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 October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,143,618 1,295,830 1,710,733 1,065,137 North America 670,082 427,596 548,166 362,221 Canada 383,986 270,394 357,452 252,723 Mexico 286,096 157,201 190,714 109,498 Europe 612,062 359,660 512,691 298,874 European Union 389,858 249,678 240,373 167,685 Austria 11,655 15,335 7,342 11,100 Belgium 33,325 17,314 8,560 6,329 Czech Republic 21,864 13,958 577 697 Finland 5,069 1,854 616 913 France 34,918 20,082 17,005 13,184 Germany 94,152 64,689 62,936 48,053 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 13,597 11,528 8,571 8,717 Netherlands 54,626 31,217 64,525 34,612 Poland 3,584 3,411 386 490 Spain 5,631 6,298 7,528 8,371 Sweden 23,959 12,119 1,872 2,708 United Kingdom 73,670 39,241 49,585 23,408 Other EU 13,807 12,632 10,870 9,103 Moldova 856 739 655 551 Norway 487 410 (-) (-) Russia 97,668 42,065 139,366 62,388 Switzerland 568 1,649 653 1,781 Turkey 47,045 21,876 41,272 17,170 Ukraine 62,123 32,323 59,652 31,946 Other Europe 13,458 10,920 30,719 17,354 Euro Area 266,151 179,812 186,458 139,239 Pacific Rim Countries 479,675 297,754 442,129 274,943 Australia 143,943 46,822 86,805 27,989 China 103,286 74,239 141,892 96,755 Indonesia 89 197 307 500 Japan 61,426 58,372 48,053 42,838 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 167,280 116,235 124,817 88,356 Hong Kong 7 33 305 300 Korea 140,265 96,684 107,159 72,454 Singapore (-) (-) (-) (-) Taiwan 27,008 19,517 17,353 15,601 Other Pacific Rim 3,651 1,890 40,256 18,504 South/Central America 271,856 127,940 144,236 84,406 Argentina 40,056 20,851 4,458 3,293 Brazil 172,039 73,812 75,511 44,336 Chile 1,489 1,024 1,131 807 Colombia 6,255 6,571 9,697 11,398 Venezuela 44,879 22,228 43,890 20,206 Other S/C A 7,139 3,455 9,549 4,366 Other Countries 109,943 82,879 63,512 44,694 Egypt 40 34 6,409 2,795 India 64,410 57,184 13,477 10,942 South Africa 38,974 21,748 32,050 22,798 Thailand 5,230 3,116 10,964 7,437 Other 1,289 798 612 722 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,783,558 1,736,443 2,894,633 1,786,601 North America 620,841 440,555 665,518 472,438 Canada 294,197 233,081 315,511 252,977 Mexico 326,644 207,473 350,007 219,461 Europe 991,716 597,358 954,134 539,007 European Union 363,305 254,373 352,987 213,798 Austria 7,797 9,156 4,834 5,433 Belgium 20,776 15,946 26,410 16,886 Czech Republic 11,635 6,410 7,608 5,048 Finland 670 508 8,514 3,972 France 31,570 22,710 40,808 20,546 Germany 67,900 49,039 98,763 59,123 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 69,730 45,354 59,276 35,349 Netherlands 51,468 31,173 30,789 16,982 Poland 1,712 1,623 6,140 3,515 Spain 12,480 8,396 2,358 2,149 Sweden 1,066 1,941 687 1,404 United Kingdom 25,834 22,753 51,014 31,289 Other EU 60,666 39,365 15,789 12,102 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 1,464 1,244 12,603 5,456 Russia 282,079 155,533 317,279 175,456 Switzerland 542 1,409 503 1,295 Turkey 189,858 93,834 165,004 85,133 Ukraine 56,350 33,797 38,129 19,293 Other Europe 98,118 57,169 67,629 38,576 Euro Area 322,922 221,465 287,312 172,279 Pacific Rim Countries 561,158 342,580 642,937 385,765 Australia 21,743 12,538 58,513 30,586 China 194,835 102,736 228,731 130,423 Indonesia 