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 October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,518,463 2,910,401 3,537,048 2,776,635 North America 683,936 609,503 716,544 605,880 Canada 425,786 393,339 474,477 409,247 Mexico 258,150 216,163 242,067 196,633 Europe 1,096,528 893,710 855,822 708,585 European Union 419,290 486,213 387,646 437,355 Austria 14,434 27,211 19,062 32,875 Belgium 14,159 23,560 23,369 30,353 Czech Republic 11,321 12,972 3,153 4,411 Finland 2,620 8,345 2,113 6,307 France 36,704 44,207 39,597 41,773 Germany 81,903 96,706 84,228 100,354 Hungary 3 8 25 20 Italy 44,071 57,599 87,132 61,635 Netherlands 76,209 46,862 56,609 37,820 Poland 9,728 7,586 2,227 2,080 Spain 24,002 22,709 17,301 20,335 Sweden 21,890 50,539 21,201 46,476 United Kingdom 57,627 62,463 19,754 39,691 Other EU 24,618 25,446 11,877 13,226 Moldova 931 787 821 770 Norway 1,205 1,163 15,804 8,188 Russia 340,344 203,585 157,358 96,972 Switzerland 1,362 4,932 896 3,424 Turkey 93,658 49,613 248,255 125,277 Ukraine 198,588 121,800 33,695 26,150 Other Europe 41,149 25,617 11,349 10,448 Euro Area 316,603 348,525 339,973 341,807 Pacific Rim Countries 1,125,936 954,569 1,383,938 1,050,151 Australia 57,305 29,025 110,792 59,647 China 541,854 407,282 527,255 393,925 Indonesia 9,137 7,621 1,983 1,099 Japan 119,743 139,809 171,552 183,943 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 354,373 346,851 454,292 349,583 Hong Kong 113 297 24,021 10,558 Korea 221,953 172,211 225,303 163,251 Singapore 5,007 2,850 232 616 Taiwan 127,301 171,492 204,736 175,158 Other Pacific Rim 43,524 23,980 118,065 61,952 South/Central America 313,631 223,439 337,361 223,842 Argentina 10,651 8,144 10,738 13,860 Brazil 282,677 196,518 288,427 180,171 Chile 163 182 688 526 Colombia 6,703 6,928 8,726 10,351 Venezuela 7,296 7,554 8,181 7,438 Other S/C A 6,141 4,114 20,601 11,496 Other Countries 298,432 229,180 243,383 188,178 Egypt 69,538 33,612 40,705 22,289 India 92,690 91,273 126,906 111,968 South Africa 37,212 46,879 25,320 23,633 Thailand 76,258 45,605 43,257 24,364 Other 22,735 11,811 7,194 5,924 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,537,425 1,894,668 2,100,304 1,619,723 North America 819,161 570,842 704,501 505,870 Canada 486,630 367,565 455,449 340,387 Mexico 332,531 203,278 249,052 165,483 Europe 757,530 625,357 653,154 521,394 European Union 515,860 490,651 358,791 360,514 Austria 15,926 28,414 15,630 25,249 Belgium 38,577 28,545 11,684 14,763 Czech Republic 23,702 17,776 752 1,864 Finland 8,539 8,992 4,112 10,666 France 46,218 46,597 26,828 30,511 Germany 127,455 118,747 98,130 99,692 Hungary (-) (-) (-) 5 Italy 22,015 34,998 14,988 28,104 Netherlands 66,295 38,213 80,207 44,058 Poland 8,424 9,539 877 1,465 Spain 19,795 25,149 14,125 15,973 Sweden 39,328 53,011 10,170 27,253 United Kingdom 83,920 62,426 62,430 46,415 Other EU 15,666 18,243 18,857 14,496 Moldova 856 739 655 551 Norway 487 413 5 69 Russia 106,606 53,009 143,763 67,825 Switzerland 922 3,068 1,008 3,339 Turkey 47,832 22,730 43,120 19,610 Ukraine 68,419 40,364 73,321 51,101 Other Europe 16,549 14,383 32,491 18,388 Euro Area 358,509 342,302 275,095 277,063 Pacific Rim Countries 559,837 449,666 523,692 437,125 Australia 143,950 46,855 86,826 28,085 China 123,323 