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 September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,098,688 2,033,474 3,336,777 2,169,050 North America 568,247 430,858 624,171 476,223 Canada 378,233 292,459 371,984 298,573 Mexico 190,015 138,399 252,187 177,650 Europe 707,531 442,886 1,136,855 728,596 European Union 261,779 198,138 350,249 285,880 Austria 9,731 16,678 17,100 26,340 Belgium 17,508 11,974 29,653 19,062 Czech Republic 248 361 20,078 15,237 Finland 293 184 7,251 3,735 France 28,449 20,640 19,644 18,147 Germany 50,217 42,728 65,836 58,748 Hungary (-) (-) 5 2 Italy 83,209 48,197 49,236 26,969 Netherlands 40,448 26,996 62,263 39,685 Poland 2,096 1,877 7,298 6,280 Spain 10,232 8,718 14,230 13,747 Sweden 428 1,012 1,209 1,760 United Kingdom 7,860 8,124 34,001 37,306 Other EU 11,059 10,648 22,447 18,863 Moldova 821 770 891 740 Norway 7,919 4,636 4,311 3,229 Russia 151,366 85,313 465,627 271,719 Switzerland 480 1,441 693 1,970 Turkey 247,592 124,433 167,438 81,555 Ukraine 27,120 19,084 104,387 54,800 Other Europe 10,453 9,071 43,259 28,702 Euro Area 250,448 185,819 287,420 224,747 Pacific Rim Countries 1,269,150 801,732 986,307 612,008 Australia 110,746 59,536 63,416 26,949 China 487,836 311,589 457,090 277,065 Indonesia 1,965 1,046 3,506 2,814 Japan 122,798 93,919 104,677 74,481 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 428,222 274,426 316,006 209,191 Hong Kong 24,004 10,479 18 9 Korea 208,765 138,311 188,017 125,234 Singapore 67 46 (-) (-) Taiwan 195,386 125,590 127,971 83,948 Other Pacific Rim 117,584 61,216 41,612 21,509 South/Central America 325,726 202,658 254,686 158,946 Argentina 10,519 13,147 8,906 6,578 Brazil 279,700 163,324 209,557 125,411 Chile 688 526 1,182 877 Colombia 6,612 7,109 9,010 10,087 Venezuela 8,164 7,422 7,974 6,857 Other S/C A 20,043 11,130 18,057 9,136 Other Countries 228,034 155,340 334,759 193,277 Egypt 40,705 22,289 102,751 48,573 India 116,537 90,685 53,472 40,924 South Africa 20,815 13,722 39,582 30,165 Thailand 42,926 23,137 123,445 65,531 Other 7,051 5,508 15,509 8,083 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,710,733 1,065,137 1,711,959 1,177,272 North America 548,166 362,221 621,482 402,345 Canada 357,452 252,723 337,751 243,699 Mexico 190,714 109,498 283,731 158,647 Europe 512,691 298,874 483,498 330,245 European Union 240,373 167,685 254,985 200,350 Austria 7,342 11,100 16,949 26,555 Belgium 8,560 6,329 5,987 5,652 Czech Republic 577 697 1,232 1,484 Finland 616 913 913 1,184 France 17,005 13,184 23,732 18,315 Germany 62,936 48,053 85,753 69,237 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 8,571 8,717 6,247 5,747 Netherlands 64,525 34,612 13,091 8,093 Poland 386 490 4,276 2,638 Spain 7,528 8,371 7,829 6,622 Sweden 1,872 2,708 6,947 6,659 United Kingdom 49,585 23,408 62,608 31,377 Other EU 10,870 9,103 19,420 16,786 Moldova 655 551 1,097 955 Norway (-) (-) 1,832 1,631 Russia 139,366 62,388 126,783 64,964 Switzerland 653 1,781 772 2,196 Turkey 41,272 17,170 56,855 30,629 Ukraine 59,652 31,946 6,442 7,045 Other Europe 30,719 17,354 34,732 22,475 Euro Area 186,458 139,239 178,068 155,150 Pacific Rim Countries 442,129 274,943 404,781 300,239 Australia 86,805 27,989 14,484 7,051 China 141,892 96,755 146,488 105,574 