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. Details may not equal totals due to rounding 2002 Data October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,743,581 1,154,714 2,935,846 1,176,090 North America 822,540 388,526 774,743 375,054 Canada 439,627 246,145 437,497 246,726 Mexico 382,912 142,381 337,246 128,328 Western Europe 511,382 268,236 649,741 292,206 Euro Area (2) 352,973 184,312 333,496 172,627 European Union 411,580 236,521 400,518 229,107 Austria 8,413 8,182 12,433 10,147 Belgium 23,812 13,168 25,325 12,545 Finland 10,693 4,434 1,853 1,944 France 46,066 27,913 63,453 30,802 Germany 114,591 66,019 97,962 63,735 Italy 41,743 19,692 47,087 20,424 Netherlands 68,839 23,132 48,972 16,980 Spain 19,738 12,980 19,864 7,720 Sweden 17,861 23,646 10,391 18,957 United Kingdom 37,577 26,433 43,974 30,997 Other EU 22,247 10,921 29,203 14,854 European Free Trade Association 2,834 3,012 5,474 3,628 Norway 2,058 1,362 4,636 2,038 Switzerland 777 1,651 839 1,590 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 96,201 27,697 243,178 58,701 Other Western Europe 767 1,006 571 770 Eastern Europe/FSR 313,146 84,658 282,207 71,871 Poland 6,398 2,110 22,787 7,450 Former Soviet Republics 240,358 58,380 165,710 40,093 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 7,018 2,532 28,502 6,301 Russia 221,560 53,024 124,634 30,952 Other FSR 11,780 2,824 12,575 2,840 Other EE 66,391 24,169 93,710 24,327 Pacific Rim Countries 434,437 187,337 580,327 230,743 Australia 54,654 14,528 48,885 12,359 China 87,655 25,251 179,540 48,948 Indonesia 18,631 6,040 26,556 7,946 Japan 101,596 66,119 105,535 78,012 Korea 143,136 56,765 178,252 60,639 Taiwan 14,674 14,778 28,986 19,137 Other Pacific Rim 14,091 3,856 12,573 3,702 South/Central America 486,071 148,024 411,048 119,857 Argentina 28,782 11,452 36,103 11,259 Brazil 362,817 102,550 248,694 68,773 Colombia 5,580 3,384 6,473 3,111 Venezuela 18,815 7,868 69,056 21,504 Other S/C A 70,077 22,770 50,722 15,210 Other Countries 176,004 77,933 237,779 86,360 India 80,672 41,892 52,595 29,519 South Africa 53,390 21,693 60,597 20,757 Other 41,942 14,349 124,588 36,085 ______________________________________________________________ 2001 Data October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,646,448 1,016,320 2,150,754 881,776 North America 561,333 267,943 580,504 259,075 Canada 378,894 200,287 350,595 184,782 Mexico 182,439 67,657 229,909 74,293 Western Europe 584,763 302,156 446,308 225,779 Euro Area (2) 407,594 225,269 347,409 166,189 European Union 461,608 271,320 399,805 210,673 Austria 12,591 11,626 7,558 7,398 Belgium 17,175 12,221 39,470 15,614 Finland 22,709 6,314 11,128 3,038 France 71,050 37,471 64,553 29,308 Germany 146,166 84,340 119,755 65,010 Italy 10,924 11,908 22,883 14,172 Netherlands 80,878 25,716 59,503 18,465 Spain 40,942 32,569 8,424 5,317 Sweden 16,386 20,366 6,525 14,614 United Kingdom 34,467 23,813 33,695 24,032 Other EU 8,318 4,976 26,310 13,705 European Free Trade Association 3,177 3,767 1,313 1,887 Norway 2,077 1,408 555 353 Switzerland 1,100 2,359 758 1,535 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 114,333 24,929 45,048 13,035 Other Western Europe 5,645 2,141 142 184 Eastern Europe/FSR 434,002 89,185 235,349 61,971 Poland 980 593 14,281 3,486 Former