114,202 161,109 135,580 Indonesia 209 586 362 719 Japan 104,649 122,860 92,928 120,125 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 183,751 162,383 141,888 132,957 Hong Kong 152 498 330 448 Korea 147,832 114,814 115,512 91,258 Singapore 43 178 1,019 1,011 Taiwan 35,724 46,893 25,026 40,241 Other Pacific Rim 3,955 2,780 40,579 19,658 South/Central America 284,903 150,020 149,471 94,993 Argentina 40,665 21,976 5,011 4,825 Brazil 179,949 90,521 79,986 53,117 Chile 1,489 1,024 1,131 807 Colombia 9,547 9,910 9,758 11,558 Venezuela 44,879 22,228 43,910 20,248 Other S/C A 8,374 4,360 9,674 4,439 Other Countries 115,995 98,783 69,486 60,341 Egypt 40 34 6,409 2,795 India 68,507 68,488 16,797 20,620 South Africa 40,622 25,372 34,375 27,767 Thailand 5,414 3,773 11,229 8,270 Other 1,412 1,116 675 889 -------------------------------------------------------------- October Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 35,242,246 26,127,946 24,293,952 19,644,305 North America 7,332,035 5,900,553 7,605,229 5,762,430 Canada 4,647,960 3,969,684 4,386,451 3,559,438 Mexico 2,684,075 1,930,869 3,218,778 2,202,992 Europe 11,680,532 8,822,758 7,264,730 6,607,781 European Union 4,837,875 5,305,404 4,249,833 4,771,134 Austria 209,955 363,672 176,247 296,859 Belgium 262,236 296,716 259,557 292,871 Czech Republic 209,239 191,874 101,740 91,182 Finland 69,143 84,139 57,002 75,597 France 391,895 504,193 414,436 508,818 Germany 1,010,437 1,160,755 1,164,544 1,148,245 Hungary 5,226 2,532 3,435 2,246 Italy 780,988 680,887 322,238 469,942 Netherlands 529,580 332,573 388,041 243,652 Poland 96,159 68,749 93,552 71,937 Spain 346,178 345,902 294,666 343,604 Sweden 208,736 468,583 241,394 463,576 United Kingdom 433,906 562,148 508,387 549,898 Other EU 284,196 242,681 224,592 212,707 Moldova 11,555 9,884 3,175 2,754 Norway 76,810 42,003 8,346 8,795 Russia 3,035,679 1,553,542 1,250,876 730,988 Switzerland 12,370 38,869 13,332 38,771 Turkey 2,026,528 959,596 996,260 516,780 Ukraine 1,283,411 668,864 445,795 343,271 Other Europe 396,304 244,595 297,113 195,289 Euro Area 3,821,341 3,954,531 3,241,717 3,523,872 Pacific Rim Countries 10,856,945 7,943,590 5,453,563 4,604,542 Australia 912,755 392,996 440,613 199,267 China 3,976,690 2,830,586 1,820,189 1,397,343 Indonesia 41,817 31,365 16,333 16,228 Japan 1,643,932 1,606,111 1,074,988 1,154,396 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 3,674,919 2,780,970 1,801,956 1,655,151 Hong Kong 27,071 14,122 4,996 4,752 Korea 2,181,892 1,521,400 1,354,124 1,080,359 Singapore 41,557 21,127 2,120 4,792 Taiwan 1,424,398 1,224,321 440,716 565,249 Other Pacific Rim 606,832 301,563 299,485 182,158 South/Central America 2,872,078 1,794,657 2,889,480 1,767,467 Argentina 122,323 103,968 237,447 163,144 Brazil 2,284,729 1,358,274 2,016,622 1,205,022 Chile 10,383 7,808 19,403 14,389 Colombia 88,869 105,029 82,519 91,769 Venezuela 168,843 116,424 396,931 222,627 Other S/C A 196,931 103,153 136,558 70,517 Other Countries 2,500,655 1,666,387 1,080,951 902,084 Egypt 664,724 312,146 171,888 101,769 India 922,204 755,821 448,303 456,069 South Africa 388,170 301,818 261,640 198,034 Thailand 455,233 249,345 171,692 120,094 Other 70,323 47,257 27,429 26,118 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.