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 August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,711,959 1,177,272 1,912,729 1,245,496 North America 621,482 402,345 563,287 386,147 Canada 337,751 243,699 297,318 227,499 Mexico 283,731 158,647 265,969 158,649 Europe 483,498 330,245 568,965 381,502 European Union 254,985 200,350 357,098 263,592 Austria 16,949 26,555 13,636 19,510 Belgium 5,987 5,652 51,602 28,119 Czech Republic 1,232 1,484 6,944 8,141 Finland 913 1,184 5,037 2,093 France 23,732 18,315 32,248 24,283 Germany 85,753 69,237 82,919 58,456 Hungary 0 0 0 0 Italy 6,247 5,747 43,677 38,984 Netherlands 13,091 8,093 36,900 21,668 Poland 4,276 2,638 22,549 11,127 Spain 7,829 6,622 11,403 10,133 Sweden 6,947 6,659 8,310 5,654 United Kingdom 62,608 31,377 20,256 16,427 Other EU 19,420 16,786 21,616 18,997 Moldova 1,097 955 349 308 Norway 1,832 1,631 384 298 Russia 126,783 64,964 43,999 27,049 Switzerland 772 2,196 834 2,192 Turkey 56,855 30,629 123,413 58,196 Ukraine 6,442 7,045 28,545 20,206 Other Europe 34,732 22,475 14,345 9,661 Euro Area 178,068 155,150 297,413 220,693 Pacific Rim Countries 404,781 300,239 385,118 262,665 Australia 14,484 7,051 51,123 29,076 China 146,488 105,574 179,898 104,128 Indonesia 554 726 1,279 888 Japan 69,062 57,294 71,440 58,523 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 152,737 117,904 72,844 64,886 Hong Kong 0 0 1 6 Korea 125,150 92,049 49,212 42,207 Singapore 0 0 0 0 Taiwan 27,587 25,855 23,631 22,674 Other Pacific Rim 21,456 11,690 8,533 5,164 South/Central America 128,297 92,501 368,362 195,878 Argentina 29,648 19,243 12,556 8,572 Brazil 68,951 47,784 285,486 143,927 Chile 1,530 1,090 3,847 2,978 Colombia 9,969 11,560 4,462 5,520 Venezuela 12,974 9,766 41,908 25,459 Other S/C A 5,225 3,057 20,103 9,421 Other Countries 73,900 51,941 26,998 19,304 Egypt 433 310 8,464 3,964 India 32,396 24,258 5,739 5,883 South Africa 12,297 7,669 10,800 7,883 Thailand 26,359 18,057 378 348 Other 2,415 1,647 1,616 1,226 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,843,023 1,768,353 2,490,146 1,483,744 North America 716,528 493,005 625,067 423,171 Canada 355,701 271,270 311,186 230,817 Mexico 360,827 221,736 313,881 192,354 Europe 1,026,327 603,983 868,503 506,590 European Union 367,729 244,746 317,062 205,969 Austria 11,783 11,500 9,655 10,906 Belgium 25,812 15,807 26,504 16,769 Czech Republic 529 374 14,627 9,031 Finland 5,483 2,773 1,875 2,188 France 27,023 19,411 30,792 19,856 Germany 112,024 77,661 72,714 46,370 Hungary 0 0 0 0 Italy 18,033 12,523 29,561 18,986 Netherlands 40,259 23,353 40,661 21,961 Poland 28,257 12,715 21,200 9,924 Spain 18,291 12,684 9,578 8,001 Sweden 1,024 1,558 2,834 3,335 United Kingdom 34,023 23,535 41,433 27,522 Other EU 45,186 30,852 15,627 11,120 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 1,707 957 381 272 Russia 336,394 177,698 176,057 97,211 Switzerland 699 1,778 829 1,978 Turkey 155,384 79,450 260,773 136,608 Ukraine 49,116 32,978 84,905 46,018 Other Europe 115,299 66,375 28,497 18,534 Euro Area 292,752 198,042 230,730 151,825 Pacific Rim Countries 630,447 389,936 464,871 276,792 Australia 1,912 1,543 39,042 17,549 China 233,367 132,714 138,203 78,976 