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 October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,065,573 2,067,077 3,098,688 2,033,474 North America 549,776 425,552 568,247 430,858 Canada 329,500 267,636 378,233 292,459 Mexico 220,276 157,916 190,015 138,399 Europe 939,272 591,919 707,531 442,886 European Union 285,543 214,916 261,779 198,138 Austria 8,340 14,215 9,731 16,678 Belgium 10,122 7,619 17,508 11,974 Czech Republic 8,852 8,469 248 361 Finland 49 102 293 184 France 24,949 18,321 28,449 20,640 Germany 52,006 47,731 50,217 42,728 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 28,398 16,554 83,209 48,197 Netherlands 61,633 36,505 40,448 26,996 Poland 9,486 7,199 2,096 1,877 Spain 12,142 8,553 10,232 8,718 Sweden 988 1,876 428 1,012 United Kingdom 45,209 26,411 7,860 8,124 Other EU 23,369 21,361 11,059 10,648 Moldova 929 784 821 770 Norway 1,192 891 7,919 4,636 Russia 332,908 190,219 151,366 85,313 Switzerland 823 2,324 480 1,441 Turkey 93,553 49,479 247,592 124,433 Ukraine 192,803 113,277 27,120 19,084 Other Europe 31,522 20,029 10,453 9,071 Euro Area 219,894 169,909 250,448 185,819 Pacific Rim Countries 998,206 668,845 1,269,150 801,732 Australia 57,252 28,839 110,746 59,536 China 500,801 322,545 487,836 311,589 Indonesia 8,916 6,792 1,965 1,046 Japan 66,151 55,374 122,798 93,919 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 322,092 232,461 428,222 274,426 Hong Kong 40 51 24,004 10,479 Korea 203,566 143,560 208,765 138,311 Singapore 4,897 2,385 67 46 Taiwan 113,589 86,465 195,386 125,590 Other Pacific Rim 42,993 22,834 117,584 61,216 South/Central America 300,503 198,543 325,726 202,658 Argentina 10,518 7,728 10,519 13,147 Brazil 270,927 173,940 279,700 163,324 Chile 163 182 688 526 Colombia 5,572 5,285 6,612 7,109 Venezuela 7,296 7,554 8,164 7,422 Other S/C A 6,026 3,856 20,043 11,130 Other Countries 277,816 182,218 228,034 155,340 Egypt 66,323 32,860 40,705 22,289 India 87,580 74,889 116,537 90,685 South Africa 25,813 19,972 20,815 13,722 Thailand 75,828 44,313 42,926 23,137 Other 22,272 10,184 7,051 5,508 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,143,618 1,295,830 1,710,733 1,065,137 North America 670,082 427,596 548,166 362,221 Canada 383,986 270,394 357,452 252,723 Mexico 286,096 157,201 190,714 109,498 Europe 612,062 359,660 512,691 298,874 European Union 389,858 249,678 240,373 167,685 Austria 11,655 15,335 7,342 11,100 Belgium 33,325 17,314 8,560 6,329 Czech Republic 21,864 13,958 577 697 Finland 5,069 1,854 616 913 France 34,918 20,082 17,005 13,184 Germany 94,152 64,689 62,936 48,053 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 13,597 11,528 8,571 8,717 Netherlands 54,626 31,217 64,525 34,612 Poland 3,584 3,411 386 490 Spain 5,631 6,298 7,528 8,371 Sweden 23,959 12,119 1,872 2,708 United Kingdom 73,670 39,241 49,585 23,408 Other EU 13,807 12,632 10,870 9,103 Moldova 856 739 655 551 Norway 487 410 (-) (-) Russia 97,668 42,065 139,366 62,388 Switzerland 568 1,649 653 1,781 Turkey 47,045 21,876 41,272 17,170 Ukraine 62,123 32,323 59,652 31,946 Other Europe 13,458 10,920 30,719 17,354 Euro Area 266,151 179,812 186,458 139,239 Pacific Rim Countries 479,675 297,754 442,129 274,943 Australia 143,943 46,822 86,805 27,989 China 103,286 74,239 141,892 