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. September 1999 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,822,445 1,046,054 North America 664,422 288,168 Canada 375,988 196,366 Mexico 288,434 91,801 Western Europe 484,695 261,707 Euro Area 403,699 199,813 European Union 460,443 251,449 Austria 3,115 3,779 Belgium 48,455 22,034 Finland 10,138 4,048 France 55,057 27,729 Germany 150,703 75,572 Italy 17,112 13,048 Netherlands 71,200 23,739 Spain 35,970 24,086 Sweden 9,308 17,399 United Kingdom 44,106 32,464 Other EU 15,279 7,550 European Free Trade Association 3,109 3,468 Norway 2,260 1,249 Switzerland 807 2,204 Other EFTA 42 16 Turkey 20,134 5,554 Other Western Europe 1,010 1,235 Eastern Europe/FSR 423,027 93,388 Poland 12,220 2,582 Former Soviet Republics 327,638 70,588 Moldova 23,146 4,256 Ukraine 96,229 18,419 Russia 123,794 29,653 Other FSR 84,470 18,260 Other EE 83,168 20,217 Pacific Rim Countries 699,337 269,043 Australia 51,112 9,898 China 64,650 18,326 Indonesia 51,683 10,543 Japan 201,805 111,267 Korea 222,248 72,530 Taiwan 85,419 39,886 Other Pacific Rim 22,419 6,593 South/Central America 428,597 99,021 Argentina 20,188 6,755 Brazil 290,616 60,162 Colombia 1,503 585 Venezuela 57,801 15,501 Other S/C A 58,489 16,018 Other Countries 122,367 34,727 India 62,066 15,069 South Africa 44,686 14,059 Other 15,615 5,599 ______________________________________________________________________ August 1999 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,963,420 1,081,593 North America 655,136 274,305 Canada 377,320 188,890 Mexico 277,816 85,414 Western Europe 535,223 299,473 Euro Area 425,785 237,615 European Union 490,523 285,851 Austria 3,786 7,588 Belgium 38,596 19,944 Finland 14,516 5,113 France 78,597 53,719 Germany 121,935 68,138 Italy 15,734 14,806 Netherlands 69,318 22,815 Spain 61,477 35,327 Sweden 15,884 17,198 United Kingdom 48,351 30,498 Other EU 22,328 10,705 European Free Trade Association 5,900 4,323 Norway 4,219 2,277 Switzerland 1,681 2,046 Other EFTA (-) (-) Turkey 37,737 7,956 Other Western Europe 1,063 1,343 Eastern Europe/FSR 408,732 85,669 Poland 362 340 Former Soviet Republics 334,770 68,320 Moldova 46,425 8,783 Ukraine 116,592 19,923 Russia 111,735 27,542 Other FSR 60,018 12,071 Other EE 73,600 17,009 Pacific Rim Countries 775,068 282,270 Australia 79,813 17,012 China 75,424 21,828 Indonesia 82,278 16,838 Japan 289,842 128,192 Korea 156,154 58,202 Taiwan 71,056 33,435 Other Pacific Rim 20,501 6,762 South/Central America 460,451 99,390 Argentina 32,870 10,488 Brazil 371,827 73,508 Colombia 2,021 885 Venezuela 32,488 8,563 Other S/C A 21,246 5,947 Other Countries 128,810 40,486 India 33,536 8,292 South Africa 75,896 24,952 Other 19,378 7,243 _______________________________________________________________________ September 1998 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,501,878 1,420,462 North America 602,326 289,955 Canada 360,727 198,488 Mexico 241,599 91,467 Western Europe 598,015 318,133 Euro Area 442,649 231,878 European Union 540,771 294,458 Austria 5,839 6,859 Belgium 28,704 15,812 Finland 38,089 10,720 France 49,046 31,641 Germany 155,749 89,913 Italy 54,493 25,316 Netherlands 60,271 23,616 Spain 19,287 14,087 Sweden 18,288 19,767 United Kingdom 78,858 42,196 Other EU 32,147 14,531 European Free Trade Association 3,582 3,002 Norway 2,966 1,684 Switzerland 616 1,318 Other EFTA (-) (-) Turkey 30,734 11,919 Other Western Europe 22,928 8,753 Eastern Europe/FSR 677,618 185,393 Poland 7,151 1,908 Former Soviet Republics 622,620 165,875 Moldova 36,877 8,481 Ukraine 75,481 19,195 Russia 499,285 135,725 Other FSR 10,976 2,473 Other EE 47,847 17,610 Pacific Rim Countries 1,274,095 513,721 Australia 49,918 12,033 China 67,490 26,225 Indonesia 75,269 29,221 Japan 650,001 280,728 Korea 383,477 136,084 Taiwan 32,331 23,729 Other Pacific Rim 15,610 5,701 South/Central America 269,192 83,946 Argentina 13,505 7,531 Brazil 192,315 55,454 Colombia 313 282 Venezuela 37,498 12,116 Other S/C A 25,562 8,562 Other Countries 80,632 29,315 India 39,822 13,312 South Africa 35,960 13,191 Other 4,850 2,812 ______________________________________________________________________ August 1998 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Total Census Basis 4,007,775 1,569,672 North America 648,739 