Soviet Republics 395,903 74,989 177,183 42,913 Moldova 41,248 8,283 15,148 2,924 Ukraine 39,130 9,768 76,913 18,642 Russia 302,480 54,467 81,000 20,253 Other FSR 13,044 2,471 4,123 1,095 Other EE 37,120 13,603 43,885 15,572 Pacific Rim Countries 585,144 230,666 471,402 211,428 Australia 103,187 22,155 31,079 7,772 China 67,859 20,502 59,761 23,958 Indonesia 2,019 745 8,246 3,389 Japan 150,668 88,481 119,752 77,510 Korea 130,111 50,857 177,419 70,382 Taiwan 87,677 36,893 24,531 16,538 Other Pacific Rim 43,622 11,033 50,613 11,879 South/Central America 382,121 89,908 337,228 94,337 Argentina 25,007 8,908 35,543 11,695 Brazil 267,063 56,307 249,175 58,487 Colombia 3,786 2,183 2,605 1,507 Venezuela 39,771 9,338 13,259 12,481 Other S/C A 46,494 13,173 36,646 10,167 Other Countries 99,085 36,461 79,963 29,186 India 36,943 18,722 13,514 7,677 South Africa 27,591 8,867 38,097 11,821 Other 34,551 8,873 28,352 9,688 ______________________________________________________________ October Cumulative to Date 2002 Final 2001 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 24,524,921 9,873,926 22,755,529 9,694,579 North America 7,400,152 3,336,462 6,027,453 2,661,371 Canada 4,514,425 2,336,321 3,595,749 1,864,693 Mexico 2,885,727 1,000,141 2,431,704 796,678 Western Europe 4,972,203 2,577,229 5,303,704 3,035,050 Euro Area (2) 3,309,912 1,822,071 3,974,810 2,293,764 European Union 3,958,498 2,306,551 4,562,717 2,824,926 Austria 101,852 93,391 154,751 119,033 Belgium 266,685 131,464 297,823 161,657 Finland 106,298 37,861 109,366 37,894 France 533,705 312,178 650,293 387,500 Germany 1,129,406 655,212 1,318,100 825,982 Italy 295,487 186,241 412,575 263,843 Netherlands 432,230 149,862 462,226 156,691 Spain 271,533 172,902 385,705 249,704 Sweden 142,356 184,741 164,198 212,924 United Kingdom 462,197 274,442 383,653 293,471 Other EU 216,749 108,258 224,026 116,230 European Free Trade Association 37,229 27,410 45,256 38,179 Norway 29,654 11,945 36,451 18,236 Switzerland 7,555 15,455 8,795 19,940 Other EFTA 20 9 11 3 Turkey 970,447 234,985 677,513 160,465 Other Western Europe 6,028 8,283 18,218 11,480 Eastern Europe/FSR 2,458,665 568,411 2,334,189 547,545 Poland 138,530 41,625 107,127 24,704 Former Soviet Republics 1,790,045 367,329 1,835,872 397,577 Moldova 17,079 3,288 130,746 26,804 Ukraine 327,191 66,563 359,487 86,684 Russia 1,377,099 280,042 1,305,608 274,262 Other FSR 68,676 17,436 40,031 9,827 Other EE 530,091 159,457 391,190 125,265 Pacific Rim Countries 4,361,372 1,918,798 5,133,668 2,325,500 Australia 549,531 116,553 531,351 116,804 China 580,448 200,824 594,362 240,845 Indonesia 124,964 39,992 119,989 37,323 Japan 1,299,025 801,307 1,520,278 957,140 Korea 1,367,218 513,500 1,687,995 649,227 Taiwan 276,918 201,085 419,396 253,745 Other Pacific Rim 163,268 45,537 260,297 70,415 South/Central America 4,118,007 974,506 3,058,591 841,585 Argentina 289,125 96,581 322,689 110,942 Brazil 3,031,563 637,411 2,156,126 515,849 Colombia 33,737 17,941 35,792 19,959 Venezuela 329,300 96,887 251,645 112,505 Other S/C A 434,281 125,685 292,340 82,331 Other Countries 1,214,521 498,520 897,924 283,527 India 454,802 251,398 166,986 84,110 South Africa 277,000 101,457 421,566 116,902 Other 482,719 145,664 309,372 82,515 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