Indonesia 307 500 554 726 Japan 48,053 42,838 69,062 57,294 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 124,817 88,356 152,737 117,904 Hong Kong 305 300 (-) (-) Korea 107,159 72,454 125,150 92,049 Singapore (-) (-) (-) (-) Taiwan 17,353 15,601 27,587 25,855 Other Pacific Rim 40,256 18,504 21,456 11,690 South/Central America 144,236 84,406 128,297 92,501 Argentina 4,458 3,293 29,648 19,243 Brazil 75,511 44,336 68,951 47,784 Chile 1,131 807 1,530 1,090 Colombia 9,697 11,398 9,969 11,560 Venezuela 43,890 20,206 12,974 9,766 Other S/C A 9,549 4,366 5,225 3,057 Other Countries 63,512 44,694 73,900 51,941 Egypt 6,409 2,795 433 310 India 13,477 10,942 32,396 24,258 South Africa 32,050 22,798 12,297 7,669 Thailand 10,964 7,437 26,359 18,057 Other 612 722 2,415 1,647 -------------------------------------------------------------- September Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 27,752,567 16,843,662 17,775,002 12,023,635 North America 5,424,024 3,893,163 5,519,351 3,890,723 Canada 3,400,815 2,622,010 3,057,491 2,333,562 Mexico 2,023,209 1,271,153 2,461,861 1,557,160 Europe 9,035,894 5,195,639 5,000,266 3,357,397 European Union 3,122,808 2,315,451 2,444,489 1,900,221 Austria 105,473 165,455 89,354 125,624 Belgium 193,391 125,389 168,800 125,537 Czech Republic 157,740 105,920 48,807 41,318 Finland 39,165 20,946 26,630 13,221 France 216,950 163,644 245,759 195,511 Germany 619,048 520,956 709,587 529,628 Hungary 5,183 2,450 3,427 2,204 Italy 629,396 356,620 198,936 164,760 Netherlands 354,795 216,635 265,204 161,679 Poland 82,868 55,820 70,339 42,759 Spain 187,768 146,230 133,888 107,624 Sweden 24,856 29,686 36,245 41,742 United Kingdom 258,238 221,352 287,293 209,247 Other EU 247,937 184,346 160,220 139,369 Moldova 10,623 9,098 2,320 2,015 Norway 46,848 28,370 7,701 6,910 Russia 2,625,593 1,260,090 1,067,423 593,163 Switzerland 7,032 15,451 8,615 20,070 Turkey 1,916,899 898,195 937,049 481,725 Ukraine 1,040,165 497,815 301,389 210,787 Other Europe 265,926 171,169 231,280 142,506 Euro Area 2,542,734 1,875,168 1,985,239 1,548,466 Pacific Rim Countries 8,746,653 5,138,088 4,173,729 2,838,616 Australia 855,156 360,566 295,401 148,858 China 3,112,804 1,858,162 1,532,053 960,768 Indonesia 30,847 18,262 13,691 10,771 Japan 1,082,703 732,481 593,209 466,573 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 3,104,315 1,897,535 1,446,591 1,081,756 Hong Kong 26,563 12,155 4,321 2,378 Korea 1,835,761 1,159,104 1,107,463 791,645 Singapore 35,425 14,636 10 17 Taiwan 1,206,567 711,639 334,798 287,716 Other Pacific Rim 560,828 271,082 292,784 169,891 South/Central America 2,437,175 1,378,040 2,180,678 1,285,938 Argentina 104,385 75,226 186,930 122,871 Brazil 1,901,943 1,003,945 1,432,223 810,753 Chile 10,220 7,626 17,617 12,894 Colombia 77,983 92,180 69,816 78,379 Venezuela 161,443 108,756 350,171 198,364 Other S/C A 181,200 90,305 123,922 62,676 Other Countries 2,108,821 1,238,732 900,978 650,962 Egypt 595,186 278,535 171,842 101,730 India 775,892 538,219 340,125 284,562 South Africa 316,382 196,500 203,761 139,578 Thailand 376,348 196,322 161,379 105,155 Other 45,013 29,156 23,871 19,937 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final September 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.