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 July June Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,408,560 2,118,736 2,937,587 1,825,308 North America 582,939 431,522 691,856 498,596 Canada 357,699 279,884 429,154 338,528 Mexico 225,239 151,638 262,701 160,068 Europe 1,245,036 735,506 842,537 510,043 European Union 345,543 270,077 325,208 250,986 Austria 9,298 15,835 7,819 13,095 Belgium 20,197 14,008 18,744 12,665 Czech Republic 20,819 16,571 9,366 9,648 Finland 821 452 452 459 France 27,637 21,455 24,263 17,921 Germany 57,979 49,525 80,696 68,160 Hungary (-) (-) 1,326 611 Italy 65,463 35,984 71,401 43,589 Netherlands 48,611 30,619 43,314 27,200 Poland 8,950 6,165 5,200 4,585 Spain 23,293 19,899 13,441 11,966 Sweden 2,963 3,491 3,738 3,836 United Kingdom 18,637 22,515 27,261 22,819 Other EU 40,873 33,558 18,188 14,432 Moldova 998 852 1,576 1,364 Norway 5,313 3,567 3,669 3,102 Russia 454,416 232,713 164,168 83,834 Switzerland 1,632 2,276 556 1,524 Turkey 176,735 90,665 198,641 94,900 Ukraine 219,801 113,216 134,128 66,041 Other Europe 40,597 22,141 14,590 8,293 Euro Area 293,603 220,695 276,930 207,917 Pacific Rim Countries 1,170,225 693,067 950,410 550,395 Australia 73,642 36,341 108,571 47,313 China 482,132 287,154 334,125 192,929 Indonesia 6,426 3,614 2,428 1,886 Japan 168,124 98,846 113,610 79,505 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 382,319 238,982 359,399 213,951 Hong Kong 9 39 1,470 736 Korea 272,342 174,336 185,245 118,102 Singapore 15,500 6,262 7,640 2,904 Taiwan 94,468 58,345 165,044 92,208 Other Pacific Rim 57,581 28,129 32,278 14,811 South/Central America 210,517 127,849 194,703 115,992 Argentina 8,847 5,083 15,519 10,347 Brazil 162,689 95,800 122,515 66,986 Chile 1,445 1,053 1,192 945 Colombia 5,845 6,199 8,897 10,698 Venezuela 16,925 12,649 12,129 10,638 Other S/C A 14,765 7,065 34,450 16,378 Other Countries 199,844 130,793 258,081 150,282 Egypt 17,589 8,692 76,118 35,949 India 106,393 81,064 101,970 68,719 South Africa 31,703 18,176 37,767 22,698 Thailand 36,784 18,555 40,335 21,450 Other 7,375 4,306 1,892 1,466 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data July June Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,912,729 1,245,496 1,961,406 1,366,992 North America 563,287 386,147 619,097 443,179 Canada 297,318 227,499 332,163 256,105 Mexico 265,969 158,649 286,934 187,074 Europe 568,965 381,502 654,594 446,789 European Union 357,098 263,592 311,955 240,334 Austria 13,636 19,510 10,862 15,160 Belgium 51,602 28,119 24,636 18,844 Czech Republic 6,944 8,141 3,561 3,557 Finland 5,037 2,093 5,671 2,348 France 32,248 24,283 31,323 24,962 Germany 82,919 58,456 106,635 76,654 Hungary (-) (-) 748 501 Italy 43,677 38,984 31,622 25,443 Netherlands 36,900 21,668 27,403 17,332 Poland 22,549 11,127 11,039 5,785 Spain 11,403 10,133 20,800 13,585 Sweden 8,310 5,654 4,568 6,292 United Kingdom 20,256 16,427 19,144 17,321 Other EU 21,616 18,997 13,942 12,552 Moldova 349 308 179 165 Norway 384 298 (-) (-) Russia 43,999 27,049 165,910 90,843 Switzerland 834 2,192 902 2,312 Turkey 123,413 58,196 134,008 70,910 Ukraine 28,545 20,206 19,724 23,597 Other Europe 14,345 9,661 21,917 18,628 Euro Area 297,413 220,693 270,978 204,366 Pacific Rim Countries 385,118 262,665 434,572 294,425 Australia 