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. 1999 Data August Final July Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,963,420 1,081,593 2,996,848 1,083,974 North America 655,136 274,305 690,844 280,658 Canada 377,320 188,890 362,528 179,527 Mexico 277,816 85,414 328,316 101,130 Western Europe 535,223 299,473 582,914 303,443 Euro Area 425,785 237,615 458,213 232,147 European Union 490,523 285,851 523,280 286,366 Austria 3,786 7,588 7,577 6,914 Belgium 38,596 19,944 38,244 22,138 Finland 14,516 5,113 12,436 4,478 France 78,597 53,719 81,713 45,823 Germany 121,935 68,138 174,797 80,673 Italy 15,734 14,806 15,168 14,620 Netherlands 69,318 22,815 73,584 25,184 Spain 61,477 35,327 44,288 26,725 Sweden 15,884 17,198 13,445 21,572 United Kingdom 48,351 30,498 40,855 28,332 Other EU 22,328 10,705 21,172 9,907 European Free Trade Association 5,900 4,323 4,012 4,081 Norway 4,219 2,277 3,356 1,857 Switzerland 1,681 2,046 656 2,225 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 37,737 7,956 54,703 11,651 Other Western Europe 1,063 1,343 919 1,345 Eastern Europe/FSR 408,732 85,669 431,686 88,750 Poland 362 340 6,045 1,463 Former Soviet Republics 334,770 68,320 381,746 75,857 Moldova 46,425 8,783 58,193 12,549 Ukraine 116,592 19,923 137,072 20,516 Russia 111,735 27,542 117,876 29,173 Other FSR 60,018 12,071 68,605 13,618 Other EE 73,600 17,009 43,895 11,430 Pacific Rim Countries 775,068 282,270 784,470 280,390 Australia 79,813 17,012 64,831 12,947 China 75,424 21,828 21,924 7,968 Indonesia 82,278 16,838 59,620 12,444 Japan 289,842 128,192 243,775 111,964 Korea 156,154 58,202 243,370 81,111 Taiwan 71,056 33,435 131,404 47,907 Other Pacific Rim 20,501 6,762 19,545 6,050 South/Central America 460,451 99,390 420,251 102,441 Argentina 32,870 10,488 59,417 14,790 Brazil 371,827 73,508 280,703 64,435 Colombia 2,021 885 1,731 912 Venezuela 32,488 8,563 52,092 13,469 Other S/C A 21,246 5,947 26,307 8,835 Other Countries 128,810 40,486 86,682 28,292 India 33,536 8,292 32,425 8,806 South Africa 75,896 24,952 36,814 13,172 Other 19,378 7,243 17,444 6,314 _______________________________________________________________________________ 1998 Data August Final July Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 4,007,775 1,569,672 3,629,856 1,557,508 North America 648,739 301,860 687,386 316,056 Canada 357,405 195,156 373,605 198,208 Mexico 291,334 106,705 313,781 117,848 Western Europe 760,446 405,173 694,649 411,031 Euro Area 538,699 301,892 512,667 306,029 European Union 648,173 368,275 689,370 405,191 Austria 17,106 11,609 5,788 7,137 Belgium 64,858 30,367 28,651 19,652 Finland 15,779 6,007 22,921 9,104 France 95,156 63,091 92,713 63,510 Germany 144,621 90,020 167,471 97,900 Italy 63,218 32,580 55,224 36,517 Netherlands 58,312 22,383 60,299 23,568 Spain 43,499 27,312 58,969 37,876 Sweden 5,001 9,876 19,236 27,096 United Kingdom 97,202 52,796 154,131 70,049 Other EU 43,420 22,235 23,966 12,783 European Free Trade Association 2,030 2,411 2,160 2,630 Norway 1,541 1,240 1,329 880 Switzerland 489 1,171 831 1,749 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 100,018 29,699 2,198 1,829 Other Western Europe 10,226 4,787 922 1,381 Eastern Europe/FSR 782,920 204,865 707,900 193,410 Poland 6,349 2,970 17,318 6,194 Former Soviet Republics 712,149 178,360 658,556 171,915 Moldova 11,544 2,569 25,154 6,027 Ukraine 123,493 33,573 48,416 12,451 Russia 