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 2006 Data March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,683,820 2,531,645 3,311,233 2,224,479 North America 767,780 582,172 662,594 496,135 Canada 477,169 394,631 417,651 338,021 Mexico 290,611 187,542 244,943 158,114 Europe 1,210,277 860,851 1,295,075 860,228 European Union 511,932 547,812 571,032 515,690 Austria 31,269 52,896 12,641 21,869 Belgium 15,576 20,308 43,181 32,379 Czech Republic 54,298 34,928 23,988 14,275 Finland 9,316 9,582 15,073 10,989 France 30,222 45,842 35,588 52,050 Germany 104,078 124,065 138,983 119,193 Hungary 1 2 1,030 516 Italy 124,840 88,794 78,730 61,679 Netherlands 14,408 9,580 43,128 25,530 Poland 30,040 19,570 11,586 6,507 Spain 20,446 20,407 63,082 49,134 Sweden 23,246 54,137 16,731 40,008 United Kingdom 24,027 40,403 33,860 45,128 Other EU 30,165 27,298 53,430 36,435 Moldova 1,323 1,126 1,096 926 Norway 4,026 3,218 15,254 6,129 Russia 309,129 135,611 258,581 112,221 Switzerland 1,546 4,451 804 2,483 Turkey 246,904 106,144 269,110 124,301 Ukraine 119,544 50,408 115,695 61,277 Other Europe 15,874 12,082 63,502 37,201 Euro Area 378,620 394,696 458,607 395,306 Pacific Rim Countries 975,521 682,521 832,625 567,906 Australia 140,411 53,791 43,808 16,415 China 293,458 208,556 260,445 175,587 Indonesia 2,507 1,868 643 612 Japan 150,928 159,158 152,193 129,834 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 353,642 242,563 319,482 218,422 Hong Kong 325 349 42 206 Korea 218,851 147,555 178,073 117,430 Singapore 202 569 59 199 Taiwan 134,264 94,090 141,308 100,588 Other Pacific Rim 34,575 16,585 56,054 27,036 South/Central America 469,157 255,394 321,591 170,529 Argentina 11,419 8,705 15,912 13,822 Brazil 406,427 207,336 260,316 123,609 Chile 1,868 1,436 361 321 Colombia 12,907 15,485 3,669 4,450 Venezuela 13,785 10,485 25,075 16,338 Other S/C A 22,750 11,946 16,258 11,990 Other Countries 261,085 150,707 199,347 129,681 Egypt 111,951 49,214 46,389 20,774 India 49,510 39,317 75,759 59,061 South Africa 66,005 40,974 39,891 28,660 Thailand 28,548 16,350 34,007 18,534 Other 5,071 4,851 3,300 2,652 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data March February Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,516,326 2,065,238 2,448,636 1,947,548 North America 824,894 642,001 747,587 574,304 Canada 474,870 399,109 407,802 333,522 Mexico 350,024 242,891 339,785 240,782 Europe 774,362 713,389 695,229 635,252 European Union 385,056 472,726 340,430 435,987 Austria 15,786 26,223 15,253 24,407 Belgium 16,294 30,864 27,650 36,655 Czech Republic 4,295 3,401 9,609 7,992 Finland 7,057 6,399 2,158 5,765 France 45,982 53,399 27,371 39,266 Germany 94,625 105,321 93,116 91,919 Hungary 9 4 2,025 1,248 Italy 44,872 59,693 32,291 51,174 Netherlands 6,554 4,640 10,366 7,518 Poland 25,277 14,687 4,713 5,038 Spain 30,295 35,858 23,731 37,211 Sweden 26,725 46,524 26,781 52,166 United Kingdom 47,701 66,055 49,572 58,541 Other EU 19,582 19,657 15,794 17,087 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 1,898 1,716 410 470 Russia 257,742 154,128 114,068 70,421 Switzerland 1,366 4,589 1,302 3,494 Turkey 44,072 25,486 185,825 91,111 Ukraine 18,458 17,397 43,366 27,708 Other Europe 65,770 37,346 9,828 6,060 Euro Area 