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 2003 Data March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,063,308 959,432 1,527,947 778,877 North America 621,088 312,104 598,151 296,803 Canada 399,711 228,199 346,787 201,926 Mexico 221,377 83,905 251,364 94,877 Western Europe 408,028 241,549 311,961 202,557 Euro Area (2) 175,907 138,967 189,349 127,211 European Union 229,787 187,548 240,369 174,951 Austria 18,635 14,870 14,357 12,121 Belgium 8,383 7,582 7,373 7,561 Finland 6,124 2,669 6,347 3,063 France 29,374 27,459 29,611 22,924 Germany 53,552 46,083 73,966 46,085 Italy 16,872 15,605 13,529 14,059 Netherlands 13,310 5,144 22,871 9,267 Spain 17,977 12,878 12,838 7,826 Sweden 19,265 24,000 13,762 20,538 United Kingdom 31,463 22,647 36,190 26,302 Other EU 14,832 8,610 9,523 5,207 European Free Trade Association 1,205 1,994 1,732 2,013 Norway 381 260 904 479 Switzerland 824 1,734 828 1,534 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 176,270 51,063 69,469 25,073 Other Western Europe 766 944 390 520 Eastern Europe/FSR 161,321 57,603 80,716 29,722 Poland 8,911 3,459 692 455 Former Soviet Republics 61,580 19,715 24,843 10,198 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 12,831 3,534 9,783 5,052 Russia 32,090 9,071 6,592 2,671 Other FSR 16,659 7,110 8,468 2,475 Other EE 90,830 34,429 55,181 19,068 Pacific Rim Countries 370,863 185,919 278,141 144,907 Australia 30,731 9,234 51,830 14,527 China 95,455 29,773 23,193 14,306 Indonesia 3,678 1,941 6,144 3,020 Japan 113,737 84,647 59,113 49,078 Korea 108,014 44,917 111,138 46,425 Taiwan 9,470 11,922 18,956 15,175 Other Pacific Rim 9,778 3,485 7,768 2,376 South/Central America 352,801 100,594 142,118 49,664 Argentina 83,194 23,473 23,609 9,052 Brazil 212,636 57,773 96,333 31,595 Colombia 4,910 2,710 501 309 Venezuela 24,779 8,463 9,244 3,860 Other S/C A 27,282 8,175 12,431 4,847 Other Countries 149,208 61,662 116,861 55,223 India 46,774 24,003 41,326 23,534 South Africa 78,011 25,606 8,838 3,846 Other 24,423 12,053 66,697 27,843 ______________________________________________________________ 2002 Data March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,976,781 830,246 3,044,644 1,072,686 North America 679,062 289,315 521,042 250,359 Canada 452,782 219,976 396,433 199,826 Mexico 226,280 69,339 124,609 50,533 Western Europe 370,606 228,205 657,318 305,863 Euro Area (2) 266,994 174,124 436,744 225,249 European Union 350,004 220,289 491,298 267,796 Austria 4,743 7,526 12,135 10,399 Belgium 42,370 16,304 14,515 11,385 Finland 1,084 1,525 26,986 8,151 France 38,016 26,812 81,376 40,058 Germany 112,198 71,280 184,716 84,164 Italy 12,037 15,239 21,977 18,631 Netherlands 16,053 7,238 51,042 20,331 Spain 36,402 25,749 30,527 24,730 Sweden 15,143 19,199 13,676 17,454 United Kingdom 66,940 26,210 36,675 22,504 Other EU 5,019 3,207 17,673 9,988 European Free Trade Association 3,121 2,950 2,948 3,417 Norway 2,458 1,561 1,846 1,082 Switzerland 662 1,389 1,083 2,326 Other EFTA 0 0 20 9 Turkey 16,860 4,177 162,794 34,259 Other Western Europe 620 788 278 391 Eastern Europe/FSR 237,527 57,095 470,274 82,085 Poland 27,487 7,477 