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 August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,804,002 2,993,585 3,887,906 2,932,566 North America 789,120 666,041 731,567 608,274 Canada 475,486 423,680 465,177 407,533 Mexico 313,633 242,360 266,390 200,741 Europe 1,284,368 1,060,010 1,439,427 1,089,324 European Union 489,654 602,191 504,685 594,316 Austria 29,517 50,060 18,321 33,746 Belgium 37,373 46,335 26,041 32,937 Czech Republic 24,376 31,890 28,671 30,041 Finland 12,472 13,169 3,144 7,099 France 31,140 47,708 47,382 61,016 Germany 95,904 115,606 93,219 112,704 Hungary 12 31 (-) (-) Italy 63,417 67,125 76,950 71,658 Netherlands 74,550 48,260 67,121 43,431 Poland 7,397 6,429 9,057 6,309 Spain 24,564 33,723 40,041 51,752 Sweden 15,246 39,341 19,671 52,488 United Kingdom 49,497 78,274 33,172 54,679 Other EU 24,191 24,241 41,895 36,457 Moldova 891 740 998 852 Norway 4,314 3,405 15,821 8,024 Russia 470,169 280,013 457,437 239,465 Switzerland 1,157 3,848 2,108 4,528 Turkey 167,514 81,635 178,011 91,913 Ukraine 106,877 58,475 227,996 122,868 Other Europe 43,790 29,703 52,371 27,358 Euro Area 391,484 441,585 412,638 447,659 Pacific Rim Countries 1,096,286 855,327 1,287,957 933,693 Australia 63,492 29,526 73,645 36,351 China 500,078 364,378 526,164 367,793 Indonesia 4,589 5,964 6,426 3,614 Japan 149,135 151,170 206,984 181,724 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 336,837 281,231 417,008 315,695 Hong Kong 52 125 95 379 Korea 197,855 144,725 295,562 202,340 Singapore 218 751 15,610 6,616 Taiwan 138,713 135,631 105,741 106,360 Other Pacific Rim 42,155 23,057 57,730 28,516 South/Central America 287,760 191,772 221,615 152,319 Argentina 9,148 7,521 9,073 5,954 Brazil 238,680 155,549 173,428 119,252 Chile 1,182 877 1,445 1,053 Colombia 9,029 10,138 5,938 6,325 Venezuela 8,013 6,917 16,925 12,649 Other S/C A 21,708 10,771 14,806 7,086 Other Countries 346,468 220,436 207,340 148,955 Egypt 102,751 48,573 17,589 8,692 India 57,957 56,116 111,321 93,970 South Africa 46,351 40,804 33,594 21,635 Thailand 123,612 66,059 37,144 19,599 Other 15,798 8,883 7,692 5,059 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,100,158 1,799,947 2,313,279 1,865,336 North America 750,662 533,746 679,574 513,950 Canada 418,736 324,873 377,792 309,912 Mexico 331,927 208,873 301,782 204,038 Europe 644,522 622,795 727,055 686,653 European Union 404,530 475,069 490,966 538,963 Austria 28,434 47,566 23,892 39,628 Belgium 12,574 23,352 56,760 40,091 Czech Republic 1,541 2,374 12,660 14,915 Finland 4,157 9,137 6,988 5,732 France 40,547 57,850 43,575 56,352 Germany 129,328 142,299 114,041 117,259 Hungary (-) 4 (-) 6 Italy 16,301 33,133 54,743 74,220 Netherlands 15,095 10,457 41,907 25,942 Poland 4,809 3,645 24,249 13,606 Spain 29,581 31,033 22,622 30,854 Sweden 19,841 37,597 26,399 50,995 United Kingdom 69,896 50,856 34,183 42,660 Other EU 32,426 25,765 28,946 26,704 Moldova 1,097 955 349 308 Norway 1,832 1,631 402 963 Russia 135,177 76,314 49,406 36,089 Switzerland 1,280 4,170 1,175 3,620 Turkey 57,012 30,844 123,566 58,423 Ukraine 6,845 8,456 35,158 30,366 Other Europe 36,747 25,356 26,033 17,921 Euro Area 294,880 369,749 384,738 408,029 Pacific Rim Countries 488,903 469,306 458,935 397,611 Australia 14,599 7,200 