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 September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,701,079 824,148 1,585,556 799,362 North America 646,648 328,903 555,226 280,236 Canada 405,811 229,976 367,103 195,428 Mexico 240,837 98,927 188,124 84,809 Western Europe 312,923 187,687 335,482 209,690 Euro Area (2) 165,688 114,949 192,570 133,107 European Union 193,883 150,301 262,587 186,373 Austria 10,468 9,731 9,015 9,357 Belgium 8,478 10,202 6,583 6,661 Finland 6,969 2,918 7,255 2,872 France 27,755 17,771 24,732 20,510 Germany 63,271 45,350 73,369 48,507 Italy 8,306 10,412 13,013 13,843 Netherlands 21,899 8,568 3,298 1,930 Spain 8,186 4,896 42,535 22,558 Sweden 8,246 15,334 8,925 14,461 United Kingdom 18,821 18,631 51,194 34,381 Other EU 11,485 6,488 22,668 11,292 European Free Trade Association 1,948 2,337 1,014 1,792 Norway 1,085 558 262 157 Switzerland 863 1,779 752 1,635 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 116,203 33,854 71,115 20,483 Other Western Europe 888 1,194 766 1,042 Eastern Europe/FSR 103,457 31,673 33,448 17,430 Poland 1,102 764 810 500 Former Soviet Republics 83,591 21,697 14,551 9,190 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 312 222 174 229 Russia 58,768 14,021 9,778 6,720 Other FSR 24,511 7,454 4,598 2,241 Other EE 18,765 9,211 18,088 7,740 Pacific Rim Countries 362,549 177,459 262,889 151,766 Australia 62,278 14,484 22,958 5,999 China 59,022 24,752 24,268 14,747 Indonesia 4,486 1,833 3,651 2,103 Japan 81,257 64,790 87,525 67,613 Korea 120,777 50,261 91,459 38,188 Taiwan 10,370 13,058 15,090 17,657 Other Pacific Rim 24,360 8,282 17,938 5,458 South/Central America 242,144 78,477 307,117 101,241 Argentina 28,802 11,876 41,404 20,000 Brazil 126,377 38,986 204,824 58,519 Colombia 6,141 3,152 10,741 5,624 Venezuela 53,952 16,292 22,397 8,424 Other S/C A 26,873 8,172 27,752 8,676 Other Countries 33,358 19,949 91,394 38,999 India 17,719 12,791 17,427 12,549 South Africa 7,652 3,211 15,402 6,689 Other 7,986 3,947 58,565 19,761 ______________________________________________________________ 2002 Data September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,935,846 1,176,090 2,519,199 1,043,589 North America 774,743 375,054 904,244 396,427 Canada 437,497 246,726 450,117 242,669 Mexico 337,246 128,328 454,127 153,758 Western Europe 649,741 292,206 473,969 260,226 Euro Area (2) 333,496 172,627 339,786 189,136 European Union 400,518 229,107 402,960 237,946 Austria 12,433 10,147 10,058 8,908 Belgium 25,325 12,545 14,479 12,082 Finland 1,853 1,944 15,217 5,206 France 63,453 30,802 36,142 27,232 Germany 97,962 63,735 128,456 67,131 Italy 47,087 20,424 19,622 16,696 Netherlands 48,972 16,980 69,615 23,324 Spain 19,864 7,720 25,811 18,817 Sweden 10,391 18,957 16,077 15,553 United Kingdom 43,974 30,997 35,348 27,652 Other EU 29,203 14,854 32,134 15,345 European Free Trade Association 5,474 3,628 1,198 1,739 Norway 4,636 2,038 696 532 Switzerland 839 1,590 502 1,207 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 243,178 58,701 69,277 19,747 Other Western Europe 571 770 533 795 Eastern Europe/FSR 282,207 71,871 258,246 65,170 Poland 22,787 7,450 15,669 4,366 Former Soviet Republics 165,710 40,093 180,674 41,285 