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 December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,817,589 1,888,194 2,106,869 2,171,755 North America 790,011 648,889 719,938 625,107 Canada 531,921 430,253 548,504 462,631 Mexico 258,090 218,637 171,434 162,476 Europe 412,108 585,526 579,929 704,162 European Union 354,619 549,607 415,945 596,489 Austria 11,370 24,732 18,521 35,669 Belgium 9,577 25,211 7,068 16,905 Czech Republic 10,647 11,387 3,018 4,727 Finland 1,511 4,493 1,523 4,605 France 21,753 46,508 33,184 61,789 Germany 97,703 134,454 78,933 126,379 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 54,411 87,051 70,250 74,700 Netherlands 28,361 19,259 70,467 46,679 Poland 4,554 4,299 709 1,176 Spain 3,567 9,591 8,936 24,487 Sweden 23,152 54,911 25,722 64,375 United Kingdom 39,858 70,370 50,613 84,523 Other EU 48,153 57,342 47,001 50,476 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 3 303 1,815 2,028 Russia 1,851 5,876 56,274 40,808 Switzerland 1,069 3,609 1,995 4,366 Turkey 322 383 27,492 18,384 Ukraine 53,568 25,075 75,951 41,639 Other Europe 677 673 457 448 Euro Area 266,323 397,836 324,219 428,237 Pacific Rim Countries 432,051 477,345 645,813 630,672 Australia 39,883 22,091 48,737 26,467 China 165,510 189,856 297,508 303,082 Indonesia 46 255 958 1,072 Japan 80,030 112,713 96,965 125,859 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 99,675 123,853 187,899 165,329 Hong Kong 39 249 21 17 Korea 58,554 60,681 159,735 124,290 Singapore 27 167 79 411 Taiwan 41,054 62,757 28,063 40,612 Other Pacific Rim 46,906 28,577 13,746 8,861 South/Central America 92,926 68,877 87,105 96,390 Argentina 1,994 5,129 16,325 30,833 Brazil 79,770 53,999 41,519 36,432 Chile 184 185 225 293 Colombia 2,625 3,538 11,392 14,942 Venezuela 632 806 9,681 8,283 Other S/C A 7,721 5,220 7,963 5,607 Other Countries 90,493 107,556 74,084 115,424 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 49,414 72,835 62,266 101,989 South Africa 7,562 7,867 9,911 10,351 Thailand 31,350 24,768 522 1,852 Other 2,167 2,086 1,385 1,232 -------------------------------------------------------------- 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 379,862 541,146 488,457 662,851 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 37,150 34,952 58,309 56,248 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 575 379 7,516 6,407 Euro Area 316,863 399,159 391,274 504,380 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 -------------------------------------------------------------- December Cumulative to Date 2007 Final 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 30,158,061 28,968,200 41,071,051 31,250,315 North America 8,972,331 7,582,812 8,703,062 7,021,145 Canada 6,110,713 5,207,747 5,400,093 4,635,783 Mexico 2,861,618 2,375,065 3,302,969 2,385,362 Europe 7,500,141 8,968,894 13,286,356 10,459,280 European Union 4,661,987 7,316,517 6,056,229 6,720,747 Austria 218,547 380,866 252,443 434,225 Belgium 142,388 405,137 317,399 373,984 Czech Republic 138,721 185,781 231,419 217,818 Finland 27,635 88,234 74,693 104,537 France 394,796 676,824 474,142 629,238 Germany 1,096,183 1,624,766 1,218,550 1,419,490 Hungary 929 584 5,239 2,554 Italy 626,482 952,310 858,852 818,314 Netherlands 530,750 348,557 656,001 415,435 Poland 18,588 25,783 97,235 70,133 Spain 146,420 251,005 381,747 406,623 Sweden 275,824 816,687 255,128 594,041 United Kingdom 468,196 879,219 503,690 689,128 Other EU 576,526 680,764 729,691 545,227 Moldova 1,147 906 12,703 10,781 Norway 30,299 25,155 83,410 47,207 Russia 1,078,446 636,373 3,302,358 1,712,951 Switzerland 25,238 58,144 15,652 48,541 Turkey 520,776 299,480 2,174,663 1,047,362 Ukraine 1,132,388 591,169 1,586,983 831,655 Other Europe 49,859 41,150 54,360 40,035 Euro Area 3,639,881 5,274,997 4,538,994 4,883,884 Pacific Rim Countries 9,854,855 9,127,779 12,974,568 9,714,710 Australia 782,068 404,443 1,058,222 460,186 China 4,184,721 3,944,961 4,889,683 3,586,679 Indonesia 23,446 26,242 48,960 36,562 Japan 1,535,940 1,725,920 1,905,551 1,884,547 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 2,917,170 2,783,722 4,314,340 3,360,056 Hong Kong 31,786 19,604 38,210 19,817 Korea 1,817,952 1,496,653 2,534,556 1,811,464 Singapore 68,141 45,857 41,882 22,155 Taiwan 999,291 1,221,609 1,699,692 1,506,621 Other Pacific Rim 411,510 242,492 757,812 386,681 South/Central America 2,589,462 1,852,469 3,302,516 2,127,238 Argentina 91,574 127,827 148,666 122,154 Brazil 2,080,308 1,409,207 2,631,102 1,627,789 Chile 2,121 2,023 11,991 9,108 Colombia 86,324 111,005 103,234 122,446 Venezuela 148,791 99,210 179,633 126,332 Other S/C A 180,343 103,197 227,891 119,410 Other Countries 1,241,272 1,436,245 2,804,548 1,927,941 Egypt 9,451 5,369 719,459 344,667 India 759,344 1,026,786 1,069,990 895,687 South Africa 130,921 163,467 425,651 343,370 Thailand 325,553 219,763 515,251 292,976 Other 16,003 20,860 74,197 51,240 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final November 2007. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.