9,442 5,979 27,250 16,158 Japan 52,571 36,869 97,505 51,502 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 241,256 158,738 168,278 121,412 Hong Kong (-) (-) 12 9 Korea 131,254 83,520 107,895 74,465 Singapore 11,983 5,993 959 757 Taiwan 98,020 69,225 59,411 46,181 Other Pacific Rim 41,310 25,720 62,661 35,683 South/Central America 367,585 198,910 384,312 225,385 Argentina 65,139 39,281 17,324 10,433 Brazil 214,042 101,512 286,007 160,053 Chile 1,617 1,038 278 198 Colombia 6,088 7,460 7,830 9,355 Venezuela 41,591 25,588 44,617 28,523 Other S/C A 39,108 24,032 28,256 16,824 Other Countries 242,259 157,040 247,733 164,005 Egypt 38,303 22,613 79,421 46,134 India 114,284 80,613 93,574 71,034 South Africa 37,491 23,173 57,995 34,220 Thailand 36,670 20,453 4,342 2,835 Other 15,511 10,188 12,401 9,781 ______________________________________________________________ October Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 19,918,621 13,319,465 22,924,903 12,661,109 North America 6,189,434 4,318,318 6,306,781 3,921,636 Canada 3,441,477 2,603,957 3,365,848 2,329,828 Mexico 2,747,957 1,714,362 2,940,933 1,591,808 Europe 5,612,328 3,717,057 7,624,641 4,064,445 European Union 2,834,346 2,149,899 3,257,450 1,879,485 Austria 101,008 140,959 90,532 82,517 Belgium 202,126 142,851 266,014 145,311 Czech Republic 70,670 55,276 135,620 58,774 Finland 31,699 15,075 50,018 19,830 France 280,676 215,593 334,493 185,213 Germany 803,739 594,317 832,334 477,873 Hungary 3,427 2,204 13,283 3,701 Italy 212,533 176,288 351,672 206,004 Netherlands 319,830 192,896 298,167 157,427 Poland 73,923 46,170 144,170 63,342 Spain 139,519 113,921 107,025 69,007 Sweden 60,204 53,861 19,652 23,470 United Kingdom 360,963 248,488 325,529 201,292 Other EU 174,027 152,001 288,940 185,723 Moldova 3,175 2,754 (-) (-) Norway 8,188 7,320 22,157 11,160 Russia 1,165,091 635,228 1,723,434 874,834 Switzerland 9,183 21,719 6,499 15,326 Turkey 984,094 503,601 1,653,447 792,006 Ukraine 363,512 243,109 380,255 200,426 Other Europe 244,738 153,426 581,400 291,209 Euro Area 2,251,391 1,728,278 2,563,207 1,488,458 Pacific Rim Countries 4,653,404 3,136,371 4,292,641 2,305,905 Australia 439,344 195,680 482,629 178,477 China 1,635,339 1,035,007 1,163,223 615,275 Indonesia 13,780 10,967 59,125 34,820 Japan 654,635 524,945 638,502 349,299 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 1,613,871 1,197,990 1,672,196 983,502 Hong Kong 4,327 2,411 104 119 Korea 1,247,727 888,329 1,148,818 616,564 Singapore 10 17 12,971 6,763 Taiwan 361,806 307,234 510,303 360,056 Other Pacific Rim 296,435 171,780 276,965 144,532 South/Central America 2,452,534 1,413,878 3,114,824 1,384,468 Argentina 226,985 143,722 221,492 121,098 Brazil 1,604,261 884,565 2,169,647 881,562 Chile 19,106 13,918 17,269 8,312 Colombia 76,071 84,950 72,805 61,333 Venezuela 395,050 220,592 279,682 146,428 Other S/C A 131,061 66,132 353,929 165,735 Other Countries 1,010,921 733,841 1,586,016 984,655 Egypt 171,882 101,764 372,019 199,460 India 404,535 341,746 719,593 507,426 South Africa 242,735 161,326 268,820 147,391 Thailand 166,608 108,271 148,775 81,844 Other 25,160 20,736 76,809 48,533 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final September 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.