Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 2C: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Carbon (Non-Alloy) Steel Products From Selected Countries and Areas: (Census Basis) Quantity in metric tons/ value in thousands of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding 2002 Data October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,347,912 842,697 2,603,305 893,217 North America 689,387 293,410 653,499 283,980 Canada 335,707 170,156 338,338 171,897 Mexico 353,680 123,254 315,162 112,082 Western Europe 396,023 148,041 548,800 191,942 Euro Area (2) 264,897 99,590 250,838 101,075 European Union 297,597 118,972 300,777 130,928 Austria 4,483 2,923 7,798 5,311 Belgium 19,997 7,166 21,321 6,912 Finland 8,916 2,577 1,092 658 France 28,401 11,682 53,465 18,273 Germany 75,936 32,263 52,517 30,999 Italy 35,260 9,886 38,854 11,531 Netherlands 59,634 19,502 42,946 14,387 Spain 14,269 5,633 16,746 4,966 Sweden 2,895 3,042 1,023 2,114 United Kingdom 26,863 14,780 36,611 21,989 Other EU 20,944 9,518 28,402 13,789 European Free Trade Association 2,225 1,372 4,847 2,324 Norway 1,923 981 4,634 2,032 Switzerland 303 392 213 292 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 96,201 27,697 243,175 58,690 Other Western Europe 0 0 0 0 Eastern Europe/FSR 303,750 79,362 275,460 66,681 Poland 6,319 1,995 22,155 7,057 Former Soviet Republics 237,501 56,937 160,257 35,964 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 6,570 2,359 27,675 5,838 Russia 219,216 51,878 120,007 27,286 Other FSR 11,715 2,701 12,575 2,840 Other EE 59,930 20,431 93,049 23,661 Pacific Rim Countries 388,588 133,233 535,404 174,667 Australia 54,654 14,528 48,686 12,219 China 86,069 22,537 177,751 45,597 Indonesia 18,631 6,040 26,491 7,848 Japan 73,245 33,577 72,909 42,955 Korea 133,409 49,088 174,560 55,279 Taiwan 8,512 3,731 22,702 7,604 Other Pacific Rim 14,069 3,732 12,305 3,167 South/Central America 400,689 120,640 360,550 101,516 Argentina 27,278 9,768 34,916 10,031 Brazil 281,433 77,701 202,624 52,739 Colombia 5,484 3,316 6,247 2,958 Venezuela 18,797 7,849 68,944 21,471 Other S/C A 67,697 22,007 47,820 14,317 Other Countries 169,475 68,010 229,592 74,431 India 77,211 35,852 48,471 22,237 South Africa 50,556 18,307 57,197 17,202 Other 41,708 13,851 123,924 34,992 ______________________________________________________________ 2001 Data October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,245,185 691,474 1,838,426 601,656 North America 445,190 184,778 455,475 174,172 Canada 281,434 131,266 244,722 114,252 Mexico 163,756 53,512 210,753 59,920 Western Europe 435,005 158,990 353,905 134,638 Euro Area (2) 284,552 114,972 272,138 102,009 European Union 313,302 130,685 308,276 121,837 Austria 5,583 4,770 4,009 3,459 Belgium 11,213 5,759 37,482 12,711 Finland 17,784 4,357 9,125 1,872 France 51,762 19,334 50,688 17,399 Germany 101,856 46,603 90,502 37,138 Italy 6,825 4,149 15,420 6,322 Netherlands 75,051 23,116 47,379 14,199 Spain 9,337 3,809 3,755 1,455 Sweden 4,519 3,266 1,109 1,723 United Kingdom 21,281 10,970 22,950 12,474 Other EU 8,091 4,553 25,858 13,086 European Free Trade Association 2,484 2,114 993 1,150 Norway 1,965 1,150 522 285 Switzerland 519 964 470 865 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 114,035 24,791 44,627 11,648 Other Western Europe 5,184 1,399 8 3 Eastern