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 December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,227,052 1,318,409 1,801,401 1,118,619 North America 585,902 374,477 610,111 401,275 Canada 380,253 249,250 396,434 273,731 Mexico 205,649 125,227 213,677 127,544 Europe 690,930 373,490 596,665 342,521 European Union 407,387 248,029 307,153 216,604 Austria 10,634 11,999 13,232 14,753 Belgium 48,614 26,960 23,038 13,309 Czech Republic 4,477 2,832 1,331 1,370 Finland 9,350 4,192 347 868 France 35,242 21,461 51,234 29,921 Germany 51,107 41,263 55,506 49,855 Hungary 796 344 1,658 731 Italy 50,873 25,768 55,215 31,715 Netherlands 60,444 30,771 46,478 26,644 Poland 11,453 5,726 6,916 4,410 Spain 23,567 14,942 12,590 8,795 Sweden 415 1,179 3,902 4,705 United Kingdom 82,824 45,935 10,756 10,854 Other EU 17,593 14,656 24,950 18,676 Moldova 1,022 857 519 438 Norway 2,078 1,470 4,307 3,376 Russia 63,717 28,818 106,605 36,512 Switzerland 579 1,631 620 1,553 Turkey 100,588 46,500 126,237 58,291 Ukraine 111,045 43,405 30,441 12,805 Other Europe 4,513 2,779 20,781 12,939 Euro Area 307,418 191,978 271,075 186,937 Pacific Rim Countries 519,299 325,108 340,616 222,869 Australia 37,448 18,994 54,535 18,997 China 187,971 119,515 104,796 74,869 Indonesia 28 80 55 144 Japan 53,358 45,210 36,933 31,956 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 230,895 136,075 132,109 91,308 Hong Kong (-) (-) (-) (-) Korea 173,607 101,131 97,607 69,852 Singapore (-) (-) (-) (-) Taiwan 57,288 34,944 34,502 21,455 Other Pacific Rim 9,598 5,233 12,188 5,596 South/Central America 264,999 136,443 157,795 82,008 Argentina 8,112 4,139 10,079 5,940 Brazil 200,828 94,405 110,964 51,470 Chile 1,276 940 589 438 Colombia 7,877 10,162 9,590 9,570 Venezuela 37,890 21,911 6,361 4,609 Other S/C A 9,015 4,886 20,212 9,982 Other Countries 165,923 108,891 96,214 69,947 Egypt 175 65 107 89 India 86,165 66,884 64,970 51,116 South Africa 17,532 10,923 16,846 10,290 Thailand 60,270 29,814 11,182 6,290 Other 1,780 1,205 3,110 2,163 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,172,304 1,477,967 2,733,749 1,725,915 North America 524,459 376,489 528,153 382,703 Canada 257,653 202,018 293,991 229,400 Mexico 266,806 174,471 234,162 153,303 Europe 542,189 382,590 986,581 616,177 European Union 346,124 261,116 340,090 241,749 Austria 7,981 9,677 7,836 8,352 Belgium 20,864 16,285 33,289 26,063 Czech Republic 18,956 13,290 2,199 1,057 Finland 2,181 1,135 8,164 3,766 France 43,748 32,629 31,409 24,183 Germany 82,857 57,085 72,916 53,821 Hungary 2,103 1,447 1,031 672 Italy 56,183 44,164 43,116 28,675 Netherlands 40,696 27,825 42,940 24,601 Poland 1,674 1,572 1,107 1,131 Spain 21,741 14,854 22,888 17,699 Sweden 1,190 2,655 2,430 3,034 United Kingdom 23,376 21,198 40,910 28,030 Other EU 22,575 17,301 29,854 20,664 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 1,016 870 349 277 Russia 70,849 41,775 316,071 178,831 Switzerland 953 2,245 723 1,915 Turkey 95,766 56,189 213,121 118,320 Ukraine 13,757 11,024 11,820 9,762 Other Europe 13,725 9,371 104,407 65,323 Euro Area 296,653 218,551 275,598 197,600 Pacific Rim Countries 615,883 397,322 639,667 385,917 Australia 41,277 26,738 61,202 32,276 China 245,491 138,971 131,310 81,999 Indonesia 15,173 9,209 