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 April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,393,120 2,431,227 3,683,820 2,531,645 North America 634,991 524,256 767,780 582,172 Canada 456,082 383,870 477,169 394,631 Mexico 178,909 140,386 290,611 187,542 Europe 1,311,629 940,381 1,210,277 860,851 European Union 534,733 574,527 511,932 547,812 Austria 27,079 41,370 31,269 52,896 Belgium 27,073 26,683 15,576 20,308 Czech Republic 25,678 26,431 54,298 34,928 Finland 4,230 6,835 9,316 9,582 France 56,485 62,437 30,222 45,842 Germany 103,463 132,725 104,078 124,065 Hungary 2,823 1,323 1 2 Italy 85,524 71,349 124,840 88,794 Netherlands 65,366 39,900 14,408 9,580 Poland 16,219 10,968 30,040 19,570 Spain 35,845 36,354 20,446 20,407 Sweden 23,563 45,050 23,246 54,137 United Kingdom 44,310 56,530 24,027 40,403 Other EU 17,075 16,570 30,165 27,298 Moldova 1,308 1,105 1,323 1,126 Norway 14,530 6,915 4,026 3,218 Russia 268,399 125,725 309,129 135,611 Switzerland 1,177 4,004 1,546 4,451 Turkey 314,758 140,924 246,904 106,144 Ukraine 131,282 57,861 119,544 50,408 Other Europe 45,443 29,320 15,874 12,082 Euro Area 420,915 431,059 378,620 394,696 Pacific Rim Countries 1,057,684 711,450 975,521 682,521 Australia 58,672 23,284 140,411 53,791 China 363,451 250,296 293,458 208,556 Indonesia 4,359 2,205 2,507 1,868 Japan 153,986 137,459 150,928 159,158 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 385,648 256,091 353,642 242,563 Hong Kong 99 300 325 349 Korea 188,165 126,587 218,851 147,555 Singapore 12,052 5,198 202 569 Taiwan 185,331 124,007 134,264 94,090 Other Pacific Rim 91,568 42,115 34,575 16,585 South/Central America 204,946 136,795 469,157 255,394 Argentina 16,035 10,532 11,419 8,705 Brazil 147,436 95,862 406,427 207,336 Chile 384 347 1,868 1,436 Colombia 8,090 9,944 12,907 15,485 Venezuela 21,259 13,948 13,785 10,485 Other S/C A 11,742 6,162 22,750 11,946 Other Countries 183,871 118,346 261,085 150,707 Egypt 33,743 15,920 111,951 49,214 India 101,304 72,934 49,510 39,317 South Africa 25,244 16,265 66,005 40,974 Thailand 20,877 10,845 28,548 16,350 Other 2,703 2,383 5,071 4,851 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,794,322 2,283,883 2,516,326 2,065,238 North America 793,379 616,800 824,894 642,001 Canada 459,233 382,493 474,870 399,109 Mexico 334,146 234,307 350,024 242,891 Europe 877,175 813,320 774,362 713,389 European Union 501,718 563,433 385,056 472,726 Austria 11,532 22,628 15,786 26,223 Belgium 33,549 42,064 16,294 30,864 Czech Republic 12,336 10,541 4,295 3,401 Finland 1,808 5,566 7,057 6,399 France 59,624 65,589 45,982 53,399 Germany 124,355 117,129 94,625 105,321 Hungary 1 2 9 4 Italy 35,629 45,916 44,872 59,693 Netherlands 52,022 34,643 6,554 4,640 Poland 5,762 6,439 25,277 14,687 Spain 42,936 53,787 30,295 35,858 Sweden 21,824 49,353 26,725 46,524 United Kingdom 49,931 67,103 47,701 66,055 Other EU 50,410 42,673 19,582 19,657 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 434 482 1,898 1,716 Russia 162,185 99,686 257,742 154,128 Switzerland 1,983 5,148 1,366 4,589 Turkey 85,740 54,208 44,072 25,486 Ukraine 90,274 68,871 18,458 17,397 Other Europe 34,841 21,491 65,770 37,346 Euro Area 399,748 420,062 279,205 337,426 Pacific Rim Countries 582,355 483,107 501,518 424,582 