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 December Final November Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,814,332 1,122,469 2,696,641 1,108,384 North America 644,037 283,164 629,105 290,796 Canada 374,702 188,060 379,673 199,887 Mexico 269,335 95,104 249,431 90,909 Western Europe 640,292 360,563 636,802 337,698 Euro Area 538,976 289,018 541,664 268,743 European Union 603,687 347,741 604,164 325,737 Austria 6,248 7,627 8,165 6,341 Belgium 79,590 37,112 58,467 30,489 Finland 6,479 4,440 25,701 8,389 France 91,312 53,946 91,779 50,487 Germany 152,103 90,243 182,699 90,647 Italy 85,773 34,533 36,236 19,324 Netherlands 57,488 20,577 77,251 26,520 Spain 43,724 32,899 37,039 24,297 Sweden 12,149 20,842 18,750 24,012 United Kingdom 50,672 36,607 36,985 30,026 Other EU 18,149 8,913 31,091 15,207 European Free Trade Association 5,204 4,024 3,936 3,107 Norway 4,527 2,406 3,439 1,923 Switzerland 677 1,618 497 1,184 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 23,330 5,448 11,021 2,855 Other Western Europe 8,071 3,350 17,681 5,999 Eastern Europe/FSR 438,083 93,674 221,595 54,656 Poland 31,191 7,290 13,330 3,917 Former Soviet Republics 317,947 63,798 159,014 37,849 Moldova 34,009 6,962 21,675 4,254 Ukraine 96,721 17,360 22,572 5,100 Russia 137,379 30,009 49,042 14,172 Other FSR 49,838 9,466 65,724 14,323 Other EE 88,945 22,587 49,252 12,890 Pacific Rim Countries 626,725 251,731 754,221 298,299 Australia 75,460 16,384 98,126 19,671 China 98,708 29,617 120,287 32,134 Indonesia 54,399 13,845 21,972 5,676 Japan 158,335 89,682 168,947 104,856 Korea 160,140 59,944 251,042 89,948 Taiwan 62,187 36,581 80,263 41,053 Other Pacific Rim 17,496 5,678 13,584 4,961 South/Central America 300,151 81,567 330,372 87,889 Argentina 31,659 11,639 34,522 11,530 Brazil 156,829 36,981 227,956 54,108 Colombia 1,774 948 3,833 1,668 Venezuela 55,902 15,990 29,418 11,262 Other S/C A 53,986 16,010 34,643 9,320 Other Countries 165,044 51,770 124,546 39,047 India 75,822 22,134 88,429 25,032 South Africa 54,800 17,774 26,377 9,155 Other 34,423 11,863 9,739 4,859 ______________________________________________________________________________ 1998 Data December Final November Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,595,632 1,107,807 3,656,417 1,398,409 North America 505,648 229,199 532,537 250,108 Canada 308,003 158,102 344,693 182,474 Mexico 197,645 71,096 187,845 67,633 Western Europe 526,620 313,179 660,287 364,906 Euro Area 420,446 243,012 514,521 282,448 European Union 485,896 297,900 595,197 343,973 Austria 2,729 4,845 7,704 7,987 Belgium 36,737 21,382 47,879 24,363 Finland 11,133 4,750 24,053 7,326 France 69,738 45,129 85,695 54,465 Germany 178,096 97,815 131,148 82,073 Italy 10,228 13,417 63,550 31,933 Netherlands 59,422 22,124 55,071 20,345 Spain 31,544 22,683 82,037 45,837 Sweden 13,255 20,598 21,196 23,813 United Kingdom 50,943 33,494 50,406 33,141 Other EU 22,072 11,663 26,458 12,689 European Free Trade Association 2,761 2,805 2,575 2,493 Norway 2,116 1,300 2,037 1,177 Switzerland 646 1,505 538 1,316 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 36,133 11,369 48,524 12,515 Other Western Europe 1,829 1,106 13,991 5,925 Eastern Europe/FSR 299,262 88,347 793,027 183,595 Poland 3,503 1,491 19,638 4,406 Former Soviet Republics 257,091 74,102 753,538 171,627 Moldova 