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 August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,336,777 2,169,050 3,408,560 2,118,736 North America 624,171 476,223 582,939 431,522 Canada 371,984 298,573 357,699 279,884 Mexico 252,187 177,650 225,239 151,638 Europe 1,136,855 728,596 1,245,036 735,506 European Union 350,249 285,880 345,543 270,077 Austria 17,100 26,340 9,298 15,835 Belgium 29,653 19,062 20,197 14,008 Czech Republic 20,078 15,237 20,819 16,571 Finland 7,251 3,735 821 452 France 19,644 18,147 27,637 21,455 Germany 65,836 58,748 57,979 49,525 Hungary 5 2 (-) (-) Italy 49,236 26,969 65,463 35,984 Netherlands 62,263 39,685 48,611 30,619 Poland 7,298 6,280 8,950 6,165 Spain 14,230 13,747 23,293 19,899 Sweden 1,209 1,760 2,963 3,491 United Kingdom 34,001 37,306 18,637 22,515 Other EU 22,447 18,863 40,873 33,558 Moldova 891 740 998 852 Norway 4,311 3,229 5,313 3,567 Russia 465,627 271,719 454,416 232,713 Switzerland 693 1,970 1,632 2,276 Turkey 167,438 81,555 176,735 90,665 Ukraine 104,387 54,800 219,801 113,216 Other Europe 43,259 28,702 40,597 22,141 Euro Area 287,420 224,747 293,603 220,695 Pacific Rim Countries 986,307 612,008 1,170,225 693,067 Australia 63,416 26,949 73,642 36,341 China 457,090 277,065 482,132 287,154 Indonesia 3,506 2,814 6,426 3,614 Japan 104,677 74,481 168,124 98,846 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 316,006 209,191 382,319 238,982 Hong Kong 18 9 9 39 Korea 188,017 125,234 272,342 174,336 Singapore (-) (-) 15,500 6,262 Taiwan 127,971 83,948 94,468 58,345 Other Pacific Rim 41,612 21,509 57,581 28,129 South/Central America 254,686 158,946 210,517 127,849 Argentina 8,906 6,578 8,847 5,083 Brazil 209,557 125,411 162,689 95,800 Chile 1,182 877 1,445 1,053 Colombia 9,010 10,087 5,845 6,199 Venezuela 7,974 6,857 16,925 12,649 Other S/C A 18,057 9,136 14,765 7,065 Other Countries 334,759 193,277 199,844 130,793 Egypt 102,751 48,573 17,589 8,692 India 53,472 40,924 106,393 81,064 South Africa 39,582 30,165 31,703 18,176 Thailand 123,445 65,531 36,784 18,555 Other 15,509 8,083 7,375 4,306 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,711,959 1,177,272 1,912,729 1,245,496 North America 621,482 402,345 563,287 386,147 Canada 337,751 243,699 297,318 227,499 Mexico 283,731 158,647 265,969 158,649 Europe 483,498 330,245 568,965 381,502 European Union 254,985 200,350 357,098 263,592 Austria 16,949 26,555 13,636 19,510 Belgium 5,987 5,652 51,602 28,119 Czech Republic 1,232 1,484 6,944 8,141 Finland 913 1,184 5,037 2,093 France 23,732 18,315 32,248 24,283 Germany 85,753 69,237 82,919 58,456 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 6,247 5,747 43,677 38,984 Netherlands 13,091 8,093 36,900 21,668 Poland 4,276 2,638 22,549 11,127 Spain 7,829 6,622 11,403 10,133 Sweden 6,947 6,659 8,310 5,654 United Kingdom 62,608 31,377 20,256 16,427 Other EU 19,420 16,786 21,616 18,997 Moldova 1,097 955 349 308 Norway 1,832 1,631 384 298 Russia 126,783 64,964 43,999 27,049 Switzerland 772 2,196 834 2,192 Turkey 56,855 30,629 123,413 58,196 Ukraine 6,442 7,045 28,545 20,206 Other Europe 34,732 22,475 14,345 9,661 Euro Area 178,068 155,150 297,413 220,693 Pacific Rim Countries 404,781 300,239 385,118 262,665 Australia 14,484 7,051 51,123 29,076 China 146,488 