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 December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,254,894 803,217 2,137,200 807,763 North America 490,060 214,122 537,672 237,182 Canada 260,637 131,899 284,188 144,673 Mexico 229,423 82,223 253,484 92,509 Western Europe 516,731 189,619 387,977 156,958 Euro Area (2) 306,070 115,606 265,152 109,731 European Union 339,539 137,748 301,766 128,783 Austria 4,455 2,955 5,831 3,907 Belgium 73,088 26,568 24,556 10,430 Finland 1,654 844 9,150 2,552 France 45,040 17,682 35,421 15,281 Germany 70,408 29,322 39,383 22,577 Italy 37,746 11,066 44,020 14,230 Netherlands 40,510 12,983 62,369 20,760 Spain 17,341 6,392 20,437 7,111 Sweden 1,053 2,393 2,701 2,561 United Kingdom 31,251 18,993 27,820 14,222 Other EU 16,993 8,550 30,079 15,153 European Free Trade Association 1,278 916 566 476 Norway 1,004 531 251 119 Switzerland 274 385 315 357 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 175,914 50,955 85,645 27,700 Other Western Europe 0 0 0 0 Eastern Europe/FSR 237,672 65,435 276,197 78,212 Poland 22,198 5,967 13,518 4,549 Former Soviet Republics 119,081 29,845 167,639 43,609 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 3,190 1,503 4,720 1,858 Russia 115,505 28,105 154,973 38,447 Other FSR 385 238 7,946 3,304 Other EE 96,394 29,623 95,041 30,054 Pacific Rim Countries 431,904 152,528 358,031 140,421 Australia 53,804 16,158 73,670 18,735 China 133,361 35,224 31,354 14,711 Indonesia 605 256 7,437 2,663 Japan 55,348 30,839 62,096 35,794 Korea 144,968 53,522 153,770 55,620 Taiwan 30,296 12,996 25,490 11,261 Other Pacific Rim 13,522 3,533 4,214 1,638 South/Central America 359,266 97,402 328,651 95,988 Argentina 46,919 13,937 48,828 14,629 Brazil 180,091 45,224 188,630 49,247 Colombia 3,430 1,841 3,646 1,949 Venezuela 85,989 23,381 28,829 10,922 Other S/C A 42,837 13,019 58,718 19,240 Other Countries 219,260 84,111 248,671 99,002 India 68,775 31,725 108,303 52,475 South Africa 33,442 12,518 73,308 23,050 Other 117,043 39,868 67,060 23,477 ______________________________________________________________ 2001 Data December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,631,692 560,485 2,131,651 668,406 North America 320,330 127,141 389,646 156,643 Canada 200,482 91,619 260,096 116,154 Mexico 119,848 35,522 129,550 40,489 Western Europe 381,615 144,965 508,845 181,544 Euro Area (2) 276,475 109,641 352,567 133,590 European Union 305,977 125,219 395,210 154,591 Austria 4,687 2,866 3,933 2,927 Belgium 69,261 20,676 61,632 20,320 Finland 3,785 1,018 9,131 2,328 France 44,850 15,715 68,730 24,328 Germany 73,542 36,888 73,748 34,649 Italy 11,424 6,835 30,249 10,171 Netherlands 37,906 11,506 63,539 19,907 Spain 16,694 6,319 17,346 6,885 Sweden 3,064 2,062 3,801 3,339 United Kingdom 22,227 11,599 29,350 13,752 Other EU 18,537 9,737 33,752 15,987 European Free Trade Association 2,396 1,873 4,552 3,453 Norway 1,933 984 3,798 2,257 Switzerland 463 890 754 1,196 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 73,222 17,859 109,083 23,500 Other Western Europe 21 14 0 0 Eastern Europe/FSR 250,638 55,098 243,525 52,650 Poland 30,301 8,358 12,488 3,231 Former Soviet Republics 208,380 41,620 191,687 39,265 Moldova 28,064 5,731 