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 April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,661,283 855,554 2,063,308 959,432 North America 625,968 314,595 621,088 312,104 Canada 417,377 231,160 399,711 228,199 Mexico 208,591 83,436 221,377 83,905 Western Europe 349,069 233,927 408,028 241,549 Euro Area (2) 274,482 172,182 175,907 138,967 European Union 330,218 224,288 229,787 187,548 Austria 11,856 10,548 18,635 14,870 Belgium 29,128 15,557 8,383 7,582 Finland 7,617 3,966 6,124 2,669 France 44,080 31,567 29,374 27,459 Germany 115,283 70,561 53,552 46,083 Italy 14,228 13,778 16,872 15,605 Netherlands 31,649 10,151 13,310 5,144 Spain 12,900 11,443 17,977 12,878 Sweden 16,153 24,547 19,265 24,000 United Kingdom 30,926 22,739 31,463 22,647 Other EU 16,398 9,431 14,832 8,610 European Free Trade Association 2,256 2,400 1,205 1,994 Norway 1,469 800 381 260 Switzerland 788 1,600 824 1,734 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 15,261 5,662 176,270 51,063 Other Western Europe 1,334 1,576 766 944 Eastern Europe/FSR 68,253 23,110 161,321 57,603 Poland 4,561 1,757 8,911 3,459 Former Soviet Republics 31,143 10,149 61,580 19,715 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 22,230 6,203 12,831 3,534 Russia 8,435 3,375 32,090 9,071 Other FSR 478 571 16,659 7,110 Other EE 32,550 11,205 90,830 34,429 Pacific Rim Countries 331,695 173,426 370,863 185,919 Australia 52,275 12,941 30,731 9,234 China 57,589 27,654 95,455 29,773 Indonesia 2,947 1,154 3,678 1,941 Japan 73,436 62,128 113,737 84,647 Korea 104,150 45,864 108,014 44,917 Taiwan 21,125 18,157 9,470 11,922 Other Pacific Rim 20,172 5,527 9,778 3,485 South/Central America 201,001 68,711 352,801 100,594 Argentina 31,082 11,763 83,194 23,473 Brazil 105,927 34,056 212,636 57,773 Colombia 4,402 2,104 4,910 2,710 Venezuela 35,286 12,588 24,779 8,463 Other S/C A 24,304 8,199 27,282 8,175 Other Countries 85,297 41,784 149,208 61,662 India 38,895 24,171 46,774 24,003 South Africa 45,013 15,977 78,011 25,606 Other 1,388 1,636 24,423 12,053 ______________________________________________________________ 2002 Data April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,806,419 805,846 1,976,781 830,246 North America 785,686 332,749 679,062 289,315 Canada 504,585 246,884 452,782 219,976 Mexico 281,102 85,866 226,280 69,339 Western Europe 355,827 216,303 370,606 228,205 Euro Area (2) 284,642 170,063 266,994 174,124 European Union 325,481 206,076 350,004 220,289 Austria 13,398 10,847 4,743 7,526 Belgium 39,607 13,983 42,370 16,304 Finland 7,598 2,529 1,084 1,525 France 33,562 28,157 38,016 26,812 Germany 72,387 54,231 112,198 71,280 Italy 36,745 23,004 12,037 15,239 Netherlands 27,406 8,975 16,053 7,238 Spain 38,271 19,809 36,402 25,749 Sweden 10,199 15,944 15,143 19,199 United Kingdom 29,823 19,299 66,940 26,210 Other EU 16,486 9,298 5,019 3,207 European Free Trade Association 2,867 2,517 3,121 2,950 Norway 2,155 1,068 2,458 1,561 Switzerland 712 1,449 662 1,389 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 26,479 6,382 16,860 4,177 Other Western Europe 999 1,328 620 788 Eastern Europe/FSR 55,589 15,743 237,527 57,095 Poland 