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 December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,607,484 1,097,837 2,519,807 1,115,915 North America 594,842 295,179 653,875 316,807 Canada 352,633 199,871 373,894 207,811 Mexico 242,209 95,308 279,981 108,997 Western Europe 625,022 301,810 507,895 281,088 Euro Area (2) 392,303 194,945 356,418 199,815 European Union 446,170 247,351 417,693 249,669 Austria 8,316 7,596 11,888 10,254 Belgium 77,635 32,060 28,731 14,823 Finland 2,154 1,543 10,914 4,160 France 55,031 33,325 46,150 30,757 Germany 108,724 60,517 74,702 53,175 Italy 49,245 23,831 54,322 26,188 Netherlands 46,194 15,301 70,595 24,033 Spain 28,498 12,403 35,049 23,356 Sweden 11,328 20,245 16,710 21,729 United Kingdom 41,105 30,845 38,155 25,114 Other EU 17,942 9,685 30,478 16,080 European Free Trade Association 1,684 1,784 1,146 1,932 Norway 1,007 553 274 228 Switzerland 677 1,231 872 1,703 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 175,914 50,955 88,575 28,864 Other Western Europe 1,254 1,719 481 622 Eastern Europe/FSR 244,610 70,620 288,785 82,507 Poland 22,538 6,140 14,188 4,923 Former Soviet Republics 123,608 33,623 179,329 47,136 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 4,312 2,125 5,830 2,402 Russia 118,853 31,142 155,515 39,264 Other FSR 444 356 17,984 5,470 Other EE 98,464 30,856 95,268 30,448 Pacific Rim Countries 481,711 209,480 400,872 202,512 Australia 53,839 16,220 73,701 18,811 China 136,341 40,210 33,009 17,754 Indonesia 605 256 7,437 2,663 Japan 89,106 63,097 92,050 75,114 Korea 151,766 61,885 157,821 62,111 Taiwan 36,201 23,667 32,312 23,794 Other Pacific Rim 13,852 4,145 4,542 2,265 South/Central America 433,733 123,904 414,428 125,225 Argentina 47,191 14,407 50,508 16,319 Brazil 249,437 65,332 270,474 76,049 Colombia 3,902 2,178 3,856 2,098 Venezuela 85,997 23,390 28,864 10,953 Other S/C A 47,207 18,596 60,726 19,806 Other Countries 227,566 96,844 253,952 107,776 India 72,679 38,805 111,473 58,389 South Africa 37,075 16,885 75,137 25,425 Other 117,812 41,154 67,342 23,962 ______________________________________________________________ 2001 Data December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,027,348 845,573 2,567,931 986,172 North America 413,426 188,357 499,847 230,218 Canada 280,174 142,474 351,732 177,579 Mexico 133,253 45,883 148,115 52,639 Western Europe 502,620 262,252 642,055 314,120 Euro Area (2) 374,368 199,966 463,739 235,739 European Union 425,678 240,426 527,589 285,557 Austria 8,898 8,088 12,355 10,251 Belgium 72,458 24,820 67,270 28,160 Finland 5,793 2,617 10,906 3,310 France 57,280 32,921 86,158 45,197 Germany 111,678 68,170 110,688 66,699 Italy 19,274 19,853 39,329 20,326 Netherlands 43,826 13,781 71,395 23,115 Spain 40,126 21,473 41,113 26,385 Sweden 14,046 15,249 11,384 17,515 United Kingdom 32,860 22,943 42,711 27,953 Other EU 19,438 10,511 34,280 16,647 European Free Trade Association 2,760 2,783 4,939 4,428 Norway 1,989 1,121 3,841 2,357 Switzerland 771 1,662 1,098 2,071 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 73,759 18,441 109,123 23,526 Other Western Europe 423 602 403 610 Eastern Europe/FSR 256,392 59,591 258,120 59,845 Poland 30,351 8,427 12,548 3,302 Former Soviet Republics 213,779 45,677 194,983 41,257 