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 December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,649,314 1,943,932 2,185,169 1,732,802 North America 752,339 528,596 725,950 537,357 Canada 475,340 346,028 489,386 376,631 Mexico 276,998 182,567 236,564 160,726 Europe 847,963 650,502 763,014 624,565 European Union 555,088 511,647 466,473 483,531 Austria 16,779 24,633 25,329 35,920 Belgium 53,612 38,307 27,094 21,326 Czech Republic 5,657 4,755 4,412 4,414 Finland 14,357 12,253 2,863 8,014 France 51,974 51,823 68,687 69,623 Germany 93,901 112,924 97,860 114,437 Hungary 799 351 1,658 731 Italy 63,097 56,515 69,172 62,303 Netherlands 71,845 37,077 54,842 32,363 Poland 11,535 5,999 7,048 4,757 Spain 34,374 32,184 33,262 26,508 Sweden 15,554 37,974 28,754 49,436 United Kingdom 102,374 77,991 18,502 29,292 Other EU 19,229 18,863 26,991 24,408 Moldova 1,022 857 519 438 Norway 2,079 1,486 4,334 3,558 Russia 67,779 38,141 110,291 44,942 Switzerland 984 3,370 998 3,537 Turkey 100,613 46,536 126,371 58,430 Ukraine 111,131 43,615 30,546 13,103 Other Europe 9,267 4,849 23,483 17,026 Euro Area 418,163 381,229 393,026 382,851 Pacific Rim Countries 603,515 492,414 420,439 385,056 Australia 37,507 19,290 54,578 19,185 China 207,180 156,420 126,435 122,018 Indonesia 65 257 117 314 Japan 99,870 134,112 77,433 102,727 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 249,131 176,613 149,451 134,592 Hong Kong 94 306 84 294 Korea 182,567 116,357 105,263 86,735 Singapore 62 195 107 362 Taiwan 66,407 59,755 43,997 47,201 Other Pacific Rim 9,761 5,722 12,425 6,220 South/Central America 271,650 148,230 174,313 101,889 Argentina 8,653 5,513 12,303 10,631 Brazil 205,509 103,890 120,885 64,082 Chile 1,276 940 589 438 Colombia 9,280 11,043 10,781 10,723 Venezuela 37,891 21,918 6,361 4,609 Other S/C A 9,041 4,926 23,395 11,406 Other Countries 173,848 124,191 101,453 83,935 Egypt 175 65 107 89 India 93,005 80,526 69,086 62,567 South Africa 17,776 11,409 17,772 12,351 Thailand 61,044 30,805 11,271 6,470 Other 1,848 1,385 3,217 2,458 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,652,887 2,120,915 3,115,404 2,276,818 North America 664,272 502,296 634,292 492,898 Canada 329,080 268,124 372,075 303,540 Mexico 335,192 234,172 262,217 189,358 Europe 734,028 685,218 1,153,083 885,996 European Union 514,228 534,899 486,039 483,552 Austria 16,739 22,346 14,238 19,317 Belgium 27,692 31,718 43,202 44,472 Czech Republic 25,963 19,122 2,261 1,256 Finland 4,443 6,018 9,558 6,563 France 58,065 57,604 43,996 45,654 Germany 119,493 107,982 108,011 101,689 Hungary 2,103 1,447 1,031 672 Italy 73,369 84,469 54,461 55,767 Netherlands 49,179 34,451 51,403 30,333 Poland 2,641 2,754 1,312 1,482 Spain 42,161 49,910 42,862 54,059 Sweden 30,733 47,556 16,876 35,857 United Kingdom 36,831 47,642 65,426 62,277 Other EU 24,817 21,881 31,403 24,155 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 1,017 876 1,977 4,856 Russia 77,340 49,223 324,135 188,528 Switzerland 1,306 3,452 1,058 2,948 Turkey 98,875 59,230 218,224 123,157 Ukraine 27,337 27,647 14,552 14,712 Other Europe 13,925 9,891 107,100 68,242 Euro Area 412,288 410,006 380,977 368,617 Pacific Rim Countries 694,825 534,448 731,356 522,373 Australia 41,372 27,027 61,661 32,693 China 263,910 178,641 