105,574 179,898 104,128 Indonesia 554 726 1,279 888 Japan 69,062 57,294 71,440 58,523 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 152,737 117,904 72,844 64,886 Hong Kong (-) (-) 1 6 Korea 125,150 92,049 49,212 42,207 Singapore (-) (-) (-) (-) Taiwan 27,587 25,855 23,631 22,674 Other Pacific Rim 21,456 11,690 8,533 5,164 South/Central America 128,297 92,501 368,362 195,878 Argentina 29,648 19,243 12,556 8,572 Brazil 68,951 47,784 285,486 143,927 Chile 1,530 1,090 3,847 2,978 Colombia 9,969 11,560 4,462 5,520 Venezuela 12,974 9,766 41,908 25,459 Other S/C A 5,225 3,057 20,103 9,421 Other Countries 73,900 51,941 26,998 19,304 Egypt 433 310 8,464 3,964 India 32,396 24,258 5,739 5,883 South Africa 12,297 7,669 10,800 7,883 Thailand 26,359 18,057 378 348 Other 2,415 1,647 1,616 1,226 -------------------------------------------------------------- August Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 24,653,879 14,810,188 16,064,269 10,958,498 North America 4,855,777 3,462,305 4,971,186 3,528,502 Canada 3,022,583 2,329,551 2,700,039 2,080,839 Mexico 1,833,194 1,132,754 2,271,147 1,447,662 Europe 8,328,363 4,752,754 4,487,576 3,058,523 European Union 2,861,029 2,117,313 2,204,115 1,732,536 Austria 95,742 148,778 82,012 114,523 Belgium 175,883 113,415 160,240 119,208 Czech Republic 157,492 105,560 48,230 40,621 Finland 38,871 20,761 26,014 12,308 France 188,502 143,004 228,753 182,327 Germany 568,830 478,228 646,651 481,575 Hungary 5,183 2,450 3,427 2,204 Italy 546,187 308,423 190,365 156,043 Netherlands 314,347 189,638 200,679 127,067 Poland 80,772 53,943 69,952 42,269 Spain 177,536 137,512 126,360 99,253 Sweden 24,428 28,674 34,372 39,034 United Kingdom 250,378 213,228 237,709 185,839 Other EU 236,878 173,699 149,351 130,266 Moldova 9,802 8,327 1,665 1,465 Norway 38,928 23,734 7,701 6,910 Russia 2,474,227 1,174,778 928,057 530,775 Switzerland 6,551 14,010 7,962 18,288 Turkey 1,669,307 773,762 895,777 464,556 Ukraine 1,013,045 478,731 241,737 178,841 Other Europe 255,473 162,098 200,561 125,152 Euro Area 2,292,286 1,689,349 1,798,781 1,409,227 Pacific Rim Countries 7,477,503 4,336,357 3,731,599 2,563,674 Australia 744,411 301,031 208,596 120,869 China 2,624,968 1,546,573 1,390,161 864,013 Indonesia 28,882 17,217 13,385 10,270 Japan 959,905 638,562 545,156 423,735 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 2,676,093 1,623,109 1,321,774 993,400 Hong Kong 2,559 1,676 4,016 2,077 Korea 1,626,996 1,020,793 1,000,303 719,190 Singapore 35,358 14,591 10 17 Taiwan 1,011,181 586,050 317,445 272,115 Other Pacific Rim 443,244 209,866 252,528 151,387 South/Central America 2,111,449 1,175,381 2,036,442 1,201,532 Argentina 93,866 62,079 182,472 119,578 Brazil 1,622,244 840,622 1,356,711 766,417 Chile 9,533 7,100 16,486 12,087 Colombia 71,371 85,071 60,119 66,981 Venezuela 153,279 101,335 306,281 178,159 Other S/C A 161,157 79,176 114,373 58,310 Other Countries 1,880,787 1,083,391 837,466 606,268 Egypt 554,481 256,246 165,432 98,936 India 659,355 447,535 326,648 273,619 South Africa 295,567 182,778 171,711 116,780 Thailand 333,422 173,185 150,415 97,718 Other 37,963 23,647 23,260 19,215 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final August 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.