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 August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,585,556 799,362 1,882,692 912,909 North America 555,226 280,236 626,378 319,260 Canada 367,103 195,428 416,751 222,736 Mexico 188,124 84,809 209,628 96,524 Western Europe 335,482 209,690 361,431 240,809 Euro Area (2) 192,570 133,107 229,300 155,570 European Union 262,587 186,373 295,719 217,251 Austria 9,015 9,357 14,060 13,345 Belgium 6,583 6,661 9,288 8,023 Finland 7,255 2,872 1,838 2,454 France 24,732 20,510 28,440 24,093 Germany 73,369 48,507 97,559 62,489 Italy 13,013 13,843 20,061 16,615 Netherlands 3,298 1,930 23,650 8,754 Spain 42,535 22,558 15,989 9,708 Sweden 8,925 14,461 15,706 23,735 United Kingdom 51,194 34,381 49,695 37,009 Other EU 22,668 11,292 19,432 11,024 European Free Trade Association 1,014 1,792 2,339 2,747 Norway 262 157 1,478 816 Switzerland 752 1,635 861 1,931 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 71,115 20,483 62,753 19,943 Other Western Europe 766 1,042 621 869 Eastern Europe/FSR 33,448 17,430 110,973 36,111 Poland 810 500 769 486 Former Soviet Republics 14,551 9,190 63,891 16,949 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 174 229 4,411 1,999 Russia 9,778 6,720 58,851 14,180 Other FSR 4,598 2,241 628 770 Other EE 18,088 7,740 46,314 18,677 Pacific Rim Countries 262,889 151,766 317,641 166,188 Australia 22,958 5,999 50,285 14,431 China 24,268 14,747 82,022 33,255 Indonesia 3,651 2,103 4,950 2,749 Japan 87,525 67,613 74,646 58,356 Korea 91,459 38,188 83,432 40,103 Taiwan 15,090 17,657 11,075 14,367 Other Pacific Rim 17,938 5,458 11,230 2,928 South/Central America 307,117 101,241 374,446 110,588 Argentina 41,404 20,000 13,966 5,951 Brazil 204,824 58,519 280,219 80,403 Colombia 10,741 5,624 5,072 2,865 Venezuela 22,397 8,424 54,488 14,046 Other S/C A 27,752 8,676 20,702 7,323 Other Countries 91,394 38,999 91,823 39,952 India 17,427 12,549 36,357 19,053 South Africa 15,402 6,689 23,362 11,149 Other 58,565 19,761 32,103 9,750 ______________________________________________________________ 2002 Data August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,519,199 1,043,589 2,793,688 1,074,477 North America 904,244 396,427 798,874 359,572 Canada 450,117 242,669 460,308 243,214 Mexico 454,127 153,758 338,566 116,357 Western Europe 473,969 260,226 615,000 292,728 Euro Area (2) 339,786 189,136 423,276 204,604 European Union 402,960 237,946 497,062 260,539 Austria 10,058 8,908 13,997 11,344 Belgium 14,479 12,082 33,310 14,210 Finland 15,217 5,206 11,945 4,285 France 36,142 27,232 68,131 38,887 Germany 128,456 67,131 142,156 68,788 Italy 19,622 16,696 40,000 21,529 Netherlands 69,615 23,324 62,087 19,963 Spain 25,811 18,817 22,524 13,838 Sweden 16,077 15,553 10,210 18,440 United Kingdom 35,348 27,652 60,021 35,299 Other EU 32,134 15,345 32,680 13,957 European Free Trade Association 1,198 1,739 13,007 3,795 Norway 696 532 12,325 2,370 Switzerland 502 1,207 682 1,426 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 69,277 19,747 104,513 27,802 Other Western Europe 533 795 417 591 Eastern Europe/FSR 258,246 65,170 386,675 90,260 Poland 15,669 4,366 8,280 2,748 Former Soviet Republics 180,674 41,285 235,440 