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 January 2003 December 2002 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,279,606 1,026,091 2,607,484 1,097,837 North America 686,858 337,023 594,842 295,179 Canada 403,733 229,936 352,633 199,871 Mexico 283,125 107,088 242,209 95,308 Western Europe 446,533 240,386 625,022 301,810 Euro Area (2) 279,282 153,694 392,303 194,945 European Union 340,601 202,693 446,170 247,351 Austria 7,349 6,479 8,316 7,596 Belgium 9,683 7,391 77,635 32,060 Finland 6,679 2,669 2,154 1,543 France 48,163 30,699 55,031 33,325 Germany 75,581 49,863 108,724 60,517 Italy 53,042 23,862 49,245 23,831 Netherlands 16,788 6,724 46,194 15,301 Spain 44,937 17,311 28,498 12,403 Sweden 12,073 17,424 11,328 20,245 United Kingdom 44,630 29,231 41,105 30,845 Other EU 21,676 11,039 17,942 9,685 European Free Trade Association 2,681 2,953 1,684 1,784 Norway 1,727 1,017 1,007 553 Switzerland 954 1,936 677 1,231 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 102,612 33,930 175,914 50,955 Other Western Europe 640 810 1,254 1,719 Eastern Europe/FSR 214,035 66,577 244,610 70,620 Poland 22,117 8,645 22,538 6,140 Former Soviet Republics 80,828 21,253 123,608 33,623 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 118 219 4,312 2,125 Russia 77,212 19,879 118,853 31,142 Other FSR 3,498 1,156 444 356 Other EE 111,090 36,678 98,464 30,856 Pacific Rim Countries 304,779 160,831 481,711 209,480 Australia 75,065 21,080 53,839 16,220 China 32,177 17,226 136,341 40,210 Indonesia 7,092 3,226 605 256 Japan 89,342 64,917 89,106 63,097 Korea 76,398 35,063 151,766 61,885 Taiwan 15,328 16,087 36,201 23,667 Other Pacific Rim 9,379 3,232 13,852 4,145 South/Central America 362,991 114,534 433,733 123,904 Argentina 45,837 16,635 47,191 14,407 Brazil 245,891 72,873 249,437 65,332 Colombia 7,224 3,837 3,902 2,178 Venezuela 18,511 6,366 85,997 23,390 Other S/C A 45,528 14,823 47,207 18,596 Other Countries 264,410 106,740 227,566 96,844 India 77,267 43,472 72,679 38,805 South Africa 34,848 12,302 37,075 16,885 Other 152,296 50,966 117,812 41,154 ______________________________________________________________ January 2002 December 2001 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,438,583 982,509 2,027,348 845,573 North America 502,495 249,981 413,426 188,357 Canada 417,485 207,759 280,174 142,474 Mexico 85,010 42,222 133,253 45,883 Western Europe 501,905 270,561 502,620 262,252 Euro Area (2) 354,043 202,996 374,368 199,966 European Union 430,111 252,060 425,678 240,426 Austria 10,456 9,682 8,898 8,088 Belgium 54,081 20,157 72,458 24,820 Finland 16,007 4,706 5,793 2,617 France 62,877 35,574 57,280 32,921 Germany 138,544 82,346 111,678 68,170 Italy 27,480 24,282 19,274 19,853 Netherlands 16,341 7,428 43,826 13,781 Spain 16,726 12,567 40,126 21,473 Sweden 21,400 18,676 14,046 15,249 United Kingdom 52,180 28,804 32,860 22,943 Other EU 14,020 7,840 19,438 10,511 European Free Trade Association 1,658 2,522 2,760 2,783 Norway 587 497 1,989 1,121 Switzerland 1,071 2,025 771 1,662 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 69,626 15,263 73,759 18,441 Other Western Europe 509 716 423 602 Eastern Europe/FSR 189,693 39,594 256,392 59,591 Poland 13,002 3,569 30,351 8,427 Former Soviet Republics 146,424 25,990 213,779 45,677 Moldova 0 0 28,064 5,731 Ukraine 30,787 5,616 42,960 8,898 Russia 115,252 20,023 126,519 27,795 Other FSR 385 351 16,236 3,253 Other EE 30,267 10,035 12,261 5,488 Pacific Rim Countries 581,573 264,321 497,415 231,892 Australia 41,331 7,763 26,224 6,274 China 36,691 15,080 60,653 24,471 Indonesia 4,469 2,201 3,168 1,053 Japan 236,923 124,130 155,596 95,622 Korea 186,246 78,781 176,421 68,148 Taiwan 54,584 30,449 60,377 32,152 Other Pacific Rim 21,328 5,917 14,976 4,172 South/Central America 548,896 110,899 300,415 81,278 Argentina 4,147 2,744 39,459 12,457 Brazil 457,943 84,145 201,966 51,793 Colombia 4,603 2,281 2,732 1,319 Venezuela 49,062 12,615 14,333 3,910 Other S/C A 33,142 9,114 41,924 11,799 Other Countries 114,020 47,154 57,081 22,202 India 54,125 27,626 4,950 4,438 South Africa 49,144 15,337 23,265 7,806 Other 10,752 4,191 28,867 9,957 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