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 December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,548,472 794,012 1,717,280 850,472 North America 645,375 304,113 694,414 333,909 Canada 360,866 191,330 406,194 220,249 Mexico 284,509 112,783 288,220 113,660 Western Europe 402,340 257,771 305,589 199,659 Euro Area (2) 295,853 182,431 213,708 141,533 European Union 360,891 240,315 247,246 177,923 Austria 5,876 7,248 9,854 8,787 Belgium 25,164 14,644 23,244 12,232 Finland 797 1,984 6,614 3,221 France 43,338 30,169 36,614 22,137 Germany 122,933 67,335 75,835 53,933 Italy 12,997 17,139 13,771 16,023 Netherlands 28,868 12,124 25,218 12,376 Spain 40,561 24,552 11,262 6,980 Sweden 23,350 27,111 8,915 15,036 United Kingdom 40,455 29,737 23,985 20,835 Other EU 16,553 8,271 11,934 6,363 European Free Trade Association 1,949 2,857 1,239 2,249 Norway 839 283 409 215 Switzerland 1,110 2,574 830 2,034 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 38,545 13,198 53,363 17,232 Other Western Europe 955 1,400 3,741 2,255 Eastern Europe/FSR 50,008 22,099 27,216 14,604 Poland 992 615 463 311 Former Soviet Republics 15,918 6,526 14,939 6,817 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 3,165 1,345 383 113 Russia 3,914 2,205 6,494 4,123 Other FSR 8,839 2,976 8,062 2,581 Other EE 33,098 14,958 11,814 7,476 Pacific Rim Countries 236,554 131,244 326,920 181,911 Australia 73,435 19,816 37,002 9,273 China 29,665 18,480 65,156 26,207 Indonesia 4,041 2,830 5,340 3,546 Japan 58,517 47,540 84,296 74,967 Korea 58,330 26,913 93,241 42,374 Taiwan 11,933 14,642 19,386 16,957 Other Pacific Rim 633 1,023 22,498 8,589 South/Central America 143,524 45,150 304,933 93,449 Argentina 6,369 3,272 29,831 11,253 Brazil 104,608 29,333 224,542 64,709 Colombia 6,447 3,514 6,662 3,879 Venezuela 3,912 1,904 14,364 5,161 Other S/C A 22,189 7,127 29,534 8,448 Other Countries 70,671 33,635 58,208 26,939 India 26,262 17,247 14,759 10,649 South Africa 21,372 7,894 25,718 10,708 Other 23,038 8,493 17,731 5,582 ______________________________________________________________ 2002 Data December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,607,484 1,097,837 2,519,807 1,115,915 North America 594,842 295,179 653,875 316,807 Canada 352,633 199,871 373,894 207,811 Mexico 242,209 95,308 279,981 108,997 Western Europe 625,022 301,810 507,895 281,088 Euro Area (2) 392,303 194,945 356,418 199,815 European Union 446,170 247,351 417,693 249,669 Austria 8,316 7,596 11,888 10,254 Belgium 77,635 32,060 28,731 14,823 Finland 2,154 1,543 10,914 4,160 France 55,031 33,325 46,150 30,757 Germany 108,724 60,517 74,702 53,175 Italy 49,245 23,831 54,322 26,188 Netherlands 46,194 15,301 70,595 24,033 Spain 28,498 12,403 35,049 23,356 Sweden 11,328 20,245 16,710 21,729 United Kingdom 41,105 30,845 38,155 25,114 Other EU 17,942 9,685 30,478 16,080 European Free Trade Association 1,684 1,784 1,146 1,932 Norway 1,007 553 274 228 Switzerland 677 1,231 872 1,703 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 175,914 50,955 88,575 28,864 Other Western Europe 1,254 1,719 481 622 Eastern Europe/FSR 244,610 70,620 288,785 82,507 Poland 22,538 6,140 14,188 4,923 Former Soviet Republics 123,608 33,623 179,329 47,136 