Australia 11,608 7,398 27,956 17,239 China 217,372 153,732 133,145 102,591 Indonesia 1,234 1,643 5,801 4,878 Japan 109,788 107,861 117,738 117,781 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 233,750 205,805 170,065 152,891 Hong Kong 212 600 104 352 Korea 197,225 156,758 114,316 86,147 Singapore 107 344 105 365 Taiwan 36,206 48,103 55,540 66,028 Other Pacific Rim 8,603 6,668 46,814 29,202 South/Central America 440,926 283,287 271,027 166,449 Argentina 22,140 16,356 21,933 17,438 Brazil 371,908 236,261 163,895 94,810 Chile 1,297 1,177 6,749 4,238 Colombia 8,165 7,702 9,346 11,130 Venezuela 24,633 15,201 59,441 33,479 Other S/C A 12,782 6,589 9,663 5,354 Other Countries 100,488 87,369 144,524 118,817 Egypt 1,063 883 7,325 4,806 India 61,044 56,340 55,103 51,729 South Africa 34,673 26,221 26,826 24,390 Thailand 590 1,093 51,579 34,418 Other 3,118 2,833 3,691 3,474 -------------------------------------------------------------- April Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 13,572,528 9,396,040 10,394,096 8,350,930 North America 2,834,694 2,176,501 3,108,463 2,408,290 Canada 1,817,671 1,499,575 1,767,533 1,465,852 Mexico 1,017,023 676,927 1,340,930 942,438 Europe 4,714,648 3,322,727 2,947,581 2,710,860 European Union 2,022,181 2,071,336 1,583,266 1,867,661 Austria 90,591 151,114 51,381 90,730 Belgium 99,363 98,877 91,577 130,002 Czech Republic 107,500 82,904 32,063 25,753 Finland 36,854 34,898 18,436 26,359 France 159,925 208,177 173,365 203,976 Germany 414,263 466,426 415,231 410,603 Hungary 3,855 1,847 2,036 1,257 Italy 339,027 272,877 146,119 207,313 Netherlands 142,516 85,392 113,387 76,649 Poland 60,249 39,001 37,705 28,421 Spain 161,278 140,155 130,505 155,368 Sweden 80,924 180,468 89,718 180,461 United Kingdom 191,099 206,789 181,716 236,747 Other EU 134,734 102,410 100,028 94,023 Moldova 4,765 4,058 (-) (-) Norway 33,814 16,304 4,275 4,054 Russia 1,107,464 486,412 591,441 360,568 Switzerland 4,501 15,376 5,774 16,578 Turkey 972,987 437,544 433,800 239,401 Ukraine 406,182 193,347 193,526 144,076 Other Europe 162,755 98,350 135,500 78,521 Euro Area 1,526,142 1,525,763 1,219,751 1,370,106 Pacific Rim Countries 3,894,222 2,640,601 2,332,427 1,909,388 Australia 420,581 155,344 107,377 65,111 China 1,229,424 826,808 764,345 557,533 Indonesia 12,235 7,726 11,171 9,843 Japan 628,877 587,705 421,715 425,879 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 1,379,860 957,434 884,002 759,932 Hong Kong 533 1,184 2,823 2,061 Korea 821,821 554,978 643,635 490,799 Singapore 12,436 6,620 322 1,036 Taiwan 545,069 394,653 237,221 266,036 Other Pacific Rim 223,245 105,583 143,817 91,090 South/Central America 1,294,459 733,019 1,433,725 876,105 Argentina 59,093 44,509 87,815 65,721 Brazil 1,024,434 538,347 1,040,225 619,801 Chile 4,264 3,207 9,516 6,976 Colombia 39,517 48,599 33,855 36,173 Venezuela 95,743 59,127 196,224 112,755 Other S/C A 71,409 39,230 66,091 34,678 Other Countries 834,504 523,192 571,901 446,287 Egypt 267,064 120,669 148,609 89,181 India 304,022 232,343 200,544 189,872 South Africa 164,077 110,734 116,182 91,161 Thailand 86,163 47,793 91,618 62,264 Other 13,178 11,653 14,947 13,809 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final April 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.