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 2005 Data March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,516,326 2,065,238 2,448,636 1,947,548 North America 824,894 642,001 747,587 574,304 Canada 474,870 399,109 407,802 333,522 Mexico 350,024 242,891 339,785 240,782 Europe 774,362 713,389 695,229 635,252 European Union 385,056 472,726 340,430 435,987 Austria 15,786 26,223 15,253 24,407 Belgium 16,294 30,864 27,650 36,655 Czech Republic 4,295 3,401 9,609 7,992 Finland 7,057 6,399 2,158 5,765 France 45,982 53,399 27,371 39,266 Germany 94,625 105,321 93,116 91,919 Hungary 9 4 2,025 1,248 Italy 44,872 59,693 32,291 51,174 Netherlands 6,554 4,640 10,366 7,518 Poland 25,277 14,687 4,713 5,038 Spain 30,295 35,858 23,731 37,211 Sweden 26,725 46,524 26,781 52,166 United Kingdom 47,701 66,055 49,572 58,541 Other EU 19,582 19,657 15,794 17,087 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 1,898 1,716 410 470 Russia 257,742 154,128 114,068 70,421 Switzerland 1,366 4,589 1,302 3,494 Turkey 44,072 25,486 185,825 91,111 Ukraine 18,458 17,397 43,366 27,708 Other Europe 65,770 37,346 9,828 6,060 Euro Area 279,205 337,426 243,529 304,082 Pacific Rim Countries 501,518 424,582 574,724 459,458 Australia 27,956 17,239 16,208 10,501 China 133,145 102,591 203,693 149,558 Indonesia 5,801 4,878 710 754 Japan 117,738 117,781 85,518 84,063 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 170,065 152,891 239,843 196,218 Hong Kong 104 352 0 0 Korea 114,316 86,147 175,873 130,545 Singapore 105 365 62 198 Taiwan 55,540 66,028 63,908 65,475 Other Pacific Rim 46,814 29,202 28,752 18,363 South/Central America 271,027 166,449 268,899 160,509 Argentina 21,933 17,438 12,897 9,960 Brazil 163,895 94,810 161,112 93,869 Chile 6,749 4,238 216 233 Colombia 9,346 11,130 12,259 12,567 Venezuela 59,441 33,479 54,301 29,838 Other S/C A 9,663 5,354 28,115 14,042 Other Countries 144,524 118,817 162,197 118,026 Egypt 7,325 4,806 81,014 48,163 India 55,103 51,729 40,217 40,932 South Africa 26,826 24,390 27,409 19,049 Thailand 51,579 34,418 9,113 5,759 Other 3,691 3,474 4,444 4,123 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,203,623 1,216,128 1,778,222 939,550 North America 792,527 468,266 731,005 393,976 Canada 476,737 315,875 406,771 249,863 Mexico 315,790 152,391 324,234 144,113 Europe 623,529 373,951 445,826 284,775 European Union 474,968 320,828 333,894 240,221 Austria 16,352 16,409 8,395 9,179 Belgium 36,001 19,747 14,424 10,141 Czech Republic 34,528 15,900 46,147 15,499 Finland 11,794 5,602 7,515 3,867 France 67,115 45,837 16,164 23,406 Germany 89,494 59,710 116,495 65,187 Hungary 4,590 1,208 2,109 549 Italy 38,979 29,953 20,030 18,227 Netherlands 2,490 2,207 27,809 10,870 Poland 15,473 5,949 1,601 1,072 Spain 20,984 16,177 18,608 24,955 Sweden 20,409 29,399 11,755 22,037 United Kingdom 47,178 40,410 27,799 25,959 Other EU 69,580 32,320 15,043 9,272 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 717 450 2,513 1,226 Russia 4,210 2,907 6,198 3,521 Switzerland 1,005 2,268 1,071 2,693 Turkey 105,861 35,216 62,434 23,909 Ukraine 382 314 807 479 Other Europe 36,385 11,968 38,910 12,726 Euro Area 296,483 203,015 242,233 