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 May April Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,888,646 1,327,133 2,258,163 1,578,501 North America 607,033 445,032 654,074 468,436 Canada 338,704 265,608 354,027 273,638 Mexico 268,330 179,424 300,048 194,798 Europe 506,900 349,461 682,148 484,938 European Union 264,625 215,581 340,960 270,497 Austria 12,156 14,920 6,421 8,416 Belgium 12,999 11,611 27,603 22,131 Czech Republic 14,003 12,132 9,999 7,028 Finland 4,150 1,914 80 25 France 23,100 19,950 45,169 35,551 Germany 90,464 63,220 85,335 65,503 Hungary 646 455 0 0 Italy 16,490 12,806 26,063 19,040 Netherlands 31,715 21,672 43,296 27,873 Poland 2,710 4,275 3,739 3,840 Spain 19,012 16,293 22,109 17,713 Sweden 3,287 5,071 2,593 4,021 United Kingdom 23,080 21,403 30,306 26,863 Other EU 10,815 9,860 38,246 32,494 Moldova 40 36 0 0 Norway 1,295 1,154 383 300 Russia 35,843 22,780 151,057 87,172 Switzerland 1,506 2,296 1,457 2,773 Turkey 153,252 70,856 85,642 54,080 Ukraine 29,788 24,356 80,870 56,839 Other Europe 20,551 12,403 21,780 13,276 Euro Area 219,837 171,454 293,322 227,454 Pacific Rim Countries 492,513 343,290 503,939 347,823 Australia 18,448 10,748 11,580 7,233 China 208,296 129,204 202,293 125,052 Indonesia 1,822 1,185 219 195 Japan 84,739 66,892 68,039 49,553 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 130,764 105,458 213,500 160,077 Hong Kong 1 6 63 50 Korea 90,343 68,953 184,073 134,424 Singapore 0 0 0 0 Taiwan 40,420 36,499 29,364 25,603 Other Pacific Rim 48,443 29,803 8,309 5,713 South/Central America 198,243 125,773 323,036 203,839 Argentina 35,953 19,420 21,594 15,291 Brazil 142,289 90,503 255,293 158,625 Chile 758 661 1,297 1,177 Colombia 6,155 7,262 8,125 7,667 Venezuela 3,090 2,884 24,067 14,589 Other S/C A 9,997 5,043 12,660 6,489 Other Countries 83,958 63,577 94,965 73,466 Egypt 6,489 4,368 1,058 878 India 37,797 31,733 57,205 45,576 South Africa 17,500 12,755 33,487 24,324 Thailand 19,116 12,211 247 196 Other 3,056 2,510 2,968 2,492 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data May April Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,324,688 1,268,783 1,915,417 980,069 North America 622,955 396,855 574,917 356,361 Canada 349,341 242,417 357,787 243,846 Mexico 273,614 154,438 217,130 112,515 Europe 836,846 442,171 707,513 335,207 European Union 369,912 214,659 276,653 147,245 Austria 11,739 9,309 11,318 8,665 Belgium 32,826 16,430 38,980 18,433 Czech Republic 4,579 2,360 6,871 4,106 Finland 826 490 516 359 France 35,629 20,835 34,065 15,713 Germany 101,538 63,161 46,389 26,944 Hungary 1,701 508 3,386 1,002 Italy 45,735 24,953 13,179 7,448 Netherlands 38,865 19,534 23,761 10,126 Poland 29,272 12,730 20,311 7,254 Spain 10,683 6,981 7,716 5,274 Sweden 3,120 3,273 745 1,556 United Kingdom 26,144 16,492 36,568 20,158 Other EU 27,255 17,603 32,847 20,206 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 401 315 1,890 970 Russia 176,346 86,420 136,275 46,835 Switzerland 791 1,857 495 1,099 Turkey 160,014 80,157 230,273 111,972 Ukraine 73,773 31,961 21,215 12,185 Other Europe 55,610 26,801 40,712 14,901 Euro Area 299,948 175,319 197,345 105,362 Pacific Rim Countries 359,469 