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 September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,100,304 1,619,723 2,100,158 1,799,947 North America 704,501 505,870 750,662 533,746 Canada 455,449 340,387 418,736 324,873 Mexico 249,052 165,483 331,927 208,873 Europe 653,154 521,394 644,522 622,795 European Union 358,791 360,514 404,530 475,069 Austria 15,630 25,249 28,434 47,566 Belgium 11,684 14,763 12,574 23,352 Czech Republic 752 1,864 1,541 2,374 Finland 4,112 10,666 4,157 9,137 France 26,828 30,511 40,547 57,850 Germany 98,130 99,692 129,328 142,299 Hungary (-) 5 (-) 4 Italy 14,988 28,104 16,301 33,133 Netherlands 80,207 44,058 15,095 10,457 Poland 877 1,465 4,809 3,645 Spain 14,125 15,973 29,581 31,033 Sweden 10,170 27,253 19,841 37,597 United Kingdom 62,430 46,415 69,896 50,856 Other EU 18,857 14,496 32,426 25,765 Moldova 655 551 1,097 955 Norway 5 69 1,832 1,631 Russia 143,763 67,825 135,177 76,314 Switzerland 1,008 3,339 1,280 4,170 Turkey 43,120 19,610 57,012 30,844 Ukraine 73,321 51,101 6,845 8,456 Other Europe 32,491 18,388 36,747 25,356 Euro Area 275,095 277,063 294,880 369,749 Pacific Rim Countries 523,692 437,125 488,903 469,306 Australia 86,826 28,085 14,599 7,200 China 161,109 135,580 168,583 151,908 Indonesia 362 719 684 1,308 Japan 92,928 120,125 111,830 128,823 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 141,888 132,957 171,574 167,776 Hong Kong 330 448 96 312 Korea 115,512 91,258 135,108 111,118 Singapore 1,019 1,011 126 454 Taiwan 25,026 40,241 36,243 55,892 Other Pacific Rim 40,579 19,658 21,633 12,291 South/Central America 149,471 94,993 136,372 107,315 Argentina 5,011 4,825 30,385 20,802 Brazil 79,986 53,117 75,842 60,324 Chile 1,131 807 1,530 1,090 Colombia 9,758 11,558 10,306 12,197 Venezuela 43,910 20,248 12,991 9,781 Other S/C A 9,674 4,439 5,318 3,121 Other Countries 69,486 60,341 79,699 66,785 Egypt 6,409 2,795 433 310 India 16,797 20,620 36,450 36,100 South Africa 34,375 27,767 13,668 9,508 Thailand 11,229 8,270 26,507 18,573 Other 675 889 2,640 2,294 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,299,123 2,299,967 3,236,784 2,243,558 North America 786,165 598,483 829,742 601,986 Canada 409,957 343,711 440,568 346,171 Mexico 376,207 254,772 389,174 255,814 Europe 1,104,807 746,149 1,170,833 812,345 European Union 486,435 405,047 496,078 439,848 Austria 11,398 12,912 18,118 21,090 Belgium 31,254 27,923 30,153 25,431 Czech Republic 14,511 10,454 959 2,405 Finland 11,271 7,454 8,892 10,341 France 52,268 36,446 41,418 43,943 Germany 128,410 95,460 147,952 120,518 Hungary (-) (-) 1 2 Italy 68,439 55,998 28,681 35,827 Netherlands 42,284 24,294 43,459 26,882 Poland 7,133 4,525 28,474 12,971 Spain 18,736 24,999 29,019 29,561 Sweden 16,160 30,662 14,256 23,219 United Kingdom 64,219 55,278 51,524 50,697 Other EU 20,351 18,640 53,172 36,962 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 13,696 5,921 1,712 963 Russia 330,984 186,932 346,444 183,712 Switzerland 793 2,166 965 2,898 Turkey 166,379 86,561 158,078 81,581 Ukraine 38,401 20,637 49,687 35,010 Other Europe 68,119 38,884 117,870 68,334 Euro Area 379,703 297,587 383,269 337,218 Pacific Rim Countries 715,108 518,861 710,127 507,377 Australia 58,538 30,710 2,197 1,954 China 246,865 