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 September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,537,048 2,776,635 3,804,002 2,993,585 North America 716,544 605,880 789,120 666,041 Canada 474,477 409,247 475,486 423,680 Mexico 242,067 196,633 313,633 242,360 Europe 855,822 708,585 1,284,368 1,060,010 European Union 387,646 437,355 489,654 602,191 Austria 19,062 32,875 29,517 50,060 Belgium 23,369 30,353 37,373 46,335 Czech Republic 3,153 4,411 24,376 31,890 Finland 2,113 6,307 12,472 13,169 France 39,597 41,773 31,140 47,708 Germany 84,228 100,354 95,904 115,606 Hungary 25 20 12 31 Italy 87,132 61,635 63,417 67,125 Netherlands 56,609 37,820 74,550 48,260 Poland 2,227 2,080 7,397 6,429 Spain 17,301 20,335 24,564 33,723 Sweden 21,201 46,476 15,246 39,341 United Kingdom 19,754 39,691 49,497 78,274 Other EU 11,877 13,226 24,191 24,241 Moldova 821 770 891 740 Norway 15,804 8,188 4,314 3,405 Russia 157,358 96,972 470,169 280,013 Switzerland 896 3,424 1,157 3,848 Turkey 248,255 125,277 167,514 81,635 Ukraine 33,695 26,150 106,877 58,475 Other Europe 11,349 10,448 43,790 29,703 Euro Area 339,973 341,807 391,484 441,585 Pacific Rim Countries 1,383,938 1,050,151 1,096,286 855,327 Australia 110,792 59,647 63,492 29,526 China 527,255 393,925 500,078 364,378 Indonesia 1,983 1,099 4,589 5,964 Japan 171,552 183,943 149,135 151,170 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 454,292 349,583 336,837 281,231 Hong Kong 24,021 10,558 52 125 Korea 225,303 163,251 197,855 144,725 Singapore 232 616 218 751 Taiwan 204,736 175,158 138,713 135,631 Other Pacific Rim 118,065 61,952 42,155 23,057 South/Central America 337,361 223,842 287,760 191,772 Argentina 10,738 13,860 9,148 7,521 Brazil 288,427 180,171 238,680 155,549 Chile 688 526 1,182 877 Colombia 8,726 10,351 9,029 10,138 Venezuela 8,181 7,438 8,013 6,917 Other S/C A 20,601 11,496 21,708 10,771 Other Countries 243,383 188,178 346,468 220,436 Egypt 40,705 22,289 102,751 48,573 India 126,906 111,968 57,957 56,116 South Africa 25,320 23,633 46,351 40,804 Thailand 43,257 24,364 123,612 66,059 Other 7,194 5,924 15,798 8,883 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,100,304 1,619,723 2,100,158 1,799,947 North America 704,501 505,870 750,662 533,746 Canada 455,449 340,387 418,736 324,873 Mexico 249,052 165,483 331,927 208,873 Europe 653,154 521,394 644,522 622,795 European Union 358,791 360,514 404,530 475,069 Austria 15,630 25,249 28,434 47,566 Belgium 11,684 14,763 12,574 23,352 Czech Republic 752 1,864 1,541 2,374 Finland 4,112 10,666 4,157 9,137 France 26,828 30,511 40,547 57,850 Germany 98,130 99,692 129,328 142,299 Hungary (-) 5 (-) 4 Italy 14,988 28,104 16,301 33,133 Netherlands 80,207 44,058 15,095 10,457 Poland 877 1,465 4,809 3,645 Spain 14,125 15,973 29,581 31,033 Sweden 10,170 27,253 19,841 37,597 United Kingdom 62,430 46,415 69,896 50,856 Other EU 18,857 14,496 32,426 25,765 Moldova 655 551 1,097 955 Norway 5 69 1,832 1,631 Russia 143,763 67,825 135,177 76,314 Switzerland 1,008 3,339 1,280 4,170 Turkey 43,120 19,610 57,012 30,844 Ukraine 73,321 51,101 6,845 8,456 Other Europe 32,491 18,388 36,747 25,356 Euro Area 275,095 277,063 294,880 369,749 Pacific Rim Countries 523,692 437,125 488,903 469,306 Australia 86,826 28,085 14,599 7,200 China 