515,487 128,231 560,991 147,259 Other FSR 61,624 13,986 23,995 6,178 Other EE 64,422 23,536 32,026 15,301 Pacific Rim Countries 1,254,898 494,005 1,174,352 508,011 Australia 102,986 25,172 63,833 18,242 China 60,489 26,382 61,321 27,552 Indonesia 71,275 19,034 41,380 13,943 Japan 559,271 247,204 639,080 299,501 Korea 327,550 121,645 296,085 108,563 Taiwan 114,044 46,546 66,637 37,397 Other Pacific Rim 19,282 8,022 6,015 2,813 South/Central America 383,558 103,013 262,552 89,903 Argentina 22,200 10,157 13,463 7,353 Brazil 245,853 69,168 170,903 55,679 Colombia 1,171 778 1,351 1,029 Venezuela 98,814 17,588 39,126 13,198 Other S/C A 15,520 5,322 37,709 12,645 Other Countries 177,214 60,755 103,017 39,097 India 48,017 17,043 9,099 3,981 South Africa 92,377 30,743 86,929 31,826 Other 36,820 12,969 6,989 3,289 _______________________________________________________________________________ August Cumulative To Date 1999 Final 1998 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 21,214,962 8,248,511 24,183,677 10,875,610 North America 5,244,394 2,255,647 5,134,269 2,534,913 Canada 3,082,167 1,552,555 3,071,092 1,714,461 Mexico 2,162,226 703,092 2,063,177 820,452 Western Europe 4,205,268 2,288,697 4,736,038 2,897,798 Euro Area 3,320,452 1,756,823 3,510,532 2,168,683 European Union 3,881,336 2,179,341 4,295,098 2,732,639 Austria 52,717 52,644 93,456 80,867 Belgium 220,429 134,093 230,979 148,631 Finland 176,898 54,667 101,137 40,816 France 718,781 406,510 684,321 454,236 Germany 994,261 535,337 1,015,246 670,177 Italy 164,424 127,201 357,266 245,252 Netherlands 498,015 168,654 442,429 176,049 Spain 371,269 213,980 377,635 245,874 Sweden 131,534 168,819 148,808 190,959 United Kingdom 398,734 238,999 597,648 349,426 Other EU 154,275 78,437 246,173 130,352 European Free Trade Association 33,901 31,189 51,872 33,045 Norway 25,989 16,627 15,166 9,368 Switzerland 7,912 14,561 36,706 23,677 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 273,744 65,072 347,593 110,567 Other Western Europe 16,286 13,096 41,475 21,547 Eastern Europe/FSR 2,079,611 474,551 4,395,263 1,268,941 Poland 60,864 13,262 108,640 35,629 Former Soviet Republics 1,679,224 371,149 3,939,018 1,101,105 Moldova 238,845 49,605 183,078 52,751 Ukraine 397,772 69,876 584,218 167,973 Russia 733,612 190,085 2,916,237 805,865 Other FSR 308,995 61,584 255,484 74,516 Other EE 339,524 90,139 347,605 132,208 Pacific Rim Countries 5,795,390 2,265,310 6,966,139 3,172,422 Australia 529,126 103,316 588,558 165,262 China 368,106 120,340 315,482 150,035 Indonesia 314,201 76,976 238,758 73,175 Japan 2,056,433 1,040,102 3,506,646 1,803,967 Korea 1,865,101 629,033 1,948,632 751,000 Taiwan 525,318 249,919 285,257 191,560 Other Pacific Rim 137,106 45,625 82,807 37,423 South/Central America 3,149,369 721,831 2,198,771 687,900 Argentina 288,192 82,067 88,895 45,373 Brazil 2,352,854 498,103 1,613,541 492,480 Colombia 17,257 7,800 11,748 9,059 Venezuela 293,979 76,883 298,263 79,179 Other S/C A 197,088 56,978 186,324 61,809 Other Countries 740,931 242,475 753,197 313,637 India 225,331 62,323 230,616 84,816 South Africa 358,898 120,245 411,191 180,885 Other 156,702 59,908 111,390 47,937 CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311) Foreign Trade Division, Bureau of Census. NOTE: For information on more detailed data available, please see record titled "MORE DETAILED FOREIGN TRADE DATA AVAILABLE."