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 October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,407,988 562,214 1,391,090 549,840 North America 587,597 260,630 540,578 244,387 Canada 356,823 177,407 333,812 170,236 Mexico 230,774 83,224 206,765 74,152 Western Europe 281,336 115,688 237,884 98,496 Euro Area (2) 189,618 80,478 109,630 56,065 European Union 218,978 95,958 120,657 63,586 Austria 8,874 6,188 5,479 4,076 Belgium 10,782 4,528 2,673 2,129 Finland 10,102 2,321 6,293 1,467 France 19,108 7,476 19,823 8,019 Germany 86,332 35,493 39,594 22,048 Italy 1,528 1,556 4,856 4,588 Netherlands 32,090 11,973 17,208 6,809 Spain 6,126 3,217 3,381 1,852 Sweden 3,670 3,149 547 1,355 United Kingdom 24,275 11,349 9,669 5,571 Other EU 16,092 8,706 11,133 5,672 European Free Trade Association 2,634 2,236 1,663 1,659 Norway 2,126 1,136 1,076 532 Switzerland 508 1,100 587 1,127 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 59,629 17,427 115,564 33,251 Other Western Europe 94 67 0 0 Eastern Europe/FSR 99,964 33,099 72,683 20,461 Poland 6,169 1,826 352 203 Former Soviet Republics 12,528 4,741 57,497 13,154 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 8,358 3,391 283 116 Russia 3,856 1,094 56,778 12,666 Other FSR 313 256 436 373 Other EE 81,267 26,532 14,834 7,104 Pacific Rim Countries 161,951 65,305 310,689 114,618 Australia 25,403 6,626 62,254 14,399 China 22,439 11,074 52,485 18,140 Indonesia 1,910 700 4,411 1,628 Japan 51,967 21,473 44,850 25,289 Korea 49,914 20,919 117,238 44,182 Taiwan 5,654 3,497 5,221 2,996 Other Pacific Rim 4,664 1,016 24,228 7,985 South/Central America 203,224 58,155 199,883 59,441 Argentina 15,815 5,899 26,713 9,516 Brazil 131,652 32,691 86,698 22,764 Colombia 6,177 3,233 5,765 2,877 Venezuela 16,062 6,290 53,945 16,287 Other S/C A 33,519 10,042 26,762 7,998 Other Countries 73,915 29,337 29,374 12,436 India 28,375 12,143 14,696 6,889 South Africa 33,449 11,746 7,039 2,338 Other 12,091 5,448 7,639 3,209 ______________________________________________________________ 2002 Data October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,347,912 842,697 2,603,305 893,217 North America 689,387 293,410 653,499 283,980 Canada 335,707 170,156 338,338 171,897 Mexico 353,680 123,254 315,162 112,082 Western Europe 396,023 148,041 548,800 191,942 Euro Area (2) 264,897 99,590 250,838 101,075 European Union 297,597 118,972 300,777 130,928 Austria 4,483 2,923 7,798 5,311 Belgium 19,997 7,166 21,321 6,912 Finland 8,916 2,577 1,092 658 France 28,401 11,682 53,465 18,273 Germany 75,936 32,263 52,517 30,999 Italy 35,260 9,886 38,854 11,531 Netherlands 59,634 19,502 42,946 14,387 Spain 14,269 5,633 16,746 4,966 Sweden 2,895 3,042 1,023 2,114 United Kingdom 26,863 14,780 36,611 21,989 Other EU 20,944 9,518 28,402 13,789 European Free Trade Association 2,225 1,372 4,847 2,324 Norway 1,923 981 4,634 2,032 Switzerland 303 392 213 292 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 96,201 27,697 243,175 58,690 Other Western Europe 0 0 0 0 Eastern Europe/FSR 303,750 79,362 275,460 66,681 Poland 6,319 1,995 22,155 7,057 Former Soviet Republics 237,501 56,937 160,257 35,964 