51,269 29,574 China 168,583 151,908 201,781 143,580 Indonesia 684 1,308 1,366 1,280 Japan 111,830 128,823 105,774 109,096 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 171,574 167,776 89,930 107,831 Hong Kong 96 312 45 151 Korea 135,108 111,118 58,750 58,592 Singapore 126 454 270 991 Taiwan 36,243 55,892 30,866 48,096 Other Pacific Rim 21,633 12,291 8,815 6,251 South/Central America 136,372 107,315 413,209 229,900 Argentina 30,385 20,802 12,907 10,115 Brazil 75,842 60,324 328,459 175,288 Chile 1,530 1,090 3,847 2,978 Colombia 10,306 12,197 5,232 6,145 Venezuela 12,991 9,781 41,925 25,483 Other S/C A 5,318 3,121 20,839 9,890 Other Countries 79,699 66,785 34,506 37,222 Egypt 433 310 8,464 3,964 India 36,450 36,100 9,898 17,995 South Africa 13,668 9,508 13,532 12,041 Thailand 26,507 18,573 612 1,122 Other 2,640 2,294 1,999 2,099 -------------------------------------------------------------- August Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 28,186,735 20,440,910 19,656,223 16,129,914 North America 5,931,556 4,685,171 6,081,567 4,685,718 Canada 3,747,698 3,167,098 3,444,372 2,851,486 Mexico 2,183,858 1,518,073 2,637,195 1,834,232 Europe 9,728,182 7,220,464 5,854,046 5,461,031 European Union 4,030,939 4,381,837 3,375,183 3,919,969 Austria 176,459 303,586 144,691 243,197 Belgium 224,708 242,803 209,296 249,564 Czech Republic 194,766 174,492 77,286 71,541 Finland 64,410 69,487 44,350 55,938 France 315,595 418,214 341,390 431,710 Germany 844,306 963,695 938,960 929,805 Hungary 5,198 2,504 3,435 2,241 Italy 649,785 561,654 285,235 406,840 Netherlands 396,763 247,891 241,539 161,380 Poland 84,204 59,083 84,251 60,933 Spain 304,875 302,857 260,746 302,482 Sweden 165,646 371,568 191,897 383,313 United Kingdom 356,525 459,994 362,037 441,056 Other EU 247,701 204,009 190,068 179,968 Moldova 9,802 8,327 1,665 1,465 Norway 59,801 32,651 7,853 8,313 Russia 2,537,978 1,252,985 1,000,508 610,154 Switzerland 10,112 30,514 11,402 32,365 Turkey 1,684,615 784,705 905,309 474,441 Ukraine 1,051,128 520,914 304,054 251,807 Other Europe 343,806 208,530 248,074 162,518 Euro Area 3,164,766 3,264,199 2,608,113 2,904,506 Pacific Rim Countries 8,347,071 5,938,870 4,370,034 3,717,751 Australia 744,658 304,323 209,836 124,327 China 2,907,581 2,029,378 1,535,757 1,147,560 Indonesia 30,696 22,644 15,762 14,923 Japan 1,352,638 1,282,358 877,411 911,410 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 2,866,254 2,084,536 1,476,317 1,359,811 Hong Kong 2,938 3,267 4,514 3,806 Korea 1,734,636 1,185,938 1,090,779 874,287 Singapore 36,318 17,661 1,058 3,603 Taiwan 1,092,361 877,670 379,966 478,116 Other Pacific Rim 445,244 215,630 254,950 159,720 South/Central America 2,221,086 1,347,376 2,455,106 1,522,454 Argentina 100,933 81,964 191,770 136,343 Brazil 1,713,626 981,585 1,756,687 1,061,384 Chile 9,533 7,100 16,783 12,558 Colombia 73,439 87,751 63,213 70,300 Venezuela 153,365 101,433 308,141 180,152 Other S/C A 170,190 87,544 118,511 61,718 Other Countries 1,958,840 1,249,030 895,470 742,960 Egypt 554,481 256,246 165,438 98,940 India 702,608 552,580 362,999 366,960 South Africa 325,639 231,306 186,643 144,895 Thailand 335,718 179,376 155,049 108,052 Other 40,394 29,522 25,342 24,113 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.