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 August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,100,158 1,799,947 2,313,279 1,865,336 North America 750,662 533,746 679,574 513,950 Canada 418,736 324,873 377,792 309,912 Mexico 331,927 208,873 301,782 204,038 Europe 644,522 622,795 727,055 686,653 European Union 404,530 475,069 490,966 538,963 Austria 28,434 47,566 23,892 39,628 Belgium 12,574 23,352 56,760 40,091 Czech Republic 1,541 2,374 12,660 14,915 Finland 4,157 9,137 6,988 5,732 France 40,547 57,850 43,575 56,352 Germany 129,328 142,299 114,041 117,259 Hungary 0 4 0 6 Italy 16,301 33,133 54,743 74,220 Netherlands 15,095 10,457 41,907 25,942 Poland 4,809 3,645 24,249 13,606 Spain 29,581 31,033 22,622 30,854 Sweden 19,841 37,597 26,399 50,995 United Kingdom 69,896 50,856 34,183 42,660 Other EU 32,426 25,765 28,946 26,704 Moldova 1,097 955 349 308 Norway 1,832 1,631 402 963 Russia 135,177 76,314 49,406 36,089 Switzerland 1,280 4,170 1,175 3,620 Turkey 57,012 30,844 123,566 58,423 Ukraine 6,845 8,456 35,158 30,366 Other Europe 36,747 25,356 26,033 17,921 Euro Area 294,880 369,749 384,738 408,029 Pacific Rim Countries 488,903 469,306 458,935 397,611 Australia 14,599 7,200 51,269 29,574 China 168,583 151,908 201,781 143,580 Indonesia 684 1,308 1,366 1,280 Japan 111,830 128,823 105,774 109,096 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 171,574 167,776 89,930 107,831 Hong Kong 96 312 45 151 Korea 135,108 111,118 58,750 58,592 Singapore 126 454 270 991 Taiwan 36,243 55,892 30,866 48,096 Other Pacific Rim 21,633 12,291 8,815 6,251 South/Central America 136,372 107,315 413,209 229,900 Argentina 30,385 20,802 12,907 10,115 Brazil 75,842 60,324 328,459 175,288 Chile 1,530 1,090 3,847 2,978 Colombia 10,306 12,197 5,232 6,145 Venezuela 12,991 9,781 41,925 25,483 Other S/C A 5,318 3,121 20,839 9,890 Other Countries 79,699 66,785 34,506 37,222 Egypt 433 310 8,464 3,964 India 36,450 36,100 9,898 17,995 South Africa 13,668 9,508 13,532 12,041 Thailand 26,507 18,573 612 1,122 Other 2,640 2,294 1,999 2,099 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,236,784 2,243,558 2,850,758 1,944,452 North America 829,742 601,986 745,256 529,375 Canada 440,568 346,171 395,237 298,820 Mexico 389,174 255,814 350,019 230,556 Europe 1,170,833 812,345 1,029,718 733,901 European Union 496,078 439,848 470,535 424,876 Austria 18,118 21,090 14,756 19,184 Belgium 30,153 25,431 29,885 23,173 Czech Republic 959 2,405 17,573 10,817 Finland 8,892 10,341 3,666 6,927 France 41,418 43,943 45,128 43,136 Germany 147,952 120,518 109,184 87,758 Hungary 1 2 0 0 Italy 28,681 35,827 42,000 46,031 Netherlands 43,459 26,882 46,126 26,665 Poland 28,474 12,971 22,133 10,856 Spain 29,019 29,561 33,183 38,964 Sweden 14,256 23,219 22,316 37,384 United Kingdom 51,524 50,697 59,489 57,040 Other EU 53,172 36,962 25,093 16,942 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 1,712 963 391 303 Russia 346,444 183,712 178,732 100,091 Switzerland 965 2,898 1,290 3,805 Turkey 158,078 81,581 260,988 136,901 Ukraine 49,687 35,010 87,390 48,431 Other Europe 117,870 68,334 30,392 19,493 Euro Area 383,269 337,218 333,530 299,018 Pacific Rim Countries 710,127 507,377 524,057 378,009 Australia 2,197 1,954 39,134 18,063 