161,109 135,580 168,583 151,908 Indonesia 362 719 684 1,308 Japan 92,928 120,125 111,830 128,823 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 141,888 132,957 171,574 167,776 Hong Kong 330 448 96 312 Korea 115,512 91,258 135,108 111,118 Singapore 1,019 1,011 126 454 Taiwan 25,026 40,241 36,243 55,892 Other Pacific Rim 40,579 19,658 21,633 12,291 South/Central America 149,471 94,993 136,372 107,315 Argentina 5,011 4,825 30,385 20,802 Brazil 79,986 53,117 75,842 60,324 Chile 1,131 807 1,530 1,090 Colombia 9,758 11,558 10,306 12,197 Venezuela 43,910 20,248 12,991 9,781 Other S/C A 9,674 4,439 5,318 3,121 Other Countries 69,486 60,341 79,699 66,785 Egypt 6,409 2,795 433 310 India 16,797 20,620 36,450 36,100 South Africa 34,375 27,767 13,668 9,508 Thailand 11,229 8,270 26,507 18,573 Other 675 889 2,640 2,294 -------------------------------------------------------------- September Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 31,723,783 23,217,545 21,756,527 17,749,637 North America 6,648,099 5,291,051 6,786,068 5,191,588 Canada 4,222,175 3,576,345 3,899,821 3,191,873 Mexico 2,425,925 1,714,706 2,886,247 1,999,715 Europe 10,584,004 7,929,048 6,507,200 5,982,425 European Union 4,418,585 4,819,192 3,733,973 4,280,482 Austria 195,521 336,461 160,321 268,445 Belgium 248,077 273,156 220,980 264,327 Czech Republic 197,918 178,903 78,038 73,405 Finland 66,523 75,794 48,463 66,604 France 355,191 459,986 368,219 462,221 Germany 928,533 1,064,049 1,037,089 1,029,497 Hungary 5,223 2,524 3,435 2,246 Italy 736,917 623,288 300,223 434,944 Netherlands 453,371 285,711 321,746 205,438 Poland 86,431 61,163 85,128 62,398 Spain 322,176 323,193 274,871 318,455 Sweden 186,846 418,044 202,066 410,565 United Kingdom 376,279 499,685 424,467 487,472 Other EU 259,578 217,235 208,925 194,464 Moldova 10,623 9,098 2,320 2,015 Norway 75,605 40,840 7,859 8,381 Russia 2,695,335 1,349,957 1,144,271 677,979 Switzerland 11,008 33,937 12,410 35,704 Turkey 1,932,870 909,983 948,428 494,050 Ukraine 1,084,823 547,064 377,375 302,907 Other Europe 355,155 218,978 280,564 180,905 Euro Area 3,504,738 3,606,006 2,883,208 3,181,569 Pacific Rim Countries 9,731,010 6,989,021 4,893,726 4,154,876 Australia 855,450 363,970 296,663 152,412 China 3,434,836 2,423,303 1,696,866 1,283,140 Indonesia 32,680 23,744 16,124 15,642 Japan 1,524,190 1,466,302 970,339 1,031,536 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 3,320,546 2,434,119 1,618,205 1,492,768 Hong Kong 26,958 13,825 4,845 4,254 Korea 1,959,939 1,349,189 1,206,292 965,545 Singapore 36,551 18,277 2,077 4,613 Taiwan 1,297,098 1,052,829 404,992 518,356 Other Pacific Rim 563,309 277,582 295,530 179,377 South/Central America 2,558,447 1,571,218 2,604,577 1,617,448 Argentina 111,671 95,824 196,782 141,168 Brazil 2,002,052 1,161,756 1,836,673 1,114,500 Chile 10,220 7,626 17,915 13,365 Colombia 82,166 98,102 72,972 81,859 Venezuela 161,547 108,870 352,052 200,399 Other S/C A 190,791 99,040 128,185 66,157 Other Countries 2,202,223 1,437,207 964,956 803,300 Egypt 595,186 278,535 171,847 101,735 India 829,514 664,548 379,796 387,580 South Africa 350,958 254,938 221,018 172,662 Thailand 378,975 203,740 166,278 116,322 Other 47,589 35,447 26,017 25,002 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.