47,678 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 14,558 4,783 45,651 9,204 Russia 152,606 32,424 183,298 37,078 Other FSR 13,510 4,078 6,491 1,396 Other EE 61,904 19,520 142,955 39,834 Pacific Rim Countries 417,708 182,858 395,069 167,522 Australia 63,257 15,662 57,230 11,588 China 46,528 15,439 27,172 14,164 Indonesia 46,526 14,068 15,339 4,406 Japan 102,978 64,494 76,606 53,541 Korea 122,078 48,327 166,604 58,132 Taiwan 29,553 22,030 17,154 16,207 Other Pacific Rim 6,787 2,837 34,963 9,484 South/Central America 307,326 79,763 438,099 107,316 Argentina 28,588 10,637 34,763 17,499 Brazil 208,280 45,415 341,672 69,438 Colombia 3,570 2,120 2,735 1,814 Venezuela 15,234 6,125 30,506 10,028 Other S/C A 51,653 15,466 28,422 8,537 Other Countries 157,706 59,145 159,972 57,079 India 30,070 17,458 56,836 26,692 South Africa 14,063 7,420 19,785 6,711 Other 113,573 34,266 83,351 23,677 ______________________________________________________________ August Cumulative to Date 2003 Final 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 14,289,249 7,018,066 18,845,494 7,543,122 North America 5,056,352 2,525,072 5,802,868 2,572,882 Canada 3,212,502 1,766,782 3,637,300 1,843,450 Mexico 1,843,850 758,291 2,165,568 729,432 Western Europe 3,027,852 1,863,777 3,811,080 2,016,787 Euro Area (2) 1,894,870 1,227,224 2,623,443 1,465,132 European Union 2,380,022 1,641,012 3,146,400 1,840,923 Austria 108,313 94,188 81,006 75,062 Belgium 106,377 77,494 217,547 105,751 Finland 55,254 24,852 93,753 31,483 France 272,471 210,422 424,186 253,463 Germany 700,797 451,550 916,853 525,458 Italy 155,283 126,856 206,656 146,125 Netherlands 163,578 60,514 314,419 109,750 Spain 222,248 121,922 231,931 152,201 Sweden 113,114 167,263 114,104 142,137 United Kingdom 338,452 228,613 380,646 217,012 Other EU 144,135 77,336 165,300 82,483 European Free Trade Association 12,598 17,114 28,921 20,770 Norway 6,326 3,732 22,961 8,545 Switzerland 6,272 13,382 5,940 12,215 Other EFTA 0 0 20 9 Turkey 628,981 197,648 631,069 148,587 Other Western Europe 6,251 8,004 4,691 6,507 Eastern Europe/FSR 775,222 276,449 1,863,312 411,883 Poland 49,058 18,914 109,346 32,065 Former Soviet Republics 321,937 108,705 1,383,976 268,857 Moldova 0 0 17,079 3,288 Ukraine 62,362 22,770 291,671 57,730 Russia 218,112 67,750 1,030,905 196,066 Other FSR 41,463 18,184 44,322 11,773 Other EE 404,227 148,831 369,990 110,961 Pacific Rim Countries 2,398,708 1,278,124 3,346,609 1,500,718 Australia 371,487 103,676 445,992 89,666 China 395,666 173,574 313,253 126,625 Indonesia 30,731 15,320 79,777 26,006 Japan 621,877 497,980 1,091,894 657,176 Korea 753,536 329,452 1,045,830 396,096 Taiwan 120,509 126,303 233,258 167,169 Other Pacific Rim 104,902 31,819 136,605 37,979 South/Central America 2,069,203 660,931 3,220,887 706,625 Argentina 286,730 105,795 224,240 73,870 Brazil 1,345,365 401,952 2,420,053 466,089 Colombia 40,808 21,811 21,685 11,446 Venezuela 193,038 63,623 241,429 67,516 Other S/C A 203,263 67,751 313,481 87,704 Other Countries 961,912 413,713 800,737 334,226 India 289,941 169,907 321,535 179,988 South Africa 273,251 96,918 163,013 59,008 Other 398,720 146,887 316,189 95,230 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