96,755 Indonesia 89 197 307 500 Japan 61,426 58,372 48,053 42,838 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 167,280 116,235 124,817 88,356 Hong Kong 7 33 305 300 Korea 140,265 96,684 107,159 72,454 Singapore (-) (-) (-) (-) Taiwan 27,008 19,517 17,353 15,601 Other Pacific Rim 3,651 1,890 40,256 18,504 South/Central America 271,856 127,940 144,236 84,406 Argentina 40,056 20,851 4,458 3,293 Brazil 172,039 73,812 75,511 44,336 Chile 1,489 1,024 1,131 807 Colombia 6,255 6,571 9,697 11,398 Venezuela 44,879 22,228 43,890 20,206 Other S/C A 7,139 3,455 9,549 4,366 Other Countries 109,943 82,879 63,512 44,694 Egypt 40 34 6,409 2,795 India 64,410 57,184 13,477 10,942 South Africa 38,974 21,748 32,050 22,798 Thailand 5,230 3,116 10,964 7,437 Other 1,289 798 612 722 -------------------------------------------------------------- October Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 30,818,140 18,910,739 19,918,621 13,319,465 North America 5,973,800 4,318,715 6,189,434 4,318,318 Canada 3,730,316 2,889,646 3,441,477 2,603,957 Mexico 2,243,484 1,429,069 2,747,957 1,714,362 Europe 9,975,167 5,787,559 5,612,328 3,717,057 European Union 3,408,351 2,530,367 2,834,346 2,149,899 Austria 113,813 179,670 101,008 140,959 Belgium 203,513 133,009 202,126 142,851 Czech Republic 166,592 114,389 70,670 55,276 Finland 39,213 21,047 31,699 15,075 France 241,899 181,965 280,676 215,593 Germany 671,054 568,688 803,739 594,317 Hungary 5,183 2,450 3,427 2,204 Italy 657,794 373,175 212,533 176,288 Netherlands 416,428 253,140 319,830 192,896 Poland 92,354 63,019 73,923 46,170 Spain 199,910 154,783 139,519 113,921 Sweden 25,843 31,562 60,204 53,861 United Kingdom 303,447 247,763 360,963 248,488 Other EU 271,306 205,707 174,027 152,001 Moldova 11,552 9,882 3,175 2,754 Norway 48,040 29,262 8,188 7,320 Russia 2,958,501 1,450,309 1,165,091 635,228 Switzerland 7,854 17,775 9,183 21,719 Turkey 2,010,451 947,673 984,094 503,601 Ukraine 1,232,967 611,092 363,512 243,109 Other Europe 297,449 191,198 244,738 153,426 Euro Area 2,762,628 2,045,078 2,251,391 1,728,278 Pacific Rim Countries 9,744,859 5,806,933 4,653,404 3,136,371 Australia 912,408 389,405 439,344 195,680 China 3,613,605 2,180,707 1,635,339 1,035,007 Indonesia 39,764 25,054 13,780 10,967 Japan 1,148,854 787,855 654,635 524,945 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 3,426,407 2,129,996 1,613,871 1,197,990 Hong Kong 26,603 12,206 4,327 2,411 Korea 2,039,327 1,302,665 1,247,727 888,329 Singapore 40,322 17,021 10 17 Taiwan 1,320,155 798,104 361,806 307,234 Other Pacific Rim 603,821 293,916 296,435 171,780 South/Central America 2,737,677 1,576,583 2,452,534 1,413,878 Argentina 114,903 82,954 226,985 143,722 Brazil 2,172,870 1,177,885 1,604,261 884,565 Chile 10,383 7,808 19,106 13,918 Colombia 83,556 97,465 76,071 84,950 Venezuela 168,739 116,310 395,050 220,592 Other S/C A 187,226 94,161 131,061 66,132 Other Countries 2,386,637 1,420,950 1,010,921 733,841 Egypt 661,509 311,395 171,882 101,764 India 863,472 613,108 404,535 341,746 South Africa 342,195 216,472 242,735 161,326 Thailand 452,176 240,635 166,608 108,271 Other 67,285 39,340 25,160 20,736 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final October 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.