752 600 Japan 65,664 51,585 80,879 55,174 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 202,845 143,447 260,187 187,886 Hong Kong 14 70 4 24 Korea 141,821 99,561 116,560 80,021 Singapore 55 66 (-) (-) Taiwan 60,955 43,749 143,623 107,841 Other Pacific Rim 45,433 27,372 105,336 27,983 South/Central America 339,596 217,978 353,300 194,211 Argentina 70,832 45,712 26,239 18,402 Brazil 209,250 133,957 243,342 122,111 Chile 4,118 2,887 710 594 Colombia 3,774 4,258 5,659 6,793 Venezuela 34,112 21,333 66,327 39,593 Other S/C A 17,510 9,831 11,023 6,717 Other Countries 150,176 103,589 226,049 146,908 Egypt 42,583 25,560 45,935 28,325 India 50,824 38,001 83,086 61,353 South Africa 35,616 25,383 37,114 20,040 Thailand 2,145 1,365 54,803 33,421 Other 19,009 13,279 5,111 3,768 ______________________________________________________________ December Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 23,947,074 15,756,492 27,830,956 15,864,991 North America 7,385,447 5,094,070 7,359,392 4,680,827 Canada 4,218,164 3,126,938 3,917,492 2,761,246 Mexico 3,167,283 1,967,132 3,441,901 1,919,582 Europe 6,899,922 4,433,067 9,153,411 5,063,212 European Union 3,548,887 2,614,532 3,943,664 2,382,350 Austria 124,875 167,710 106,349 100,546 Belgium 273,777 183,119 320,167 187,659 Czech Republic 76,479 59,478 156,775 73,120 Finland 41,396 20,135 60,364 24,731 France 367,152 266,975 409,651 242,025 Germany 910,352 685,435 988,106 588,780 Hungary 5,881 3,278 16,417 5,820 Italy 318,621 233,770 450,971 278,843 Netherlands 426,753 250,311 381,803 209,852 Poland 92,292 56,306 146,951 66,046 Spain 175,676 137,659 151,653 101,560 Sweden 64,521 59,745 23,272 29,159 United Kingdom 454,543 305,277 389,815 250,520 Other EU 216,570 185,334 341,369 223,688 Moldova 4,717 4,050 (-) (-) Norway 14,573 12,165 23,522 12,307 Russia 1,335,413 700,559 2,110,354 1,095,440 Switzerland 10,382 24,904 8,175 19,486 Turkey 1,210,919 608,393 1,962,333 966,514 Ukraine 504,998 299,320 405,831 221,212 Other Europe 270,032 169,145 699,533 365,903 Euro Area 2,829,884 2,107,192 3,135,457 1,904,609 Pacific Rim Countries 5,513,319 3,684,347 5,548,191 3,089,144 Australia 531,327 233,671 585,107 237,490 China 1,928,107 1,229,390 1,540,024 836,245 Indonesia 13,863 11,191 75,051 44,628 Japan 744,926 602,112 785,046 456,059 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 1,976,875 1,425,373 2,135,228 1,314,834 Hong Kong 4,327 2,411 122 213 Korea 1,518,941 1,059,313 1,407,199 796,147 Singapore 10 17 13,026 6,829 Taiwan 453,596 363,633 714,881 511,646 Other Pacific Rim 318,221 182,609 427,735 199,887 South/Central America 2,875,328 1,632,329 3,807,720 1,796,657 Argentina 245,176 153,801 318,563 185,211 Brazil 1,916,054 1,030,440 2,622,240 1,137,630 Chile 20,971 15,296 22,096 11,793 Colombia 93,538 104,681 82,238 72,385 Venezuela 439,300 247,111 380,121 207,354 Other S/C A 160,288 81,000 382,462 182,283 Other Countries 1,273,058 912,679 1,962,241 1,235,151 Egypt 172,164 101,917 460,537 253,345 India 555,670 459,745 853,503 606,781 South Africa 277,113 182,539 341,550 192,814 Thailand 238,060 144,375 205,723 116,631 Other 30,051 24,103 100,928 65,580 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final December 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.