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 November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,100,800 2,725,323 3,518,463 2,910,401 North America 763,846 618,120 683,936 609,503 Canada 404,767 358,204 425,786 393,339 Mexico 359,079 259,915 258,150 216,163 Europe 897,035 908,091 1,096,528 893,710 European Union 476,289 652,498 419,290 486,213 Austria 30,007 46,502 14,434 27,211 Belgium 27,952 43,323 14,159 23,560 Czech Republic 12,642 13,290 11,321 12,972 Finland 2,619 10,661 2,620 8,345 France 55,660 76,203 36,704 44,207 Germany 102,797 132,649 81,903 96,706 Hungary 3 8 3 8 Italy 44,736 68,753 44,071 57,599 Netherlands 60,627 41,434 76,209 46,862 Poland 522 692 9,728 7,586 Spain 21,973 40,706 24,002 22,709 Sweden 20,249 57,124 21,890 50,539 United Kingdom 50,362 75,258 57,627 62,463 Other EU 46,141 45,895 24,618 25,446 Moldova 514 416 931 787 Norway 5,577 4,381 1,205 1,163 Russia 159,155 92,435 340,344 203,585 Switzerland 2,063 4,830 1,362 4,932 Turkey 119,143 70,532 93,658 49,613 Ukraine 114,611 66,239 198,588 121,800 Other Europe 19,684 16,760 41,149 25,617 Euro Area 390,373 502,025 316,603 348,525 Pacific Rim Countries 1,062,186 878,778 1,125,936 954,569 Australia 65,517 30,924 57,305 29,025 China 483,387 382,533 541,854 407,282 Indonesia 7,011 4,582 9,137 7,621 Japan 126,127 140,326 119,743 139,809 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 252,376 249,031 354,373 346,851 Hong Kong 9,480 4,629 113 297 Korea 150,553 128,895 221,953 172,211 Singapore 149 442 5,007 2,850 Taiwan 92,194 115,064 127,301 171,492 Other Pacific Rim 127,767 71,383 43,524 23,980 South/Central America 237,179 185,855 313,631 223,439 Argentina 3,700 3,761 10,651 8,144 Brazil 199,486 154,102 282,677 196,518 Chile 1,310 1,027 163 182 Colombia 9,033 11,002 6,703 6,928 Venezuela 6,949 6,801 7,296 7,554 Other S/C A 16,700 9,162 6,141 4,114 Other Countries 140,554 134,479 298,432 229,180 Egypt 4,029 2,564 69,538 33,612 India 87,444 84,433 92,690 91,273 South Africa 18,638 25,059 37,212 46,879 Thailand 28,224 20,161 76,258 45,605 Other 2,218 2,262 22,735 11,811 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,185,169 1,732,802 2,537,425 1,894,668 North America 725,950 537,357 819,161 570,842 Canada 489,386 376,631 486,630 367,565 Mexico 236,564 160,726 332,531 203,278 Europe 763,014 624,565 757,530 625,357 European Union 466,473 483,531 515,860 490,651 Austria 25,329 35,920 15,926 28,414 Belgium 27,094 21,326 38,577 28,545 Czech Republic 4,412 4,414 23,702 17,776 Finland 2,863 8,014 8,539 8,992 France 68,687 69,623 46,218 46,597 Germany 97,860 114,437 127,455 118,747 Hungary 1,658 731 (-) (-) Italy 69,172 62,303 22,015 34,998 Netherlands 54,842 32,363 66,295 38,213 Poland 7,048 4,757 8,424 9,539 Spain 33,262 26,508 19,795 25,149 Sweden 28,754 49,436 39,328 53,011 United Kingdom 18,502 29,292 83,920 62,426 Other EU 26,991 24,408 15,666 18,243 Moldova 519 438 856 739 Norway 4,334 3,558 487 413 Russia 110,291 44,942 106,606 53,009 Switzerland 998 3,537 922 3,068 Turkey 126,371 58,430 47,832 22,730 Ukraine 30,546 13,103 68,419 40,364 Other Europe 23,483 17,026 16,549 14,383 Euro Area 393,026 382,851 358,509 342,302 Pacific Rim Countries 420,439 385,056 559,837 449,666 Australia 54,578 19,185 143,950 46,855 China 126,435 