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 November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,717,280 850,472 1,722,887 870,631 North America 694,414 333,909 703,071 349,127 Canada 406,194 220,249 440,734 240,711 Mexico 288,220 113,660 262,337 108,415 Western Europe 305,589 199,659 392,124 240,472 Euro Area (2) 213,708 141,533 270,063 166,135 European Union 247,246 177,923 325,571 217,081 Austria 9,854 8,787 16,000 14,167 Belgium 23,244 12,232 13,365 9,137 Finland 6,614 3,221 10,739 3,783 France 36,614 22,137 28,186 20,082 Germany 75,835 53,933 111,925 63,345 Italy 13,771 16,023 8,954 13,319 Netherlands 25,218 12,376 38,783 15,155 Spain 11,262 6,980 26,869 18,980 Sweden 8,915 15,036 16,544 22,409 United Kingdom 23,985 20,835 37,334 27,069 Other EU 11,934 6,363 16,870 9,635 European Free Trade Association 1,239 2,249 2,958 3,183 Norway 409 215 2,127 1,143 Switzerland 830 2,034 832 2,041 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 53,363 17,232 62,699 19,047 Other Western Europe 3,741 2,255 895 1,160 Eastern Europe/FSR 27,216 14,604 118,877 46,838 Poland 463 311 7,930 2,995 Former Soviet Republics 14,939 6,817 22,639 10,519 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 383 113 8,463 3,640 Russia 6,494 4,123 7,783 4,788 Other FSR 8,062 2,581 6,392 2,092 Other EE 11,814 7,476 88,309 33,324 Pacific Rim Countries 326,920 181,911 216,860 129,070 Australia 37,002 9,273 25,426 6,701 China 65,156 26,207 33,390 21,520 Indonesia 5,340 3,546 1,910 700 Japan 84,296 74,967 87,118 58,792 Korea 93,241 42,374 53,094 26,045 Taiwan 19,386 16,957 11,052 13,837 Other Pacific Rim 22,498 8,589 4,869 1,476 South/Central America 304,933 93,449 210,540 65,215 Argentina 29,831 11,253 17,085 7,322 Brazil 224,542 64,709 135,819 37,714 Colombia 6,662 3,879 6,332 3,357 Venezuela 14,364 5,161 16,064 6,292 Other S/C A 29,534 8,448 35,238 10,529 Other Countries 58,208 26,939 81,414 39,910 India 14,759 10,649 34,650 19,845 South Africa 25,718 10,708 34,303 13,318 Other 17,731 5,582 12,461 6,747 ______________________________________________________________ 2002 Data November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,519,807 1,115,915 2,743,581 1,154,714 North America 653,875 316,807 822,540 388,526 Canada 373,894 207,811 439,627 246,145 Mexico 279,981 108,997 382,912 142,381 Western Europe 507,895 281,088 511,382 268,236 Euro Area (2) 356,418 199,815 352,973 184,312 European Union 417,693 249,669 411,580 236,521 Austria 11,888 10,254 8,413 8,182 Belgium 28,731 14,823 23,812 13,168 Finland 10,914 4,160 10,693 4,434 France 46,150 30,757 46,066 27,913 Germany 74,702 53,175 114,591 66,019 Italy 54,322 26,188 41,743 19,692 Netherlands 70,595 24,033 68,839 23,132 Spain 35,049 23,356 19,738 12,980 Sweden 16,710 21,729 17,861 23,646 United Kingdom 38,155 25,114 37,577 26,433 Other EU 30,478 16,080 22,247 10,921 European Free Trade Association 1,146 1,932 2,834 3,012 Norway 274 228 2,058 1,362 Switzerland 872 1,703 777 1,651 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 88,575 28,864 96,201 27,697 Other Western Europe 481 622 767 1,006 Eastern Europe/FSR 288,785 82,507 313,146 84,658 Poland 14,188 4,923 6,398 2,110 Former Soviet Republics 179,329 47,136 240,358 58,380 