37,268 10,290 3,828 804 Ukraine 21,378 9,075 65,357 17,725 Russia 151,727 42,353 670,206 149,638 Other FSR 46,718 12,383 14,147 3,460 Other EE 38,668 12,753 19,850 7,562 Pacific Rim Countries 839,537 352,168 1,237,920 471,526 Australia 48,863 10,483 52,899 12,162 China 59,831 20,472 55,588 19,956 Indonesia 37,666 9,500 33,788 11,823 Japan 389,329 200,878 750,932 294,003 Korea 216,313 74,284 296,965 108,744 Taiwan 58,961 27,297 34,300 20,562 Other Pacific Rim 28,574 9,253 13,448 4,276 South/Central America 320,681 89,102 368,893 102,073 Argentina 12,696 6,248 22,135 10,119 Brazil 228,663 58,781 269,670 68,047 Colombia 809 436 828 398 Venezuela 54,505 15,900 50,391 15,653 Other S/C A 24,007 7,737 25,869 7,855 Other Countries 103,883 35,812 63,752 26,201 India 31,745 8,722 2,180 2,057 South Africa 38,827 14,682 48,905 18,955 Other 33,311 12,408 12,667 5,189 _______________________________________________________________________________ December Cumulative To Date 1999 Final 1998 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 32,414,195 12,613,874 37,666,051 16,294,795 North America 7,762,838 3,383,796 7,272,897 3,559,385 Canada 4,571,206 2,329,488 4,447,159 2,446,634 Mexico 3,191,632 1,054,308 2,825,738 1,112,751 Western Europe 6,477,506 3,546,101 7,142,959 4,255,740 Euro Area 5,238,927 2,749,605 5,389,812 3,197,568 European Union 6,011,706 3,385,963 6,506,327 4,013,098 Austria 72,957 74,774 108,971 106,991 Belgium 501,205 261,773 401,512 239,154 Finland 221,742 73,842 186,652 67,842 France 1,045,467 583,053 990,284 639,299 Germany 1,573,035 856,893 1,594,625 1,022,205 Italy 336,285 221,438 516,486 336,293 Netherlands 783,147 267,168 727,104 279,154 Spain 507,051 310,581 544,286 348,157 Sweden 183,185 251,524 217,317 280,721 United Kingdom 539,858 360,998 849,346 504,863 Other EU 247,773 123,919 369,744 188,418 European Free Trade Association 51,583 45,295 65,043 45,039 Norway 39,792 24,189 25,996 15,766 Switzerland 11,750 21,086 39,047 29,273 Other EFTA 42 19 (-) (-) Turkey 364,191 87,895 487,307 157,473 Other Western Europe 50,027 26,949 84,281 40,130 Eastern Europe/FSR 3,517,566 790,643 6,920,816 1,917,249 Poland 144,557 32,727 143,053 44,926 Former Soviet Republics 2,718,628 591,103 6,242,913 1,677,403 Moldova 328,432 67,452 286,311 80,250 Ukraine 713,585 129,606 805,940 227,672 Russia 1,137,514 284,404 4,777,483 1,265,436 Other FSR 539,097 109,640 373,180 104,045 Other EE 654,381 166,813 534,849 194,920 Pacific Rim Countries 8,575,211 3,353,909 11,736,679 5,061,600 Australia 850,085 166,933 873,694 231,537 China 698,144 214,872 571,083 248,623 Indonesia 483,004 116,875 482,131 150,310 Japan 2,777,971 1,456,176 6,074,374 2,905,207 Korea 2,669,878 911,471 3,092,542 1,167,086 Taiwan 876,212 415,750 476,184 293,433 Other Pacific Rim 219,918 71,832 166,671 65,404 South/Central America 4,752,447 1,118,857 3,383,695 1,028,892 Argentina 437,352 133,964 146,791 73,592 Brazil 3,444,604 733,358 2,475,979 720,860 Colombia 27,452 12,172 16,710 12,050 Venezuela 468,327 132,260 462,374 130,445 Other S/C A 374,713 107,103 281,841 91,946 Other Countries 1,328,627 420,567 1,209,004 471,930 India 531,162 145,986 363,766 126,973 South Africa 535,268 178,188 591,373 245,201 Other 262,197 96,393 253,866 99,756 CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division, Bureau of Census.