Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 2A: U.S. Imports for Consumption of 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 November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 413,433 528,848 355,178 430,032 North America 179,058 160,538 120,617 130,880 Canada 91,801 102,815 94,002 108,998 Mexico 87,257 57,723 26,614 21,883 Europe 140,617 223,761 123,090 157,778 European Union 132,700 208,886 100,547 131,672 Austria 15,919 24,341 5,048 9,173 Belgium 4,738 14,911 952 1,610 Czech Republic 3,529 4,953 2,399 3,690 Finland 773 1,692 1,040 1,926 France 17,292 29,325 9,387 16,027 Germany 40,250 61,065 27,174 38,003 Hungary 3 8 3 8 Italy 3,945 11,703 8,453 11,367 Netherlands 12,974 9,256 14,532 10,156 Poland 19 26 242 387 Spain 7,814 10,281 10,496 8,616 Sweden 11,834 19,778 15,555 21,121 United Kingdom 12,769 19,374 4,557 7,611 Other EU 841 2,174 710 1,977 Moldova (-) (-) 3 3 Norway 1 20 13 272 Russia 1,511 4,879 7,436 13,366 Switzerland 553 2,072 183 607 Turkey 155 230 106 134 Ukraine 4,987 6,507 5,176 6,135 Other Europe 710 1,166 9,627 5,588 Euro Area 103,763 162,630 77,095 96,894 Pacific Rim Countries 76,856 117,313 93,876 121,065 Australia 1 8 10 20 China 30,509 39,207 27,631 36,541 Indonesia (-) (-) (-) (-) Japan 38,165 64,321 50,342 68,028 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 8,167 13,768 15,613 16,334 Hong Kong (-) (-) (-) (-) Korea 6,952 8,628 14,655 12,757 Singapore (-) (-) 7 31 Taiwan 1,216 5,140 952 3,546 Other Pacific Rim 13 9 280 141 South/Central America 10,186 17,980 10,742 15,072 Argentina 246 743 133 417 Brazil 5,291 10,842 9,457 12,995 Chile (-) (-) (-) (-) Colombia 4,551 6,370 1,131 1,643 Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A 99 25 21 17 Other Countries 6,717 9,255 6,853 5,237 Egypt (-) (-) 3,215 751 India 6,428 8,157 1,653 2,330 South Africa 229 453 1,832 1,513 Thailand 15 408 (-) (-) Other 44 238 153 642 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 316,037 381,000 326,734 361,995 North America 105,990 103,753 137,960 108,276 Canada 91,306 92,321 100,801 85,252 Mexico 14,684 11,432 37,159 23,024 Europe 138,515 174,589 118,674 158,437 European Union 131,807 161,319 99,643 135,517 Austria 11,668 18,289 3,774 9,519 Belgium 2,711 3,464 3,398 4,597 Czech Republic 3,056 2,942 1,724 2,363 Finland 348 619 1,611 1,795 France 14,050 23,110 9,297 16,743 Germany 38,083 48,565 30,253 42,695 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 7,258 7,635 3,586 5,484 Netherlands 8,309 5,325 11,621 6,745 Poland 119 305 4,829 6,090 Spain 19,918 13,222 12,774 9,647 Sweden 20,854 27,630 9,930 18,077 United Kingdom 3,869 6,453 5,562 8,339 Other EU 1,565 3,762 1,284 3,423 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 4 40 (-) (-) Russia 3,685 8,429 8,918 10,910 Switzerland 101 325 67 161 Turkey 133 138 786 854 Ukraine 81 251 6,168 7,534 Other Europe 2,702 4,086 3,091 3,463 Euro Area 102,555 120,426 76,581 97,434 Pacific Rim Countries 54,911 83,263 58,009 77,225 Australia 16 71 1 6 China 12,165 20,657 12,754 18,768 Indonesia (-) (-) (-) (-) Japan 37,476 54,442 40,715 50,991 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 5,253 8,093 4,539 7,460 Hong Kong (-) (-) (-) (-) Korea 4,135 4,691 3,559 3,875 Singapore (-) (-) (-) (-) Taiwan 1,118 3,402 980 3,586 Other Pacific Rim (-) (-) (-) (-) South/Central America 15,490 17,335 10,608 15,716 Argentina 2,224 4,691 610 1,126 Brazil 8,895 10,075 5,471 10,347 Chile (-) (-) (-) (-) Colombia 1,187 1,144 3,292 3,339 Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A 3,183 1,424 1,234 904 Other Countries 1,132 2,060 1,484 2,341 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 845 1,206 1,303 1,853 South Africa 270 842 181 488 Thailand 17 12 (-) (-) Other (-) (-) (-) (-) -------------------------------------------------------------- November Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,984,315 4,742,444 3,942,585 4,142,847 North America 1,409,021 1,335,814 1,408,692 1,212,144 Canada 989,574 1,052,820 1,018,800 945,507 Mexico 419,447 282,994 389,892 266,637 Europe 1,504,107 1,946,708 1,432,842 1,764,152 European Union 1,224,716 1,693,583 1,195,786 1,508,869 Austria 105,236 165,548 79,779 138,215 Belgium 35,580 69,595 31,171 45,520 Czech Republic 43,756 52,231 33,619 33,989 Finland 15,510 18,054 10,361 14,076 France 135,612 226,916 121,573 195,641 Germany 337,142 489,080 348,761 433,023 Hungary 18 53 6 36 Italy 58,053 86,352 51,391 79,425 Netherlands 125,719 85,992 76,249 54,271 Poland 3,718 5,462 19,596 25,608 Spain 140,482 133,827 143,264 122,204 Sweden 143,004 229,402 147,287 209,523 United Kingdom 71,136 105,206 85,207 108,858 Other EU 9,750 25,866 47,523 48,482 Moldova 3 3 (-) (-) Norway 28,763 12,622 100 620 Russia 78,606 107,924 89,367 104,002 Switzerland 2,563 8,387 1,325 3,152 Turkey 16,232 12,152 12,147 12,798 Ukraine 53,998 58,606 79,213 89,302 Other Europe 99,226 53,431 54,904 45,409 Euro Area 953,802 1,275,758 866,193 1,085,423 Pacific Rim Countries 903,377 1,235,862 646,129 818,521 Australia 128 430 967 2,375 China 269,657 338,989 123,454 159,109 Indonesia 1,078 2,841 1,616 2,010 Japan 502,594 746,364 429,371 541,531 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 129,243 146,811 90,678 113,446 Hong Kong (-) (-) 12 35 Korea 117,149 110,318 75,247 74,528 Singapore 58 144 944 714 Taiwan 12,037 36,349 14,474 38,169 Other Pacific Rim 677 427 43 51 South/Central America 121,732 170,330 433,580 322,884 Argentina 7,657 21,615 12,671 24,075 Brazil 94,558 126,378 402,985 283,027 Chile (-) (-) 297 471 Colombia 9,830 13,678 7,632 7,905 Venezuela 65 54 1,880 2,026 Other S/C A 9,622 8,605 8,115 5,379 Other Countries 46,079 53,730 21,341 25,147 Egypt 3,215 751 5 5 India 31,610 42,614 13,933 17,662 South Africa 10,826 8,740 5,627 5,871 Thailand 57 493 1,276 898 Other 371 1,133 500 711 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final November 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.