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 January 2006 December 2005 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,184,355 2,208,689 2,649,314 1,943,932 North America 769,328 573,938 752,339 528,596 Canada 466,768 383,053 475,340 346,028 Mexico 302,560 190,886 276,998 182,567 Europe 897,667 661,267 847,963 650,502 European Union 404,484 433,307 555,088 511,647 Austria 19,602 34,979 16,779 24,633 Belgium 13,534 19,507 53,612 38,307 Czech Republic 3,536 7,270 5,657 4,755 Finland 8,235 7,492 14,357 12,253 France 37,631 47,849 51,974 51,823 Germany 67,739 90,443 93,901 112,924 Hungary (-) 5 799 351 Italy 49,933 51,055 63,097 56,515 Netherlands 19,614 10,382 71,845 37,077 Poland 2,404 1,956 11,535 5,999 Spain 41,905 34,261 34,374 32,184 Sweden 17,384 41,274 15,554 37,974 United Kingdom 88,903 64,729 102,374 77,991 Other EU 34,064 22,106 19,229 18,863 Moldova 1,038 902 1,022 857 Norway 5 42 2,079 1,486 Russia 271,355 112,855 67,779 38,141 Switzerland 974 4,438 984 3,370 Turkey 142,215 66,175 100,613 46,536 Ukraine 39,661 23,800 111,131 43,615 Other Europe 37,936 19,748 9,267 4,849 Euro Area 268,000 304,701 418,163 381,229 Pacific Rim Countries 1,028,392 678,724 603,515 492,414 Australia 177,690 61,854 37,507 19,290 China 312,070 192,369 207,180 156,420 Indonesia 4,727 3,042 65 257 Japan 171,770 161,254 99,870 134,112 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 321,088 240,358 249,131 176,613 Hong Kong 67 329 94 306 Korea 236,732 163,406 182,567 116,357 Singapore 123 653 62 195 Taiwan 84,165 75,969 66,407 59,755 Other Pacific Rim 41,047 19,848 9,761 5,722 South/Central America 298,766 170,302 271,650 148,230 Argentina 15,728 11,451 8,653 5,513 Brazil 210,255 111,541 205,509 103,890 Chile 1,650 1,103 1,276 940 Colombia 14,851 18,720 9,280 11,043 Venezuela 35,624 18,356 37,891 21,918 Other S/C A 20,659 9,132 9,041 4,926 Other Countries 190,202 124,458 173,848 124,191 Egypt 74,981 34,760 175 65 India 77,448 61,031 93,005 80,526 South Africa 32,936 24,834 17,776 11,409 Thailand 2,732 2,065 61,044 30,805 Other 2,105 1,767 1,848 1,385 ______________________________________________________________ January 2005 December 2004 Commodity Final Final Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,634,812 2,054,261 2,652,887 2,120,915 North America 742,603 575,186 664,272 502,296 Canada 425,627 350,728 329,080 268,124 Mexico 316,976 224,458 335,192 234,172 Europe 600,815 548,899 734,028 685,218 European Union 356,062 395,514 514,228 534,899 Austria 8,809 17,471 16,739 22,346 Belgium 14,085 20,418 27,692 31,718 Czech Republic 5,823 3,819 25,963 19,122 Finland 7,414 8,629 4,443 6,018 France 40,388 45,722 58,065 57,604 Germany 103,134 96,234 119,493 107,982 Hungary 1 3 2,103 1,447 Italy 33,327 50,529 73,369 84,469 Netherlands 44,444 29,848 49,179 34,451 Poland 1,954 2,258 2,641 2,754 Spain 33,542 28,512 42,161 49,910 Sweden 14,388 32,419 30,733 47,556 United Kingdom 34,513 45,049 36,831 47,642 Other EU 14,242 14,605 24,817 21,881 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 1,533 1,385 1,017 876 Russia 57,445 36,332 77,340 49,223 Switzerland 1,123 3,347 1,306 3,452 Turkey 118,163 68,595 98,875 59,230 Ukraine 41,428 30,101 27,337 27,647 Other Europe 25,061 13,624 13,925 9,891 Euro Area 297,269 308,536 412,288 410,006 Pacific Rim Countries 673,829 542,241 694,825 534,448 Australia 51,605 29,972 41,372 27,027 China 210,135 151,652 263,910 178,641 Indonesia 3,427 2,568 15,847 10,251 Japan 108,671 116,174 107,291 103,553 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 240,344 205,017 220,746 186,845 Hong Kong 2,507 1,109 15 76 Korea 156,221 117,350 151,330 118,393 Singapore 47 128 211 594 Taiwan 81,568 86,430 69,191 67,782 Other Pacific Rim 59,648 36,857 45,658 28,130 South/Central America 452,872 265,860 398,983 266,812 Argentina 30,845 21,967 73,412 49,196 Brazil 343,309 194,861 265,332 177,309 Chile 1,254 1,328 4,118 2,887 Colombia 4,085 4,774 3,863 4,353 Venezuela 57,849 34,237 34,494 21,784 Other S/C A 15,530 8,693 17,764 11,283 Other Countries 164,692 122,075 160,779 132,141 Egypt 59,207 35,329 42,583 25,560 India 44,180 40,871 55,542 51,114 South Africa 27,274 21,501 39,830 36,353 Thailand 30,337 20,995 2,695 2,543 Other 3,694 3,379 20,128 16,572 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final January 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.