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 November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,185,169 1,732,802 2,537,425 1,894,668 North America 725,950 537,357 819,161 570,842 Canada 489,386 376,631 486,630 367,565 Mexico 236,564 160,726 332,531 203,278 Europe 763,014 624,565 757,530 625,357 European Union 466,473 483,531 515,860 490,651 Austria 25,329 35,920 15,926 28,414 Belgium 27,094 21,326 38,577 28,545 Czech Republic 4,412 4,414 23,702 17,776 Finland 2,863 8,014 8,539 8,992 France 68,687 69,623 46,218 46,597 Germany 97,860 114,437 127,455 118,747 Hungary 1,658 731 (-) (-) Italy 69,172 62,303 22,015 34,998 Netherlands 54,842 32,363 66,295 38,213 Poland 7,048 4,757 8,424 9,539 Spain 33,262 26,508 19,795 25,149 Sweden 28,754 49,436 39,328 53,011 United Kingdom 18,502 29,292 83,920 62,426 Other EU 26,991 24,408 15,666 18,243 Moldova 519 438 856 739 Norway 4,334 3,558 487 413 Russia 110,291 44,942 106,606 53,009 Switzerland 998 3,537 922 3,068 Turkey 126,371 58,430 47,832 22,730 Ukraine 30,546 13,103 68,419 40,364 Other Europe 23,483 17,026 16,549 14,383 Euro Area 393,026 382,851 358,509 342,302 Pacific Rim Countries 420,439 385,056 559,837 449,666 Australia 54,578 19,185 143,950 46,855 China 126,435 122,018 123,323 114,202 Indonesia 117 314 209 586 Japan 77,433 102,727 104,649 122,860 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 149,451 134,592 183,751 162,383 Hong Kong 84 294 152 498 Korea 105,263 86,735 147,832 114,814 Singapore 107 362 43 178 Taiwan 43,997 47,201 35,724 46,893 Other Pacific Rim 12,425 6,220 3,955 2,780 South/Central America 174,313 101,889 284,903 150,020 Argentina 12,303 10,631 40,665 21,976 Brazil 120,885 64,082 179,949 90,521 Chile 589 438 1,489 1,024 Colombia 10,781 10,723 9,547 9,910 Venezuela 6,361 4,609 44,879 22,228 Other S/C A 23,395 11,406 8,374 4,360 Other Countries 101,453 83,935 115,995 98,783 Egypt 107 89 40 34 India 69,086 62,567 68,507 68,488 South Africa 17,772 12,351 40,622 25,372 Thailand 11,271 6,470 5,414 3,773 Other 3,217 2,458 1,412 1,116 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,115,404 2,276,818 3,200,961 2,269,481 North America 634,292 492,898 734,819 560,067 Canada 372,075 303,540 384,001 318,716 Mexico 262,217 189,358 350,818 241,352 Europe 1,153,083 885,996 1,151,352 829,636 European Union 486,039 483,552 501,009 468,619 Austria 14,238 19,317 13,782 17,877 Belgium 43,202 44,472 25,263 26,388 Czech Republic 2,261 1,256 16,223 9,922 Finland 9,558 6,563 2,490 4,683 France 43,996 45,654 47,153 45,071 Germany 108,011 101,689 102,517 100,665 Hungary 1,031 672 2 4 Italy 54,461 55,767 81,471 69,902 Netherlands 51,403 30,333 67,064 41,820 Poland 1,312 1,482 2,608 2,607 Spain 42,862 54,059 25,386 26,506 Sweden 16,876 35,857 16,272 33,394 United Kingdom 65,426 62,277 37,364 46,910 Other EU 31,403 24,155 63,415 42,869 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 1,977 4,856 1,464 1,248 Russia 324,135 188,528 297,086 166,316 Switzerland 1,058 2,948 945 2,728 Turkey 218,224 123,157 190,330 94,560 Ukraine 14,552 14,712 59,347 36,845 Other Europe 107,100 68,242 101,170 59,321 Euro Area 380,977 368,617 427,454 373,490 Pacific Rim Countries 731,356 522,373 641,882 466,738 Australia 61,661 32,693 21,760 12,611 China 146,357 109,058 