Indonesia 9,954 7,025 18 62 Japan 62,874 38,584 56,154 32,453 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 284,528 186,677 209,307 135,743 Hong Kong 0 0 22 28 Korea 146,138 86,390 123,811 75,523 Singapore 0 0 5 3 Taiwan 138,389 100,287 85,469 60,189 Other Pacific Rim 37,813 23,393 22,147 12,009 South/Central America 272,697 149,668 341,186 155,395 Argentina 24,764 16,313 29,110 17,087 Brazil 167,284 81,633 255,765 102,433 Chile 1,693 1,169 1,233 807 Colombia 8,121 9,468 6,081 6,069 Venezuela 29,208 17,714 20,039 12,156 Other S/C A 41,627 23,372 28,957 16,843 Other Countries 197,023 131,760 190,518 121,797 Egypt 38,344 24,976 53,834 28,147 India 65,119 49,230 94,448 68,172 South Africa 28,230 17,403 25,432 16,146 Thailand 59,842 35,974 12,541 6,136 Other 5,487 4,177 4,263 3,195 ______________________________________________________________ August Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 16,064,269 10,958,498 17,246,712 9,138,066 North America 4,971,186 3,528,502 5,020,422 3,008,644 Canada 2,700,039 2,080,839 2,756,139 1,843,769 Mexico 2,271,147 1,447,662 2,264,283 1,164,874 Europe 4,487,576 3,058,523 5,678,791 2,928,079 European Union 2,204,115 1,732,536 2,541,157 1,411,313 Austria 82,012 114,523 77,902 67,928 Belgium 160,240 119,208 218,828 112,479 Czech Republic 48,230 40,621 116,377 47,316 Finland 26,014 12,308 40,834 15,350 France 228,753 182,327 262,116 141,958 Germany 646,651 481,575 665,671 369,711 Hungary 3,427 2,204 13,283 3,701 Italy 190,365 156,043 222,667 125,301 Netherlands 200,679 127,067 215,910 109,272 Poland 69,952 42,269 136,318 58,204 Spain 126,360 99,253 92,187 58,461 Sweden 34,372 39,034 17,899 20,125 United Kingdom 237,709 185,839 248,681 147,250 Other EU 149,351 130,266 212,485 134,256 Moldova 1,665 1,465 0 0 Norway 7,701 6,910 8,090 4,460 Russia 928,057 530,775 1,124,076 543,846 Switzerland 7,962 18,288 5,454 12,622 Turkey 895,777 464,556 1,298,585 613,038 Ukraine 241,737 178,841 285,776 147,336 Other Europe 200,561 125,152 415,654 195,464 Euro Area 1,798,781 1,409,227 1,952,972 1,094,715 Pacific Rim Countries 3,731,599 2,563,674 3,088,546 1,577,560 Australia 208,596 120,869 402,372 135,352 China 1,390,161 864,013 739,657 382,116 Indonesia 13,385 10,270 22,434 12,683 Japan 545,156 423,735 488,427 260,928 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 1,321,774 993,400 1,262,662 703,352 Hong Kong 4,016 2,077 92 109 Korea 1,000,303 719,190 909,669 458,580 Singapore 10 17 30 13 Taiwan 317,445 272,115 352,872 244,650 Other Pacific Rim 252,528 151,387 172,994 83,129 South/Central America 2,036,442 1,201,532 2,362,928 960,173 Argentina 182,472 119,578 139,029 71,384 Brazil 1,356,711 766,417 1,669,598 619,998 Chile 16,486 12,087 15,374 7,076 Colombia 60,119 66,981 58,888 44,518 Venezuela 306,281 178,159 193,475 92,317 Other S/C A 114,373 58,310 286,565 124,879 Other Countries 837,466 606,268 1,096,025 663,610 Egypt 165,432 98,936 254,295 130,713 India 326,648 273,619 511,736 355,779 South Africa 171,711 116,780 173,333 89,998 Thailand 150,415 97,718 107,763 58,556 Other 23,260 19,215 48,898 28,564 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final August 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.