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 January 2003 December 2002 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,935,566 744,566 2,254,894 803,217 North America 583,870 257,237 490,060 214,122 Canada 317,764 165,089 260,637 131,899 Mexico 266,106 92,148 229,423 82,223 Western Europe 354,951 142,025 516,731 189,619 Euro Area (2) 210,957 84,370 306,070 115,606 European Union 253,118 108,243 339,539 137,748 Austria 5,980 3,902 4,455 2,955 Belgium 5,942 3,544 73,088 26,568 Finland 4,838 1,070 1,654 844 France 37,182 14,750 45,040 17,682 Germany 45,505 24,026 70,408 29,322 Italy 42,888 13,489 37,746 11,066 Netherlands 15,499 5,955 40,510 12,983 Spain 36,769 9,488 17,341 6,392 Sweden 601 1,757 1,053 2,393 United Kingdom 37,189 20,297 31,251 18,993 Other EU 20,725 9,965 16,993 8,550 European Free Trade Association 1,997 1,147 1,278 916 Norway 1,588 675 1,004 531 Switzerland 409 472 274 385 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 99,836 32,635 175,914 50,955 Other Western Europe 0 0 0 0 Eastern Europe/FSR 205,684 61,472 237,672 65,435 Poland 17,747 6,368 22,198 5,967 Former Soviet Republics 79,171 19,725 119,081 29,845 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 28 20 3,190 1,503 Russia 75,702 18,664 115,505 28,105 Other FSR 3,441 1,042 385 238 Other EE 108,767 35,378 96,394 29,623 Pacific Rim Countries 255,571 99,484 431,904 152,528 Australia 75,063 21,073 53,804 16,158 China 26,486 10,363 133,361 35,224 Indonesia 6,067 2,754 605 256 Japan 58,309 31,179 55,348 30,839 Korea 71,931 27,713 144,968 53,522 Taiwan 8,644 3,793 30,296 12,996 Other Pacific Rim 9,070 2,609 13,522 3,533 South/Central America 276,908 86,592 359,266 97,402 Argentina 44,211 14,786 46,919 13,937 Brazil 165,706 48,060 180,091 45,224 Colombia 6,810 3,536 3,430 1,841 Venezuela 18,511 6,366 85,989 23,381 Other S/C A 41,670 13,844 42,837 13,019 Other Countries 258,582 97,756 219,260 84,111 India 73,453 36,422 68,775 31,725 South Africa 33,526 11,381 33,442 12,518 Other 151,604 49,953 117,043 39,868 ______________________________________________________________ January 2002 December 2001 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,996,629 635,731 1,631,692 560,485 North America 388,082 172,038 320,330 127,141 Canada 314,648 140,689 200,482 91,619 Mexico 73,435 31,350 119,848 35,522 Western Europe 373,459 137,325 381,615 144,965 Euro Area (2) 251,939 101,055 276,475 109,641 European Union 302,882 121,111 305,977 125,219 Austria 4,807 3,814 4,687 2,866 Belgium 48,577 13,663 69,261 20,676 Finland 10,224 2,391 3,785 1,018 France 46,910 17,750 44,850 15,715 Germany 89,649 39,207 73,542 36,888 Italy 18,192 8,346 11,424 6,835 Netherlands 14,119 6,078 37,906 11,506 Spain 8,107 3,970 16,694 6,319 Sweden 9,576 3,141 3,064 2,062 United Kingdom 39,257 15,964 22,227 11,599 Other EU 13,462 6,788 18,537 9,737 European Free Trade Association 982 1,189 2,396 1,873 Norway 471 252 1,933 984 Switzerland 512 936 463 890 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 69,595 15,026 73,222 17,859 Other Western Europe 0 0 21 14 Eastern Europe/FSR 182,291 34,293 250,638 55,098 Poland 12,816 3,423 30,301 8,358 Former Soviet Republics 143,711 23,264 208,380 41,620 Moldova 0 0 28,064 5,731 Ukraine 29,929 4,835 41,249 8,172 Russia 113,397 18,078 123,061 24,534 Other FSR 385 351 16,006 3,183 Other EE 25,764 7,605 11,958 5,120 Pacific Rim Countries 479,925 166,896 432,840 159,934 Australia 41,156 7,423 25,238 5,766 China 34,780 12,080 58,409 20,668 Indonesia 1,864 659 2,938 861 Japan 168,072 60,027 110,707 48,888 Korea 170,307 64,139 165,880 57,427 Taiwan 42,894 17,548 54,990 22,846 Other Pacific Rim 20,852 5,021 14,677 3,478 South/Central America 470,068 91,757 193,298 56,789 Argentina 3,159 1,522 38,225 10,918 Brazil 380,692 66,405 96,232 29,025 Colombia 4,416 2,203 2,652 1,265 Venezuela 49,062 12,615 14,333 3,910 Other S/C A 32,739 9,012 41,855 11,670 Other Countries 102,803 33,422 52,970 16,559 India 44,697 16,296 2,703 1,325 South Africa 48,113 14,042 22,114 6,487 Other 9,993 3,084 28,153 8,746 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 January 2003