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 September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,166,547 2,130,262 2,400,465 2,450,982 North America 660,533 551,242 672,024 573,433 Canada 459,356 387,392 452,401 387,514 Mexico 201,177 163,850 219,624 185,919 Europe 547,665 610,740 591,356 795,659 European Union 358,905 506,898 407,484 676,696 Austria 19,276 36,377 20,949 35,330 Belgium 9,330 24,006 17,726 45,653 Czech Republic 20,332 21,040 4,861 11,501 Finland 257 1,488 1,331 3,896 France 21,253 43,348 27,282 55,651 Germany 81,435 108,143 103,477 149,948 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 48,916 65,354 50,669 95,183 Netherlands 55,713 36,349 45,975 31,450 Poland 549 847 614 937 Spain 4,731 7,527 19,817 35,630 Sweden 21,191 55,708 16,689 61,066 United Kingdom 32,854 56,799 56,491 92,047 Other EU 43,068 49,912 41,603 58,404 Moldova 20 13 (-) (-) Norway 1,391 1,497 417 1,549 Russia 10,502 10,624 73,336 48,189 Switzerland 2,071 4,230 4,912 6,190 Turkey 54,106 31,625 17,494 10,442 Ukraine 120,115 55,306 87,363 52,247 Other Europe 555 547 350 346 Euro Area 282,276 369,033 327,847 508,369 Pacific Rim Countries 687,229 682,308 876,311 830,234 Australia 42,425 23,244 106,288 58,267 China 302,985 319,787 329,864 325,233 Indonesia 3,850 3,903 3,079 4,777 Japan 86,063 101,049 177,349 180,885 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 213,460 211,115 249,794 254,267 Hong Kong 103 104 110 552 Korea 150,229 128,858 130,841 105,568 Singapore 884 1,854 169 1,482 Taiwan 62,244 80,300 118,674 146,665 Other Pacific Rim 38,446 23,209 9,937 6,806 South/Central America 140,973 134,006 165,971 115,967 Argentina 8,022 18,799 851 1,452 Brazil 122,253 102,715 145,023 96,528 Chile 195 267 249 244 Colombia 4,804 6,799 4,201 5,055 Venezuela 2,067 2,311 6,117 6,486 Other S/C A 3,633 3,114 9,528 6,202 Other Countries 130,147 151,967 94,804 135,689 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 73,424 108,677 63,112 99,506 South Africa 8,481 11,793 12,596 22,333 Thailand 47,499 29,530 18,008 12,228 Other 743 1,967 1,087 1,621 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2006 Data September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,537,048 2,776,635 3,804,002 2,993,585 North America 716,544 605,880 789,120 666,041 Canada 474,477 409,247 475,486 423,680 Mexico 242,067 196,633 313,633 242,360 Europe 855,822 708,585 1,284,368 1,060,010 European Union 394,156 444,220 527,685 627,732 Austria 19,062 32,875 29,517 50,060 Belgium 23,369 30,353 37,373 46,335 Czech Republic 3,153 4,411 24,376 31,890 Finland 2,113 6,307 12,472 13,169 France 39,597 41,773 31,140 47,708 Germany 84,228 100,354 95,904 115,606 Hungary 25 20 12 31 Italy 87,132 61,635 63,417 67,125 Netherlands 56,609 37,820 74,550 48,260 Poland 2,227 2,080 7,397 6,429 Spain 17,301 20,335 24,564 33,723 Sweden 21,201 46,476 15,246 39,341 United Kingdom 19,754 39,691 49,497 78,274 Other EU 18,387 20,091 62,222 49,782 Moldova 821 770 891 740 Norway 15,804 8,188 4,314 3,405 Russia 157,358 96,972 470,169 280,013 Switzerland 896 3,424 1,157 3,848 Turkey 248,255 125,277 167,514 81,635 Ukraine 33,695 26,150 106,877 58,475 Other Europe 4,839 3,583 5,759 4,162 Euro Area 340,525 343,354 392,764 445,102 Pacific Rim Countries 1,383,938 1,050,151 1,096,286 855,327 Australia 110,792 59,647 63,492 29,526 China 527,255 393,925 500,078 364,378 