2,180 889 Former Soviet Republics 193,283 42,314 441,692 72,509 Moldova 12,495 2,408 4,584 880 Ukraine 10,784 5,382 138,506 21,607 Russia 163,193 33,004 297,735 49,569 Other FSR 6,812 1,520 867 453 Other EE 16,756 7,304 26,402 8,687 Pacific Rim Countries 323,319 159,522 704,305 274,518 Australia 43,537 9,428 108,431 22,098 China 26,098 11,250 63,231 24,948 Indonesia 79 62 8,699 2,857 Japan 146,376 90,679 207,009 95,769 Korea 74,802 28,364 216,093 84,227 Taiwan 13,214 14,867 79,183 39,158 Other Pacific Rim 19,212 4,871 21,658 5,461 South/Central America 309,913 66,469 632,696 128,224 Argentina 21,671 6,605 73,732 16,056 Brazil 213,138 39,232 476,082 89,567 Colombia 93 65 3,941 1,823 Venezuela 27,819 7,023 60,013 15,558 Other S/C A 47,192 13,543 18,928 5,219 Other Countries 56,354 29,642 59,009 31,636 India 30,404 19,399 26,516 20,136 South Africa 9,743 4,725 8,255 2,966 Other 16,208 5,518 24,238 8,534 ______________________________________________________________ March Cumulative to Date 2003 Final 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 5,870,861 2,764,399 7,460,008 2,885,441 North America 1,906,096 945,931 1,702,600 789,655 Canada 1,150,231 660,061 1,266,700 627,561 Mexico 755,865 285,870 435,900 162,094 Western Europe 1,166,522 684,492 1,529,829 804,629 Euro Area (2) 644,538 419,871 1,057,781 602,369 European Union 810,757 565,192 1,271,414 740,145 Austria 40,341 33,471 27,334 27,607 Belgium 25,439 22,535 110,966 47,846 Finland 19,150 8,401 44,078 14,382 France 107,148 81,083 182,268 102,444 Germany 203,099 142,030 435,458 237,790 Italy 83,444 53,526 61,494 58,153 Netherlands 52,970 21,135 83,435 34,997 Spain 75,753 38,014 83,655 63,046 Sweden 45,100 61,962 50,219 55,329 United Kingdom 112,282 78,180 155,794 77,518 Other EU 46,031 24,855 36,712 21,034 European Free Trade Association 5,619 6,961 7,727 8,889 Norway 3,012 1,756 4,891 3,139 Switzerland 2,606 5,204 2,816 5,740 Other EFTA 0 0 20 9 Turkey 348,350 110,066 249,281 53,700 Other Western Europe 1,796 2,274 1,408 1,895 Eastern Europe/FSR 456,072 153,902 897,494 178,774 Poland 31,720 12,560 42,670 11,934 Former Soviet Republics 167,251 51,166 781,399 140,813 Moldova 0 0 17,079 3,288 Ukraine 22,731 8,805 180,077 32,605 Russia 115,894 31,620 576,180 102,596 Other FSR 28,626 10,740 8,064 2,324 Other EE 257,101 90,176 73,425 26,026 Pacific Rim Countries 953,783 491,657 1,609,196 698,360 Australia 157,625 44,841 193,299 39,290 China 150,824 61,306 126,021 51,278 Indonesia 16,913 8,187 13,247 5,120 Japan 262,191 198,642 590,309 310,578 Korea 295,550 126,405 477,141 191,372 Taiwan 43,754 43,185 146,981 84,473 Other Pacific Rim 26,925 9,093 62,199 16,249 South/Central America 857,910 264,792 1,491,506 305,591 Argentina 152,640 49,160 99,550 25,405 Brazil 554,860 162,241 1,147,163 212,944 Colombia 12,635 6,856 8,637 4,170 Venezuela 52,535 18,690 136,895 35,197 Other S/C A 85,241 27,845 99,262 27,875 Other Countries 530,479 223,625 229,383 108,431 India 165,367 91,010 111,044 67,161 South Africa 121,697 41,754 67,142 23,028 Other 243,416 90,862 51,197 18,242 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 March 2003