209,887 129,764 Indonesia 783 709 9,554 6,316 Japan 138,961 120,106 99,847 91,655 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 277,997 231,077 259,447 200,424 Hong Kong 21 81 4 2 Korea 127,125 100,646 141,438 101,883 Singapore 42 124 12,027 6,067 Taiwan 150,808 130,225 105,978 92,472 Other Pacific Rim 105,596 28,730 41,388 25,968 South/Central America 362,577 207,106 421,080 236,230 Argentina 30,008 22,649 66,581 40,716 Brazil 247,859 129,434 264,254 136,048 Chile 710 594 1,617 1,038 Colombia 6,139 7,561 6,261 7,634 Venezuela 66,736 40,071 41,952 25,970 Other S/C A 11,125 6,798 40,416 24,824 Other Countries 234,097 168,446 251,827 176,810 Egypt 45,935 28,325 38,303 22,613 India 86,151 69,633 120,272 92,970 South Africa 41,030 31,061 40,230 28,636 Thailand 55,517 35,098 37,212 21,712 Other 5,464 4,330 15,810 10,879 ______________________________________________________________ November Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 26,479,121 21,377,107 29,831,777 19,259,298 North America 8,331,179 6,299,787 8,172,047 5,506,014 Canada 4,875,837 3,936,068 4,627,279 3,378,749 Mexico 3,455,342 2,363,718 3,544,768 2,127,265 Europe 8,027,744 7,232,346 10,218,331 6,868,289 European Union 4,716,306 5,254,665 5,068,944 4,176,436 Austria 201,577 332,780 164,285 182,784 Belgium 286,650 314,197 347,111 268,936 Czech Republic 106,152 95,595 173,597 89,865 Finland 59,865 83,611 78,294 62,971 France 483,123 578,441 518,777 440,912 Germany 1,262,404 1,262,681 1,260,106 959,395 Hungary 5,093 2,977 14,326 4,394 Italy 391,410 532,246 496,596 448,096 Netherlands 442,883 276,015 406,725 227,602 Poland 100,600 76,694 157,598 74,383 Spain 327,928 370,111 300,574 321,061 Sweden 270,149 513,012 181,752 322,841 United Kingdom 526,889 579,189 529,623 500,750 Other EU 251,583 237,115 439,579 272,446 Moldova 3,695 3,192 (-) (-) Norway 12,680 12,353 25,293 16,648 Russia 1,361,167 775,929 2,107,573 1,112,262 Switzerland 14,329 42,308 11,082 29,411 Turkey 1,122,631 575,210 1,891,810 928,662 Ukraine 476,341 356,374 409,210 235,092 Other Europe 320,596 212,314 704,419 369,778 Euro Area 3,634,743 3,906,722 3,824,509 3,072,829 Pacific Rim Countries 5,874,002 4,989,599 5,663,095 3,794,393 Australia 495,191 218,452 544,840 212,832 China 1,946,624 1,519,361 1,412,210 917,927 Indonesia 16,450 16,542 63,252 39,039 Japan 1,152,421 1,257,122 1,172,339 910,643 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 1,951,407 1,789,743 2,085,815 1,535,356 Hong Kong 5,080 5,046 337 890 Korea 1,459,387 1,167,093 1,339,231 838,766 Singapore 2,227 5,154 14,021 9,675 Taiwan 484,713 612,450 732,226 686,025 Other Pacific Rim 311,909 188,378 384,639 178,596 South/Central America 3,063,793 1,869,356 3,901,163 1,820,859 Argentina 249,750 173,775 269,935 163,944 Brazil 2,137,507 1,269,104 2,804,921 1,203,669 Chile 19,992 14,827 18,071 8,967 Colombia 93,300 102,492 81,870 71,710 Venezuela 403,291 227,236 349,397 189,489 Other S/C A 159,954 81,923 376,968 183,081 Other Countries 1,182,404 986,019 1,877,141 1,269,743 Egypt 171,994 101,857 417,954 227,785 India 517,389 518,636 842,350 657,523 South Africa 279,412 210,385 325,738 203,339 Thailand 182,963 126,564 207,366 124,421 Other 30,646 28,577 83,733 56,675 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.