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 November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,801,401 1,118,619 2,143,618 1,295,830 North America 610,111 401,275 670,082 427,596 Canada 396,434 273,731 383,986 270,394 Mexico 213,677 127,544 286,096 157,201 Europe 596,665 342,521 612,062 359,660 European Union 307,153 216,604 389,858 249,678 Austria 13,232 14,753 11,655 15,335 Belgium 23,038 13,309 33,325 17,314 Czech Republic 1,331 1,370 21,864 13,958 Finland 347 868 5,069 1,854 France 51,234 29,921 34,918 20,082 Germany 55,506 49,855 94,152 64,689 Hungary 1,658 731 (-) (-) Italy 55,215 31,715 13,597 11,528 Netherlands 46,478 26,644 54,626 31,217 Poland 6,916 4,410 3,584 3,411 Spain 12,590 8,795 5,631 6,298 Sweden 3,902 4,705 23,959 12,119 United Kingdom 10,756 10,854 73,670 39,241 Other EU 24,950 18,676 13,807 12,632 Moldova 519 438 856 739 Norway 4,307 3,376 487 410 Russia 106,605 36,512 97,668 42,065 Switzerland 620 1,553 568 1,649 Turkey 126,237 58,291 47,045 21,876 Ukraine 30,441 12,805 62,123 32,323 Other Europe 20,781 12,939 13,458 10,920 Euro Area 271,075 186,937 266,151 179,812 Pacific Rim Countries 340,616 222,869 479,675 297,754 Australia 54,535 18,997 143,943 46,822 China 104,796 74,869 103,286 74,239 Indonesia 55 144 89 197 Japan 36,933 31,956 61,426 58,372 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 132,109 91,308 167,280 116,235 Hong Kong (-) (-) 7 33 Korea 97,607 69,852 140,265 96,684 Singapore (-) (-) (-) (-) Taiwan 34,502 21,455 27,008 19,517 Other Pacific Rim 12,188 5,596 3,651 1,890 South/Central America 157,795 82,008 271,856 127,940 Argentina 10,079 5,940 40,056 20,851 Brazil 110,964 51,470 172,039 73,812 Chile 589 438 1,489 1,024 Colombia 9,590 9,570 6,255 6,571 Venezuela 6,361 4,609 44,879 22,228 Other S/C A 20,212 9,982 7,139 3,455 Other Countries 96,214 69,947 109,943 82,879 Egypt 107 89 40 34 India 64,970 51,116 64,410 57,184 South Africa 16,846 10,290 38,974 21,748 Thailand 11,182 6,290 5,230 3,116 Other 3,110 2,163 1,289 798 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,733,749 1,725,915 2,783,558 1,736,443 North America 528,153 382,703 620,841 440,555 Canada 293,991 229,400 294,197 233,081 Mexico 234,162 153,303 326,644 207,473 Europe 986,581 616,177 991,716 597,358 European Union 340,090 241,749 363,305 254,373 Austria 7,836 8,352 7,797 9,156 Belgium 33,289 26,063 20,776 15,946 Czech Republic 2,199 1,057 11,635 6,410 Finland 8,164 3,766 670 508 France 31,409 24,183 31,570 22,710 Germany 72,916 53,821 67,900 49,039 Hungary 1,031 672 (-) (-) Italy 43,116 28,675 69,730 45,354 Netherlands 42,940 24,601 51,468 31,173 Poland 1,107 1,131 1,712 1,623 Spain 22,888 17,699 12,480 8,396 Sweden 2,430 3,034 1,066 1,941 United Kingdom 40,910 28,030 25,834 22,753 Other EU 29,854 20,664 60,666 39,365 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 349 277 1,464 1,244 Russia 316,071 178,831 282,079 155,533 Switzerland 723 1,915 542 1,409 Turkey 213,121 118,320 189,858 93,834 Ukraine 11,820 9,762 56,350 33,797 Other Europe 104,407 65,323 98,118 57,169 Euro Area 275,598 197,600 322,922 221,465 Pacific Rim Countries 639,667 385,917 561,158 342,580 Australia 61,202 32,276 21,743 12,538 China 131,310 81,999 194,835 102,736 Indonesia 752 600 9,442 5,979 