8,679 5,811 South Africa 45,937 14,941 41,891 15,108 Other 23,721 10,253 14,651 7,612 ________________________________________________________________________________ February Cumulative To Date 2001 Final 2000 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,873,220 1,807,454 5,942,708 2,381,423 North America 1,060,987 503,500 1,360,618 633,847 Canada 673,321 361,101 815,029 432,030 Mexico 387,666 142,399 545,589 201,817 Western Europe 882,091 566,129 1,023,986 616,597 Euro Area 689,199 423,264 795,285 471,485 European Union 806,699 537,719 926,515 584,946 Austria 22,841 21,403 22,510 20,639 Belgium 39,677 26,637 51,090 38,553 Finland 21,883 8,665 35,983 13,107 France 110,667 80,844 121,746 88,034 Germany 146,069 115,654 232,575 140,852 Italy 126,197 71,780 86,936 51,824 Netherlands 59,674 20,354 140,627 49,299 Spain 114,506 56,755 65,320 50,565 Sweden 35,980 48,584 29,920 47,946 United Kingdom 76,810 62,394 95,800 62,009 Other EU 52,395 24,648 44,008 22,119 European Free Trade Association 9,363 8,302 5,353 4,951 Norway 7,911 4,801 4,367 2,336 Switzerland 1,452 3,501 986 2,615 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 64,360 17,601 70,290 18,033 Other Western Europe 1,670 2,507 21,828 8,667 Eastern Europe/FSR 398,008 101,531 692,752 161,062 Poland 44,609 8,636 48,166 12,552 Former Soviet Republics 279,978 66,731 474,277 104,972 Moldova (-) (-) 45,284 8,789 Ukraine 36,957 9,073 139,617 30,187 Russia 226,878 54,154 170,778 41,070 Other FSR 16,144 3,503 118,598 24,926 Other EE 73,421 26,164 170,309 43,538 Pacific Rim Countries 876,537 445,394 1,628,829 645,129 Australia 49,493 13,384 198,015 43,938 China 146,361 57,579 155,296 52,805 Indonesia 25,158 8,281 146,180 37,242 Japan 216,950 176,296 322,112 201,242 Korea 325,665 127,359 462,817 162,996 Taiwan 89,690 54,309 292,045 128,992 Other Pacific Rim 23,219 8,185 52,363 17,914 South/Central America 535,445 143,720 1,039,678 250,909 Argentina 55,536 20,533 45,377 17,074 Brazil 410,524 98,054 818,780 186,037 Colombia 5,714 2,952 7,158 3,232 Venezuela 49,985 17,097 111,508 28,706 Other S/C A 13,688 5,084 56,855 15,861 Other Countries 120,153 47,180 196,845 73,879 India 62,443 21,918 70,646 25,965 South Africa 22,684 11,315 87,827 30,049 Other 35,026 13,946 38,372 17,865 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."