301,860 Canada 357,405 195,156 Mexico 291,334 106,705 Western Europe 760,446 405,173 Euro Area 538,699 301,892 European Union 648,173 368,275 Austria 17,106 11,609 Belgium 64,858 30,367 Finland 15,779 6,007 France 95,156 63,091 Germany 144,621 90,020 Italy 63,218 32,580 Netherlands 58,312 22,383 Spain 43,499 27,312 Sweden 5,001 9,876 United Kingdom 97,202 52,796 Other EU 43,420 22,235 European Free Trade Association 2,030 2,411 Norway 1,541 1,240 Switzerland 489 1,171 Other EFTA (-) (-) Turkey 100,018 29,699 Other Western Europe 10,226 4,787 Eastern Europe/FSR 782,920 204,865 Poland 6,349 2,970 Former Soviet Republics 712,149 178,360 Moldova 11,544 2,569 Ukraine 123,493 33,573 Russia 515,487 128,231 Other FSR 61,624 13,986 Other EE 64,422 23,536 Pacific Rim Countries 1,254,898 494,005 Australia 102,986 25,172 China 60,489 26,382 Indonesia 71,275 19,034 Japan 559,271 247,204 Korea 327,550 121,645 Taiwan 114,044 46,546 Other Pacific Rim 19,282 8,022 South/Central America 383,558 103,013 Argentina 22,200 10,157 Brazil 245,853 69,168 Colombia 1,171 778 Venezuela 98,814 17,588 Other S/C A 15,520 5,322 Other Countries 177,214 60,755 India 48,017 17,043 South Africa 92,377 30,743 Other 36,820 12,969 ______________________________________________________________________ Cumulative to Date 1999 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Total Census Basis 24,037,407 9,294,566 North America 5,908,816 2,543,815 Canada 3,458,155 1,748,922 Mexico 2,450,661 794,893 Western Europe 4,689,963 2,550,404 Euro Area 3,724,151 1,956,636 European Union 4,341,779 2,430,789 Austria 55,831 56,423 Belgium 268,884 156,127 Finland 187,036 58,715 France 773,838 434,239 Germany 1,144,963 610,908 Italy 181,536 140,249 Netherlands 569,215 192,393 Spain 407,239 238,066 Sweden 140,843 186,218 United Kingdom 442,840 271,463 Other EU 169,554 85,987 European Free Trade Association 37,010 34,657 Norway 28,249 17,876 Switzerland 8,719 16,765 Other EFTA 42 16 Turkey 293,879 70,627 Other Western Europe 17,296 14,331 Eastern Europe/FSR 2,502,637 567,938 Poland 73,083 15,844 Former Soviet Republics 2,006,862 441,737 Moldova 261,990 53,861 Ukraine 494,000 88,294 Russia 857,406 219,738 Other FSR 393,465 79,844 Other EE 422,692 110,357 Pacific Rim Countries 6,494,727 2,534,354 Australia 580,238 113,214 China 432,755 138,666 Indonesia 365,884 87,518 Japan 2,258,238 1,151,369 Korea 2,087,350 701,563 Taiwan 610,737 289,805 Other Pacific Rim 159,525 52,218 South/Central America 3,577,966 820,852 Argentina 308,380 88,822 Brazil 2,643,470 558,265 Colombia 18,760 8,385 Venezuela 351,779 92,385 Other S/C A 255,577 72,996 Other Countries 863,298 277,203 India 287,397 77,392 South Africa 403,584 134,304 Other 172,317 65,506 _______________________________________________________________________ Cumulative to Date 1998 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Total Census Basis 27,685,555 12,296,072 North America 5,736,595 2,824,868 Canada 3,431,819 1,912,949 Mexico 2,304,775 911,918 Western Europe 5,334,053 3,215,930 Euro Area 3,953,181 2,400,561 European Union 4,835,869 3,027,097 Austria 99,295 87,726 Belgium 259,683 164,444 Finland 139,226 51,536 France 733,367 485,877 Germany 1,170,995 760,090 Italy 411,759 270,568 Netherlands 502,701 199,665 Spain 396,922 259,961 Sweden 167,096 210,726 United Kingdom 676,506 391,621 Other EU 278,320 144,882 European Free Trade Association 55,454 36,047 Norway 18,132 11,052 Switzerland 37,322 24,995 Other EFTA (-) (-) Turkey 378,327 122,486 Other Western Europe 64,403 30,300 Eastern Europe/FSR 5,072,881 1,454,334 Poland 115,791 37,537 Former Soviet Republics 4,561,638 1,266,979 Moldova 219,955 61,231 Ukraine 659,700 187,168 Russia 3,415,522 941,590 Other FSR 266,461 76,990 Other EE 395,452 149,818 Pacific Rim Countries 8,240,234 3,686,143 Australia 638,475 177,295 China 382,972 176,259 Indonesia 314,027 102,396 Japan 4,156,647 2,084,696 Korea 2,332,109 887,084 Taiwan 317,588 215,289 Other Pacific Rim 98,417 43,124 South/Central America 2,467,963 771,846 Argentina 102,399 52,904 Brazil 1,805,856 547,934 Colombia 12,061 9,341 Venezuela 335,760 91,296 Other S/C A 211,886 70,371 Other Countries 833,829 342,952 India 270,439 98,128 South Africa 447,150 194,076 Other 116,240 50,748 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."