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 December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,264,992 514,790 1,380,844 554,145 North America 550,633 238,090 580,579 252,365 Canada 295,842 147,752 323,197 162,832 Mexico 254,790 90,338 257,382 89,534 Western Europe 289,136 125,076 223,602 100,595 Euro Area (2) 216,368 92,398 148,026 71,015 European Union 252,316 111,948 166,466 80,885 Austria 3,556 2,812 6,659 4,523 Belgium 19,747 7,599 21,082 8,102 Finland 0 0 5,789 1,585 France 28,383 10,929 26,818 10,759 Germany 95,297 40,199 48,324 24,728 Italy 5,880 4,817 4,488 3,419 Netherlands 23,501 9,168 20,064 10,036 Spain 24,814 9,802 3,672 2,244 Sweden 6,511 4,856 1,036 1,627 United Kingdom 28,263 13,845 16,805 7,851 Other EU 16,363 7,919 11,729 6,010 European Free Trade Association 1,613 1,902 857 1,393 Norway 837 270 335 170 Switzerland 776 1,632 522 1,223 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 35,206 11,227 53,321 17,174 Other Western Europe 0 0 2,958 1,144 Eastern Europe/FSR 33,575 13,229 15,730 5,199 Poland 754 402 321 149 Former Soviet Republics 4,316 1,696 3,888 1,290 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 2,153 755 382 110 Russia 1,889 709 2,979 886 Other FSR 274 232 528 294 Other EE 28,505 11,130 11,520 3,759 Pacific Rim Countries 189,420 73,081 266,800 107,235 Australia 73,421 19,757 36,993 9,238 China 21,745 9,143 60,135 19,920 Indonesia 1,205 629 2,434 939 Japan 31,933 19,186 44,285 27,001 Korea 54,432 20,328 86,158 34,292 Taiwan 6,502 3,911 14,587 7,850 Other Pacific Rim 183 127 22,207 7,994 South/Central America 135,319 38,769 239,704 69,015 Argentina 5,405 2,113 28,963 10,234 Brazil 97,893 24,512 162,074 42,085 Colombia 6,251 3,358 6,288 3,552 Venezuela 3,893 1,893 14,364 5,161 Other S/C A 21,876 6,893 28,015 7,984 Other Countries 66,910 26,545 54,430 19,735 India 23,314 11,572 12,264 5,588 South Africa 20,771 6,919 24,602 8,821 Other 22,826 8,053 17,564 5,327 ______________________________________________________________ 2002 Data December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,254,894 803,217 2,137,200 807,763 North America 490,060 214,122 537,672 237,182 Canada 260,637 131,899 284,188 144,673 Mexico 229,423 82,223 253,484 92,509 Western Europe 516,731 189,619 387,977 156,958 Euro Area (2) 306,070 115,606 265,152 109,731 European Union 339,539 137,748 301,766 128,783 Austria 4,455 2,955 5,831 3,907 Belgium 73,088 26,568 24,556 10,430 Finland 1,654 844 9,150 2,552 France 45,040 17,682 35,421 15,281 Germany 70,408 29,322 39,383 22,577 Italy 37,746 11,066 44,020 14,230 Netherlands 40,510 12,983 62,369 20,760 Spain 17,341 6,392 20,437 7,111 Sweden 1,053 2,393 2,701 2,561 United Kingdom 31,251 18,993 27,820 14,222 Other EU 16,993 8,550 30,079 15,153 European Free Trade Association 1,278 916 566 476 Norway 1,004 531 251 119 Switzerland 274 385 315 357 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 175,914 50,955 85,645 27,700 Other Western Europe 0 0 0 0 Eastern Europe/FSR 237,672 65,435 276,197 78,212 Poland 22,198 5,967 13,518 4,549 Former Soviet Republics 119,081 29,845 167,639 43,609 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 