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 2003 Data August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,290,345 526,928 1,490,284 595,113 North America 460,958 210,473 509,279 233,671 Canada 292,020 145,597 326,923 159,637 Mexico 168,938 64,876 182,356 74,035 Western Europe 222,868 103,583 261,624 123,236 Euro Area (2) 99,653 53,923 155,710 77,087 European Union 153,696 83,757 197,314 102,117 Austria 5,626 4,375 9,120 7,226 Belgium 3,490 2,224 6,728 3,953 Finland 6,406 1,488 506 341 France 13,875 6,578 18,211 8,634 Germany 43,688 24,169 65,662 32,983 Italy 4,628 3,627 10,355 4,294 Netherlands 2,653 1,455 19,658 6,683 Spain 7,240 3,564 7,807 3,576 Sweden 618 1,275 2,694 2,445 United Kingdom 43,534 24,201 38,000 21,923 Other EU 21,939 10,802 18,573 10,060 European Free Trade Association 589 670 1,812 1,331 Norway 242 144 1,417 673 Switzerland 347 526 395 658 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 68,582 19,156 62,498 19,788 Other Western Europe 0 0 0 0 Eastern Europe/FSR 20,929 7,956 97,248 25,991 Poland 445 221 658 341 Former Soviet Republics 6,704 2,829 58,899 12,809 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 137 172 2,848 1,192 Russia 2,044 562 55,614 11,252 Other FSR 4,523 2,095 437 365 Other EE 13,780 4,906 37,691 12,841 Pacific Rim Countries 210,252 87,692 266,505 103,145 Australia 22,937 5,836 50,250 14,315 China 21,585 9,813 75,629 25,378 Indonesia 3,475 1,694 3,254 1,356 Japan 51,828 28,535 42,929 23,143 Korea 83,793 30,990 77,834 32,805 Taiwan 8,871 5,746 5,565 3,617 Other Pacific Rim 17,762 5,078 11,043 2,531 South/Central America 288,798 85,672 267,539 75,560 Argentina 33,081 12,178 13,264 5,156 Brazil 195,574 51,286 177,300 47,179 Colombia 10,084 5,166 4,863 2,699 Venezuela 22,397 8,424 54,473 14,035 Other S/C A 27,662 8,619 17,638 6,491 Other Countries 86,540 31,552 88,090 33,510 India 13,605 6,774 33,745 14,452 South Africa 14,707 5,747 22,668 10,047 Other 58,229 19,030 31,677 9,012 ______________________________________________________________ 2002 Data August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,123,082 741,382 2,424,452 783,301 North America 775,502 307,649 676,845 273,512 Canada 339,258 167,983 353,425 171,597 Mexico 436,244 139,666 323,421 101,914 Western Europe 349,859 141,824 507,765 175,650 Euro Area (2) 235,839 95,904 338,699 120,092 European Union 280,744 122,106 393,214 146,153 Austria 6,652 4,037 8,611 4,732 Belgium 8,746 4,128 27,623 8,589 Finland 11,125 2,941 9,495 2,299 France 25,353 11,790 50,518 19,360 Germany 80,465 34,497 109,122 40,429 Italy 10,647 4,408 31,475 9,700 Netherlands 59,168 19,458 54,270 16,926 Spain 13,298 4,930 18,552 6,457 Sweden 6,051 3,700 1,698 1,918 United Kingdom 27,374 17,408 49,600 22,573 Other EU 31,865 14,809 32,250 13,169 European Free Trade Association 799 628 11,752 2,505 Norway 628 391 11,483 2,140 Switzerland 172 237 269 365 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 68,315 19,090 102,779 26,978 Other Western Europe 0 0 20 13 Eastern Europe/FSR 255,880 63,026 384,324 88,480 Poland 15,647 4,335 7,458 2,277 Former Soviet Republics 179,331 39,932 234,349 46,894 