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 6,570 2,359 27,675 5,838 Russia 219,216 51,878 120,007 27,286 Other FSR 11,715 2,701 12,575 2,840 Other EE 59,930 20,431 93,049 23,661 Pacific Rim Countries 388,588 133,233 535,404 174,667 Australia 54,654 14,528 48,686 12,219 China 86,069 22,537 177,751 45,597 Indonesia 18,631 6,040 26,491 7,848 Japan 73,245 33,577 72,909 42,955 Korea 133,409 49,088 174,560 55,279 Taiwan 8,512 3,731 22,702 7,604 Other Pacific Rim 14,069 3,732 12,305 3,167 South/Central America 400,689 120,640 360,550 101,516 Argentina 27,278 9,768 34,916 10,031 Brazil 281,433 77,701 202,624 52,739 Colombia 5,484 3,316 6,247 2,958 Venezuela 18,797 7,849 68,944 21,471 Other S/C A 67,697 22,007 47,820 14,317 Other Countries 169,475 68,010 229,592 74,431 India 77,211 35,852 48,471 22,237 South Africa 50,556 18,307 57,197 17,202 Other 41,708 13,851 123,924 34,992 ______________________________________________________________ October Cumulative to Date 2003 Final 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 14,389,911 5,813,297 20,769,076 6,872,807 North America 5,238,109 2,363,330 6,164,907 2,469,515 Canada 3,215,275 1,617,852 3,452,034 1,603,640 Mexico 2,022,834 745,478 2,712,872 865,875 Western Europe 2,703,553 1,183,849 3,862,528 1,420,492 Euro Area (2) 1,555,487 742,277 2,428,027 964,548 European Union 1,903,810 932,898 2,865,552 1,174,045 Austria 87,876 61,069 62,794 39,909 Belgium 94,279 47,313 220,280 71,504 Finland 56,750 13,444 79,557 20,452 France 217,507 96,976 391,693 149,694 Germany 563,918 286,755 746,223 341,219 Italy 99,771 55,197 218,561 78,417 Netherlands 196,571 70,564 380,237 127,579 Spain 105,752 41,436 159,306 55,749 Sweden 21,120 23,956 33,462 26,294 United Kingdom 292,477 149,766 362,941 163,440 Other EU 167,789 86,422 210,500 99,787 European Free Trade Association 12,894 10,862 31,074 14,603 Norway 9,266 4,748 28,187 10,288 Switzerland 3,628 6,114 2,867 4,306 Other EFTA 0 0 20 9 Turkey 786,756 240,022 965,882 231,831 Other Western Europe 94 67 20 13 Eastern Europe/FSR 878,323 278,365 2,394,136 529,345 Poland 49,581 17,421 135,706 39,854 Former Soviet Republics 352,822 97,374 1,754,890 344,734 Moldova 0 0 17,079 3,288 Ukraine 57,031 19,355 319,521 60,485 Russia 254,251 60,644 1,351,716 264,359 Other FSR 41,540 17,376 66,573 16,602 Other EE 475,920 163,570 503,541 144,757 Pacific Rim Countries 2,474,587 968,756 3,849,148 1,302,011 Australia 458,954 123,845 548,864 114,947 China 425,027 151,662 554,968 165,826 Indonesia 32,906 14,329 120,353 36,887 Japan 461,936 253,612 971,998 440,033 Korea 878,581 340,913 1,292,516 426,037 Taiwan 85,459 47,831 200,526 79,111 Other Pacific Rim 131,724 36,563 159,922 39,170 South/Central America 2,087,877 633,333 3,385,335 785,254 Argentina 315,270 106,991 277,312 83,603 Brazil 1,205,842 331,594 2,335,120 468,600 Colombia 49,697 25,759 32,681 17,252 Venezuela 262,966 86,121 329,170 96,836 Other S/C A 254,102 82,867 411,052 118,963 Other Countries 1,007,461 385,663 1,113,022 366,190 India 306,027 143,013 377,997 151,424 South Africa 294,685 97,744 259,008 79,562 Other 406,748 144,907 476,018 135,204 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