183,025 260,208 123,517 Australia 63,333 24,166 9,408 3,141 China 54,688 28,764 55,178 24,657 Indonesia 8 30 6,450 2,538 Japan 53,044 29,037 67,645 34,332 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 161,893 89,056 100,181 51,033 Hong Kong 0 0 6 10 Korea 132,234 69,912 67,967 31,609 Singapore 0 0 10 3 Taiwan 29,659 19,144 32,199 19,412 Other Pacific Rim 26,504 11,972 21,346 7,816 South/Central America 341,202 137,416 251,917 95,340 Argentina 9,948 5,194 15,934 7,057 Brazil 287,126 107,769 137,065 46,976 Chile 979 426 435 312 Colombia 14,770 8,010 3,692 3,755 Venezuela 9,708 6,092 43,652 18,048 Other S/C A 18,671 9,924 51,139 19,192 Other Countries 164,216 109,317 120,861 69,644 Egypt 34,649 20,129 1,237 640 India 101,120 74,877 65,652 44,783 South Africa 23,524 11,225 32,659 14,548 Thailand 218 180 9,762 4,084 Other 4,706 2,905 11,551 5,590 ______________________________________________________________ May Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 10,478,175 7,168,738 9,320,477 4,401,442 North America 3,167,320 2,296,830 3,054,992 1,678,134 Canada 1,732,807 1,353,537 1,731,054 1,080,859 Mexico 1,434,513 943,293 1,323,938 597,275 Europe 2,780,518 1,899,987 2,847,835 1,309,402 European Union 1,280,079 1,028,261 1,464,722 731,351 Austria 40,567 53,299 47,769 37,444 Belgium 78,015 66,593 129,544 57,795 Czech Republic 36,492 27,440 96,761 35,870 Finland 14,392 6,682 22,841 6,566 France 141,450 114,766 163,866 79,024 Germany 371,345 277,227 398,325 196,318 Hungary 2,679 1,703 11,790 3,268 Italy 108,819 85,869 108,418 56,771 Netherlands 123,286 79,974 91,603 41,209 Poland 32,088 22,719 65,629 26,098 Spain 86,327 68,913 49,259 28,665 Sweden 14,547 20,430 12,945 13,651 United Kingdom 135,700 120,714 146,825 77,700 Other EU 94,373 81,931 119,146 70,970 Moldova 40 36 0 0 Norway 5,486 4,980 5,657 3,003 Russia 591,366 347,919 370,149 149,576 Switzerland 5,455 11,589 3,316 7,419 Turkey 581,501 304,821 657,168 282,049 Ukraine 187,026 127,993 129,213 56,012 Other Europe 129,566 74,388 217,611 79,992 Euro Area 1,052,321 829,019 1,097,413 551,590 Pacific Rim Countries 2,507,129 1,706,345 1,544,911 661,771 Australia 125,303 74,547 277,217 83,924 China 905,155 553,547 248,367 105,362 Indonesia 11,379 8,466 12,442 5,534 Japan 335,303 260,842 322,338 159,922 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 938,972 692,021 603,431 276,689 Hong Kong 2,573 1,163 52 71 Korea 689,152 483,301 520,237 226,265 Singapore 0 0 25 10 Taiwan 247,247 207,557 83,118 50,342 Other Pacific Rim 191,016 116,922 81,116 30,340 South/Central America 1,397,063 825,725 1,375,670 478,242 Argentina 120,121 79,258 64,853 26,785 Brazil 955,353 543,773 955,567 305,086 Chile 9,977 7,166 11,054 4,294 Colombia 38,300 41,801 36,210 23,915 Venezuela 198,660 114,947 127,778 52,103 Other S/C A 74,652 38,779 180,207 66,060 Other Countries 626,146 439,852 497,069 273,893 Egypt 155,093 93,544 107,055 48,370 India 219,006 175,081 254,687 165,398 South Africa 125,953 87,070 82,529 34,827 Thailand 108,866 69,697 26,146 11,919 Other 17,227 14,460 26,653 13,378 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final May 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.