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 5,830 2,402 7,018 2,532 Russia 155,515 39,264 221,560 53,024 Other FSR 17,984 5,470 11,780 2,824 Other EE 95,268 30,448 66,391 24,169 Pacific Rim Countries 400,872 202,512 434,437 187,337 Australia 73,701 18,811 54,654 14,528 China 33,009 17,754 87,655 25,251 Indonesia 7,437 2,663 18,631 6,040 Japan 92,050 75,114 101,596 66,119 Korea 157,821 62,111 143,136 56,765 Taiwan 32,312 23,794 14,674 14,778 Other Pacific Rim 4,542 2,265 14,091 3,856 South/Central America 414,428 125,225 486,071 148,024 Argentina 50,508 16,319 28,782 11,452 Brazil 270,474 76,049 362,817 102,550 Colombia 3,856 2,098 5,580 3,384 Venezuela 28,864 10,953 18,815 7,868 Other S/C A 60,726 19,806 70,077 22,770 Other Countries 253,952 107,776 176,004 77,933 India 111,473 58,389 80,672 41,892 South Africa 75,137 25,425 53,390 21,693 Other 67,342 23,962 41,942 14,349 ______________________________________________________________ November Cumulative to Date 2003 Final 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 19,430,495 9,563,317 27,044,728 10,989,840 North America 7,100,485 3,537,012 8,054,027 3,653,269 Canada 4,465,241 2,457,719 4,888,319 2,544,132 Mexico 2,635,245 1,079,293 3,165,707 1,109,137 Western Europe 4,038,488 2,491,594 5,480,098 2,858,317 Euro Area (2) 2,544,328 1,649,841 3,666,330 2,021,886 European Union 3,146,722 2,186,317 4,376,191 2,556,221 Austria 144,636 126,873 113,740 103,645 Belgium 151,464 109,064 295,416 146,287 Finland 79,577 34,775 117,212 42,021 France 365,026 270,413 579,855 342,934 Germany 951,828 614,179 1,204,108 708,388 Italy 186,314 166,609 349,809 212,429 Netherlands 249,479 96,614 502,825 173,896 Spain 268,566 152,779 306,582 196,258 Sweden 146,818 220,043 159,066 206,470 United Kingdom 418,592 295,148 500,352 299,556 Other EU 184,424 99,822 247,227 124,338 European Free Trade Association 18,744 24,883 38,375 29,342 Norway 9,947 5,647 29,929 12,174 Switzerland 8,797 19,236 8,427 17,159 Other EFTA 0 0 20 9 Turkey 861,247 267,781 1,059,022 263,849 Other Western Europe 11,775 12,613 6,510 8,905 Eastern Europe/FSR 1,024,773 369,563 2,747,451 650,918 Poland 58,552 22,984 152,719 46,548 Former Soviet Republics 443,106 147,738 1,969,374 414,465 Moldova 0 0 17,079 3,288 Ukraine 71,520 26,744 333,021 68,965 Russia 291,157 90,683 1,532,614 319,306 Other FSR 80,428 30,312 86,660 22,906 Other EE 523,115 198,841 625,358 189,904 Pacific Rim Countries 3,305,037 1,766,565 4,762,244 2,121,309 Australia 496,194 134,134 623,232 135,363 China 553,234 246,052 613,457 218,579 Indonesia 42,467 21,399 132,401 42,654 Japan 874,548 696,529 1,391,076 876,422 Korea 1,020,649 448,131 1,525,039 575,611 Taiwan 161,317 170,155 309,230 224,879 Other Pacific Rim 156,629 50,165 167,810 47,802 South/Central America 2,826,820 898,072 4,532,436 1,099,730 Argentina 362,448 136,245 339,633 112,900 Brazil 1,832,103 543,361 3,302,038 713,460 Colombia 59,943 32,200 37,594 20,039 Venezuela 277,418 91,368 358,164 107,840 Other S/C A 294,908 94,899 495,007 145,491 Other Countries 1,134,892 500,511 1,468,473 606,296 India 357,070 213,192 566,275 309,787 South Africa 340,924 124,155 352,136 126,882 Other 436,899 163,163 550,061 169,627 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 November 2003