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. July 1999 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,996,848 1,083,974 North America 690,844 280,658 Canada 362,528 179,527 Mexico 328,316 101,130 Western Europe 582,914 303,443 Euro Area 458,213 232,147 European Union 523,280 286,366 Austria 7,577 6,914 Belgium 38,244 22,138 Finland 12,436 4,478 France 81,713 45,823 Germany 174,797 80,673 Italy 15,168 14,620 Netherlands 73,584 25,184 Spain 44,288 26,725 Sweden 13,445 21,572 United Kingdom 40,855 28,332 Other EU 21,172 9,907 European Free Trade Association 4,012 4,081 Norway 3,356 1,857 Switzerland 656 2,225 Other EFTA (-) (-) Turkey 54,703 11,651 Other Western Europe 919 1,345 Eastern Europe/FSR 431,686 88,750 Poland 6,045 1,463 Former Soviet Republics 381,746 75,857 Moldova 58,193 12,549 Ukraine 137,072 20,516 Russia 117,876 29,173 Other FSR 68,605 13,618 Other EE 43,895 11,430 Pacific Rim Countries 784,470 280,390 Australia 64,831 12,947 China 21,924 7,968 Indonesia 59,620 12,444 Japan 243,775 111,964 Korea 243,370 81,111 Taiwan 131,404 47,907 Other Pacific Rim 19,545 6,050 South/Central America 420,251 102,441 Argentina 59,417 14,790 Brazil 280,703 64,435 Colombia 1,731 912 Venezuela 52,092 13,469 Other S/C A 26,307 8,835 Other Countries 86,682 28,292 India 32,425 8,806 South Africa 36,814 13,172 Other 17,444 6,314 ______________________________________________________________________________ June1999 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,779,243 1,062,503 North America 621,001 281,926 Canada 383,984 198,031 Mexico 237,017 83,895 Western Europe 582,138 302,850 Euro Area 477,198 233,836 European Union 534,394 285,683 Austria 3,715 6,699 Belgium 52,759 22,550 Finland 25,639 7,566 France 96,705 48,591 Germany 156,874 78,787 Italy 22,905 15,530 Netherlands 70,459 24,299 Spain 37,819 24,207 Sweden 15,185 22,936 United Kingdom 40,830 27,762 Other EU 11,505 6,756 European Free Trade Association 3,614 3,426 Norway 2,815 1,574 Switzerland 799 1,852 Other EFTA (-) (-) Turkey 43,248 12,314 Other Western Europe 883 1,426 Eastern Europe/FSR 350,230 88,490 Poland 16,015 3,656 Former Soviet Republics 279,017 66,347 Moldova 11,474 2,014 Ukraine 49,117 8,757 Russia 180,005 48,192 Other FSR 38,421 7,384 Other EE 55,197 18,487 Pacific Rim Countries 676,585 260,129 Australia 97,393 17,260 China 49,757 15,172 Indonesia 2,641 1,094 Japan 181,998 106,908 Korea 256,507 83,389 Taiwan 59,294 26,908 Other Pacific Rim 28,995 9,399 South/Central America 493,863 105,647 Argentina 41,934 13,020 Brazil 405,349 77,898 Colombia 2,478 991 Venezuela 31,718 9,702 Other S/C A 12,384 4,036 Other Countries 55,425 23,462 India 5,973 4,924 South Africa 18,177 7,691 Other 31,275 10,847 ______________________________________________________________________________ July 1998 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,629,856 1,557,508 North America 687,386 316,056 Canada 373,605 198,208 Mexico 313,781 117,848 Western Europe 694,649 411,031 Euro Area 512,667 306,029 European Union 689,370 405,191 Austria 5,788 7,137 Belgium 28,651 19,652 Finland 22,921 9,104 France 92,713 63,510 Germany 167,471 97,900 Italy 55,224 36,517 Netherlands 60,299 23,568 Spain 58,969 37,876 Sweden 19,236 27,096 United Kingdom 154,131 70,049 Other EU 23,966 12,783 European Free Trade Association 2,160 2,630 Norway 1,329 880 Switzerland 831 1,749 Other EFTA (-) (-) Turkey 2,198 1,829 Other Western Europe 922 1,381 Eastern Europe/FSR 707,900 193,410 Poland 17,318 6,194 Former Soviet Republics 658,556 171,915 Moldova 25,154 6,027 Ukraine 48,416 12,451 Russia 560,991 147,259 Other FSR 23,995 6,178 Other EE 32,026 15,301 Pacific Rim Countries 1,174,352 508,011 Australia 63,833 18,242 China 61,321 27,552 Indonesia 41,380 13,943 Japan 639,080 299,501 Korea 296,085 108,563 Taiwan 66,637 37,397 Other Pacific Rim 6,015 2,813 South/Central America 262,552 89,903 Argentina 13,463 7,353 Brazil 170,903 55,679 Colombia 1,351 1,029 Venezuela 39,126 13,198 Other S/C A 37,709 12,645 Other Countries 103,017 39,097 India 9,099 3,981 South Africa 86,929 31,826 Other 6,989 3,289 _____________________________________________________________________________ June 1998 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,320,954 1,465,259 North America 705,480 