51,123 29,076 17,686 10,194 China 179,898 104,128 158,620 100,764 Indonesia 1,279 888 172 191 Japan 71,440 58,523 69,351 47,077 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 72,844 64,886 157,221 118,588 Hong Kong 1 6 1,442 908 Korea 49,212 42,207 136,790 101,634 Singapore (-) (-) 10 17 Taiwan 23,631 22,674 18,980 16,029 Other Pacific Rim 8,533 5,164 31,522 17,611 South/Central America 368,362 195,878 142,720 87,428 Argentina 12,556 8,572 20,147 12,505 Brazil 285,486 143,927 46,921 30,933 Chile 3,847 2,978 1,132 852 Colombia 4,462 5,520 7,387 8,100 Venezuela 41,908 25,459 52,739 27,987 Other S/C A 20,103 9,421 14,393 7,052 Other Countries 26,998 19,304 110,422 95,171 Egypt 8,464 3,964 1,442 1,118 India 5,739 5,883 69,507 68,397 South Africa 10,800 7,883 22,660 14,158 Thailand 378 348 14,811 9,615 Other 1,616 1,226 2,001 1,882 -------------------------------------------------------------- July Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 21,317,101 12,641,139 14,352,310 9,781,226 North America 4,231,606 2,986,082 4,349,703 3,126,156 Canada 2,650,599 2,030,978 2,362,287 1,837,141 Mexico 1,581,007 955,104 1,987,416 1,289,016 Europe 7,191,508 4,024,158 4,004,077 2,728,278 European Union 2,510,780 1,831,432 1,949,131 1,532,186 Austria 78,642 122,438 65,064 87,968 Belgium 146,230 94,353 154,253 113,556 Czech Republic 137,414 90,323 46,998 39,138 Finland 31,620 17,026 25,100 11,123 France 168,857 124,856 205,022 164,011 Germany 502,994 419,480 560,898 412,337 Hungary 5,178 2,448 3,427 2,204 Italy 496,951 281,454 184,118 150,296 Netherlands 252,085 149,954 187,589 118,974 Poland 73,475 47,664 65,676 39,631 Spain 163,306 123,765 118,530 92,630 Sweden 23,219 26,914 27,425 32,375 United Kingdom 216,377 175,922 175,100 154,462 Other EU 214,431 154,836 129,931 113,480 Moldova 8,911 7,588 568 510 Norway 34,618 20,505 5,870 5,279 Russia 2,008,601 903,058 801,274 465,811 Switzerland 5,858 12,040 7,190 16,093 Turkey 1,501,869 692,207 838,922 433,927 Ukraine 908,658 423,931 235,295 171,796 Other Europe 212,214 133,396 165,828 102,677 Euro Area 2,004,866 1,464,602 1,620,713 1,254,078 Pacific Rim Countries 6,491,196 3,724,348 3,326,818 2,263,435 Australia 680,995 274,082 194,112 113,817 China 2,167,878 1,269,508 1,243,673 758,439 Indonesia 25,376 14,403 12,831 9,545 Japan 855,228 564,081 476,094 366,441 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 2,360,087 1,413,918 1,169,037 875,496 Hong Kong 2,541 1,667 4,016 2,077 Korea 1,438,978 895,559 875,153 627,142 Singapore 35,358 14,591 10 17 Taiwan 883,210 502,101 289,858 246,260 Other Pacific Rim 401,632 188,356 231,071 139,697 South/Central America 1,856,763 1,016,435 1,908,145 1,109,030 Argentina 84,960 55,501 152,824 100,335 Brazil 1,412,687 715,211 1,287,760 718,633 Chile 8,351 6,223 14,956 10,997 Colombia 62,361 74,983 50,150 55,421 Venezuela 145,305 94,478 293,307 168,393 Other S/C A 143,100 70,039 109,148 55,253 Other Countries 1,546,028 890,115 763,566 554,327 Egypt 451,731 207,673 164,999 98,626 India 605,882 406,611 294,252 249,361 South Africa 255,985 152,613 159,414 109,111 Thailand 209,977 107,654 124,056 79,661 Other 22,454 15,564 20,845 17,568 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final July 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.