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 July June Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,887,906 2,932,566 3,350,364 2,507,529 North America 731,567 608,274 790,359 620,553 Canada 465,177 407,533 503,966 423,348 Mexico 266,390 200,741 286,394 197,205 Europe 1,439,427 1,089,324 1,029,831 830,485 European Union 504,685 594,316 474,134 541,050 Austria 18,321 33,746 18,684 34,144 Belgium 26,041 32,937 25,009 28,398 Czech Republic 28,671 30,041 11,095 11,765 Finland 3,144 7,099 3,071 6,496 France 47,382 61,016 40,039 51,474 Germany 93,219 112,704 115,042 132,672 Hungary (-) (-) 1,330 623 Italy 76,950 71,658 83,431 73,646 Netherlands 67,121 43,431 59,128 38,403 Poland 9,057 6,309 6,023 5,616 Spain 40,041 51,752 26,893 33,913 Sweden 19,671 52,488 26,276 51,589 United Kingdom 33,172 54,679 38,694 54,353 Other EU 41,895 36,457 19,420 17,959 Moldova 998 852 1,576 1,364 Norway 15,821 8,024 3,670 3,112 Russia 457,437 239,465 182,311 99,538 Switzerland 2,108 4,528 975 3,405 Turkey 178,011 91,913 199,895 96,178 Ukraine 227,996 122,868 139,251 71,707 Other Europe 52,371 27,358 28,020 14,131 Euro Area 412,638 447,659 388,380 412,922 Pacific Rim Countries 1,287,957 933,693 1,057,034 744,908 Australia 73,645 36,351 108,603 47,393 China 526,164 367,793 371,386 255,121 Indonesia 6,426 3,614 2,502 2,136 Japan 206,984 181,724 159,132 146,761 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 417,008 315,695 382,982 278,245 Hong Kong 95 379 1,504 876 Korea 295,562 202,340 197,863 138,052 Singapore 15,610 6,616 7,743 3,161 Taiwan 105,741 106,360 175,873 136,155 Other Pacific Rim 57,730 28,516 32,429 15,253 South/Central America 221,615 152,319 204,786 139,281 Argentina 9,073 5,954 18,521 19,025 Brazil 173,428 119,252 128,961 80,248 Chile 1,445 1,053 1,192 945 Colombia 5,938 6,325 9,398 11,230 Venezuela 16,925 12,649 12,148 10,650 Other S/C A 14,806 7,086 34,565 17,182 Other Countries 207,340 148,955 268,354 172,303 Egypt 17,589 8,692 76,118 35,949 India 111,321 93,970 107,986 81,623 South Africa 33,594 21,635 41,676 30,877 Thailand 37,144 19,599 40,490 21,923 Other 7,692 5,059 2,084 1,930 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data July June Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,313,279 1,865,336 2,449,774 2,074,496 North America 679,574 513,950 776,952 615,765 Canada 377,792 309,912 432,525 368,847 Mexico 301,782 204,038 344,427 246,918 Europe 727,055 686,653 856,111 788,575 European Union 490,966 538,963 478,067 540,628 Austria 23,892 39,628 20,107 33,496 Belgium 56,760 40,091 30,384 32,881 Czech Republic 12,660 14,915 8,672 8,192 Finland 6,988 5,732 7,951 8,078 France 43,575 56,352 48,606 63,059 Germany 114,041 117,259 154,193 144,233 Hungary (-) 6 751 511 Italy 54,743 74,220 42,995 53,634 Netherlands 41,907 25,942 32,324 20,837 Poland 24,249 13,606 14,436 10,415 Spain 22,622 30,854 34,548 32,954 Sweden 26,399 50,995 29,957 57,330 United Kingdom 34,183 42,660 36,638 55,893 Other EU 28,946 26,704 16,506 19,113 Moldova 349 308 179 165 Norway 402 963 48 491 Russia 49,406 36,089 179,672 105,404 Switzerland 1,175 3,620 1,260 3,773 Turkey 123,566 58,423 134,839 71,819 Ukraine 35,158 30,366 33,648 39,079 Other Europe 26,033 17,921 28,398 27,215 Euro Area 384,738 408,029 384,177 400,811 Pacific Rim Countries 458,935 