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 November Final October Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,696,641 1,108,384 2,865,815 1,088,455 North America 629,105 290,796 672,010 290,764 Canada 379,673 199,887 363,792 193,991 Mexico 249,431 90,909 308,218 96,773 Western Europe 636,802 337,698 538,852 304,325 Euro Area 541,664 268,743 431,470 233,815 European Union 604,164 325,737 494,703 290,038 Austria 8,165 6,341 2,713 4,383 Belgium 58,467 30,489 94,264 38,045 Finland 25,701 8,389 2,525 2,295 France 91,779 50,487 88,525 44,373 Germany 182,699 90,647 94,074 65,301 Italy 36,236 19,324 32,785 27,342 Netherlands 77,251 26,520 79,215 27,685 Spain 37,039 24,297 16,055 14,071 Sweden 18,750 24,012 11,449 20,511 United Kingdom 36,985 30,026 44,648 32,577 Other EU 31,091 15,207 28,448 13,454 European Free Trade Association 3,936 3,107 5,433 3,504 Norway 3,439 1,923 3,576 1,981 Switzerland 497 1,184 1,856 1,519 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) 3 Turkey 11,021 2,855 34,520 8,335 Other Western Europe 17,681 5,999 4,197 2,449 Eastern Europe/FSR 221,595 54,656 309,449 63,974 Poland 13,330 3,917 10,074 2,192 Former Soviet Republics 159,014 37,849 238,274 48,232 Moldova 21,675 4,254 21,672 4,255 Ukraine 22,572 5,100 100,286 18,792 Russia 49,042 14,172 92,966 20,272 Other FSR 65,724 14,323 23,350 4,913 Other EE 49,252 12,890 61,101 13,550 Pacific Rim Countries 754,221 298,299 670,144 261,362 Australia 98,126 19,671 92,086 16,574 China 120,287 32,134 46,393 14,456 Indonesia 21,972 5,676 40,749 9,836 Japan 168,947 104,856 207,909 114,034 Korea 251,042 89,948 171,769 60,088 Taiwan 80,263 41,053 86,799 38,606 Other Pacific Rim 13,584 4,961 24,438 7,768 South/Central America 330,372 87,889 543,923 128,422 Argentina 34,522 11,530 62,790 21,972 Brazil 227,956 54,108 416,352 84,010 Colombia 3,833 1,668 3,074 1,166 Venezuela 29,418 11,262 31,227 12,623 Other S/C A 34,643 9,320 30,479 8,651 Other Countries 124,546 39,047 131,437 39,608 India 88,429 25,032 78,457 20,952 South Africa 26,377 9,155 46,325 15,445 Other 9,739 4,859 6,656 3,211 _______________________________________________________________________________ 1998 Data November Final October Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,656,417 1,398,409 3,728,447 1,492,507 North America 532,537 250,108 524,742 264,458 Canada 344,693 182,474 371,114 196,218 Mexico 187,845 67,633 153,627 68,241 Western Europe 660,287 364,906 644,666 368,656 Euro Area 514,521 282,448 515,014 275,889 European Union 595,197 343,973 619,001 353,654 Austria 7,704 7,987 11,580 10,588 Belgium 47,879 24,363 57,413 29,037 Finland 24,053 7,326 13,841 4,650 France 85,695 54,465 101,537 53,848 Germany 131,148 82,073 114,406 82,238 Italy 63,550 31,933 31,411 20,481 Netherlands 55,071 20,345 109,913 37,173 Spain 82,037 45,837 32,183 18,975 Sweden 21,196 23,813 15,786 25,589 United Kingdom 50,406 33,141 87,615 51,704 Other EU 26,458 12,689 43,316 19,370 European Free Trade Association 2,575 2,493 4,288 3,703 Norway 2,037 1,177 3,711 2,237 Switzerland 538 1,316 577 1,466 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 48,524 12,515 18,105 9,092 Other Western Europe 13,991 5,925 3,272 2,208 Eastern Europe/FSR 793,027 183,595 745,258 187,905 Poland 19,638 4,406 2,006 531 Former Soviet