Europe/FSR 420,709 82,269 214,352 50,422 Poland 721 266 13,823 3,188 Former Soviet Republics 389,477 70,685 163,135 33,082 Moldova 41,248 8,283 15,148 2,924 Ukraine 36,696 7,150 67,626 13,204 Russia 298,579 52,814 76,500 15,958 Other FSR 12,954 2,438 3,862 996 Other EE 30,511 11,319 37,394 14,153 Pacific Rim Countries 531,394 164,809 411,863 140,839 Australia 103,154 22,036 30,782 7,513 China 66,087 17,602 55,635 19,929 Indonesia 2,019 745 6,024 1,760 Japan 111,981 42,909 81,805 31,738 Korea 123,821 43,021 167,949 61,409 Taiwan 80,937 28,017 19,328 7,173 Other Pacific Rim 43,395 10,479 50,340 11,316 South/Central America 319,413 72,157 327,120 78,914 Argentina 23,313 7,085 34,422 10,621 Brazil 208,759 41,506 242,019 53,626 Colombia 3,511 2,003 2,379 1,344 Venezuela 39,771 9,338 11,655 3,156 Other S/C A 44,061 12,225 36,646 10,167 Other Countries 93,474 28,471 75,711 22,671 India 33,259 13,777 11,488 4,691 South Africa 26,548 7,401 36,943 10,237 Other 33,667 7,293 27,281 7,743 ______________________________________________________________ October Cumulative to Date 2002 Final 2001 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 20,769,076 6,872,807 19,227,807 6,491,956 North America 6,164,907 2,469,515 5,000,089 1,906,906 Canada 3,452,034 1,603,640 2,720,522 1,251,622 Mexico 2,712,872 865,875 2,279,567 655,285 Western Europe 3,862,528 1,420,492 4,013,355 1,646,125 Euro Area (2) 2,428,027 964,548 2,946,575 1,259,326 European Union 2,865,552 1,174,045 3,286,465 1,458,679 Austria 62,794 39,909 76,135 46,019 Belgium 220,280 71,504 248,863 100,267 Finland 79,557 20,452 85,445 22,124 France 391,693 149,694 483,475 185,049 Germany 746,223 341,219 987,365 500,133 Italy 218,561 78,417 320,391 127,447 Netherlands 380,237 127,579 376,773 123,495 Spain 159,306 55,749 193,835 67,083 Sweden 33,462 26,294 46,102 32,450 United Kingdom 362,941 163,440 255,700 146,508 Other EU 210,500 99,787 212,380 108,104 European Free Trade Association 31,074 14,603 38,960 25,835 Norway 28,187 10,288 34,350 17,177 Switzerland 2,867 4,306 4,599 8,655 Other EFTA 20 9 11 3 Turkey 965,882 231,831 674,616 157,642 Other Western Europe 20 13 13,315 3,969 Eastern Europe/FSR 2,394,136 529,345 2,230,452 481,669 Poland 135,706 39,854 102,661 21,305 Former Soviet Republics 1,754,890 344,734 1,764,903 350,721 Moldova 17,079 3,288 130,746 26,804 Ukraine 319,521 60,485 333,306 68,351 Russia 1,351,716 264,359 1,261,193 245,916 Other FSR 66,573 16,602 39,659 9,650 Other EE 503,541 144,757 362,887 109,643 Pacific Rim Countries 3,849,148 1,302,011 4,504,831 1,558,508 Australia 548,864 114,947 528,617 113,408 China 554,968 165,826 569,460 209,169 Indonesia 120,353 36,887 107,724 29,540 Japan 971,998 440,033 1,096,464 462,898 Korea 1,292,516 426,037 1,594,223 540,337 Taiwan 200,526 79,111 350,936 139,118 Other Pacific Rim 159,922 39,170 257,407 64,038 South/Central America 3,385,335 785,254 2,616,231 669,546 Argentina 277,312 83,603 308,130 96,050 Brazil 2,335,120 468,600 1,742,459 394,111 Colombia 32,681 17,252 34,347 19,000 Venezuela 329,170 96,836 246,345 81,417 Other S/C A 411,052 118,963 284,951 78,967 Other Countries 1,113,022 366,190 862,849 229,202 India 377,997 151,424 148,420 55,253 South Africa 259,008 79,562 411,698 102,672 Other 476,018 135,204 302,730 71,277 CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final October 2002