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 October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,516,340 2,394,429 2,166,547 2,130,262 North America 815,637 669,619 660,533 551,242 Canada 565,653 456,969 459,356 387,392 Mexico 249,984 212,650 201,177 163,850 Europe 609,120 738,709 547,665 610,740 European Union 433,878 632,498 358,905 506,898 Austria 8,554 22,058 19,276 36,377 Belgium 5,096 23,403 9,330 24,006 Czech Republic 13,036 20,121 20,332 21,040 Finland 1,160 3,207 257 1,488 France 27,382 55,120 21,253 43,348 Germany 105,626 143,376 81,435 108,143 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 78,843 100,545 48,916 65,354 Netherlands 44,207 28,647 55,713 36,349 Poland 1,544 1,657 549 847 Spain 12,958 15,881 4,731 7,527 Sweden 20,205 72,213 21,191 55,708 United Kingdom 39,465 64,955 32,854 56,799 Other EU 75,802 81,314 43,068 49,912 Moldova (-) (-) 20 13 Norway 1,500 1,681 1,391 1,497 Russia 33,769 23,800 10,502 10,624 Switzerland 1,989 5,716 2,071 4,230 Turkey 5,156 3,676 54,106 31,625 Ukraine 132,430 70,757 120,115 55,306 Other Europe 398 581 555 547 Euro Area 338,637 453,331 282,276 369,033 Pacific Rim Countries 682,299 665,483 687,229 682,308 Australia 90,318 44,972 42,425 23,244 China 277,642 274,845 302,985 319,787 Indonesia 1,217 2,250 3,850 3,903 Japan 99,618 137,263 86,063 101,049 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 200,527 196,152 213,460 211,115 Hong Kong 336 966 103 104 Korea 146,068 120,828 150,229 128,858 Singapore (-) (-) 884 1,854 Taiwan 54,124 74,359 62,244 80,300 Other Pacific Rim 12,977 10,001 38,446 23,209 South/Central America 324,830 203,263 140,973 134,006 Argentina 10,528 17,544 8,022 18,799 Brazil 295,267 165,475 122,253 102,715 Chile (-) (-) 195 267 Colombia 8,196 11,136 4,804 6,799 Venezuela 4,885 4,701 2,067 2,311 Other S/C A 5,953 4,406 3,633 3,114 Other Countries 84,454 117,355 130,147 151,967 Egypt 42 36 (-) (-) India 72,264 103,559 73,424 108,677 South Africa 3,591 5,692 8,481 11,793 Thailand 6,433 5,043 47,499 29,530 Other 2,124 3,023 743 1,967 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2006 Data October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,518,463 2,910,401 3,537,048 2,776,635 North America 683,936 609,503 716,544 605,880 Canada 425,786 393,339 474,477 409,247 Mexico 258,150 216,163 242,067 196,633 Europe 1,096,528 893,710 855,822 708,585 European Union 455,406 508,253 394,156 444,220 Austria 14,434 27,211 19,062 32,875 Belgium 14,159 23,560 23,369 30,353 Czech Republic 11,321 12,972 3,153 4,411 Finland 2,620 8,345 2,113 6,307 France 36,704 44,207 39,597 41,773 Germany 81,903 96,706 84,228 100,354 Hungary 3 8 25 20 Italy 44,071 57,599 87,132 61,635 Netherlands 76,209 46,862 56,609 37,820 Poland 9,728 7,586 2,227 2,080 Spain 24,002 22,709 17,301 20,335 Sweden 21,890 50,539 21,201 46,476 United Kingdom 57,627 62,463 19,754 39,691 Other EU 60,734 47,486 18,387 20,091 Moldova 931 787 821 770 Norway 1,205 1,163 15,804 8,188 Russia 340,344 203,585 157,358 96,972 Switzerland 1,362 4,932 896 3,424 Turkey 93,658 49,613 248,255 125,277 Ukraine 198,588 121,800 33,695 26,150 Other Europe 5,033 3,577 4,839 3,583 Euro Area 317,482 350,854 340,525 343,354 Pacific Rim Countries 1,125,936 954,569 1,383,938 1,050,151 Australia 57,305 29,025 110,792 59,647 China 541,854 407,282 527,255 393,925 Indonesia 9,137 7,621 