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 November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,593,095 1,788,407 3,065,573 2,067,077 North America 573,116 411,955 549,776 425,552 Canada 311,193 242,049 329,500 267,636 Mexico 261,923 169,906 220,276 157,916 Europe 718,271 502,471 939,272 591,919 European Union 305,798 263,605 285,543 214,916 Austria 13,421 18,947 8,340 14,215 Belgium 20,623 15,267 10,122 7,619 Czech Republic 8,983 6,509 8,852 8,469 Finland 8 10 49 102 France 33,433 28,238 24,949 18,321 Germany 59,333 56,069 52,006 47,731 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 34,806 26,035 28,398 16,554 Netherlands 47,607 31,872 61,633 36,505 Poland 485 610 9,486 7,199 Spain 8,782 9,255 12,142 8,553 Sweden 2,609 3,664 988 1,876 United Kingdom 30,751 24,984 45,209 26,411 Other EU 44,957 42,146 23,369 21,361 Moldova 514 416 929 784 Norway 5,575 4,343 1,192 891 Russia 157,629 87,514 332,908 190,219 Switzerland 1,341 1,628 823 2,324 Turkey 118,987 70,302 93,553 49,479 Ukraine 109,500 59,269 192,803 113,277 Other Europe 18,927 15,395 31,522 20,029 Euro Area 261,800 226,466 219,894 169,909 Pacific Rim Countries 950,589 617,409 998,206 668,845 Australia 65,497 30,836 57,252 28,839 China 436,151 282,988 500,801 322,545 Indonesia 6,992 4,478 8,916 6,792 Japan 84,938 62,821 66,151 55,374 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 229,570 166,168 322,092 232,461 Hong Kong 9,444 4,486 40 51 Korea 139,236 101,706 203,566 143,560 Singapore 43 28 4,897 2,385 Taiwan 80,847 59,949 113,589 86,465 Other Pacific Rim 127,441 70,118 42,993 22,834 South/Central America 224,739 158,107 300,503 198,543 Argentina 3,454 3,018 10,518 7,728 Brazil 192,039 133,822 270,927 173,940 Chile 1,310 1,027 163 182 Colombia 4,477 4,538 5,572 5,285 Venezuela 6,949 6,801 7,296 7,554 Other S/C A 16,509 8,900 6,026 3,856 Other Countries 126,380 98,464 277,816 182,218 Egypt 4,029 2,564 66,323 32,860 India 78,102 64,622 87,580 74,889 South Africa 14,801 13,163 25,813 19,972 Thailand 27,439 16,581 75,828 44,313 Other 2,009 1,535 22,272 10,184 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,801,401 1,118,619 2,143,618 1,295,830 North America 610,111 401,275 670,082 427,596 Canada 396,434 273,731 383,986 270,394 Mexico 213,677 127,544 286,096 157,201 Europe 596,665 342,521 612,062 359,660 European Union 307,153 216,604 389,858 249,678 Austria 13,232 14,753 11,655 15,335 Belgium 23,038 13,309 33,325 17,314 Czech Republic 1,331 1,370 21,864 13,958 Finland 347 868 5,069 1,854 France 51,234 29,921 34,918 20,082 Germany 55,506 49,855 94,152 64,689 Hungary 1,658 731 (-) (-) Italy 55,215 31,715 13,597 11,528 Netherlands 46,478 26,644 54,626 31,217 Poland 6,916 4,410 3,584 3,411 Spain 12,590 8,795 5,631 6,298 Sweden 3,902 4,705 23,959 12,119 United Kingdom 10,756 10,854 73,670 39,241 Other EU 24,950 18,676 13,807 12,632 Moldova 519 438 856 739 Norway 4,307 3,376 487 410 Russia 106,605 36,512 97,668 42,065 Switzerland 620 1,553 568 1,649 Turkey 126,237 58,291 47,045 21,876 Ukraine 30,441 12,805 62,123 32,323 Other Europe 20,781 12,939 13,458 10,920 Euro Area 271,075 186,937 266,151 179,812 Pacific Rim Countries 340,616 222,869 479,675 297,754 Australia 54,535 18,997 143,943 46,822 