Japan 80,879 55,174 52,571 36,869 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 260,187 187,886 241,256 158,738 Hong Kong 4 24 (-) (-) Korea 116,560 80,021 131,254 83,520 Singapore (-) (-) 11,983 5,993 Taiwan 143,623 107,841 98,020 69,225 Other Pacific Rim 105,336 27,983 41,310 25,720 South/Central America 353,300 194,211 367,585 198,910 Argentina 26,239 18,402 65,139 39,281 Brazil 243,342 122,111 214,042 101,512 Chile 710 594 1,617 1,038 Colombia 5,659 6,793 6,088 7,460 Venezuela 66,327 39,593 41,591 25,588 Other S/C A 11,023 6,717 39,108 24,032 Other Countries 226,049 146,908 242,259 157,040 Egypt 45,935 28,325 38,303 22,613 India 83,086 61,353 114,284 80,613 South Africa 37,114 20,040 37,491 23,173 Thailand 54,803 33,421 36,670 20,453 Other 5,111 3,768 15,511 10,188 ______________________________________________________________ November Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 21,720,022 14,438,083 25,658,652 14,387,024 North America 6,799,545 4,719,593 6,834,933 4,304,339 Canada 3,837,911 2,877,688 3,659,839 2,559,228 Mexico 2,961,634 1,841,905 3,175,095 1,745,111 Europe 6,208,992 4,059,577 8,611,222 4,680,622 European Union 3,141,500 2,366,503 3,597,540 2,121,233 Austria 114,240 155,711 98,368 90,869 Belgium 225,164 156,159 299,303 171,375 Czech Republic 72,002 56,646 137,819 59,831 Finland 32,046 15,943 58,183 23,596 France 331,910 245,514 365,903 209,397 Germany 859,245 644,172 905,249 531,695 Hungary 5,085 2,934 14,314 4,373 Italy 267,748 208,002 394,788 234,679 Netherlands 366,308 219,540 341,107 182,027 Poland 80,839 50,580 145,278 64,473 Spain 152,109 122,717 129,913 86,706 Sweden 64,106 58,566 22,082 26,504 United Kingdom 371,719 259,342 366,439 229,321 Other EU 198,978 170,677 318,794 206,387 Moldova 3,695 3,192 (-) (-) Norway 12,495 10,695 22,506 11,437 Russia 1,271,696 671,740 2,039,505 1,053,665 Switzerland 9,804 23,272 7,222 17,241 Turkey 1,110,332 561,893 1,866,568 910,326 Ukraine 393,953 255,915 392,074 210,188 Other Europe 265,519 166,366 685,808 356,532 Euro Area 2,522,466 1,915,215 2,838,804 1,686,058 Pacific Rim Countries 4,994,020 3,359,239 4,932,308 2,691,822 Australia 493,879 214,677 543,830 210,753 China 1,740,135 1,109,875 1,294,533 697,274 Indonesia 13,835 11,111 59,878 35,419 Japan 691,568 556,902 719,382 404,473 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 1,745,980 1,289,298 1,932,383 1,171,388 Hong Kong 4,327 2,411 108 143 Korea 1,345,334 958,181 1,265,378 696,586 Singapore 10 17 12,971 6,763 Taiwan 396,308 328,689 653,926 467,896 Other Pacific Rim 308,623 177,376 382,302 172,515 South/Central America 2,610,329 1,495,886 3,468,124 1,578,679 Argentina 237,064 149,662 247,731 139,500 Brazil 1,715,226 936,034 2,412,990 1,003,673 Chile 19,695 14,356 17,978 8,905 Colombia 85,661 94,520 78,464 68,127 Venezuela 401,411 225,201 346,009 186,021 Other S/C A 151,273 76,114 364,952 172,453 Other Countries 1,107,135 803,788 1,812,065 1,131,562 Egypt 171,989 101,852 417,954 227,785 India 469,505 392,861 802,679 568,780 South Africa 259,581 171,616 305,934 167,431 Thailand 177,790 114,560 203,578 115,266 Other 28,270 22,899 81,920 52,300 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final November 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.