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 2006 Data March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,262,072 1,870,381 2,932,875 1,646,007 North America 656,458 444,765 567,384 379,728 Canada 388,069 292,410 345,001 256,195 Mexico 268,389 152,355 222,383 123,532 Europe 1,055,874 571,339 1,115,812 587,009 European Union 374,484 276,433 429,634 271,986 Austria 17,379 28,562 7,378 10,045 Belgium 9,079 6,649 37,829 21,271 Czech Republic 47,064 24,980 22,581 12,155 Finland 6,114 3,423 12,252 6,259 France 18,606 13,560 16,753 12,131 Germany 73,206 68,306 102,408 64,092 Hungary (-) (-) 1,030 516 Italy 110,689 61,222 68,924 39,917 Netherlands 11,176 7,132 31,623 18,050 Poland 28,893 18,112 11,429 6,056 Spain 11,296 8,540 40,961 26,873 Sweden 2,069 2,630 2,190 3,151 United Kingdom 10,131 9,891 22,064 18,509 Other EU 28,781 23,428 52,213 32,962 Moldova 1,323 1,126 1,096 926 Norway 4,025 3,160 6,749 3,183 Russia 294,637 120,838 256,498 107,013 Switzerland 1,022 2,194 540 1,445 Turkey 246,689 106,021 267,216 121,664 Ukraine 118,115 49,851 107,266 52,670 Other Europe 15,579 11,715 46,813 28,122 Euro Area 285,794 220,223 346,204 220,937 Pacific Rim Countries 843,026 486,786 749,589 421,432 Australia 140,389 53,682 43,782 16,308 China 252,533 157,439 241,821 138,754 Indonesia 2,159 1,118 571 317 Japan 85,495 67,354 106,130 62,207 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 327,936 190,810 301,468 177,624 Hong Kong 290 270 6 33 Korea 202,818 123,514 169,700 103,718 Singapore 36 57 16 25 Taiwan 124,793 66,970 131,746 73,848 Other Pacific Rim 34,513 16,382 55,817 26,222 South/Central America 453,969 234,233 313,251 150,741 Argentina 10,912 6,743 14,096 9,965 Brazil 392,030 188,502 254,840 111,808 Chile 1,868 1,436 361 321 Colombia 12,665 15,144 3,298 3,910 Venezuela 13,785 10,485 25,075 16,338 Other S/C A 22,709 11,923 15,581 8,400 Other Countries 252,745 133,258 186,839 107,097 Egypt 111,951 49,214 46,389 20,774 India 45,490 28,238 70,698 47,618 South Africa 62,474 36,611 33,063 18,997 Thailand 28,178 15,302 33,729 17,839 Other 4,652 3,892 2,960 1,869 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,051,046 1,412,069 2,046,372 1,369,675 North America 657,871 475,941 637,968 461,936 Canada 371,054 288,357 326,706 256,293 Mexico 286,817 187,584 311,262 205,643 Europe 607,841 413,377 544,383 359,211 European Union 245,230 199,434 205,096 175,939 Austria 7,394 9,860 11,007 14,050 Belgium 9,173 8,596 18,921 16,736 Czech Republic 982 836 5,804 4,322 Finland 4,876 2,292 34 54 France 34,007 26,164 14,347 13,131 Germany 61,692 54,113 63,203 47,652 Hungary 9 4 2,023 1,243 Italy 31,784 23,214 17,810 16,928 Netherlands 4,754 3,089 8,473 5,766 Poland 22,230 11,601 1,994 1,709 Spain 18,805 14,749 12,336 10,528 Sweden 1,077 2,065 5,864 6,947 United Kingdom 30,315 27,541 29,354 24,650 Other EU 18,131 15,308 13,926 12,221 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 1,864 1,681 410 460 Russia 245,589 145,670 104,511 59,449 Switzerland 882 2,297 898 2,298 Turkey 43,875 25,059 185,515 90,856 Ukraine 7,071 4,432 43,092 26,885 Other Europe 63,331 34,805 4,861 3,324 Euro Area 190,171 156,932 157,552 134,668 Pacific Rim Countries 423,789 293,221 