146,357 109,058 Indonesia 15,847 10,251 783 709 Japan 107,291 103,553 138,961 120,106 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 220,746 186,845 277,997 231,077 Hong Kong 15 76 21 81 Korea 151,330 118,393 127,125 100,646 Singapore 211 594 42 124 Taiwan 69,191 67,782 150,808 130,225 Other Pacific Rim 45,658 28,130 105,596 28,730 South/Central America 398,983 266,812 362,577 207,106 Argentina 73,412 49,196 30,008 22,649 Brazil 265,332 177,309 247,859 129,434 Chile 4,118 2,887 710 594 Colombia 3,863 4,353 6,139 7,561 Venezuela 34,494 21,784 66,736 40,071 Other S/C A 17,764 11,283 11,125 6,798 Other Countries 160,779 132,141 234,097 168,446 Egypt 42,583 25,560 45,935 28,325 India 55,542 51,114 86,151 69,633 South Africa 39,830 36,353 41,030 31,061 Thailand 2,695 2,543 55,517 35,098 Other 20,128 16,572 5,464 4,330 ______________________________________________________________ December Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 29,128,436 23,321,039 32,484,663 21,380,213 North America 9,083,517 6,828,382 8,836,319 6,008,310 Canada 5,351,177 4,282,097 4,956,359 3,646,873 Mexico 3,732,340 2,546,286 3,879,960 2,361,437 Europe 8,875,707 7,882,848 10,952,359 7,553,507 European Union 5,271,393 5,766,312 5,583,172 4,711,335 Austria 218,356 357,412 181,024 205,130 Belgium 340,262 352,504 374,803 300,654 Czech Republic 111,809 100,350 199,560 108,987 Finland 74,222 95,864 82,736 68,990 France 535,097 630,264 576,842 498,516 Germany 1,356,305 1,375,605 1,379,599 1,067,377 Hungary 5,892 3,329 16,430 5,841 Italy 454,507 588,761 569,965 532,565 Netherlands 514,729 313,091 455,904 262,053 Poland 112,135 82,693 160,239 77,137 Spain 362,302 402,295 342,735 370,971 Sweden 285,703 550,985 212,485 370,397 United Kingdom 629,263 657,180 566,454 548,392 Other EU 270,812 255,977 464,396 294,327 Moldova 4,717 4,050 (-) (-) Norway 14,759 13,838 26,309 17,524 Russia 1,428,946 814,070 2,184,914 1,161,486 Switzerland 15,313 45,678 12,387 32,863 Turkey 1,223,244 621,746 1,990,686 987,893 Ukraine 587,472 399,990 436,547 262,738 Other Europe 329,863 217,164 718,344 379,669 Euro Area 4,052,906 4,287,951 4,236,798 3,482,835 Pacific Rim Countries 6,477,516 5,482,013 6,357,919 4,328,841 Australia 532,698 237,742 586,212 239,859 China 2,153,804 1,675,781 1,676,120 1,096,569 Indonesia 16,515 16,799 79,099 49,290 Japan 1,252,291 1,391,235 1,279,630 1,014,196 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 2,200,537 1,966,357 2,306,561 1,722,201 Hong Kong 5,175 5,351 351 966 Korea 1,641,954 1,283,451 1,490,561 957,159 Singapore 2,289 5,349 14,232 10,270 Taiwan 551,120 672,206 801,417 753,807 Other Pacific Rim 321,671 194,100 430,297 206,726 South/Central America 3,335,443 2,017,587 4,300,146 2,087,671 Argentina 258,402 179,288 343,348 213,140 Brazil 2,343,016 1,372,994 3,070,252 1,380,977 Chile 21,269 15,767 22,189 11,854 Colombia 102,580 113,534 85,733 76,063 Venezuela 441,182 249,154 383,891 211,273 Other S/C A 168,995 86,849 394,732 194,364 Other Countries 1,356,251 1,110,209 2,037,920 1,401,884 Egypt 172,169 101,922 460,537 253,345 India 610,394 599,162 897,893 708,637 South Africa 297,188 221,794 365,568 239,692 Thailand 244,006 157,370 210,061 126,964 Other 32,493 29,962 103,861 73,247 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.