Republics 753,538 171,627 671,740 165,158 Moldova 3,828 804 25,259 7,924 Ukraine 65,357 17,725 57,271 13,176 Russia 670,206 149,638 545,736 133,463 Other FSR 14,147 3,460 43,473 10,595 Other EE 19,850 7,562 71,512 22,216 Pacific Rim Countries 1,237,920 471,526 1,431,313 555,399 Australia 52,899 12,162 128,838 30,099 China 55,588 19,956 72,693 31,936 Indonesia 33,788 11,823 106,278 29,657 Japan 750,932 294,003 795,716 331,221 Korea 296,965 108,744 256,068 99,520 Taiwan 34,300 20,562 48,703 25,140 Other Pacific Rim 13,448 4,276 23,016 7,826 South/Central America 368,893 102,073 227,691 66,421 Argentina 22,135 10,119 9,560 4,321 Brazil 269,670 68,047 171,791 46,098 Colombia 828 398 3,012 1,875 Venezuela 50,391 15,653 21,718 7,595 Other S/C A 25,869 7,855 21,611 6,533 Other Countries 63,752 26,201 154,778 49,667 India 2,180 2,057 43,604 13,292 South Africa 48,905 18,955 54,370 16,571 Other 12,667 5,189 56,804 19,804 _____________________________________________________________________________ November Cumulative To Date 1999 Final 1998 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 29,599,864 11,491,405 35,070,419 15,186,988 North America 7,118,800 3,100,632 6,767,250 3,330,186 Canada 4,196,504 2,141,428 4,139,157 2,288,532 Mexico 2,922,297 959,204 2,628,093 1,041,655 Western Europe 5,837,215 3,185,538 6,616,339 3,942,561 Euro Area 4,699,951 2,460,587 4,969,366 2,954,557 European Union 5,408,019 3,038,222 6,020,431 3,715,198 Austria 66,709 67,147 106,242 102,146 Belgium 421,615 224,661 364,775 217,772 Finland 215,263 69,402 175,519 63,092 France 954,155 529,106 920,546 594,170 Germany 1,420,932 766,649 1,416,528 924,390 Italy 250,512 186,905 506,258 322,877 Netherlands 725,659 246,591 667,683 257,031 Spain 463,327 277,682 512,742 325,474 Sweden 171,036 230,682 204,062 260,123 United Kingdom 489,186 324,391 798,403 471,369 Other EU 229,624 115,006 347,673 176,755 European Free Trade Association 46,379 41,270 62,282 42,234 Norway 35,265 21,783 23,880 14,466 Switzerland 11,072 19,468 38,401 27,768 Other EFTA 42 19 (-) (-) Turkey 340,861 82,447 451,174 146,105 Other Western Europe 41,956 23,599 82,452 39,024 Eastern Europe/FSR 3,079,483 696,969 6,621,553 1,828,902 Poland 113,365 25,437 139,550 43,434 Former Soviet Republics 2,400,681 527,305 5,985,822 1,603,301 Moldova 294,423 60,489 249,043 69,959 Ukraine 616,864 112,246 784,562 218,597 Russia 1,000,135 254,395 4,625,756 1,223,083 Other FSR 489,259 100,174 326,461 91,662 Other EE 565,436 144,227 496,181 182,167 Pacific Rim Countries 7,948,486 3,102,179 10,897,142 4,709,431 Australia 774,625 150,549 824,831 221,054 China 599,436 185,256 511,252 228,151 Indonesia 428,605 103,030 444,466 140,809 Japan 2,619,636 1,366,494 5,685,045 2,704,328 Korea 2,509,738 851,527 2,876,229 1,092,802 Taiwan 814,025 379,169 417,223 266,135 Other Pacific Rim 202,422 66,154 138,097 56,151 South/Central America 4,452,297 1,037,290 3,063,014 939,790 Argentina 405,693 122,325 134,095 67,344 Brazil 3,287,775 696,378 2,247,317 662,079 Colombia 25,677 11,224 15,901 11,614 Venezuela 412,425 116,271 407,869 114,544 Other S/C A 320,727 91,093 257,834 84,209 Other Countries 1,163,583 368,797 1,105,121 436,117 India 455,341 123,853 332,021 118,251 South Africa 480,468 160,415 552,546 230,518 Other 227,774 84,530 220,554 87,348