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 December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,287,013 1,535,493 2,593,095 1,788,407 North America 474,988 334,119 573,116 411,955 Canada 261,123 193,670 311,193 242,049 Mexico 213,865 140,450 261,923 169,906 Europe 545,467 345,444 718,271 502,471 European Union 222,089 178,174 305,798 263,605 Austria 4,298 7,364 13,421 18,947 Belgium 21,078 14,584 20,623 15,267 Czech Republic 8,924 6,370 8,983 6,509 Finland 26 32 8 10 France 12,427 10,474 33,433 28,238 Germany 62,787 51,996 59,333 56,069 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 17,611 17,925 34,806 26,035 Netherlands 51,205 31,252 47,607 31,872 Poland 472 573 485 610 Spain 7,455 6,687 8,782 9,255 Sweden 524 1,272 2,609 3,664 United Kingdom 7,320 7,258 30,751 24,984 Other EU 27,963 22,387 44,957 42,146 Moldova 634 481 514 416 Norway 1,022 814 5,575 4,343 Russia 99,400 49,483 157,629 87,514 Switzerland 699 1,682 1,341 1,628 Turkey 28,954 17,195 118,987 70,302 Ukraine 186,284 91,453 109,500 59,269 Other Europe 6,385 6,163 18,927 15,395 Euro Area 204,578 162,175 261,800 226,466 Pacific Rim Countries 925,287 626,080 950,589 617,409 Australia 79,921 36,118 65,497 30,836 China 370,347 252,286 436,151 282,988 Indonesia 28 39 6,992 4,478 Japan 92,474 66,718 84,938 62,821 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 359,431 257,719 229,570 166,168 Hong Kong 1,623 907 9,444 4,486 Korea 183,635 133,488 139,236 101,706 Singapore 85 238 43 28 Taiwan 174,087 123,086 80,847 59,949 Other Pacific Rim 23,086 13,200 127,441 70,118 South/Central America 184,372 125,867 224,739 158,107 Argentina 22,532 14,076 3,454 3,018 Brazil 140,914 97,627 192,039 133,822 Chile 294 268 1,310 1,027 Colombia 4,134 4,500 4,477 4,538 Venezuela 3,841 3,107 6,949 6,801 Other S/C A 12,658 6,289 16,509 8,900 Other Countries 156,899 103,983 126,380 98,464 Egypt 50,705 29,957 4,029 2,564 India 56,419 40,790 78,102 64,622 South Africa 17,128 12,652 14,801 13,163 Thailand 31,155 19,364 27,439 16,581 Other 1,491 1,220 2,009 1,535 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,227,052 1,318,409 1,801,401 1,118,619 North America 585,902 374,477 610,111 401,275 Canada 380,253 249,250 396,434 273,731 Mexico 205,649 125,227 213,677 127,544 Europe 690,930 373,490 596,665 342,521 European Union 407,387 248,029 307,153 216,604 Austria 10,634 11,999 13,232 14,753 Belgium 48,614 26,960 23,038 13,309 Czech Republic 4,477 2,832 1,331 1,370 Finland 9,350 4,192 347 868 France 35,242 21,461 51,234 29,921 Germany 51,107 41,263 55,506 49,855 Hungary 796 344 1,658 731 Italy 50,873 25,768 55,215 31,715 Netherlands 60,444 30,771 46,478 26,644 Poland 11,453 5,726 6,916 4,410 Spain 23,567 14,942 12,590 8,795 Sweden 415 1,179 3,902 4,705 United Kingdom 82,824 45,935 10,756 10,854 Other EU 17,593 14,656 24,950 18,676 Moldova 1,022 857 519 438 Norway 2,078 1,470 4,307 3,376 Russia 63,717 28,818 106,605 36,512 Switzerland 579 1,631 620 1,553 Turkey 100,588 46,500 126,237 58,291 Ukraine 111,045 43,405 30,441 12,805 Other Europe 4,513 2,779 20,781 12,939 Euro Area 307,418 191,978 271,075 186,937 Pacific Rim Countries 519,299 325,108 340,616 222,869 Australia 37,448 18,994 54,535 18,997 China 187,971 119,515 104,796 74,869 Indonesia 28 80 