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 14,084 4,148 45,432 8,991 Russia 151,753 31,736 182,427 36,506 Other FSR 13,494 4,048 6,491 1,396 Other EE 60,902 18,759 142,517 39,309 Pacific Rim Countries 366,145 120,385 353,849 112,594 Australia 63,145 15,338 57,195 11,322 China 44,900 12,289 23,488 9,398 Indonesia 46,458 13,971 15,327 4,386 Japan 75,788 32,911 54,376 25,487 Korea 110,482 36,768 158,628 49,269 Taiwan 18,988 7,110 10,190 3,898 Other Pacific Rim 6,385 1,999 34,646 8,833 South/Central America 224,815 59,808 346,676 83,957 Argentina 27,914 9,627 32,234 15,322 Brazil 128,877 27,205 256,051 49,320 Colombia 3,277 1,921 2,696 1,783 Venezuela 15,234 6,125 30,506 10,028 Other S/C A 49,513 14,930 25,190 7,504 Other Countries 150,881 48,690 154,992 49,108 India 26,478 11,399 53,773 21,442 South Africa 11,526 4,051 19,045 5,794 Other 112,876 33,240 82,174 21,872 ______________________________________________________________ August Cumulative to Date 2003 Final 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 11,590,834 4,701,242 15,817,859 5,136,894 North America 4,109,935 1,858,313 4,822,020 1,892,125 Canada 2,524,640 1,270,210 2,777,989 1,261,587 Mexico 1,585,295 588,103 2,044,031 630,539 Western Europe 2,184,334 969,665 2,917,706 1,080,509 Euro Area (2) 1,256,239 605,734 1,912,293 763,883 European Union 1,564,174 773,354 2,267,178 924,145 Austria 73,523 50,805 50,512 31,675 Belgium 80,825 40,655 178,961 57,426 Finland 40,354 9,657 69,549 17,217 France 178,576 81,481 309,827 119,740 Germany 437,992 229,214 617,770 277,957 Italy 93,387 49,053 144,446 57,001 Netherlands 147,272 51,782 277,657 93,689 Spain 96,245 36,366 128,291 45,150 Sweden 16,903 19,452 29,544 21,139 United Kingdom 258,534 132,846 299,467 126,671 Other EU 140,564 72,043 161,153 76,480 European Free Trade Association 8,596 6,967 24,002 10,907 Norway 6,064 3,080 21,631 7,276 Switzerland 2,533 3,887 2,351 3,622 Other EFTA 0 0 20 9 Turkey 611,564 189,344 626,506 145,444 Other Western Europe 0 0 20 13 Eastern Europe/FSR 705,676 224,805 1,814,926 383,301 Poland 43,060 15,392 107,232 30,802 Former Soviet Republics 282,797 79,479 1,357,132 251,833 Moldova 0 0 17,079 3,288 Ukraine 48,389 15,848 285,276 52,288 Russia 193,617 46,884 1,012,493 185,195 Other FSR 40,791 16,747 42,284 11,062 Other EE 379,819 129,934 350,562 100,665 Pacific Rim Countries 2,001,948 788,834 2,925,156 994,111 Australia 371,297 102,821 445,524 88,201 China 350,103 122,448 291,148 97,693 Indonesia 26,584 12,002 75,231 23,000 Japan 365,119 206,851 825,844 363,501 Korea 711,429 275,812 984,548 321,670 Taiwan 74,584 41,338 169,312 67,776 Other Pacific Rim 102,832 27,562 133,549 32,271 South/Central America 1,684,770 515,736 2,624,096 563,097 Argentina 272,742 91,577 215,117 63,804 Brazil 987,492 276,139 1,851,063 338,161 Colombia 37,756 19,649 20,951 10,978 Venezuela 192,959 63,544 241,429 67,516 Other S/C A 193,821 64,827 295,536 82,639 Other Countries 904,172 343,890 713,955 223,749 India 262,956 123,981 252,314 93,335 South Africa 254,196 83,659 151,255 44,053 Other 387,019 136,249 310,386 86,361 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 August 2003