China 104,796 74,869 103,286 74,239 Indonesia 55 144 89 197 Japan 36,933 31,956 61,426 58,372 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 132,109 91,308 167,280 116,235 Hong Kong (-) (-) 7 33 Korea 97,607 69,852 140,265 96,684 Singapore (-) (-) (-) (-) Taiwan 34,502 21,455 27,008 19,517 Other Pacific Rim 12,188 5,596 3,651 1,890 South/Central America 157,795 82,008 271,856 127,940 Argentina 10,079 5,940 40,056 20,851 Brazil 110,964 51,470 172,039 73,812 Chile 589 438 1,489 1,024 Colombia 9,590 9,570 6,255 6,571 Venezuela 6,361 4,609 44,879 22,228 Other S/C A 20,212 9,982 7,139 3,455 Other Countries 96,214 69,947 109,943 82,879 Egypt 107 89 40 34 India 64,970 51,116 64,410 57,184 South Africa 16,846 10,290 38,974 21,748 Thailand 11,182 6,290 5,230 3,116 Other 3,110 2,163 1,289 798 -------------------------------------------------------------- November Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 33,411,235 20,699,146 21,720,022 14,438,083 North America 6,546,916 4,730,670 6,799,545 4,719,593 Canada 4,041,509 3,131,695 3,837,911 2,877,688 Mexico 2,505,407 1,598,975 2,961,634 1,841,905 Europe 10,693,438 6,290,030 6,208,992 4,059,577 European Union 3,714,149 2,793,972 3,141,500 2,366,503 Austria 127,234 198,617 114,240 155,711 Belgium 224,136 148,276 225,164 156,159 Czech Republic 175,576 120,898 72,002 56,646 Finland 39,221 21,058 32,046 15,943 France 275,332 210,204 331,910 245,514 Germany 730,387 624,756 859,245 644,172 Hungary 5,183 2,450 5,085 2,934 Italy 692,601 399,210 267,748 208,002 Netherlands 464,036 285,011 366,308 219,540 Poland 92,839 63,629 80,839 50,580 Spain 208,692 164,038 152,109 122,717 Sweden 28,453 35,226 64,106 58,566 United Kingdom 334,198 272,747 371,719 259,342 Other EU 316,263 247,853 198,978 170,677 Moldova 12,066 10,298 3,695 3,192 Norway 53,615 33,604 12,495 10,695 Russia 3,116,131 1,537,823 1,271,696 671,740 Switzerland 9,195 19,403 9,804 23,272 Turkey 2,129,439 1,017,976 1,110,332 561,893 Ukraine 1,342,467 670,361 393,953 255,915 Other Europe 316,376 206,593 265,519 166,366 Euro Area 3,024,429 2,271,544 2,522,466 1,915,215 Pacific Rim Countries 10,695,448 6,424,342 4,994,020 3,359,239 Australia 977,905 420,241 493,879 214,677 China 4,049,756 2,463,695 1,740,135 1,109,875 Indonesia 46,756 29,532 13,835 11,111 Japan 1,233,792 850,676 691,568 556,902 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 3,655,978 2,296,164 1,745,980 1,289,298 Hong Kong 36,047 16,691 4,327 2,411 Korea 2,178,563 1,404,370 1,345,334 958,181 Singapore 40,365 17,049 10 17 Taiwan 1,401,002 858,053 396,308 328,689 Other Pacific Rim 731,262 364,034 308,623 177,376 South/Central America 2,962,416 1,734,690 2,610,329 1,495,886 Argentina 118,357 85,972 237,064 149,662 Brazil 2,364,909 1,311,707 1,715,226 936,034 Chile 11,693 8,835 19,695 14,356 Colombia 88,032 102,003 85,661 94,520 Venezuela 175,689 123,112 401,411 225,201 Other S/C A 203,735 103,061 151,273 76,114 Other Countries 2,513,017 1,519,414 1,107,135 803,788 Egypt 665,538 313,959 171,989 101,852 India 941,574 677,730 469,505 392,861 South Africa 356,995 229,635 259,581 171,616 Thailand 479,615 257,216 177,790 114,560 Other 69,294 40,875 28,270 22,899 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.