Indonesia 1,983 1,099 4,589 5,964 Japan 171,552 183,943 149,135 151,170 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 454,292 349,583 336,837 281,231 Hong Kong 24,021 10,558 52 125 Korea 225,303 163,251 197,855 144,725 Singapore 232 616 218 751 Taiwan 204,736 175,158 138,713 135,631 Other Pacific Rim 118,065 61,952 42,155 23,057 South/Central America 337,361 223,842 287,760 191,772 Argentina 10,738 13,860 9,148 7,521 Brazil 288,427 180,171 238,680 155,549 Chile 688 526 1,182 877 Colombia 8,726 10,351 9,029 10,138 Venezuela 8,181 7,438 8,013 6,917 Other S/C A 20,601 11,496 21,708 10,771 Other Countries 243,383 188,178 346,468 220,436 Egypt 40,705 22,289 102,751 48,573 India 126,906 111,968 57,957 56,116 South Africa 25,320 23,633 46,351 40,804 Thailand 43,257 24,364 123,612 66,059 Other 7,194 5,924 15,798 8,883 -------------------------------------------------------------- September Cumulative to Date 2007 Final 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 23,717,265 22,513,822 31,723,783 23,217,545 North America 6,646,745 5,639,196 6,648,099 5,291,051 Canada 4,464,635 3,857,894 4,222,175 3,576,345 Mexico 2,182,110 1,781,303 2,425,925 1,714,706 Europe 5,898,985 6,940,496 10,584,004 7,929,048 European Union 3,457,546 5,537,922 4,732,504 5,008,498 Austria 180,102 298,407 195,521 336,461 Belgium 120,648 339,618 248,077 273,156 Czech Republic 112,021 149,546 197,918 178,903 Finland 23,440 75,928 66,523 75,794 France 312,477 513,407 355,191 459,986 Germany 813,921 1,220,558 928,533 1,064,049 Hungary 929 584 5,223 2,524 Italy 422,978 690,013 736,917 623,288 Netherlands 387,715 253,972 453,371 285,711 Poland 11,781 18,650 86,431 61,163 Spain 120,959 201,045 322,176 323,193 Sweden 206,745 625,188 186,846 418,044 United Kingdom 338,261 659,373 376,279 499,685 Other EU 405,570 491,633 573,498 406,541 Moldova 1,147 906 10,623 9,098 Norway 26,982 21,143 75,605 40,840 Russia 986,552 565,888 2,695,335 1,349,957 Switzerland 20,185 44,454 11,008 33,937 Turkey 487,806 277,038 1,932,870 909,983 Ukraine 870,439 453,698 1,084,823 547,064 Other Europe 48,328 39,448 41,236 29,672 Euro Area 2,710,701 3,995,592 3,513,374 3,629,492 Pacific Rim Countries 8,094,693 7,354,279 9,731,010 6,989,021 Australia 603,130 310,913 855,450 363,970 China 3,444,060 3,177,177 3,434,836 2,423,303 Indonesia 21,226 22,665 32,680 23,744 Japan 1,259,326 1,350,084 1,524,190 1,466,302 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 2,429,069 2,298,387 3,320,546 2,434,119 Hong Kong 31,390 18,372 26,958 13,825 Korea 1,453,594 1,190,854 1,959,939 1,349,189 Singapore 68,035 45,279 36,551 18,277 Taiwan 876,050 1,043,882 1,297,098 1,052,829 Other Pacific Rim 337,882 195,053 563,309 277,582 South/Central America 2,084,600 1,483,939 2,558,447 1,571,218 Argentina 62,726 74,321 111,671 95,824 Brazil 1,663,753 1,153,301 2,002,052 1,161,756 Chile 1,712 1,545 10,220 7,626 Colombia 64,110 81,388 82,166 98,102 Venezuela 133,593 85,420 161,547 108,870 Other S/C A 158,706 87,963 190,791 99,040 Other Countries 992,242 1,095,911 2,202,223 1,437,207 Egypt 9,409 5,333 595,186 278,535 India 575,400 748,403 829,514 664,548 South Africa 109,856 139,557 350,958 254,938 Thailand 287,249 188,100 378,975 203,740 Other 10,328 14,520 47,589 35,447 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final September 2007. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.