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 December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,728,006 2,397,045 3,100,800 2,725,323 North America 607,180 502,472 763,846 618,120 Canada 347,366 307,894 404,767 358,204 Mexico 259,814 194,578 359,079 259,915 Europe 708,789 728,431 897,035 908,091 European Union 372,925 533,798 476,289 652,498 Austria 12,482 24,051 30,007 46,502 Belgium 27,210 33,945 27,952 43,323 Czech Republic 9,538 12,654 12,642 13,290 Finland 2,930 9,737 2,619 10,661 France 26,587 48,842 55,660 76,203 Germany 105,317 126,086 102,797 132,649 Hungary 10 13 3 8 Italy 33,128 68,673 44,736 68,753 Netherlands 65,794 41,427 60,627 41,434 Poland 554 692 522 692 Spain 13,595 20,016 21,973 40,706 Sweden 26,143 68,334 20,249 57,124 United Kingdom 19,421 51,723 50,362 75,258 Other EU 30,214 27,604 46,141 45,895 Moldova 634 481 514 416 Norway 1,023 823 5,577 4,381 Russia 107,524 66,974 159,155 92,435 Switzerland 1,218 4,842 2,063 4,830 Turkey 28,992 17,234 119,143 70,532 Ukraine 188,961 96,552 114,611 66,239 Other Europe 7,512 7,727 19,684 16,760 Euro Area 315,863 396,220 390,373 502,025 Pacific Rim Countries 1,055,437 892,342 1,062,186 878,778 Australia 79,951 36,266 65,517 30,924 China 429,606 373,560 483,387 382,533 Indonesia 132 615 7,011 4,582 Japan 135,492 138,110 126,127 140,326 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 387,045 330,056 252,376 249,031 Hong Kong 1,659 1,066 9,480 4,629 Korea 202,111 161,169 150,553 128,895 Singapore 176 586 149 442 Taiwan 183,099 167,236 92,194 115,064 Other Pacific Rim 23,212 13,736 127,767 71,383 South/Central America 193,259 146,725 237,179 185,855 Argentina 22,643 14,424 3,700 3,761 Brazil 146,887 115,413 199,486 154,102 Chile 297 272 1,310 1,027 Colombia 5,332 6,415 9,033 11,002 Venezuela 3,841 3,107 6,949 6,801 Other S/C A 14,260 7,094 16,700 9,162 Other Countries 163,340 127,075 140,554 134,479 Egypt 50,705 29,957 4,029 2,564 India 60,342 55,433 87,444 84,433 South Africa 18,842 16,493 18,638 25,059 Thailand 31,794 23,471 28,224 20,161 Other 1,656 1,721 2,218 2,262 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Data December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,649,314 1,943,932 2,185,169 1,732,802 North America 752,339 528,596 725,950 537,357 Canada 475,340 346,028 489,386 376,631 Mexico 276,998 182,567 236,564 160,726 Europe 847,963 650,502 763,014 624,565 European Union 555,088 511,647 466,473 483,531 Austria 16,779 24,633 25,329 35,920 Belgium 53,612 38,307 27,094 21,326 Czech Republic 5,657 4,755 4,412 4,414 Finland 14,357 12,253 2,863 8,014 France 51,974 51,823 68,687 69,623 Germany 93,901 112,924 97,860 114,437 Hungary 799 351 1,658 731 Italy 63,097 56,515 69,172 62,303 Netherlands 71,845 37,077 54,842 32,363 Poland 11,535 5,999 7,048 4,757 Spain 34,374 32,184 33,262 26,508 Sweden 15,554 37,974 28,754 49,436 United Kingdom 102,374 77,991 18,502 29,292 Other EU 19,229 18,863 26,991 24,408 Moldova 1,022 857 519 438 Norway 2,079 1,486 4,334 3,558 Russia 67,779 38,141 110,291 44,942 Switzerland 984 3,370 998 3,537 Turkey 100,613 46,536 126,371 58,430 Ukraine 111,131 43,615 30,546 13,103 Other Europe 9,267 4,849 23,483 17,026 Euro Area 418,163 381,229 393,026 382,851 Pacific Rim Countries 603,515 492,414 420,439 385,056 Australia 37,507 19,290 54,578 19,185 China 