13,261 2,785 Ukraine 41,249 8,172 56,540 13,013 Russia 123,061 24,534 107,220 20,665 Other FSR 16,006 3,183 14,665 2,802 Other EE 11,958 5,120 39,349 10,153 Pacific Rim Countries 432,840 159,934 464,166 155,153 Australia 25,238 5,766 65,442 13,547 China 58,409 20,668 35,196 14,907 Indonesia 2,938 861 4,578 1,265 Japan 110,707 48,888 137,588 49,767 Korea 165,880 57,427 148,762 53,290 Taiwan 54,990 22,846 32,381 12,675 Other Pacific Rim 14,677 3,478 40,219 9,703 South/Central America 193,298 56,789 468,234 105,508 Argentina 38,225 10,918 40,312 12,544 Brazil 96,232 29,025 354,570 71,699 Colombia 2,652 1,265 4,433 2,665 Venezuela 14,333 3,910 42,145 11,007 Other S/C A 41,855 11,670 26,774 7,592 Other Countries 52,970 16,559 57,235 16,908 India 2,703 1,325 6,974 2,633 South Africa 22,114 6,487 24,879 7,612 Other 28,153 8,746 25,382 6,663 ______________________________________________________________ December Cumulative to Date 2002 Final 2001 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 25,161,170 8,483,787 22,991,149 7,720,848 North America 7,192,639 2,920,818 5,710,066 2,190,691 Canada 3,996,859 1,880,212 3,181,100 1,459,395 Mexico 3,195,780 1,040,606 2,528,965 731,295 Western Europe 4,767,237 1,767,069 4,903,816 1,972,634 Euro Area (2) 2,999,249 1,189,885 3,575,617 1,502,558 European Union 3,506,857 1,440,576 3,987,652 1,738,489 Austria 73,080 46,771 84,756 51,811 Belgium 317,924 108,502 379,757 141,262 Finland 90,361 23,848 98,361 25,469 France 472,154 182,657 597,055 225,092 Germany 856,014 393,118 1,134,654 571,670 Italy 300,327 103,713 362,063 144,452 Netherlands 483,116 161,321 478,219 154,907 Spain 197,084 69,251 227,875 80,287 Sweden 37,217 31,249 52,966 37,852 United Kingdom 422,012 196,655 307,277 171,859 Other EU 257,571 123,489 264,669 133,828 European Free Trade Association 32,918 15,994 45,908 31,162 Norway 29,442 10,938 40,081 20,418 Switzerland 3,456 5,047 5,816 10,740 Other EFTA 20 9 11 3 Turkey 1,227,441 310,486 856,921 199,000 Other Western Europe 20 13 13,335 3,983 Eastern Europe/FSR 2,908,006 672,993 2,724,615 589,417 Poland 171,422 50,370 145,450 32,895 Former Soviet Republics 2,041,609 418,189 2,164,970 431,606 Moldova 17,079 3,288 172,071 35,320 Ukraine 327,432 63,845 431,095 89,536 Russia 1,622,195 330,911 1,491,474 291,115 Other FSR 74,904 20,144 70,330 15,634 Other EE 694,975 204,434 414,195 124,916 Pacific Rim Countries 4,639,083 1,594,960 5,401,837 1,873,595 Australia 676,338 149,839 619,297 132,720 China 719,683 215,761 663,065 244,745 Indonesia 128,394 39,805 115,240 31,666 Japan 1,089,443 506,666 1,344,759 561,553 Korea 1,591,255 535,179 1,908,866 651,053 Taiwan 256,312 103,368 438,307 174,639 Other Pacific Rim 177,659 44,341 312,303 77,219 South/Central America 4,073,252 978,644 3,277,763 831,842 Argentina 373,059 112,169 386,667 119,513 Brazil 2,703,841 563,071 2,193,261 494,835 Colombia 39,758 21,042 41,433 22,931 Venezuela 443,988 131,139 302,823 96,335 Other S/C A 512,607 151,222 353,580 98,229 Other Countries 1,580,953 549,303 973,053 262,669 India 555,075 235,624 158,097 59,211 South Africa 365,757 115,131 458,691 116,771 Other 660,121 198,549 356,265 86,686 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 December 2002