2,175 961 27,487 7,477 Former Soviet Republics 28,451 6,433 193,283 42,314 Moldova 0 0 12,495 2,408 Ukraine 5,189 2,105 10,784 5,382 Russia 20,489 3,425 163,193 33,004 Other FSR 2,773 903 6,812 1,520 Other EE 24,962 8,349 16,756 7,304 Pacific Rim Countries 303,169 156,925 323,319 159,522 Australia 36,350 6,019 43,537 9,428 China 52,088 19,220 26,098 11,250 Indonesia 1,818 1,064 79 62 Japan 117,321 87,623 146,376 90,679 Korea 84,067 29,688 74,802 28,364 Taiwan 9,882 12,516 13,214 14,867 Other Pacific Rim 1,643 794 19,212 4,871 South/Central America 233,466 50,126 309,913 66,469 Argentina 19,427 6,358 21,671 6,605 Brazil 167,801 30,891 213,138 39,232 Colombia 389 295 93 65 Venezuela 10,609 2,816 27,819 7,023 Other S/C A 35,240 9,766 47,192 13,543 Other Countries 72,683 34,001 56,354 29,642 India 32,892 22,010 30,404 19,399 South Africa 17,129 6,584 9,743 4,725 Other 22,662 5,408 16,208 5,518 ______________________________________________________________ April Cumulative to Date 2003 Final 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 7,532,144 3,619,953 9,266,427 3,691,287 North America 2,532,064 1,260,526 2,488,286 1,122,404 Canada 1,567,608 891,221 1,771,285 874,445 Mexico 964,456 369,305 717,002 247,959 Western Europe 1,515,591 918,419 1,885,656 1,020,932 Euro Area (2) 919,019 592,053 1,342,423 772,432 European Union 1,140,975 789,480 1,596,895 946,222 Austria 52,197 44,019 40,732 38,454 Belgium 54,568 38,092 150,572 61,829 Finland 26,767 12,367 51,676 16,911 France 151,228 112,650 215,830 130,601 Germany 318,382 212,592 507,846 292,021 Italy 97,672 67,304 98,239 81,157 Netherlands 84,619 31,286 110,842 43,971 Spain 88,653 49,457 121,925 82,855 Sweden 61,253 86,509 60,418 71,272 United Kingdom 143,208 100,919 185,617 96,816 Other EU 62,429 34,286 53,198 30,333 European Free Trade Association 7,875 9,361 10,593 11,406 Norway 4,481 2,557 7,046 4,207 Switzerland 3,394 6,804 3,528 7,189 Other EFTA 0 0 20 9 Turkey 363,611 115,727 275,760 60,082 Other Western Europe 3,130 3,851 2,407 3,223 Eastern Europe/FSR 524,325 177,012 953,083 194,516 Poland 36,281 14,316 44,846 12,895 Former Soviet Republics 198,394 61,315 809,850 147,246 Moldova 0 0 17,079 3,288 Ukraine 44,962 15,008 185,266 34,710 Russia 124,329 34,995 596,669 106,021 Other FSR 29,103 11,312 10,836 3,228 Other EE 289,650 101,381 98,387 34,375 Pacific Rim Countries 1,285,478 665,084 1,912,365 855,284 Australia 209,900 57,782 229,649 45,309 China 208,413 88,960 178,109 70,499 Indonesia 19,860 9,341 15,065 6,184 Japan 335,627 260,770 707,630 398,201 Korea 399,701 172,269 561,208 221,060 Taiwan 64,879 61,341 156,864 96,989 Other Pacific Rim 47,097 14,620 63,841 17,043 South/Central America 1,058,910 333,503 1,724,972 355,717 Argentina 183,722 60,924 118,977 31,763 Brazil 660,786 196,297 1,314,964 243,835 Colombia 17,037 8,960 9,026 4,465 Venezuela 87,820 31,278 147,504 38,013 Other S/C A 109,544 36,045 134,501 37,641 Other Countries 615,776 265,409 302,066 142,433 India 204,262 115,180 143,936 89,171 South Africa 166,710 57,731 84,271 29,612 Other 244,804 92,497 73,859 23,650 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 April 2003