207,180 156,420 126,435 122,018 Indonesia 65 257 117 314 Japan 99,870 134,112 77,433 102,727 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 249,131 176,613 149,451 134,592 Hong Kong 94 306 84 294 Korea 182,567 116,357 105,263 86,735 Singapore 62 195 107 362 Taiwan 66,407 59,755 43,997 47,201 Other Pacific Rim 9,761 5,722 12,425 6,220 South/Central America 271,650 148,230 174,313 101,889 Argentina 8,653 5,513 12,303 10,631 Brazil 205,509 103,890 120,885 64,082 Chile 1,276 940 589 438 Colombia 9,280 11,043 10,781 10,723 Venezuela 37,891 21,918 6,361 4,609 Other S/C A 9,041 4,926 23,395 11,406 Other Countries 173,848 124,191 101,453 83,935 Egypt 175 65 107 89 India 93,005 80,526 69,086 62,567 South Africa 17,776 11,409 17,772 12,351 Thailand 61,044 30,805 11,271 6,470 Other 1,848 1,385 3,217 2,458 -------------------------------------------------------------- December Cumulative to Date 2006 Final 2005 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 41,071,051 31,250,315 29,128,436 23,321,039 North America 8,703,062 7,021,145 9,083,517 6,828,382 Canada 5,400,093 4,635,783 5,351,177 4,282,097 Mexico 3,302,969 2,385,362 3,732,340 2,546,286 Europe 13,286,356 10,459,280 8,875,707 7,882,848 European Union 5,687,089 6,491,701 5,271,393 5,766,312 Austria 252,443 434,225 218,356 357,412 Belgium 317,399 373,984 340,262 352,504 Czech Republic 231,419 217,818 111,809 100,350 Finland 74,693 104,537 74,222 95,864 France 474,142 629,238 535,097 630,264 Germany 1,218,550 1,419,490 1,356,305 1,375,605 Hungary 5,239 2,554 5,892 3,329 Italy 858,852 818,314 454,507 588,761 Netherlands 656,001 415,435 514,729 313,091 Poland 97,235 70,133 112,135 82,693 Spain 381,747 406,623 362,302 402,295 Sweden 255,128 594,041 285,703 550,985 United Kingdom 503,690 689,128 629,263 657,180 Other EU 360,551 316,181 270,812 255,977 Moldova 12,703 10,781 4,717 4,050 Norway 83,410 47,207 14,759 13,838 Russia 3,302,358 1,712,951 1,428,946 814,070 Switzerland 15,652 48,541 15,313 45,678 Turkey 2,174,663 1,047,362 1,223,244 621,746 Ukraine 1,586,983 831,655 587,472 399,990 Other Europe 423,500 269,082 329,863 217,164 Euro Area 4,527,577 4,852,777 4,052,906 4,287,951 Pacific Rim Countries 12,974,568 9,714,710 6,477,516 5,482,013 Australia 1,058,222 460,186 532,698 237,742 China 4,889,683 3,586,679 2,153,804 1,675,781 Indonesia 48,960 36,562 16,515 16,799 Japan 1,905,551 1,884,547 1,252,291 1,391,235 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 4,314,340 3,360,056 2,200,537 1,966,357 Hong Kong 38,210 19,817 5,175 5,351 Korea 2,534,556 1,811,464 1,641,954 1,283,451 Singapore 41,882 22,155 2,289 5,349 Taiwan 1,699,692 1,506,621 551,120 672,206 Other Pacific Rim 757,812 386,681 321,671 194,100 South/Central America 3,302,516 2,127,238 3,335,443 2,017,587 Argentina 148,666 122,154 258,402 179,288 Brazil 2,631,102 1,627,789 2,343,016 1,372,994 Chile 11,991 9,108 21,269 15,767 Colombia 103,234 122,446 102,580 113,534 Venezuela 179,633 126,332 441,182 249,154 Other S/C A 227,891 119,410 168,995 86,849 Other Countries 2,804,548 1,927,941 1,356,251 1,110,209 Egypt 719,459 344,667 172,169 101,922 India 1,069,990 895,687 610,394 599,162 South Africa 425,651 343,370 297,188 221,794 Thailand 515,251 292,976 244,006 157,370 Other 74,197 51,240 32,493 29,962 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.