339,018 Canada 392,745 217,456 Mexico 312,735 121,562 Western Europe 618,052 370,364 Euro Area 469,718 275,548 European Union 567,827 352,588 Austria 6,419 8,145 Belgium 28,749 17,648 Finland 18,565 6,234 France 88,690 56,399 Germany 115,609 78,975 Italy 62,275 39,937 Netherlands 80,357 30,830 Spain 33,405 18,598 Sweden 22,557 26,393 United Kingdom 72,649 48,392 Other EU 38,554 21,038 European Free Trade Association 11,149 6,404 Norway 1,438 890 Switzerland 9,710 5,514 Other EFTA (-) (-) Turkey 35,036 9,216 Other Western Europe 4,040 2,156 Eastern Europe/FSR 590,470 181,693 Poland 1,337 538 Former Soviet Republics 549,334 166,685 Moldova 13,286 5,248 Ukraine 56,958 21,349 Russia 403,784 116,994 Other FSR 75,307 23,094 Other EE 39,799 14,470 Pacific Rim Countries 950,218 418,468 Australia 89,915 27,996 China 33,262 15,308 Indonesia 21,291 6,756 Japan 404,089 206,149 Korea 359,571 134,355 Taiwan 17,827 18,438 Other Pacific Rim 24,262 9,465 South/Central America 343,816 111,210 Argentina 886 559 Brazil 301,368 89,418 Colombia 83 673 Venezuela 19,722 12,866 Other S/C A 21,757 7,694 Other Countries 112,917 44,506 India 66,173 21,664 South Africa 37,607 18,698 Other 9,137 4,144 _____________________________________________________________________________ July Cumulative To Date 1999 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Total Census Basis 18,251,543 7,166,918 North America 4,589,258 1,981,343 Canada 2,704,847 1,363,665 Mexico 1,884,411 617,677 Western Europe 3,670,045 1,989,224 Euro Area 2,894,666 1,519,207 European Union 3,390,813 1,893,490 Austria 48,930 45,056 Belgium 181,832 114,148 Finland 162,382 49,554 France 640,184 352,791 Germany 872,326 467,199 Italy 148,690 112,395 Netherlands 428,697 145,839 Spain 309,791 178,653 Sweden 115,650 151,621 United Kingdom 350,383 208,501 Other EU 131,947 67,733 European Free Trade Association 28,002 26,865 Norway 21,770 14,350 Switzerland 6,231 12,515 Other EFTA (-) (-) Turkey 236,007 57,116 Other Western Europe 15,223 11,753 Eastern Europe/FSR 1,670,878 388,882 Poland 60,501 12,922 Former Soviet Republics 1,344,454 302,829 Moldova 192,420 40,821 Ukraine 281,180 49,952 Russia 621,878 162,543 Other FSR 248,977 49,513 Other EE 265,923 73,131 Pacific Rim Countries 5,020,322 1,983,040 Australia 449,313 86,304 China 292,681 98,512 Indonesia 231,923 60,138 Japan 1,766,591 911,910 Korea 1,708,947 570,830 Taiwan 454,261 216,483 Other Pacific Rim 116,605 38,863 South/Central America 2,688,918 622,441 Argentina 255,322 71,580 Brazil 1,981,027 424,595 Colombia 15,236 6,914 Venezuela 261,491 68,320 Other S/C A 175,842 51,032 Other Countries 612,121 201,989 India 191,795 54,031 South Africa 283,002 95,293 Other 137,324 52,665 _____________________________________________________________________________ July Cumulative To Date 1998 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Total Census Basis 20,175,902 9,305,938 North America 4,485,530 2,233,052 Canada 2,713,688 1,519,305 Mexico 1,771,842 713,747 Western Europe 3,975,592 2,492,625 Euro Area 2,971,833 1,866,791 European Union 3,646,925 2,364,363 Austria 76,350 69,258 Belgium 166,121 118,265 Finland 85,358 34,809 France 589,164 391,144 Germany 870,624 580,157 Italy 294,048 212,673 Netherlands 384,117 153,666 Spain 334,136 218,562 Sweden 143,807 181,083 United Kingdom 500,446 296,630 Other EU 202,752 108,117 European Free Trade Association 49,843 30,634 Norway 13,626 8,128 Switzerland 36,217 22,506 Other EFTA (-) (-) Turkey 247,575 80,868 Other Western Europe 31,250 16,760 Eastern Europe/FSR 3,612,343 1,064,076 Poland 102,291 32,659 Former Soviet Republics 3,226,869 922,745 Moldova 171,534 50,181 Ukraine 460,725 134,400 Russia 2,400,750 677,633 Other FSR 193,860 60,530 Other EE 283,183 108,672 Pacific Rim Countries 5,711,241 2,678,417 Australia 485,571 140,090 China 254,992 123,653 Indonesia 167,483 54,141 Japan 2,947,375 1,556,764 Korea 1,621,082 629,355 Taiwan 171,213 145,014 Other Pacific Rim 63,525 29,401 South/Central America 1,815,213 584,887 Argentina 66,695 35,216 Brazil 1,367,688 423,312 Colombia 10,577 8,281 Venezuela 199,449 61,591 Other S/C A 170,804 56,486 Other Countries 575,982 252,882 India 182,599 67,773 South Africa 318,814 150,142 Other 74,569 34,967 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."