3,190 1,503 4,720 1,858 Russia 115,505 28,105 154,973 38,447 Other FSR 385 238 7,946 3,304 Other EE 96,394 29,623 95,041 30,054 Pacific Rim Countries 431,904 152,528 358,031 140,421 Australia 53,804 16,158 73,670 18,735 China 133,361 35,224 31,354 14,711 Indonesia 605 256 7,437 2,663 Japan 55,348 30,839 62,096 35,794 Korea 144,968 53,522 153,770 55,620 Taiwan 30,296 12,996 25,490 11,261 Other Pacific Rim 13,522 3,533 4,214 1,638 South/Central America 359,266 97,402 328,651 95,988 Argentina 46,919 13,937 48,828 14,629 Brazil 180,091 45,224 188,630 49,247 Colombia 3,430 1,841 3,646 1,949 Venezuela 85,989 23,381 28,829 10,922 Other S/C A 42,837 13,019 58,718 19,240 Other Countries 219,260 84,111 248,671 99,002 India 68,775 31,725 108,303 52,475 South Africa 33,442 12,518 73,308 23,050 Other 117,043 39,868 67,060 23,477 ______________________________________________________________ December Cumulative to Date 2003 Final 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 17,035,748 6,882,231 25,161,170 8,483,787 North America 6,369,321 2,853,786 7,192,639 2,920,818 Canada 3,834,315 1,928,436 3,996,859 1,880,212 Mexico 2,535,006 925,350 3,195,780 1,040,606 Western Europe 3,216,292 1,409,521 4,767,237 1,767,069 Euro Area (2) 1,919,880 905,690 2,999,249 1,189,885 European Union 2,322,592 1,125,730 3,506,857 1,440,576 Austria 98,091 68,404 73,080 46,771 Belgium 135,108 63,014 317,924 108,502 Finland 62,539 15,030 90,361 23,848 France 272,707 118,664 472,154 182,657 Germany 707,539 351,682 856,014 393,118 Italy 110,139 63,433 300,327 103,713 Netherlands 240,136 89,768 483,116 161,321 Spain 134,238 53,482 197,084 69,251 Sweden 28,668 30,440 37,217 31,249 United Kingdom 337,546 171,463 422,012 196,655 Other EU 195,881 100,351 257,571 123,489 European Free Trade Association 15,364 14,157 32,918 15,994 Norway 10,438 5,188 29,442 10,938 Switzerland 4,927 8,969 3,456 5,047 Other EFTA 0 0 20 9 Turkey 875,283 268,422 1,227,441 310,486 Other Western Europe 3,052 1,211 20 13 Eastern Europe/FSR 927,627 296,793 2,908,006 672,993 Poland 50,656 17,972 171,422 50,370 Former Soviet Republics 361,026 100,361 2,041,609 418,189 Moldova 0 0 17,079 3,288 Ukraine 59,566 20,220 327,432 63,845 Russia 259,118 62,238 1,622,195 330,911 Other FSR 42,342 17,902 74,904 20,144 Other EE 515,945 178,460 694,975 204,434 Pacific Rim Countries 2,930,807 1,149,072 4,639,083 1,594,960 Australia 569,368 152,841 676,338 149,839 China 506,908 180,725 719,683 215,761 Indonesia 36,544 15,897 128,394 39,805 Japan 538,154 299,800 1,089,443 506,666 Korea 1,019,171 395,533 1,591,255 535,179 Taiwan 106,547 59,592 256,312 103,368 Other Pacific Rim 154,114 44,684 177,659 44,341 South/Central America 2,462,900 741,117 4,073,252 978,644 Argentina 349,638 119,338 373,059 112,169 Brazil 1,465,809 398,190 2,703,841 563,071 Colombia 62,236 32,670 39,758 21,042 Venezuela 281,224 93,174 443,988 131,139 Other S/C A 303,993 97,744 512,607 151,222 Other Countries 1,128,801 431,943 1,580,953 549,303 India 341,605 160,173 555,075 235,624 South Africa 340,058 113,484 365,757 115,131 Other 447,138 158,287 660,121 198,549 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 December 2003