279,205 337,426 243,529 304,082 Pacific Rim Countries 501,518 424,582 574,724 459,458 Australia 27,956 17,239 16,208 10,501 China 133,145 102,591 203,693 149,558 Indonesia 5,801 4,878 710 754 Japan 117,738 117,781 85,518 84,063 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 170,065 152,891 239,843 196,218 Hong Kong 104 352 (-) (-) Korea 114,316 86,147 175,873 130,545 Singapore 105 365 62 198 Taiwan 55,540 66,028 63,908 65,475 Other Pacific Rim 46,814 29,202 28,752 18,363 South/Central America 271,027 166,449 268,899 160,509 Argentina 21,933 17,438 12,897 9,960 Brazil 163,895 94,810 161,112 93,869 Chile 6,749 4,238 216 233 Colombia 9,346 11,130 12,259 12,567 Venezuela 59,441 33,479 54,301 29,838 Other S/C A 9,663 5,354 28,115 14,042 Other Countries 144,524 118,817 162,197 118,026 Egypt 7,325 4,806 81,014 48,163 India 55,103 51,729 40,217 40,932 South Africa 26,826 24,390 27,409 19,049 Thailand 51,579 34,418 9,113 5,759 Other 3,691 3,474 4,444 4,123 -------------------------------------------------------------- March Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 10,179,407 6,964,813 7,599,774 6,067,047 North America 2,199,703 1,652,245 2,315,084 1,791,490 Canada 1,361,589 1,115,704 1,308,300 1,083,359 Mexico 838,114 536,541 1,006,784 708,130 Europe 3,403,019 2,382,346 2,070,406 1,897,540 European Union 1,487,448 1,496,809 1,081,548 1,304,228 Austria 63,512 109,743 39,849 68,101 Belgium 72,290 72,194 58,028 87,938 Czech Republic 81,822 56,473 19,727 15,212 Finland 32,624 28,063 16,628 20,793 France 103,441 145,741 113,740 138,387 Germany 310,800 333,700 290,876 293,474 Hungary 1,032 523 2,035 1,255 Italy 253,503 201,528 110,490 161,396 Netherlands 77,150 45,492 61,365 42,006 Poland 44,030 28,033 31,943 21,982 Spain 125,433 103,801 87,568 101,581 Sweden 57,362 135,418 67,894 131,108 United Kingdom 146,790 150,259 131,786 169,644 Other EU 117,660 85,839 49,618 51,350 Moldova 3,457 2,953 (-) (-) Norway 19,284 9,389 3,842 3,572 Russia 839,065 360,687 429,255 260,882 Switzerland 3,324 11,372 3,791 11,431 Turkey 658,229 296,620 348,060 185,192 Ukraine 274,900 135,486 103,252 75,206 Other Europe 117,312 69,031 100,659 57,030 Euro Area 1,105,227 1,094,704 820,003 950,044 Pacific Rim Countries 2,836,538 1,929,151 1,750,072 1,426,281 Australia 361,909 132,059 95,769 57,713 China 865,973 576,511 546,973 403,801 Indonesia 7,876 5,522 9,938 8,200 Japan 474,891 450,246 311,927 318,018 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 994,212 701,344 650,251 554,126 Hong Kong 434 884 2,611 1,461 Korea 633,656 428,391 446,410 334,041 Singapore 384 1,422 214 692 Taiwan 359,738 270,646 201,016 217,932 Other Pacific Rim 131,677 63,468 135,214 84,422 South/Central America 1,089,514 596,225 992,799 592,818 Argentina 43,058 33,977 65,675 49,365 Brazil 876,998 442,485 668,317 383,540 Chile 3,879 2,860 8,219 5,799 Colombia 31,427 38,655 25,690 28,471 Venezuela 74,484 45,178 171,590 97,554 Other S/C A 59,667 33,068 53,308 28,089 Other Countries 650,634 404,845 471,413 358,918 Egypt 233,322 104,749 147,546 88,298 India 202,717 159,409 139,500 133,532 South Africa 138,833 94,469 81,509 64,941 Thailand 65,287 36,949 91,028 61,172 Other 10,475 9,270 11,829 10,976 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.