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 September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,710,733 1,065,137 1,711,959 1,177,272 North America 548,166 362,221 621,482 402,345 Canada 357,452 252,723 337,751 243,699 Mexico 190,714 109,498 283,731 158,647 Europe 512,691 298,874 483,498 330,245 European Union 240,373 167,685 254,985 200,350 Austria 7,342 11,100 16,949 26,555 Belgium 8,560 6,329 5,987 5,652 Czech Republic 577 697 1,232 1,484 Finland 616 913 913 1,184 France 17,005 13,184 23,732 18,315 Germany 62,936 48,053 85,753 69,237 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 8,571 8,717 6,247 5,747 Netherlands 64,525 34,612 13,091 8,093 Poland 386 490 4,276 2,638 Spain 7,528 8,371 7,829 6,622 Sweden 1,872 2,708 6,947 6,659 United Kingdom 49,585 23,408 62,608 31,377 Other EU 10,870 9,103 19,420 16,786 Moldova 655 551 1,097 955 Norway (-) (-) 1,832 1,631 Russia 139,366 62,388 126,783 64,964 Switzerland 653 1,781 772 2,196 Turkey 41,272 17,170 56,855 30,629 Ukraine 59,652 31,946 6,442 7,045 Other Europe 30,719 17,354 34,732 22,475 Euro Area 186,458 139,239 178,068 155,150 Pacific Rim Countries 442,129 274,943 404,781 300,239 Australia 86,805 27,989 14,484 7,051 China 141,892 96,755 146,488 105,574 Indonesia 307 500 554 726 Japan 48,053 42,838 69,062 57,294 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 124,817 88,356 152,737 117,904 Hong Kong 305 300 (-) (-) Korea 107,159 72,454 125,150 92,049 Singapore (-) (-) (-) (-) Taiwan 17,353 15,601 27,587 25,855 Other Pacific Rim 40,256 18,504 21,456 11,690 South/Central America 144,236 84,406 128,297 92,501 Argentina 4,458 3,293 29,648 19,243 Brazil 75,511 44,336 68,951 47,784 Chile 1,131 807 1,530 1,090 Colombia 9,697 11,398 9,969 11,560 Venezuela 43,890 20,206 12,974 9,766 Other S/C A 9,549 4,366 5,225 3,057 Other Countries 63,512 44,694 73,900 51,941 Egypt 6,409 2,795 433 310 India 13,477 10,942 32,396 24,258 South Africa 32,050 22,798 12,297 7,669 Thailand 10,964 7,437 26,359 18,057 Other 612 722 2,415 1,647 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,894,633 1,786,601 2,843,023 1,768,353 North America 665,518 472,438 716,528 493,005 Canada 315,511 252,977 355,701 271,270 Mexico 350,007 219,461 360,827 221,736 Europe 954,134 539,007 1,026,327 603,983 European Union 352,987 213,798 367,729 244,746 Austria 4,834 5,433 11,783 11,500 Belgium 26,410 16,886 25,812 15,807 Czech Republic 7,608 5,048 529 374 Finland 8,514 3,972 5,483 2,773 France 40,808 20,546 27,023 19,411 Germany 98,763 59,123 112,024 77,661 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 59,276 35,349 18,033 12,523 Netherlands 30,789 16,982 40,259 23,353 Poland 6,140 3,515 28,257 12,715 Spain 2,358 2,149 18,291 12,684 Sweden 687 1,404 1,024 1,558 United Kingdom 51,014 31,289 34,023 23,535 Other EU 15,789 12,102 45,186 30,852 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 12,603 5,456 1,707 957 Russia 317,279 175,456 336,394 177,698 Switzerland 503 1,295 699 1,778 Turkey 165,004 85,133 155,384 79,450 Ukraine 38,129 19,293 49,116 32,978 Other Europe 67,629 38,576 115,299 66,375 Euro Area 287,312 172,279 292,752 198,042 Pacific Rim Countries 642,937 385,765 630,447 389,936 Australia 58,513 30,586 1,912 1,543 