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. (-) Represents zero or less than one half of measurement shown. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. December 1998 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,595,632 1,107,807 North America 535,299 238,601 Canada 308,918 158,407 Mexico 226,381 80,194 Western Europe 529,631 314,344 European Union 489,896 299,418 Austria 2,729 4,845 Belgium 36,737 21,382 Finland 11,133 4,750 France 69,738 45,129 Germany 178,096 97,815 Italy 10,228 13,417 Netherlands 59,422 22,124 Spain 31,544 22,683 Sweden 13,255 20,598 United Kingdom 55,150 35,064 Other EU 21,865 11,610 European Free Trade Association 2,761 2,805 Norway 2,116 1,300 Switzerland 646 1,505 Other EFTA (-) (-) Turkey 36,133 11,369 Other Western Europe 840 752 Eastern Europe/FSR 297,372 87,438 Poland 1,613 583 Former Soviet Republic 257,091 74,102 Moldova 37,268 10,290 Ukraine 21,378 9,075 Russia 151,727 42,353 Other FSR 46,718 12,383 Other EE 38,668 12,753 Pacific Rim Countries 826,011 348,066 Australia 48,862 10,480 China 59,831 20,472 Indonesia 37,666 9,500 Japan 395,641 202,302 Korea 216,452 74,357 Taiwan 49,442 24,783 Other Pacific Rim 18,118 6,171 South/Central America 320,681 89,102 Argentina 12,696 6,248 Brazil 228,663 58,781 Colombia 809 436 Venezuela 54,505 15,900 Other S/C A 24,007 7,737 Other Countries 86,639 30,257 India 27,776 7,460 South Africa 38,603 14,609 Other 20,260 8,188 _____________________________________________________ November 1998 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,656,417 1,398,409 North America 533,271 250,371 Canada 345,277 182,689 Mexico 187,994 67,682 Western Europe 663,995 367,989 European Union 595,225 343,993 Austria 7,704 7,987 Belgium 47,879 24,363 Finland 24,053 7,326 France 85,694 54,462 Germany 131,148 82,073 Italy 63,550 31,933 Netherlands 55,071 20,345 Spain 82,037 45,837 Sweden 21,196 23,813 United Kingdom 50,435 33,167 Other EU 26,458 12,686 European Free Trade Association 6,336 5,579 Norway 2,037 1,177 Switzerland 4,299 4,402 Other EFTA (-) (-) Turkey 48,443 12,493 Other Western Europe 13,991 5,925 Eastern Europe/FSR 789,129 180,447 Poland 19,622 4,393 Former Soviet Republic 749,690 168,503 Moldova 3,828 804 Ukraine 62,080 15,704 Russia 669,635 148,535 Other FSR 14,147 3,460 Other EE 19,818 7,551 Pacific Rim Countries 1,237,746 471,461 Australia 52,899 12,162 China 55,588 19,956 Indonesia 33,788 11,823 Japan 750,781 293,949 Korea 297,042 108,769 Taiwan 34,284 20,555 Other Pacific Rim 13,365 4,247 South/Central America 368,893 102,073 Argentina 22,135 10,119 Brazil 269,670 68,047 Colombia 828 398 Venezuela 50,391 15,653 Other S/C A 25,869 7,855 Other Countries 63,381 26,067 India 1,915 1,963 South Africa 48,831 18,929 Other 12,636 5,175 _____________________________________________________ December 1997 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,913,886 1,010,642 North America 464,621 251,964 Canada 344,281 192,581 Mexico 120,340 59,383 Western Europe 499,319 337,390 European Union 436,164 309,167 Austria 17,996 12,348 Belgium 30,963 18,947 Finland 13,210 5,865 France 48,929 39,769 Germany 122,691 84,147 Italy 45,235 39,656 Netherlands 47,762 18,874 Spain 23,019 20,403 Sweden 20,102 25,571 United Kingdom 53,217 36,432 Other EU 13,041 7,154 European Free Trade Association 9,975 5,095 Norway 2,381 1,284 Switzerland 7,594 3,811 Other EFTA (-) (-) Turkey 51,927 21,133 Other Western Europe 1,254 1,996 Eastern Europe/FSR 244,194 82,507 Poland 4,260 1,443 Former Soviet Republic 201,521 65,792 Moldova 13,076 3,448 Ukraine 63,221 18,255 Russia 120,704 42,408 Other FSR 4,519 1,681 Other EE 38,414 15,272 Pacific Rim Countries 448,182 244,207 Australia 72,951 20,775 China 37,574 18,774 Indonesia 17,180 6,324 Japan 180,341 121,973 Korea 123,593 56,536 Taiwan 12,471 17,602 Other Pacific Rim 4,072 2,222 South/Central America 226,538 76,359 Argentina 5,988 3,268 Brazil 167,417 54,994 Colombia 1,695 1,390 Venezuela 36,626 10,699 Other S/C A 14,812 6,007 Other Countries 31,032 18,214 India 2,436 2,573 South Africa 16,836 9,171 Other 11,760 6,470 _____________________________________________________ November 1997 