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 2007 Data August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,400,465 2,450,982 2,982,877 2,827,346 North America 672,024 573,433 792,785 654,919 Canada 452,401 387,514 496,881 438,288 Mexico 219,624 185,919 295,904 216,631 Europe 591,356 795,659 796,376 918,609 European Union 407,484 676,696 412,100 690,460 Austria 20,949 35,330 14,157 27,386 Belgium 17,726 45,653 9,945 45,331 Czech Republic 4,861 11,501 14,532 24,726 Finland 1,331 3,896 1,412 6,670 France 27,282 55,651 28,292 57,119 Germany 103,477 149,948 75,893 131,319 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 50,669 95,183 79,558 113,450 Netherlands 45,975 31,450 62,563 42,611 Poland 614 937 3,181 5,040 Spain 19,817 35,630 8,514 13,568 Sweden 16,689 61,066 26,537 82,696 United Kingdom 56,491 92,047 26,781 66,930 Other EU 41,603 58,404 60,733 73,614 Moldova (-) (-) 70 57 Norway 417 1,549 390 516 Russia 73,336 48,189 155,327 91,170 Switzerland 4,912 6,190 1,685 5,574 Turkey 17,494 10,442 64,851 38,709 Ukraine 87,363 52,247 156,321 87,466 Other Europe 350 346 5,632 4,656 Euro Area 327,847 508,369 318,920 490,554 Pacific Rim Countries 876,311 830,234 1,045,207 957,634 Australia 106,288 58,267 93,428 50,367 China 329,864 325,233 438,975 414,832 Indonesia 3,079 4,777 314 628 Japan 177,349 180,885 141,250 144,178 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 249,794 254,267 360,667 340,315 Hong Kong 110 552 10,188 6,007 Korea 130,841 105,568 180,989 154,212 Singapore 169 1,482 10,182 6,096 Taiwan 118,674 146,665 159,309 174,001 Other Pacific Rim 9,937 6,806 10,573 7,315 South/Central America 165,971 115,967 227,352 178,669 Argentina 851 1,452 5,909 10,325 Brazil 145,023 96,528 191,953 143,353 Chile 249 244 384 302 Colombia 4,201 5,055 7,699 9,368 Venezuela 6,117 6,486 7,525 7,183 Other S/C A 9,528 6,202 13,882 8,138 Other Countries 94,804 135,689 121,156 117,515 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 63,112 99,506 54,841 64,260 South Africa 12,596 22,333 8,287 17,084 Thailand 18,008 12,228 56,760 34,636 Other 1,087 1,621 1,269 1,535 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2006 Data August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,804,002 2,993,585 3,887,906 2,932,566 North America 789,120 666,041 731,567 608,274 Canada 475,486 423,680 465,177 407,533 Mexico 313,633 242,360 266,390 200,741 Europe 1,284,368 1,060,010 1,439,427 1,089,324 European Union 527,685 627,732 549,998 616,462 Austria 29,517 50,060 18,321 33,746 Belgium 37,373 46,335 26,041 32,937 Czech Republic 24,376 31,890 28,671 30,041 Finland 12,472 13,169 3,144 7,099 France 31,140 47,708 47,382 61,016 Germany 95,904 115,606 93,219 112,704 Hungary 12 31 (-) (-) Italy 63,417 67,125 76,950 71,658 Netherlands 74,550 48,260 67,121 43,431 Poland 7,397 6,429 9,057 6,309 Spain 24,564 33,723 40,041 51,752 Sweden 15,246 39,341 19,671 52,488 United Kingdom 49,497 78,274 33,172 54,679 Other EU 62,222 49,782 87,208 58,602 Moldova 891 740 998 852 Norway 4,314 3,405 15,821 8,024 Russia 470,169 280,013 457,437 239,465 Switzerland 1,157 3,848 2,108 4,528 Turkey 167,514 81,635 178,011 91,913 Ukraine 106,877 58,475 227,996 122,868 Other Europe 5,759 4,162 7,058 5,213 Euro Area 392,764 445,102 413,472 449,768 Pacific Rim Countries 1,096,286 855,327 1,287,957 933,693 Australia 63,492 29,526 73,645 36,351 China 500,078 364,378 526,164 367,793 