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 28,502 6,301 14,558 4,783 Russia 124,634 30,952 152,606 32,424 Other FSR 12,575 2,840 13,510 4,078 Other EE 93,710 24,327 61,904 19,520 Pacific Rim Countries 580,327 230,743 417,708 182,858 Australia 48,885 12,359 63,257 15,662 China 179,540 48,948 46,528 15,439 Indonesia 26,556 7,946 46,526 14,068 Japan 105,535 78,012 102,978 64,494 Korea 178,252 60,639 122,078 48,327 Taiwan 28,986 19,137 29,553 22,030 Other Pacific Rim 12,573 3,702 6,787 2,837 South/Central America 411,048 119,857 307,326 79,763 Argentina 36,103 11,259 28,588 10,637 Brazil 248,694 68,773 208,280 45,415 Colombia 6,473 3,111 3,570 2,120 Venezuela 69,056 21,504 15,234 6,125 Other S/C A 50,722 15,210 51,653 15,466 Other Countries 237,779 86,360 157,706 59,145 India 52,595 29,519 30,070 17,458 South Africa 60,597 20,757 14,063 7,420 Other 124,588 36,085 113,573 34,266 ______________________________________________________________ September Cumulative to Date 2003 Final 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 15,990,329 7,842,214 21,781,340 8,719,212 North America 5,703,000 2,853,976 6,577,612 2,947,936 Canada 3,618,313 1,996,758 4,074,798 2,090,176 Mexico 2,084,687 857,218 2,502,814 857,760 Western Europe 3,340,774 2,051,464 4,460,821 2,308,993 Euro Area (2) 2,060,558 1,342,172 2,956,939 1,637,759 European Union 2,573,905 1,791,313 3,546,918 2,070,030 Austria 118,781 103,919 93,439 85,209 Belgium 114,855 87,696 242,873 118,296 Finland 62,223 27,771 95,605 33,427 France 300,226 228,193 487,639 284,265 Germany 764,068 496,901 1,014,815 589,193 Italy 163,589 137,268 253,743 166,549 Netherlands 185,477 69,082 363,391 126,730 Spain 230,434 126,818 251,795 159,921 Sweden 121,359 182,598 124,495 161,095 United Kingdom 357,273 247,244 424,620 248,009 Other EU 155,619 83,824 194,502 97,337 European Free Trade Association 14,547 19,451 34,395 24,397 Norway 7,411 4,289 27,597 10,584 Switzerland 7,135 15,161 6,778 13,804 Other EFTA 0 0 20 9 Turkey 745,184 231,502 874,246 207,288 Other Western Europe 7,138 9,198 5,261 7,277 Eastern Europe/FSR 878,680 308,122 2,145,519 483,753 Poland 50,160 19,678 132,132 39,515 Former Soviet Republics 405,528 130,402 1,549,687 308,950 Moldova 0 0 17,079 3,288 Ukraine 62,674 22,992 320,173 64,031 Russia 276,880 81,772 1,155,539 227,018 Other FSR 65,974 25,639 56,896 14,613 Other EE 422,992 158,042 463,700 135,288 Pacific Rim Countries 2,761,257 1,455,583 3,926,935 1,731,461 Australia 433,765 118,160 494,877 102,025 China 454,688 198,326 492,793 175,573 Indonesia 35,217 17,153 106,333 33,952 Japan 703,134 562,770 1,197,429 735,189 Korea 874,313 379,713 1,224,082 456,735 Taiwan 130,879 139,361 262,244 186,307 Other Pacific Rim 129,261 40,100 149,177 41,680 South/Central America 2,311,348 739,408 3,631,936 826,482 Argentina 315,532 117,670 260,343 85,129 Brazil 1,471,742 440,937 2,668,747 534,862 Colombia 46,949 24,963 28,158 14,557 Venezuela 246,990 79,915 310,485 89,019 Other S/C A 230,136 75,922 364,203 102,915 Other Countries 995,270 433,662 1,038,517 420,587 India 307,660 182,698 374,130 209,507 South Africa 280,903 100,129 223,609 79,765 Other 406,707 150,834 440,777 131,315 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 September 2003