Moldova 28,064 5,731 13,261 2,785 Ukraine 42,960 8,898 58,594 14,327 Russia 126,519 27,795 108,462 21,342 Other FSR 16,236 3,253 14,665 2,802 Other EE 12,261 5,488 50,589 15,287 Pacific Rim Countries 497,415 231,892 527,262 226,830 Australia 26,224 6,274 65,519 13,735 China 60,653 24,471 36,213 16,839 Indonesia 3,168 1,053 4,578 1,265 Japan 155,596 95,622 186,628 100,384 Korea 176,421 68,148 155,647 61,833 Taiwan 60,377 32,152 37,936 22,072 Other Pacific Rim 14,976 4,172 40,740 10,701 South/Central America 300,415 81,278 577,484 130,779 Argentina 39,459 12,457 40,974 13,363 Brazil 201,966 51,793 462,510 95,894 Colombia 2,732 1,319 4,512 2,711 Venezuela 14,333 3,910 42,145 11,007 Other S/C A 41,924 11,799 27,343 7,803 Other Countries 57,081 22,202 63,163 24,380 India 4,950 4,438 9,604 5,806 South Africa 23,265 7,806 27,846 11,430 Other 28,867 9,957 25,713 7,144 ______________________________________________________________ December Cumulative to Date 2002 Final 2001 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 29,652,212 12,087,677 27,350,808 11,526,323 North America 8,648,869 3,948,448 6,940,726 3,079,946 Canada 5,240,953 2,744,003 4,227,655 2,184,746 Mexico 3,407,916 1,204,445 2,713,071 895,200 Western Europe 6,105,120 3,160,127 6,448,378 3,611,422 Euro Area (2) 4,058,633 2,216,831 4,812,917 2,729,469 European Union 4,822,361 2,803,572 5,515,984 3,350,909 Austria 122,056 111,241 176,004 137,372 Belgium 373,050 178,348 437,552 214,636 Finland 119,366 43,564 126,065 43,821 France 634,885 376,259 793,730 465,617 Germany 1,312,832 768,904 1,540,467 960,851 Italy 399,054 236,260 471,179 304,021 Netherlands 549,019 189,197 577,447 193,587 Spain 335,080 208,661 466,945 297,562 Sweden 170,393 226,714 189,627 245,687 United Kingdom 541,456 330,401 459,224 344,367 Other EU 265,169 134,023 277,743 143,388 European Free Trade Association 40,059 31,126 52,955 45,389 Norway 30,936 12,726 42,281 21,714 Switzerland 9,104 18,390 10,664 23,672 Other EFTA 20 9 11 3 Turkey 1,234,936 314,805 860,395 202,432 Other Western Europe 7,764 10,625 19,044 12,692 Eastern Europe/FSR 2,992,061 721,538 2,848,701 666,982 Poland 175,257 52,688 150,026 36,433 Former Soviet Republics 2,092,982 448,089 2,244,634 484,510 Moldova 17,079 3,288 172,071 35,320 Ukraine 337,333 71,090 461,042 109,909 Russia 1,651,466 350,448 1,540,589 323,399 Other FSR 87,104 23,262 70,933 15,882 Other EE 723,822 220,761 454,040 146,039 Pacific Rim Countries 5,243,955 2,330,789 6,158,345 2,784,222 Australia 677,072 151,583 623,094 136,813 China 749,798 258,789 691,229 282,156 Indonesia 133,005 42,910 127,735 39,640 Japan 1,480,182 939,518 1,862,502 1,153,146 Korea 1,676,805 637,496 2,020,063 779,208 Taiwan 345,431 248,546 517,709 307,969 Other Pacific Rim 181,662 51,947 316,013 85,289 South/Central America 4,966,168 1,223,634 3,936,490 1,053,642 Argentina 386,824 127,307 403,122 136,762 Brazil 3,551,475 778,792 2,820,602 663,536 Colombia 41,496 22,218 43,037 23,989 Venezuela 444,161 131,231 308,123 127,423 Other S/C A 542,213 164,087 361,607 101,933 Other Countries 1,696,039 703,141 1,018,168 330,110 India 638,954 348,593 181,540 94,355 South Africa 389,212 143,767 472,677 136,138 Other 667,873 210,781 363,951 99,616 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