Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 2C: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Carbon (Non-Alloy) 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 January 2008 December 2007 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,984,395 1,538,650 1,395,463 1,064,496 North America 793,112 564,641 598,527 415,736 Canada 560,335 392,561 434,799 296,237 Mexico 232,778 172,080 163,728 119,499 Europe 339,774 302,847 286,094 252,624 European Union 194,018 217,106 231,466 227,808 Austria 6,945 11,054 6,200 9,824 Belgium 8,003 6,007 6,052 4,332 Czech Republic 3,891 3,898 8,178 7,388 Finland 20 23 13 11 France 17,060 23,356 9,943 9,657 Germany 43,150 44,886 59,029 54,872 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 16,674 24,979 43,122 38,658 Netherlands 13,365 9,640 22,523 15,114 Poland 614 869 4,068 3,283 Spain 12,375 13,413 1,100 1,492 Sweden 634 1,395 770 1,465 United Kingdom 20,084 20,250 25,124 32,184 Other EU 51,204 57,338 45,347 49,528 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 1,945 2,079 (-) (-) Russia 11,772 8,708 69 99 Switzerland 960 2,045 796 1,630 Turkey 62,939 37,719 246 284 Ukraine 67,751 34,800 52,840 22,130 Other Europe 390 390 677 673 Euro Area 152,470 176,246 184,752 175,571 Pacific Rim Countries 602,467 465,790 344,845 265,560 Australia 57,071 30,472 39,786 21,595 China 206,285 174,314 132,020 104,650 Indonesia 18 57 4 15 Japan 96,566 73,235 41,806 39,334 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 241,770 187,119 84,418 71,762 Hong Kong (-) (-) (-) (-) Korea 195,341 148,790 52,712 43,532 Singapore 13 8 (-) (-) Taiwan 46,416 38,321 31,706 28,230 Other Pacific Rim 757 592 46,811 28,204 South/Central America 124,553 79,495 85,688 49,945 Argentina 701 920 1,023 2,155 Brazil 109,097 65,321 75,461 41,000 Chile (-) (-) 184 185 Colombia 4,433 5,190 874 1,116 Venezuela 3,850 3,395 632 806 Other S/C A 6,471 4,668 7,514 4,684 Other Countries 124,489 125,877 80,309 80,632 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 109,213 112,616 41,621 51,257 South Africa 12,081 10,424 5,790 4,970 Thailand 271 296 30,786 22,507 Other 2,925 2,542 2,113 1,898 ______________________________________________________________ January 2007 December 2006 Commodity Final Final Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,228,593 1,484,550 2,287,013 1,535,493 North America 617,413 421,763 474,988 334,119 Canada 384,055 273,696 261,123 193,670 Mexico 233,358 148,067 213,865 140,450 Europe 423,747 292,778 545,467 345,444 European Union 161,884 167,439 227,903 183,968 Austria 9,373 14,570 4,298 7,364 Belgium 8,914 6,942 21,078 14,584 Czech Republic 11,815 11,426 8,924 6,370 Finland 28 34 26 32 France 30,863 25,267 12,427 10,474 Germany 37,023 41,909 62,787 51,996 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 4,212 7,590 17,611 17,925 Netherlands 2,441 1,810 51,205 31,252 Poland 2,604 4,066 472 573 Spain 14,856 14,226 7,455 6,687 Sweden 3,078 3,899 524 1,272 United Kingdom 6,394 6,177 7,320 7,258 Other EU 30,283 29,523 33,777 28,182 Moldova 452 359 634 481 Norway 687 695 1,022 814 Russia 49,223 23,884 99,400 49,483 Switzerland 3,170 3,534 699 1,682 Turkey 68,333 39,487 28,954 17,195 Ukraine 139,898 57,285 186,284 91,453 Other Europe 100 94 571 368 Euro Area 132,047 134,844 204,578 162,175 Pacific Rim Countries 878,566 579,191 925,287 626,080 Australia 76,657 35,818 79,921 36,118 China 460,371 297,932 370,347 252,286 Indonesia 5,978 4,288 28 39 Japan 69,306 57,236 92,474 66,718 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 213,129 156,025 359,431 257,719 Hong Kong 7 6 1,623 907 Korea 124,431 92,881 183,635 133,488 Singapore 87 231 85 238 Taiwan 88,604 62,906 174,087 123,086 Other Pacific Rim 53,124 27,892 23,086 13,200 South/Central America 241,430 141,612 184,372 125,867 Argentina 3,482 2,484 22,532 14,076 Brazil 174,331 104,845 140,914 97,627 Chile 159 138 294 268 Colombia 7,832 8,279 4,134 4,500 Venezuela 44,373 19,942 3,841 3,107 Other S/C A 11,254 5,924 12,658 6,289 Other Countries 67,436 49,207 156,899 103,983 Egypt 8,220 4,730 50,705 29,957 India 27,027 21,213 56,419 40,790 South Africa 15,797 12,254 17,128 12,652 Thailand 15,168 9,969 31,155 19,364 Other 1,224 1,041 1,491 1,220 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final January 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.