1,983 1,099 Japan 119,743 139,809 171,552 183,943 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 354,373 346,851 454,292 349,583 Hong Kong 113 297 24,021 10,558 Korea 221,953 172,211 225,303 163,251 Singapore 5,007 2,850 232 616 Taiwan 127,301 171,492 204,736 175,158 Other Pacific Rim 43,524 23,980 118,065 61,952 South/Central America 313,631 223,439 337,361 223,842 Argentina 10,651 8,144 10,738 13,860 Brazil 282,677 196,518 288,427 180,171 Chile 163 182 688 526 Colombia 6,703 6,928 8,726 10,351 Venezuela 7,296 7,554 8,181 7,438 Other S/C A 6,141 4,114 20,601 11,496 Other Countries 298,432 229,180 243,383 188,178 Egypt 69,538 33,612 40,705 22,289 India 92,690 91,273 126,906 111,968 South Africa 37,212 46,879 25,320 23,633 Thailand 76,258 45,605 43,257 24,364 Other 22,735 11,811 7,194 5,924 -------------------------------------------------------------- October Cumulative to Date 2007 Final 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 26,233,604 24,908,250 35,242,246 26,127,946 North America 7,462,382 6,308,815 7,332,035 5,900,553 Canada 5,030,288 4,314,863 4,647,960 3,969,684 Mexico 2,432,094 1,993,953 2,684,075 1,930,869 Europe 6,508,105 7,679,205 11,680,532 8,822,758 European Union 3,891,423 6,170,420 5,187,910 5,516,751 Austria 188,656 320,465 209,955 363,672 Belgium 125,744 363,022 262,236 296,716 Czech Republic 125,056 169,667 209,239 191,874 Finland 24,600 79,136 69,143 84,139 France 339,859 568,527 391,895 504,193 Germany 919,547 1,363,934 1,010,437 1,160,755 Hungary 929 584 5,226 2,532 Italy 501,821 790,559 780,988 680,887 Netherlands 431,922 282,619 529,580 332,573 Poland 13,325 20,307 96,159 68,749 Spain 133,916 216,927 346,178 345,902 Sweden 226,950 697,400 208,736 468,583 United Kingdom 377,725 724,327 433,906 562,148 Other EU 481,372 572,947 634,232 454,027 Moldova 1,147 906 11,555 9,884 Norway 28,482 22,825 76,810 42,003 Russia 1,020,322 589,689 3,035,679 1,553,542 Switzerland 22,174 50,169 12,370 38,869 Turkey 492,962 280,713 2,026,528 959,596 Ukraine 1,002,869 524,454 1,283,411 668,864 Other Europe 48,726 40,029 46,269 33,249 Euro Area 3,049,338 4,448,924 3,830,856 3,980,345 Pacific Rim Countries 8,776,992 8,019,762 10,856,945 7,943,590 Australia 693,449 355,885 912,755 392,996 China 3,721,702 3,452,022 3,976,690 2,830,586 Indonesia 22,442 24,915 41,817 31,365 Japan 1,358,944 1,487,347 1,643,932 1,606,111 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 2,629,596 2,494,540 3,674,919 2,780,970 Hong Kong 31,726 19,338 27,071 14,122 Korea 1,599,662 1,311,682 2,181,892 1,521,400 Singapore 68,035 45,279 41,557 21,127 Taiwan 930,174 1,118,241 1,424,398 1,224,321 Other Pacific Rim 350,859 205,054 606,832 301,563 South/Central America 2,409,430 1,687,202 2,872,078 1,794,657 Argentina 73,254 91,865 122,323 103,968 Brazil 1,959,020 1,318,776 2,284,729 1,358,274 Chile 1,712 1,545 10,383 7,808 Colombia 72,307 92,525 88,869 105,029 Venezuela 138,479 90,121 168,843 116,424 Other S/C A 164,659 92,369 196,931 103,153 Other Countries 1,076,695 1,213,266 2,500,655 1,666,387 Egypt 9,451 5,369 664,724 312,146 India 647,664 851,962 922,204 755,821 South Africa 113,447 145,249 388,170 301,818 Thailand 293,681 193,143 455,233 249,345 Other 12,452 17,543 70,323 47,257 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final October 2007. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.