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 October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,537,425 1,894,668 2,100,304 1,619,723 North America 819,161 570,842 704,501 505,870 Canada 486,630 367,565 455,449 340,387 Mexico 332,531 203,278 249,052 165,483 Europe 757,530 625,357 653,154 521,394 European Union 515,860 490,651 358,791 360,514 Austria 15,926 28,414 15,630 25,249 Belgium 38,577 28,545 11,684 14,763 Czech Republic 23,702 17,776 752 1,864 Finland 8,539 8,992 4,112 10,666 France 46,218 46,597 26,828 30,511 Germany 127,455 118,747 98,130 99,692 Hungary (-) (-) (-) 5 Italy 22,015 34,998 14,988 28,104 Netherlands 66,295 38,213 80,207 44,058 Poland 8,424 9,539 877 1,465 Spain 19,795 25,149 14,125 15,973 Sweden 39,328 53,011 10,170 27,253 United Kingdom 83,920 62,426 62,430 46,415 Other EU 15,666 18,243 18,857 14,496 Moldova 856 739 655 551 Norway 487 413 5 69 Russia 106,606 53,009 143,763 67,825 Switzerland 922 3,068 1,008 3,339 Turkey 47,832 22,730 43,120 19,610 Ukraine 68,419 40,364 73,321 51,101 Other Europe 16,549 14,383 32,491 18,388 Euro Area 358,509 342,302 275,095 277,063 Pacific Rim Countries 559,837 449,666 523,692 437,125 Australia 143,950 46,855 86,826 28,085 China 123,323 114,202 161,109 135,580 Indonesia 209 586 362 719 Japan 104,649 122,860 92,928 120,125 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 183,751 162,383 141,888 132,957 Hong Kong 152 498 330 448 Korea 147,832 114,814 115,512 91,258 Singapore 43 178 1,019 1,011 Taiwan 35,724 46,893 25,026 40,241 Other Pacific Rim 3,955 2,780 40,579 19,658 South/Central America 284,903 150,020 149,471 94,993 Argentina 40,665 21,976 5,011 4,825 Brazil 179,949 90,521 79,986 53,117 Chile 1,489 1,024 1,131 807 Colombia 9,547 9,910 9,758 11,558 Venezuela 44,879 22,228 43,910 20,248 Other S/C A 8,374 4,360 9,674 4,439 Other Countries 115,995 98,783 69,486 60,341 Egypt 40 34 6,409 2,795 India 68,507 68,488 16,797 20,620 South Africa 40,622 25,372 34,375 27,767 Thailand 5,414 3,773 11,229 8,270 Other 1,412 1,116 675 889 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,200,961 2,269,481 3,299,123 2,299,967 North America 734,819 560,067 786,165 598,483 Canada 384,001 318,716 409,957 343,711 Mexico 350,818 241,352 376,207 254,772 Europe 1,151,352 829,636 1,104,807 746,149 European Union 501,009 468,619 486,435 405,047 Austria 13,782 17,877 11,398 12,912 Belgium 25,263 26,388 31,254 27,923 Czech Republic 16,223 9,922 14,511 10,454 Finland 2,490 4,683 11,271 7,454 France 47,153 45,071 52,268 36,446 Germany 102,517 100,665 128,410 95,460 Hungary 2 4 (-) (-) Italy 81,471 69,902 68,439 55,998 Netherlands 67,064 41,820 42,284 24,294 Poland 2,608 2,607 7,133 4,525 Spain 25,386 26,506 18,736 24,999 Sweden 16,272 33,394 16,160 30,662 United Kingdom 37,364 46,910 64,219 55,278 Other EU 63,415 42,869 20,351 18,640 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 1,464 1,248 13,696 5,921 Russia 297,086 166,316 330,984 186,932 Switzerland 945 2,728 793 2,166 Turkey 190,330 94,560 166,379 86,561 Ukraine 59,347 36,845 38,401 20,637 Other Europe 101,170 59,321 68,119 38,884 Euro Area 427,454 373,490 379,703 297,587 Pacific Rim Countries 641,882 466,738 715,108 518,861 Australia 21,760 12,611 58,538 30,710 China 209,887 129,764 246,865 