397,611 510,049 435,357 Australia 51,269 29,574 17,966 11,267 China 201,781 143,580 177,398 137,930 Indonesia 1,366 1,280 580 906 Japan 105,774 109,096 99,259 92,757 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 89,930 107,831 182,952 173,512 Hong Kong 45 151 1,482 1,039 Korea 58,750 58,592 154,347 128,243 Singapore 270 991 145 482 Taiwan 30,866 48,096 26,978 43,747 Other Pacific Rim 8,815 6,251 31,895 18,985 South/Central America 413,209 229,900 189,877 124,161 Argentina 12,907 10,115 22,771 17,166 Brazil 328,459 175,288 89,550 61,039 Chile 3,847 2,978 1,132 852 Colombia 5,232 6,145 7,485 8,199 Venezuela 41,925 25,483 52,756 28,002 Other S/C A 20,839 9,890 16,183 8,903 Other Countries 34,506 37,222 116,785 110,638 Egypt 8,464 3,964 1,442 1,118 India 9,898 17,995 73,061 77,496 South Africa 13,532 12,041 24,427 17,720 Thailand 612 1,122 15,448 11,447 Other 1,999 2,099 2,407 2,857 -------------------------------------------------------------- July Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 24,382,733 17,447,325 17,556,065 14,329,967 North America 5,142,436 4,019,130 5,330,905 4,151,972 Canada 3,272,211 2,743,418 3,025,637 2,526,613 Mexico 1,870,225 1,275,712 2,305,268 1,625,359 Europe 8,443,814 6,160,454 5,209,525 4,838,236 European Union 3,541,284 3,779,646 2,970,652 3,444,900 Austria 146,942 253,526 116,257 195,631 Belgium 187,335 196,467 196,722 226,211 Czech Republic 170,390 142,602 75,745 69,167 Finland 51,938 56,318 40,193 46,802 France 284,455 370,506 300,843 373,860 Germany 748,402 848,089 809,632 787,506 Hungary 5,186 2,473 3,435 2,237 Italy 586,369 494,529 268,934 373,707 Netherlands 322,213 199,631 226,444 150,923 Poland 76,807 52,654 79,443 57,288 Spain 280,311 269,134 231,165 271,449 Sweden 150,400 332,227 172,055 345,716 United Kingdom 307,028 381,720 292,141 390,200 Other EU 223,510 179,768 157,643 154,203 Moldova 8,911 7,588 568 510 Norway 55,487 29,247 6,022 6,682 Russia 2,067,808 972,972 865,330 533,841 Switzerland 8,955 26,665 10,121 28,194 Turkey 1,517,101 703,071 848,297 443,597 Ukraine 944,251 462,439 297,209 243,351 Other Europe 300,016 178,827 211,326 137,162 Euro Area 2,773,281 2,822,614 2,313,233 2,534,757 Pacific Rim Countries 7,250,785 5,083,543 3,881,131 3,248,445 Australia 681,166 274,797 195,237 117,127 China 2,407,503 1,665,000 1,367,174 995,652 Indonesia 26,108 16,680 15,078 13,615 Japan 1,203,503 1,131,189 765,581 782,587 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 2,529,417 1,803,304 1,304,744 1,192,036 Hong Kong 2,886 3,142 4,418 3,494 Korea 1,536,782 1,041,213 955,671 763,169 Singapore 36,101 16,910 931 3,149 Taiwan 953,648 742,039 343,723 422,224 Other Pacific Rim 403,089 192,573 233,317 147,428 South/Central America 1,933,326 1,155,604 2,318,734 1,415,139 Argentina 91,785 74,443 161,385 115,542 Brazil 1,474,945 826,036 1,680,845 1,001,059 Chile 8,351 6,223 15,253 11,468 Colombia 64,411 77,613 52,907 58,103 Venezuela 145,353 94,516 295,150 170,371 Other S/C A 148,482 76,773 113,192 58,596 Other Countries 1,612,372 1,028,594 815,771 676,175 Egypt 451,731 207,673 165,005 98,631 India 644,651 496,464 326,549 330,861 South Africa 279,288 190,501 172,975 135,387 Thailand 212,106 113,317 128,541 89,478 Other 24,596 20,639 22,702 21,819 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.