172,781 Pacific Rim Countries 299,936 176,899 312,630 159,826 Australia 91,717 27,255 61,739 16,431 China 14,952 13,321 45,974 23,527 Indonesia 3,409 1,531 984 884 Japan 87,367 71,791 79,691 53,929 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 97,530 60,673 119,294 62,804 Hong Kong 0 0 21 62 Korea 88,034 43,036 104,399 45,964 Singapore 135 333 26 49 Taiwan 9,361 17,304 14,847 16,729 Other Pacific Rim 4,960 2,328 4,947 2,251 South/Central America 327,454 113,632 263,798 84,920 Argentina 10,861 4,345 16,453 8,065 Brazil 239,924 76,111 186,528 54,616 Chile 840 406 1,952 773 Colombia 7,507 5,952 3,056 1,940 Venezuela 26,991 12,124 6,335 2,399 Other S/C A 41,331 14,695 49,474 17,126 Other Countries 160,176 83,380 24,963 16,054 Egypt 50,553 21,207 7,303 2,234 India 78,985 47,575 4,961 7,641 South Africa 17,152 7,742 2,812 1,575 Thailand 9,294 4,732 5,108 2,457 Other 4,192 2,125 4,779 2,145 ______________________________________________________________ March Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 7,599,774 6,067,047 6,119,751 3,156,342 North America 2,315,084 1,791,490 2,226,575 1,212,540 Canada 1,308,300 1,083,359 1,275,439 789,632 Mexico 1,006,784 708,130 951,136 422,907 Europe 2,070,406 1,897,540 1,676,516 965,183 European Union 1,081,548 1,304,228 1,176,225 788,064 Austria 39,849 68,101 40,926 39,694 Belgium 58,028 87,938 65,380 38,763 Czech Republic 19,727 15,212 95,078 37,458 Finland 16,628 20,793 26,359 12,439 France 113,740 138,387 131,737 100,665 Germany 290,876 293,474 335,332 191,603 Hungary 2,035 1,255 6,704 1,760 Italy 110,490 161,396 71,619 63,531 Netherlands 61,365 42,006 35,143 15,467 Poland 31,943 21,982 20,076 8,863 Spain 87,568 101,581 60,890 53,225 Sweden 67,894 131,108 43,818 68,452 United Kingdom 131,786 169,644 119,629 98,094 Other EU 49,618 51,350 123,536 58,051 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 3,842 3,572 3,385 1,778 Russia 429,255 260,882 64,293 22,607 Switzerland 3,791 11,431 2,989 7,034 Turkey 348,060 185,192 270,136 91,621 Ukraine 103,252 75,206 35,167 13,990 Other Europe 100,659 57,030 124,321 40,089 Euro Area 820,003 950,044 811,708 538,415 Pacific Rim Countries 1,750,072 1,426,281 1,071,822 557,724 Australia 95,769 57,713 204,544 56,903 China 546,973 403,801 153,659 76,361 Indonesia 9,938 8,200 6,138 3,342 Japan 311,927 318,018 301,997 211,337 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 650,251 554,126 371,516 197,696 Hong Kong 2,611 1,461 69 146 Korea 446,410 334,041 334,413 147,593 Singapore 214 692 255 607 Taiwan 201,016 217,932 36,780 49,350 Other Pacific Rim 135,214 84,422 33,967 12,084 South/Central America 992,799 592,818 920,417 301,045 Argentina 65,675 49,365 42,437 18,360 Brazil 668,317 383,540 661,766 199,422 Chile 8,219 5,799 9,640 3,556 Colombia 25,690 28,471 18,142 12,576 Venezuela 171,590 97,554 74,842 28,182 Other S/C A 53,308 28,089 113,588 38,949 Other Countries 471,413 358,918 224,422 119,851 Egypt 147,546 88,298 71,170 27,601 India 139,500 133,532 97,257 65,248 South Africa 81,509 64,941 28,924 13,423 Thailand 91,028 61,172 16,615 8,526 Other 11,829 10,976 10,456 5,053 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.