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,122,119 1,073,157 North America 560,509 282,915 Canada 342,019 194,391 Mexico 218,489 88,524 Western Europe 661,679 371,994 European Union 599,563 348,758 Austria 10,807 9,367 Belgium 50,554 28,925 Finland 9,790 4,630 France 78,171 49,672 Germany 180,668 93,190 Italy 56,159 33,868 Netherlands 61,270 25,193 Spain 71,188 38,020 Sweden 13,798 23,122 United Kingdom 47,169 32,757 Other EU 19,988 10,013 European Free Trade Association 4,854 3,056 Norway 1,289 778 Switzerland 3,565 2,278 Other EFTA (-) (-) Turkey 46,016 15,585 Other Western Europe 11,247 4,594 Eastern Europe/FSR 302,198 99,592 Poland 4,002 1,308 Former Soviet Republic 249,296 82,307 Moldova 36,272 10,089 Ukraine 27,570 7,513 Russia 185,328 64,274 Other FSR 125 431 Other EE 48,901 15,978 Pacific Rim Countries 399,143 242,589 Australia 28,004 10,088 China 23,325 11,358 Indonesia 6,823 2,767 Japan 208,699 141,920 Korea 92,541 47,285 Taiwan 28,554 23,170 Other Pacific Rim 11,198 6,001 South/Central America 159,051 56,449 Argentina 13,972 7,019 Brazil 126,458 41,815 Colombia 578 381 Venezuela 7,629 3,951 Other S/C A 10,415 3,283 Other Countries 39,539 19,618 India 10,140 4,389 South Africa 25,916 12,626 Other 3,483 2,602 _____________________________________________________ January - December 1998 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Total Census Basis 35,070,419 15,186,988 North America 6,795,126 3,339,890 Canada 4,148,730 2,292,048 Mexico 2,646,397 1,047,841 Western Europe 6,644,265 3,953,155 European Union 6,054,576 3,726,155 Austria 118,579 106,302 Belgium 364,976 217,843 Finland 177,120 63,512 France 920,598 594,187 Germany 1,416,549 924,401 Italy 506,720 322,983 Netherlands 667,685 257,183 Spain 511,142 324,773 Sweden 204,077 260,129 United Kingdom 817,541 477,380 Other EU 349,591 177,462 European Free Trade Association 66,079 45,329 Norway 23,880 14,466 Switzerland 42,198 30,862 Other EFTA (-) (-) Turkey 441,944 143,238 Other Western Europe 81,666 38,434 Eastern Europe/FSR 6,603,168 1,821,825 Poland 137,418 42,461 Former Soviet Republic 5,983,068 1,600,641 Moldova 247,643 69,645 Ukraine 779,051 216,048 Russia 4,632,394 1,224,140 Other FSR 323,980 90,808 Other EE 482,681 178,723 Pacific Rim Countries 10,913,444 4,713,869 Australia 813,949 217,694 China 513,759 228,852 Indonesia 454,093 143,876 Japan 5,707,462 2,710,607 Korea 2,895,045 1,098,499 Taiwan 396,853 259,852 Other Pacific Rim 132,283 54,488 South/Central America 3,064,494 940,288 Argentina 134,095 67,344 Brazil 2,247,264 662,028 Colombia 15,901 11,614 Venezuela 407,869 114,544 Other S/C A 259,366 84,759 Other Countries 1,049,921 417,962 India 313,999 112,704 South Africa 550,265 229,545 Other 185,657 75,713 _____________________________________________________ January - December 1997 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Total Census Basis 28,264,787 13,478,355 North America 7,336,118 3,611,736 Canada 4,331,959 2,417,368 Mexico 3,004,160 1,194,368 Western Europe 7,441,833 4,302,655 European Union 6,787,817 4,050,496 Austria 110,084 93,122 Belgium 425,804 259,977 Finland 157,988 64,597 France 973,183 620,519 Germany 2,194,614 1,151,706 Italy 629,542 382,998 Netherlands 696,101 288,284 Spain 526,294 373,600 Sweden 240,723 304,456 United Kingdom 602,012 392,547 Other EU 231,473 118,690 European Free Trade Association 45,033 36,166 Norway 19,146 12,927 Switzerland 25,887 23,239 Other EFTA (-) (-) Turkey 556,657 185,896 Other Western Europe 52,325 30,097 Eastern Europe/FSR 4,387,826 1,353,248 Poland 136,427 43,496 Former Soviet Republic 3,768,421 1,125,997 Moldova 106,204 31,157 Ukraine 526,622 152,602 Russia 3,010,947 903,318 Other FSR 124,647 38,920 Other EE 482,978 183,755 Pacific Rim Countries 5,049,577 2,860,011 Australia 398,617 121,165 China 432,651 194,785 Indonesia 82,993 31,796 Japan 2,317,379 1,604,015 Korea 1,486,307 635,094 Taiwan 171,418 200,706 Other Pacific Rim 160,213 72,450 South/Central America 3,449,122 1,074,885 Argentina 138,739 68,893 Brazil 2,586,621 766,998 Colombia 13,380 9,678 Venezuela 400,686 134,653 Other S/C A 309,695 94,663 Other Countries 600,311 275,821 India 176,422 71,342 South Africa 285,379 136,244 Other 138,510 68,235