China 244,945 157,145 148,481 101,483 Indonesia 11,702 8,609 18 62 Japan 115,210 91,958 88,399 73,477 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 298,054 223,784 225,590 171,984 Hong Kong 67 199 104 356 Korea 151,910 100,355 132,074 91,152 Singapore 106 333 145 420 Taiwan 145,971 122,897 93,267 80,055 Other Pacific Rim 38,019 23,927 22,437 12,940 South/Central America 322,667 175,808 357,165 171,415 Argentina 28,761 20,124 31,672 19,954 Brazil 211,639 101,304 267,312 113,417 Chile 1,762 1,211 1,233 807 Colombia 8,384 9,786 6,335 6,336 Venezuela 30,155 18,757 20,318 12,460 Other S/C A 41,965 24,626 30,295 18,441 Other Countries 203,416 146,042 194,561 131,751 Egypt 38,344 24,976 53,834 28,147 India 67,577 55,744 97,971 77,039 South Africa 31,713 23,684 25,654 16,605 Thailand 60,183 36,827 12,702 6,510 Other 5,599 4,811 4,399 3,450 ______________________________________________________________ August Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 19,656,223 16,129,914 20,216,289 12,413,032 North America 6,081,567 4,685,718 6,016,771 3,854,566 Canada 3,444,372 2,851,486 3,461,246 2,412,783 Mexico 2,637,195 1,834,232 2,555,525 1,441,783 Europe 5,854,046 5,461,031 6,809,089 4,406,508 European Union 3,375,183 3,919,969 3,595,461 2,819,218 Austria 144,691 243,197 124,867 132,677 Belgium 209,296 249,564 247,392 170,152 Czech Republic 77,286 71,541 140,602 68,233 Finland 44,350 55,938 54,976 44,272 France 341,390 431,710 375,361 313,741 Germany 938,960 929,805 921,168 661,581 Hungary 3,435 2,241 13,294 3,718 Italy 285,235 406,840 292,225 266,429 Netherlands 241,539 161,380 245,974 131,155 Poland 84,251 60,933 146,544 65,769 Spain 260,746 302,482 213,590 215,498 Sweden 191,897 383,313 132,444 222,928 United Kingdom 362,037 441,056 362,614 336,284 Other EU 190,068 179,968 324,410 186,782 Moldova 1,665 1,465 0 0 Norway 7,853 8,313 8,156 4,622 Russia 1,000,508 610,154 1,155,368 570,486 Switzerland 11,402 32,365 8,285 21,568 Turkey 905,309 474,441 1,316,878 624,384 Ukraine 304,054 251,807 296,910 162,897 Other Europe 248,074 162,518 428,030 203,332 Euro Area 2,608,113 2,904,506 2,636,375 2,033,135 Pacific Rim Countries 4,370,034 3,717,751 3,574,749 2,286,420 Australia 209,836 124,327 402,881 136,818 China 1,535,757 1,147,560 809,101 509,024 Indonesia 15,762 14,923 25,605 15,715 Japan 877,411 911,410 799,836 596,069 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 1,476,317 1,359,811 1,362,487 941,101 Hong Kong 4,514 3,806 281 750 Korea 1,090,779 874,287 954,067 544,637 Singapore 1,058 3,603 922 2,509 Taiwan 379,966 478,116 407,217 393,205 Other Pacific Rim 254,950 159,720 174,839 87,693 South/Central America 2,455,106 1,522,454 2,679,417 1,120,232 Argentina 191,770 136,343 152,689 86,209 Brazil 1,756,687 1,061,384 1,959,144 752,068 Chile 16,783 12,558 15,467 7,137 Colombia 63,213 70,300 61,243 46,846 Venezuela 308,141 180,152 195,753 94,561 Other S/C A 118,511 61,718 295,121 133,410 Other Countries 895,470 742,960 1,136,263 745,305 Egypt 165,438 98,940 254,295 130,713 India 362,999 366,960 537,990 413,888 South Africa 186,643 144,895 184,666 107,075 Thailand 155,049 108,052 109,493 62,605 Other 25,342 24,113 49,819 31,024 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.