122,018 123,323 114,202 Indonesia 117 314 209 586 Japan 77,433 102,727 104,649 122,860 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 149,451 134,592 183,751 162,383 Hong Kong 84 294 152 498 Korea 105,263 86,735 147,832 114,814 Singapore 107 362 43 178 Taiwan 43,997 47,201 35,724 46,893 Other Pacific Rim 12,425 6,220 3,955 2,780 South/Central America 174,313 101,889 284,903 150,020 Argentina 12,303 10,631 40,665 21,976 Brazil 120,885 64,082 179,949 90,521 Chile 589 438 1,489 1,024 Colombia 10,781 10,723 9,547 9,910 Venezuela 6,361 4,609 44,879 22,228 Other S/C A 23,395 11,406 8,374 4,360 Other Countries 101,453 83,935 115,995 98,783 Egypt 107 89 40 34 India 69,086 62,567 68,507 68,488 South Africa 17,772 12,351 40,622 25,372 Thailand 11,271 6,470 5,414 3,773 Other 3,217 2,458 1,412 1,116 -------------------------------------------------------------- November Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 38,343,045 28,853,269 26,479,121 21,377,107 North America 8,095,882 6,518,673 8,331,179 6,299,787 Canada 5,052,727 4,327,889 4,875,837 3,936,068 Mexico 3,043,154 2,190,784 3,455,342 2,363,718 Europe 12,577,567 9,730,849 8,027,744 7,232,346 European Union 5,314,164 5,957,903 4,716,306 5,254,665 Austria 239,961 410,174 201,577 332,780 Belgium 290,188 340,039 286,650 314,197 Czech Republic 221,881 205,165 106,152 95,595 Finland 71,763 94,799 59,865 83,611 France 447,554 580,396 483,123 578,441 Germany 1,113,233 1,293,404 1,262,404 1,262,681 Hungary 5,229 2,540 5,093 2,977 Italy 825,724 749,640 391,410 532,246 Netherlands 590,207 374,007 442,883 276,015 Poland 96,681 69,442 100,600 76,694 Spain 368,152 386,608 327,928 370,111 Sweden 228,985 525,707 270,149 513,012 United Kingdom 484,268 637,406 526,889 579,189 Other EU 330,337 288,576 251,583 237,115 Moldova 12,069 10,301 3,695 3,192 Norway 82,387 46,384 12,680 12,353 Russia 3,194,834 1,645,977 1,361,167 775,929 Switzerland 14,433 43,699 14,329 42,308 Turkey 2,145,671 1,030,128 1,122,631 575,210 Ukraine 1,398,021 735,103 476,341 356,374 Other Europe 415,989 261,355 320,596 212,314 Euro Area 4,211,714 4,456,557 3,634,743 3,906,722 Pacific Rim Countries 11,919,131 8,822,368 5,874,002 4,989,599 Australia 978,272 423,920 495,191 218,452 China 4,460,077 3,213,119 1,946,624 1,519,361 Indonesia 48,828 35,947 16,450 16,542 Japan 1,770,059 1,746,437 1,152,421 1,257,122 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 3,927,295 3,030,001 1,951,407 1,789,743 Hong Kong 36,551 18,751 5,080 5,046 Korea 2,332,444 1,650,295 1,459,387 1,167,093 Singapore 41,707 21,569 2,227 5,154 Taiwan 1,516,593 1,339,385 484,713 612,450 Other Pacific Rim 734,599 372,945 311,909 188,378 South/Central America 3,109,257 1,980,513 3,063,793 1,869,356 Argentina 126,023 107,730 249,750 173,775 Brazil 2,484,215 1,512,376 2,137,507 1,269,104 Chile 11,693 8,835 19,992 14,827 Colombia 97,902 116,031 93,300 102,492 Venezuela 175,793 123,225 403,291 227,236 Other S/C A 213,631 112,316 159,954 81,923 Other Countries 2,641,209 1,800,866 1,182,404 986,019 Egypt 668,754 314,711 171,994 101,857 India 1,009,648 840,254 517,389 518,636 South Africa 406,808 326,877 279,412 210,385 Thailand 483,457 269,505 182,963 126,564 Other 72,541 49,519 30,646 28,577 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.