China 228,731 130,423 233,367 132,714 Indonesia 27,250 16,158 9,954 7,025 Japan 97,505 51,502 62,874 38,584 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 168,278 121,412 284,528 186,677 Hong Kong 12 9 (-) (-) Korea 107,895 74,465 146,138 86,390 Singapore 959 757 (-) (-) Taiwan 59,411 46,181 138,389 100,287 Other Pacific Rim 62,661 35,683 37,813 23,393 South/Central America 384,312 225,385 272,697 149,668 Argentina 17,324 10,433 24,764 16,313 Brazil 286,007 160,053 167,284 81,633 Chile 278 198 1,693 1,169 Colombia 7,830 9,355 8,121 9,468 Venezuela 44,617 28,523 29,208 17,714 Other S/C A 28,256 16,824 41,627 23,372 Other Countries 247,733 164,005 197,023 131,760 Egypt 79,421 46,134 38,344 24,976 India 93,574 71,034 65,119 49,230 South Africa 57,995 34,220 28,230 17,403 Thailand 4,342 2,835 59,842 35,974 Other 12,401 9,781 5,487 4,177 ______________________________________________________________ September Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 17,775,002 12,023,635 20,141,345 10,924,666 North America 5,519,351 3,890,723 5,685,940 3,481,081 Canada 3,057,491 2,333,562 3,071,650 2,096,746 Mexico 2,461,861 1,557,160 2,614,290 1,384,335 Europe 5,000,266 3,357,397 6,632,925 3,467,087 European Union 2,444,489 1,900,221 2,894,145 1,625,111 Austria 89,354 125,624 82,735 73,361 Belgium 168,800 125,537 245,237 129,365 Czech Republic 48,807 41,318 123,985 52,364 Finland 26,630 13,221 49,348 19,322 France 245,759 195,511 302,924 162,504 Germany 709,587 529,628 764,433 428,834 Hungary 3,427 2,204 13,283 3,701 Italy 198,936 164,760 281,943 160,651 Netherlands 265,204 161,679 246,699 126,254 Poland 70,339 42,759 142,458 61,719 Spain 133,888 107,624 94,545 60,611 Sweden 36,245 41,742 18,585 21,529 United Kingdom 287,293 209,247 299,695 178,539 Other EU 160,220 139,369 228,274 146,358 Moldova 2,320 2,015 (-) (-) Norway 7,701 6,910 20,693 9,916 Russia 1,067,423 593,163 1,441,355 719,301 Switzerland 8,615 20,070 5,957 13,917 Turkey 937,049 481,725 1,463,588 698,171 Ukraine 301,389 210,787 323,905 166,629 Other Europe 231,280 142,506 483,283 234,040 Euro Area 1,985,239 1,548,466 2,240,284 1,266,993 Pacific Rim Countries 4,173,729 2,838,616 3,731,483 1,963,325 Australia 295,401 148,858 460,885 165,939 China 1,532,053 960,768 968,388 512,539 Indonesia 13,691 10,771 49,683 28,841 Japan 593,209 466,573 585,931 312,430 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 1,446,591 1,081,756 1,430,940 824,764 Hong Kong 4,321 2,378 104 119 Korea 1,107,463 791,645 1,017,564 533,045 Singapore 10 17 989 770 Taiwan 334,798 287,716 412,283 290,831 Other Pacific Rim 292,784 169,891 235,655 118,812 South/Central America 2,180,678 1,285,938 2,747,240 1,185,558 Argentina 186,930 122,871 156,353 81,816 Brazil 1,432,223 810,753 1,955,605 780,051 Chile 17,617 12,894 15,652 7,274 Colombia 69,816 78,379 66,718 53,873 Venezuela 350,171 198,364 238,092 120,840 Other S/C A 123,922 62,676 314,821 141,703 Other Countries 900,978 650,962 1,343,758 827,615 Egypt 171,842 101,730 333,716 176,847 India 340,125 284,562 605,310 426,814 South Africa 203,761 139,578 231,329 124,218 Thailand 161,379 105,155 112,105 61,391 Other 23,871 19,937 61,298 38,345 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.