55 144 Japan 53,358 45,210 36,933 31,956 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 230,895 136,075 132,109 91,308 Hong Kong (-) (-) (-) (-) Korea 173,607 101,131 97,607 69,852 Singapore (-) (-) (-) (-) Taiwan 57,288 34,944 34,502 21,455 Other Pacific Rim 9,598 5,233 12,188 5,596 South/Central America 264,999 136,443 157,795 82,008 Argentina 8,112 4,139 10,079 5,940 Brazil 200,828 94,405 110,964 51,470 Chile 1,276 940 589 438 Colombia 7,877 10,162 9,590 9,570 Venezuela 37,890 21,911 6,361 4,609 Other S/C A 9,015 4,886 20,212 9,982 Other Countries 165,923 108,891 96,214 69,947 Egypt 175 65 107 89 India 86,165 66,884 64,970 51,116 South Africa 17,532 10,923 16,846 10,290 Thailand 60,270 29,814 11,182 6,290 Other 1,780 1,205 3,110 2,163 -------------------------------------------------------------- December Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 35,698,248 22,234,640 23,947,074 15,756,492 North America 7,021,904 5,064,790 7,385,447 5,094,070 Canada 4,302,632 3,325,365 4,218,164 3,126,938 Mexico 2,719,272 1,739,425 3,167,283 1,967,132 Europe 11,238,905 6,635,474 6,899,922 4,433,067 European Union 3,936,238 2,972,146 3,548,887 2,614,532 Austria 131,532 205,981 124,875 167,710 Belgium 245,214 162,860 273,777 183,119 Czech Republic 184,499 127,267 76,479 59,478 Finland 39,247 21,090 41,396 20,135 France 287,759 220,677 367,152 266,975 Germany 793,174 676,752 910,352 685,435 Hungary 5,183 2,450 5,881 3,278 Italy 710,211 417,135 318,621 233,770 Netherlands 515,241 316,263 426,753 250,311 Poland 93,311 64,201 92,292 56,306 Spain 216,146 170,725 175,676 137,659 Sweden 28,977 36,498 64,521 59,745 United Kingdom 341,518 280,004 454,543 305,277 Other EU 344,226 270,240 216,570 185,334 Moldova 12,700 10,778 4,717 4,050 Norway 54,637 34,418 14,573 12,165 Russia 3,215,531 1,587,307 1,335,413 700,559 Switzerland 9,894 21,085 10,382 24,904 Turkey 2,158,393 1,035,170 1,210,919 608,393 Ukraine 1,528,751 761,814 504,998 299,320 Other Europe 322,761 212,755 270,032 169,145 Euro Area 3,229,007 2,433,719 2,829,884 2,107,192 Pacific Rim Countries 11,620,735 7,050,422 5,513,319 3,684,347 Australia 1,057,825 456,359 531,327 233,671 China 4,420,103 2,715,980 1,928,107 1,229,390 Indonesia 46,784 29,571 13,863 11,191 Japan 1,326,266 917,394 744,926 602,112 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 4,015,409 2,553,883 1,976,875 1,425,373 Hong Kong 37,671 17,598 4,327 2,411 Korea 2,362,198 1,537,858 1,518,941 1,059,313 Singapore 40,450 17,287 10 17 Taiwan 1,575,089 981,139 453,596 363,633 Other Pacific Rim 754,347 377,234 318,221 182,609 South/Central America 3,146,788 1,860,557 2,875,328 1,632,329 Argentina 140,890 100,048 245,176 153,801 Brazil 2,505,823 1,409,335 1,916,054 1,030,440 Chile 11,988 9,103 20,971 15,296 Colombia 92,166 106,503 93,538 104,681 Venezuela 179,529 126,219 439,300 247,111 Other S/C A 216,393 109,349 160,288 81,000 Other Countries 2,669,916 1,623,397 1,273,058 912,679 Egypt 716,244 343,916 172,164 101,917 India 997,993 718,520 555,670 459,745 South Africa 374,124 242,287 277,113 182,539 Thailand 510,770 276,580 238,060 144,375 Other 70,785 42,094 30,051 24,103 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final December 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.