Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 2C: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Carbon (Non-Alloy) 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 2005 Data March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,051,046 1,412,069 2,046,372 1,369,675 North America 657,871 475,941 637,968 461,936 Canada 371,054 288,357 326,706 256,293 Mexico 286,817 187,584 311,262 205,643 Europe 607,841 413,377 544,383 359,211 European Union 245,230 199,434 205,096 175,939 Austria 7,394 9,860 11,007 14,050 Belgium 9,173 8,596 18,921 16,736 Czech Republic 982 836 5,804 4,322 Finland 4,876 2,292 34 54 France 34,007 26,164 14,347 13,131 Germany 61,692 54,113 63,203 47,652 Hungary 9 4 2,023 1,243 Italy 31,784 23,214 17,810 16,928 Netherlands 4,754 3,089 8,473 5,766 Poland 22,230 11,601 1,994 1,709 Spain 18,805 14,749 12,336 10,528 Sweden 1,077 2,065 5,864 6,947 United Kingdom 30,315 27,541 29,354 24,650 Other EU 18,131 15,308 13,926 12,221 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 1,864 1,681 410 460 Russia 245,589 145,670 104,511 59,449 Switzerland 882 2,297 898 2,298 Turkey 43,875 25,059 185,515 90,856 Ukraine 7,071 4,432 43,092 26,885 Other Europe 63,331 34,805 4,861 3,324 Euro Area 190,171 156,932 157,552 134,668 Pacific Rim Countries 423,789 293,221 498,611 327,551 Australia 27,916 17,083 16,103 10,201 China 114,025 72,450 184,943 108,260 Indonesia 5,375 4,167 627 544 Japan 73,720 55,820 52,611 39,852 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 156,295 115,617 215,770 151,015 Hong Kong 3 2 0 0 Korea 108,037 73,323 159,445 108,252 Singapore 0 0 0 0 Taiwan 48,255 42,292 56,325 42,763 Other Pacific Rim 46,458 28,084 28,558 17,680 South/Central America 227,242 132,974 210,073 119,761 Argentina 20,307 15,255 12,265 8,716 Brazil 122,302 64,050 105,065 55,951 Chile 6,749 4,238 131 130 Colombia 8,983 10,752 11,236 11,652 Venezuela 59,371 33,413 54,301 29,838 Other S/C A 9,531 5,265 27,076 13,475 Other Countries 134,303 96,555 155,336 101,217 Egypt 7,325 4,806 81,014 48,163 India 49,333 39,159 34,961 28,335 South Africa 23,039 16,185 26,286 16,022 Thailand 51,087 33,310 8,900 5,237 Other 3,519 3,095 4,175 3,459 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,822,140 832,884 1,457,194 616,866 North America 660,373 357,872 606,573 296,480 Canada 382,160 238,985 324,403 185,661 Mexico 278,213 118,887 282,170 110,819 Europe 471,027 203,963 341,735 141,994 European Union 326,429 155,194 234,149 101,731 Austria 10,122 8,272 4,735 3,706 Belgium 33,188 12,784 11,483 4,903 Czech Republic 29,071 10,287 42,433 13,387 Finland 9,677 2,737 5,821 1,557 France 51,651 22,439 8,124 5,034 Germany 62,879 30,422 85,596 34,918 Hungary 4,590 1,208 2,108 546 Italy 32,329 15,911 13,725 6,289 Netherlands 1,953 1,336 24,726 9,201 Poland 14,138 4,946 742 473 Spain 11,849 6,840 4,725 3,683 Sweden 4,090 3,479 1,567 2,167 United Kingdom 34,347 17,733 15,706 8,703 Other EU 26,545 16,798 12,656 7,164 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 714 428 2,512 1,220 Russia 1,565 430 4,140 1,618 Switzerland 598 1,358 682 1,574 Turkey 105,665 34,971 61,628 23,351 Ukraine 361 180 728 339 Other Europe 35,695 11,402 37,896 12,161 Euro Area 226,867 108,063 