170,081 244,945 157,145 Indonesia 27,310 16,298 11,702 8,609 Japan 133,695 102,813 115,210 91,958 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 185,884 162,754 298,054 223,784 Hong Kong 30 57 67 199 Korea 116,601 91,600 151,910 100,355 Singapore 1,030 974 106 333 Taiwan 68,222 70,123 145,971 122,897 Other Pacific Rim 62,816 36,205 38,019 23,927 South/Central America 438,089 257,292 322,667 175,808 Argentina 20,658 14,370 28,761 20,124 Brazil 333,663 186,119 211,639 101,304 Chile 278 198 1,762 1,211 Colombia 8,227 9,668 8,384 9,786 Venezuela 44,957 28,887 30,155 18,757 Other S/C A 30,306 18,049 41,965 24,626 Other Countries 254,954 179,183 203,416 146,042 Egypt 79,421 46,134 38,344 24,976 India 97,938 81,033 67,577 55,744 South Africa 59,811 36,568 31,713 23,684 Thailand 5,145 5,006 60,183 36,827 Other 12,640 10,442 5,599 4,811 ______________________________________________________________ September Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 21,756,527 17,749,637 23,515,412 14,712,999 North America 6,786,068 5,191,588 6,802,936 4,453,049 Canada 3,899,821 3,191,873 3,871,203 2,756,494 Mexico 2,886,247 1,999,715 2,931,733 1,696,555 Europe 6,507,200 5,982,425 7,913,896 5,152,657 European Union 3,733,973 4,280,482 4,081,896 3,224,266 Austria 160,321 268,445 136,265 145,590 Belgium 220,980 264,327 278,647 198,075 Czech Republic 78,038 73,405 155,113 78,686 Finland 48,463 66,604 66,246 51,726 France 368,219 462,221 427,628 350,187 Germany 1,037,089 1,029,497 1,049,578 757,041 Hungary 3,435 2,246 13,294 3,718 Italy 300,223 434,944 360,664 322,428 Netherlands 321,746 205,438 288,259 155,449 Poland 85,128 62,398 153,678 70,294 Spain 274,871 318,455 232,326 240,497 Sweden 202,066 410,565 148,604 253,590 United Kingdom 424,467 487,472 426,833 391,563 Other EU 208,925 194,464 344,761 205,422 Moldova 2,320 2,015 (-) (-) Norway 7,859 8,381 21,852 10,544 Russia 1,144,271 677,979 1,486,352 757,418 Switzerland 12,410 35,704 9,078 23,735 Turkey 948,428 494,050 1,483,256 710,946 Ukraine 377,375 302,907 335,311 183,535 Other Europe 280,564 180,905 496,150 242,215 Euro Area 2,883,208 3,181,569 3,016,078 2,330,721 Pacific Rim Countries 4,893,726 4,154,876 4,289,857 2,805,282 Australia 296,663 152,412 461,419 167,528 China 1,696,866 1,283,140 1,055,967 679,105 Indonesia 16,124 15,642 52,915 32,013 Japan 970,339 1,031,536 933,531 698,882 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 1,618,205 1,492,768 1,548,371 1,103,855 Hong Kong 4,845 4,254 312 807 Korea 1,206,292 965,545 1,070,668 636,237 Singapore 2,077 4,613 1,952 3,484 Taiwan 404,992 518,356 475,439 463,328 Other Pacific Rim 295,530 179,377 237,655 123,898 South/Central America 2,604,577 1,617,448 3,117,506 1,377,524 Argentina 196,782 141,168 173,347 100,580 Brazil 1,836,673 1,114,500 2,292,808 938,187 Chile 17,915 13,365 15,745 7,335 Colombia 72,972 81,859 69,469 56,514 Venezuela 352,052 200,399 240,710 123,448 Other S/C A 128,185 66,157 325,427 151,459 Other Countries 964,956 803,300 1,391,217 924,487 Egypt 171,847 101,735 333,716 176,847 India 379,796 387,580 635,928 494,920 South Africa 221,018 172,662 244,477 143,642 Thailand 166,278 116,322 114,637 67,611 Other 26,017 25,002 62,459 41,466 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.