498,611 327,551 Australia 27,916 17,083 16,103 10,201 China 114,025 72,450 184,943 108,260 Indonesia 5,375 4,167 627 544 Japan 73,720 55,820 52,611 39,852 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 156,295 115,617 215,770 151,015 Hong Kong 3 2 (-) (-) Korea 108,037 73,323 159,445 108,252 Singapore (-) (-) (-) (-) Taiwan 48,255 42,292 56,325 42,763 Other Pacific Rim 46,458 28,084 28,558 17,680 South/Central America 227,242 132,974 210,073 119,761 Argentina 20,307 15,255 12,265 8,716 Brazil 122,302 64,050 105,065 55,951 Chile 6,749 4,238 131 130 Colombia 8,983 10,752 11,236 11,652 Venezuela 59,371 33,413 54,301 29,838 Other S/C A 9,531 5,265 27,076 13,475 Other Countries 134,303 96,555 155,336 101,217 Egypt 7,325 4,806 81,014 48,163 India 49,333 39,159 34,961 28,335 South Africa 23,039 16,185 26,286 16,022 Thailand 51,087 33,310 8,900 5,237 Other 3,519 3,095 4,175 3,459 -------------------------------------------------------------- March Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 8,892,704 5,059,378 6,331,366 4,263,104 North America 1,777,913 1,208,832 1,906,212 1,383,362 Canada 1,098,777 819,984 1,040,076 814,291 Mexico 679,136 388,848 866,136 569,071 Europe 2,929,216 1,569,503 1,591,470 1,065,588 European Union 1,092,387 752,446 674,494 542,182 Austria 36,479 56,732 21,990 29,963 Belgium 54,299 33,902 37,414 32,851 Czech Republic 72,095 39,724 12,490 8,281 Finland 23,910 12,174 10,162 4,743 France 61,228 44,238 73,182 59,265 Germany 214,225 173,468 195,546 148,504 Hungary 1,030 516 2,033 1,247 Italy 219,997 125,206 66,266 54,024 Netherlands 60,147 33,537 48,275 30,430 Poland 42,489 25,490 25,639 14,603 Spain 74,822 52,921 45,206 34,907 Sweden 9,342 11,483 8,667 11,338 United Kingdom 109,244 69,440 82,314 72,449 Other EU 113,079 73,614 45,311 39,577 Moldova 3,457 2,953 (-) (-) Norway 10,774 6,343 3,807 3,526 Russia 812,738 333,049 404,466 237,967 Switzerland 2,028 4,948 2,492 6,520 Turkey 654,895 292,560 342,607 179,885 Ukraine 262,527 122,311 76,368 46,798 Other Europe 90,410 54,893 87,235 48,710 Euro Area 811,111 585,540 539,162 430,111 Pacific Rim Countries 2,512,711 1,403,597 1,510,677 1,015,233 Australia 361,834 131,720 95,276 56,566 China 779,103 444,406 494,566 299,291 Indonesia 7,360 4,060 9,339 7,086 Japan 304,593 199,631 182,524 144,397 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 928,703 562,040 594,707 426,487 Hong Kong 295 302 2,509 1,107 Korea 597,349 372,241 414,735 279,924 Singapore 108 503 (-) (-) Taiwan 330,951 188,994 177,463 145,456 Other Pacific Rim 131,118 61,741 134,265 81,406 South/Central America 1,052,495 533,228 875,784 496,113 Argentina 40,348 26,776 62,574 44,547 Brazil 844,473 391,567 557,771 294,644 Chile 3,879 2,860 7,922 5,328 Colombia 30,631 37,535 24,020 26,872 Venezuela 74,484 45,178 171,503 97,474 Other S/C A 58,681 29,311 51,995 27,248 Other Countries 620,368 344,217 447,223 302,809 Egypt 233,322 104,749 147,546 88,298 India 188,019 123,523 124,005 97,772 South Africa 125,104 74,528 74,966 49,991 Thailand 64,397 34,422 89,503 57,290 Other 9,527 6,996 11,204 9,458 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final March 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.