170,101 75,351 Pacific Rim Countries 249,044 102,358 269,078 104,469 Australia 91,697 27,147 61,712 16,309 China 11,749 6,159 41,860 16,157 Indonesia 3,313 1,286 926 752 Japan 51,666 28,974 49,827 26,172 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 85,954 37,117 109,998 43,207 Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 Korea 82,112 34,639 100,136 38,179 Singapore 6 3 8 4 Taiwan 3,835 2,475 9,854 5,024 Other Pacific Rim 4,665 1,674 4,755 1,871 South/Central America 286,730 96,552 218,535 65,170 Argentina 10,008 3,403 14,031 5,515 Brazil 201,822 60,664 144,906 38,727 Chile 840 406 1,952 773 Colombia 7,494 5,880 3,056 1,940 Venezuela 26,937 12,093 6,302 2,378 Other S/C A 39,629 14,107 48,288 15,838 Other Countries 154,966 72,139 21,273 8,754 Egypt 50,553 21,207 7,303 2,234 India 75,300 39,203 1,834 1,301 South Africa 15,795 5,288 2,349 878 Thailand 9,142 4,354 5,052 2,327 Other 4,176 2,088 4,735 2,013 ______________________________________________________________ March Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 6,331,366 4,263,104 5,080,371 2,152,589 North America 1,906,212 1,383,362 1,857,119 924,917 Canada 1,040,076 814,291 1,023,926 594,595 Mexico 866,136 569,071 833,194 330,322 Europe 1,591,470 1,065,588 1,303,476 532,025 European Union 674,494 542,182 818,158 369,447 Austria 21,990 29,963 24,712 19,470 Belgium 37,414 32,851 57,738 22,931 Czech Republic 12,490 8,281 85,311 29,403 Finland 10,162 4,743 21,500 5,718 France 73,182 59,265 94,172 42,476 Germany 195,546 148,504 250,398 106,214 Hungary 2,033 1,247 6,704 1,757 Italy 66,266 54,024 49,504 24,369 Netherlands 48,275 30,430 28,977 11,549 Poland 25,639 14,603 16,046 6,115 Spain 45,206 34,907 30,860 16,410 Sweden 8,667 11,338 9,079 8,821 United Kingdom 82,314 72,449 84,113 41,050 Other EU 45,311 39,577 59,044 33,162 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 3,807 3,526 3,366 1,718 Russia 404,466 237,967 57,528 16,321 Switzerland 2,492 6,520 2,030 4,463 Turkey 342,607 179,885 266,881 89,919 Ukraine 76,368 46,798 34,224 11,866 Other Europe 87,235 48,710 121,290 38,291 Euro Area 539,162 430,111 600,121 270,909 Pacific Rim Countries 1,510,677 1,015,233 925,233 355,229 Australia 95,276 56,566 204,476 56,617 China 494,566 299,291 138,501 51,942 Indonesia 9,339 7,086 5,984 2,966 Japan 182,524 144,397 201,649 96,553 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 594,707 426,487 341,357 136,599 Hong Kong 2,509 1,107 46 62 Korea 414,735 279,924 320,037 124,745 Singapore 0 0 14 7 Taiwan 177,463 145,456 21,260 11,786 Other Pacific Rim 134,265 81,406 33,266 10,552 South/Central America 875,784 496,113 782,551 245,486 Argentina 62,574 44,547 38,971 14,534 Brazil 557,771 294,644 531,376 150,340 Chile 7,922 5,328 9,640 3,556 Colombia 24,020 26,872 17,748 12,151 Venezuela 171,503 97,474 74,418 27,963 Other S/C A 51,995 27,248 110,397 36,943 Other Countries 447,223 302,809 211,992 94,932 Egypt 147,546 88,298 71,170 27,601 India 124,005 97,772 87,915 45,738 South Africa 74,966 49,991 26,346 9,054 Thailand 89,503 57,290 16,166 7,656 Other 11,204 9,458 10,396 4,883 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final March 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.