Indonesia 4,589 5,964 6,426 3,614 Japan 149,135 151,170 206,984 181,724 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 336,837 281,231 417,008 315,695 Hong Kong 52 125 95 379 Korea 197,855 144,725 295,562 202,340 Singapore 218 751 15,610 6,616 Taiwan 138,713 135,631 105,741 106,360 Other Pacific Rim 42,155 23,057 57,730 28,516 South/Central America 287,760 191,772 221,615 152,319 Argentina 9,148 7,521 9,073 5,954 Brazil 238,680 155,549 173,428 119,252 Chile 1,182 877 1,445 1,053 Colombia 9,029 10,138 5,938 6,325 Venezuela 8,013 6,917 16,925 12,649 Other S/C A 21,708 10,771 14,806 7,086 Other Countries 346,468 220,436 207,340 148,955 Egypt 102,751 48,573 17,589 8,692 India 57,957 56,116 111,321 93,970 South Africa 46,351 40,804 33,594 21,635 Thailand 123,612 66,059 37,144 19,599 Other 15,798 8,883 7,692 5,059 -------------------------------------------------------------- August Cumulative to Date 2007 Final 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 21,550,718 20,383,560 28,186,735 20,440,910 North America 5,986,212 5,087,955 5,931,556 4,685,171 Canada 4,005,279 3,470,502 3,747,698 3,167,098 Mexico 1,980,933 1,617,453 2,183,858 1,518,073 Europe 5,351,320 6,329,756 9,728,182 7,220,464 European Union 3,098,641 5,031,024 4,338,348 4,564,278 Austria 160,827 262,030 176,459 303,586 Belgium 111,318 315,612 224,708 242,803 Czech Republic 91,688 128,506 194,766 174,492 Finland 23,183 74,440 64,410 69,487 France 291,224 470,059 315,595 418,214 Germany 732,486 1,112,415 844,306 963,695 Hungary 929 584 5,198 2,504 Italy 374,062 624,660 649,785 561,654 Netherlands 332,002 217,623 396,763 247,891 Poland 11,232 17,803 84,204 59,083 Spain 116,227 193,518 304,875 302,857 Sweden 185,553 569,480 165,646 371,568 United Kingdom 305,407 602,574 356,525 459,994 Other EU 362,502 441,720 555,110 386,450 Moldova 1,127 893 9,802 8,327 Norway 25,591 19,646 59,801 32,651 Russia 976,050 555,264 2,537,978 1,252,985 Switzerland 18,113 40,223 10,112 30,514 Turkey 433,700 245,412 1,684,615 784,705 Ukraine 750,323 398,392 1,051,128 520,914 Other Europe 47,774 38,900 36,397 26,089 Euro Area 2,428,425 3,626,560 3,172,850 3,286,138 Pacific Rim Countries 7,407,464 6,671,971 8,347,071 5,938,870 Australia 560,705 287,669 744,658 304,323 China 3,141,075 2,857,390 2,907,581 2,029,378 Indonesia 17,376 18,762 30,696 22,644 Japan 1,173,263 1,249,035 1,352,638 1,282,358 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 2,215,609 2,087,272 2,866,254 2,084,536 Hong Kong 31,287 18,268 2,938 3,267 Korea 1,303,365 1,061,996 1,734,636 1,185,938 Singapore 67,151 43,425 36,318 17,661 Taiwan 813,806 963,582 1,092,361 877,670 Other Pacific Rim 299,436 171,844 445,244 215,630 South/Central America 1,943,627 1,349,933 2,221,086 1,347,376 Argentina 54,704 55,522 100,933 81,964 Brazil 1,541,500 1,050,585 1,713,626 981,585 Chile 1,516 1,278 9,533 7,100 Colombia 59,307 74,589 73,439 87,751 Venezuela 131,526 83,109 153,365 101,433 Other S/C A 155,073 84,850 170,190 87,544 Other Countries 862,094 943,945 1,958,840 1,249,030 Egypt 9,409 5,333 554,481 256,246 India 501,975 639,725 702,608 552,580 South Africa 101,376 127,764 325,639 231,306 Thailand 239,749 158,569 335,718 179,376 Other 9,585 12,553 40,394 29,522 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final August 2007. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Janet Freas (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.