170,081 Indonesia 9,554 6,316 27,310 16,298 Japan 99,847 91,655 133,695 102,813 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 259,447 200,424 185,884 162,754 Hong Kong 4 2 30 57 Korea 141,438 101,883 116,601 91,600 Singapore 12,027 6,067 1,030 974 Taiwan 105,978 92,472 68,222 70,123 Other Pacific Rim 41,388 25,968 62,816 36,205 South/Central America 421,080 236,230 438,089 257,292 Argentina 66,581 40,716 20,658 14,370 Brazil 264,254 136,048 333,663 186,119 Chile 1,617 1,038 278 198 Colombia 6,261 7,634 8,227 9,668 Venezuela 41,952 25,970 44,957 28,887 Other S/C A 40,416 24,824 30,306 18,049 Other Countries 251,827 176,810 254,954 179,183 Egypt 38,303 22,613 79,421 46,134 India 120,272 92,970 97,938 81,033 South Africa 40,230 28,636 59,811 36,568 Thailand 37,212 21,712 5,145 5,006 Other 15,810 10,879 12,640 10,442 ______________________________________________________________ October Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 24,293,952 19,644,305 26,716,372 16,982,480 North America 7,605,229 5,762,430 7,537,755 5,013,116 Canada 4,386,451 3,559,438 4,255,204 3,075,210 Mexico 3,218,778 2,202,992 3,282,550 1,937,907 Europe 7,264,730 6,607,781 9,065,248 5,982,293 European Union 4,249,833 4,771,134 4,582,905 3,692,884 Austria 176,247 296,859 150,047 163,467 Belgium 259,557 292,871 303,910 224,464 Czech Republic 101,740 91,182 171,336 88,608 Finland 57,002 75,597 68,736 56,408 France 414,436 508,818 474,781 395,258 Germany 1,164,544 1,148,245 1,152,096 857,706 Hungary 3,435 2,246 13,295 3,722 Italy 322,238 469,942 442,135 392,329 Netherlands 388,041 243,652 355,323 197,269 Poland 93,552 71,937 156,286 72,901 Spain 294,666 343,604 257,711 267,003 Sweden 241,394 463,576 164,876 286,985 United Kingdom 508,387 549,898 464,197 438,472 Other EU 224,592 212,707 408,176 248,291 Moldova 3,175 2,754 (-) (-) Norway 8,346 8,795 23,316 11,792 Russia 1,250,876 730,988 1,783,439 923,734 Switzerland 13,332 38,771 10,024 26,463 Turkey 996,260 516,780 1,673,586 805,505 Ukraine 445,795 343,271 394,658 220,379 Other Europe 297,113 195,289 597,320 301,536 Euro Area 3,241,717 3,523,872 3,443,532 2,704,211 Pacific Rim Countries 5,453,563 4,604,542 4,931,739 3,272,020 Australia 440,613 199,267 483,179 180,139 China 1,820,189 1,397,343 1,265,853 808,869 Indonesia 16,333 16,228 62,469 38,329 Japan 1,074,988 1,154,396 1,033,378 790,537 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 1,801,956 1,655,151 1,807,817 1,304,279 Hong Kong 4,996 4,752 315 809 Korea 1,354,124 1,080,359 1,212,105 738,120 Singapore 2,120 4,792 13,979 9,551 Taiwan 440,716 565,249 581,417 555,799 Other Pacific Rim 299,485 182,158 279,043 149,866 South/Central America 2,889,480 1,767,467 3,538,586 1,613,754 Argentina 237,447 163,144 239,927 141,295 Brazil 2,016,622 1,205,022 2,557,061 1,074,235 Chile 19,403 14,389 17,362 8,373 Colombia 82,519 91,769 75,731 64,149 Venezuela 396,931 222,627 282,662 149,419 Other S/C A 136,558 70,517 365,843 176,283 Other Countries 1,080,951 902,084 1,643,044 1,101,297 Egypt 171,888 101,769 372,019 199,460 India 448,303 456,069 756,200 587,890 South Africa 261,640 198,034 284,707 172,279 Thailand 171,692 120,094 151,849 89,323 Other 27,429 26,118 78,269 52,345 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.