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. Details may not equal totals due to rounding January 2005 December 2004 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,634,812 2,054,261 2,652,887 2,120,915 North America 742,603 575,186 664,272 502,296 Canada 425,627 350,728 329,080 268,124 Mexico 316,976 224,458 335,192 234,172 Europe 600,815 548,899 734,028 685,218 European Union 356,062 395,514 514,228 534,899 Austria 8,809 17,471 16,739 22,346 Belgium 14,085 20,418 27,692 31,718 Czech Republic 5,823 3,819 25,963 19,122 Finland 7,414 8,629 4,443 6,018 France 40,388 45,722 58,065 57,604 Germany 103,134 96,234 119,493 107,982 Hungary 1 3 2,103 1,447 Italy 33,327 50,529 73,369 84,469 Netherlands 44,444 29,848 49,179 34,451 Poland 1,954 2,258 2,641 2,754 Spain 33,542 28,512 42,161 49,910 Sweden 14,388 32,419 30,733 47,556 United Kingdom 34,513 45,049 36,831 47,642 Other EU 14,242 14,605 24,817 21,881 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 1,533 1,385 1,017 876 Russia 57,445 36,332 77,340 49,223 Switzerland 1,123 3,347 1,306 3,452 Turkey 118,163 68,595 98,875 59,230 Ukraine 41,428 30,101 27,337 27,647 Other Europe 25,061 13,624 13,925 9,891 Euro Area 297,269 308,536 412,288 410,006 Pacific Rim Countries 673,829 542,241 694,825 534,448 Australia 51,605 29,972 41,372 27,027 China 210,135 151,652 263,910 178,641 Indonesia 3,427 2,568 15,847 10,251 Japan 108,671 116,174 107,291 103,553 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 240,344 205,017 220,746 186,845 Hong Kong 2,507 1,109 15 76 Korea 156,221 117,350 151,330 118,393 Singapore 47 128 211 594 Taiwan 81,568 86,430 69,191 67,782 Other Pacific Rim 59,648 36,857 45,658 28,130 South/Central America 452,872 265,860 398,983 266,812 Argentina 30,845 21,967 73,412 49,196 Brazil 343,309 194,861 265,332 177,309 Chile 1,254 1,328 4,118 2,887 Colombia 4,085 4,774 3,863 4,353 Venezuela 57,849 34,237 34,494 21,784 Other S/C A 15,530 8,693 17,764 11,283 Other Countries 164,692 122,075 160,779 132,141 Egypt 59,207 35,329 42,583 25,560 India 44,180 40,871 55,542 51,114 South Africa 27,274 21,501 39,830 36,353 Thailand 30,337 20,995 2,695 2,543 Other 3,694 3,379 20,128 16,572 ______________________________________________________________ January 2004 December 2003 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,137,907 1,000,664 1,548,472 794,012 North America 703,043 350,298 645,375 304,113 Canada 391,932 223,894 360,866 191,330 Mexico 311,111 126,404 284,509 112,783 Europe 607,161 306,458 452,348 279,869 European Union 367,363 227,015 378,079 249,732 Austria 16,178 14,106 5,876 7,248 Belgium 14,954 8,875 25,164 14,644 Czech Republic 14,402 6,058 5,626 3,925 Finland 7,050 2,970 797 1,984 France 48,458 31,422 43,338 30,169 Germany 129,343 66,706 122,933 67,335 Hungary 5 3 0 0 Italy 12,610 15,351 12,997 17,139 Netherlands 4,844 2,391 28,868 12,124 Poland 3,002 1,842 992 615 Spain 21,298 12,093 40,561 24,552 Sweden 11,654 17,016 23,350 27,111 United Kingdom 44,652 31,724 40,455 29,737 Other EU 38,914 16,459 27,122 13,146 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 155 102 839 283 Russia 53,885 16,179 3,914 2,205 Switzerland 913 2,073 1,110 2,574 Turkey 101,841 32,496 38,545 13,198 Ukraine 33,978 13,198 3,165 1,345 Other Europe 49,026 15,394 26,696 10,533 Euro Area 272,992 162,619 297,014 183,184 Pacific Rim Countries 459,256 220,999 236,554 131,244 Australia 51,087 13,217 73,435 19,816 China 92,732 39,514 29,665 18,480 Indonesia 1,745 927 4,041 2,830 Japan 134,938 85,617 58,517 47,540 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 154,693 74,219 70,432 41,882 Hong Kong 47 85 0 0 Korea 141,979 58,592 58,330 26,913 Singapore 95 225 169 327 Taiwan 12,571 15,317 11,933 14,642 Other Pacific Rim 24,060 7,506 464 696 South/Central America 329,164 102,493 143,524 45,150 Argentina 15,123 5,950 6,369 3,272 Brazil 235,314 68,695 104,608 29,333 Chile 6,848 2,377 1,289 505 Colombia 7,580 4,684 6,447 3,514 Venezuela 41,516 13,659 3,912 1,904 Other S/C A 22,783 7,128 20,900 6,622 Other Countries 39,283 20,417 70,671 33,635 Egypt 13,313 4,160 11,999 3,270 India 13,310 10,031 26,262 17,247 South Africa 8,960 4,106 21,372 7,894 Thailand 2,214 1,337 8,744 4,251 Other 1,485 782 2,295 972 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final January 2005 (revised May 11, 2005). For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.