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 4,312 2,125 5,830 2,402 Russia 118,853 31,142 155,515 39,264 Other FSR 444 356 17,984 5,470 Other EE 98,464 30,856 95,268 30,448 Pacific Rim Countries 481,711 209,480 400,872 202,512 Australia 53,839 16,220 73,701 18,811 China 136,341 40,210 33,009 17,754 Indonesia 605 256 7,437 2,663 Japan 89,106 63,097 92,050 75,114 Korea 151,766 61,885 157,821 62,111 Taiwan 36,201 23,667 32,312 23,794 Other Pacific Rim 13,852 4,145 4,542 2,265 South/Central America 433,733 123,904 414,428 125,225 Argentina 47,191 14,407 50,508 16,319 Brazil 249,437 65,332 270,474 76,049 Colombia 3,902 2,178 3,856 2,098 Venezuela 85,997 23,390 28,864 10,953 Other S/C A 47,207 18,596 60,726 19,806 Other Countries 227,566 96,844 253,952 107,776 India 72,679 38,805 111,473 58,389 South Africa 37,075 16,885 75,137 25,425 Other 117,812 41,154 67,342 23,962 ______________________________________________________________ December Cumulative to Date 2003 Final 2002 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 20,978,967 10,357,328 29,652,212 12,087,677 North America 7,745,860 3,841,125 8,648,869 3,948,448 Canada 4,826,107 2,649,048 5,240,953 2,744,003 Mexico 2,919,753 1,192,077 3,407,916 1,204,445 Western Europe 4,440,827 2,749,365 6,105,120 3,160,127 Euro Area (2) 2,840,181 1,832,271 4,058,633 2,216,831 European Union 3,507,613 2,426,633 4,822,361 2,803,572 Austria 150,512 134,121 122,056 111,241 Belgium 176,628 123,709 373,050 178,348 Finland 80,374 36,759 119,366 43,564 France 408,363 300,581 634,885 376,259 Germany 1,074,761 681,514 1,312,832 768,904 Italy 199,311 183,748 399,054 236,260 Netherlands 278,347 108,738 549,019 189,197 Spain 309,127 177,331 335,080 208,661 Sweden 170,168 247,154 170,393 226,714 United Kingdom 459,046 324,886 541,456 330,401 Other EU 200,976 108,092 265,169 134,023 European Free Trade Association 20,693 27,740 40,059 31,126 Norway 10,786 5,930 30,936 12,726 Switzerland 9,907 21,810 9,104 18,390 Other EFTA 0 0 20 9 Turkey 899,791 280,979 1,234,936 314,805 Other Western Europe 12,730 14,013 7,764 10,625 Eastern Europe/FSR 1,074,781 391,662 2,992,061 721,538 Poland 59,544 23,599 175,257 52,688 Former Soviet Republics 459,024 154,264 2,092,982 448,089 Moldova 0 0 17,079 3,288 Ukraine 74,686 28,089 337,333 71,090 Russia 295,071 92,888 1,651,466 350,448 Other FSR 89,267 33,288 87,104 23,262 Other EE 556,213 213,799 723,822 220,761 Pacific Rim Countries 3,541,591 1,897,809 5,243,955 2,330,789 Australia 569,629 153,949 677,072 151,583 China 582,898 264,532 749,798 258,789 Indonesia 46,508 24,229 133,005 42,910 Japan 933,066 744,069 1,480,182 939,518 Korea 1,078,979 475,044 1,676,805 637,496 Taiwan 173,250 184,797 345,431 248,546 Other Pacific Rim 157,262 51,188 181,662 51,947 South/Central America 2,970,344 943,222 4,966,168 1,223,634 Argentina 368,816 139,518 386,824 127,307 Brazil 1,936,711 572,693 3,551,475 778,792 Colombia 66,389 35,714 41,496 22,218 Venezuela 281,330 93,271 444,161 131,231 Other S/C A 317,097 102,026 542,213 164,087 Other Countries 1,205,564 534,145 1,696,039 703,141 India 383,331 230,440 638,954 348,593 South Africa 362,296 132,050 389,212 143,767 Other 459,937 171,656 667,873 210,781 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