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 2008 Data April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,702,526 2,857,895 2,332,179 2,531,852 North America 983,998 925,127 948,306 855,577 Canada 705,446 658,583 658,467 599,549 Mexico 278,552 266,544 289,839 256,028 Europe 766,774 908,914 548,965 750,992 European Union 363,171 604,796 377,700 626,758 Austria 18,102 45,890 28,441 55,973 Belgium 15,549 26,347 11,676 25,065 Czech Republic 5,738 7,656 13,701 15,617 Finland 2,079 9,256 2,620 9,319 France 27,158 55,911 16,442 44,740 Germany 133,253 188,616 76,349 128,477 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 13,444 50,393 51,519 101,422 Netherlands 53,596 34,897 19,461 16,009 Poland 386 737 55,919 28,686 Spain 16,787 32,170 21,279 36,050 Sweden 15,464 55,810 25,771 74,320 United Kingdom 37,643 62,227 24,279 50,425 Other EU 23,974 34,887 30,244 40,656 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 313 403 3,521 4,255 Russia 124,047 87,993 70,755 48,249 Switzerland 1,854 4,195 1,055 4,058 Turkey 142,939 112,274 27,510 20,015 Ukraine 134,006 98,749 68,036 47,212 Other Europe 445 504 389 445 Euro Area 298,086 470,413 246,335 444,254 Pacific Rim Countries 650,917 739,289 594,172 657,889 Australia 53,615 35,182 27,973 18,079 China 163,873 239,040 220,440 261,272 Indonesia 312 982 180 838 Japan 190,525 192,128 131,203 145,102 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 229,850 261,665 202,604 224,523 Hong Kong 63 280 35 124 Korea 191,717 169,135 144,080 123,248 Singapore 134 653 187 846 Taiwan 37,935 91,596 58,302 100,306 Other Pacific Rim 12,742 10,293 11,772 8,076 South/Central America 180,892 131,869 80,858 88,723 Argentina 7,605 10,409 2,231 4,177 Brazil 156,464 105,362 52,342 59,024 Chile (-) (-) (-) (-) Colombia 5,012 6,277 7,920 11,430 Venezuela 2,623 2,622 5,824 5,907 Other S/C A 9,187 7,199 12,539 8,184 Other Countries 119,944 152,696 159,879 178,671 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 110,388 140,455 105,121 130,114 South Africa 5,083 4,900 10,584 12,867 Thailand 633 1,876 40,224 32,470 Other 3,840 5,466 3,949 3,220 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,584,464 2,511,109 2,758,598 2,515,347 North America 854,515 722,499 769,520 651,395 Canada 534,762 469,789 575,194 485,817 Mexico 319,754 252,710 194,326 165,577 Europe 622,603 778,049 706,984 796,744 European Union 390,835 626,061 346,404 600,394 Austria 16,510 28,022 30,014 40,785 Belgium 7,998 30,311 23,249 50,474 Czech Republic 20,303 27,634 8,761 12,197 Finland 1,919 8,710 2,690 13,694 France 43,009 58,928 31,475 59,606 Germany 103,749 157,395 79,381 126,698 Hungary (-) (-) 2 11 Italy 40,316 62,970 41,340 67,227 Netherlands 37,227 25,939 16,642 13,095 Poland 2,114 3,299 902 1,508 Spain 13,808 20,357 15,277 25,728 Sweden 15,149 59,830 22,198 72,373 United Kingdom 31,230 69,067 36,829 74,999 Other EU 57,502 73,598 37,644 41,999 Moldova (-) (-) 157 120 Norway 11,906 5,996 1,720 1,787 Russia 97,834 65,050 160,069 84,268 Switzerland 1,732 5,113 1,131 3,573 Turkey 14,731 9,287 71,392 36,950 Ukraine 88,863 53,209 114,667 60,132 Other Europe 16,702 13,333 11,445 9,520 Euro Area 312,781 453,996 267,194 428,108 Pacific Rim Countries 746,319 717,897 856,529 739,186 Australia 39,010 16,852 71,312 32,030 China 257,231 262,380 345,121 298,673 Indonesia 99 74 866 1,552 Japan 169,269 184,669 144,392 141,735 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 242,735 229,786 262,496 244,881 Hong Kong 71 418 104 82 Korea 157,563 126,002 179,648 142,698 Singapore 5,871 5,125 15,877 10,756 Taiwan 79,230 98,241 66,867 91,345 Other Pacific Rim 37,975 24,134 32,342 20,314 South/Central America 247,905 165,860 316,715 214,122 Argentina 2,064 3,584 7,806 4,447 Brazil 213,466 137,710 245,182 167,205 Chile 379 299 158 130 Colombia 6,681 7,995 8,476 10,918 Venezuela 14,975 10,319 13,994 10,234 Other S/C A 10,340 5,955 41,099 21,190 Other Countries 113,121 126,804 108,850 113,901 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 77,630 93,611 60,001 76,829 South Africa 18,783 19,320 14,011 11,561 Thailand 15,592 12,104 33,234 23,563 Other 1,115 1,769 1,604 1,947 -------------------------------------------------------------- April Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 9,706,751 10,161,661 10,436,149 9,565,367 North America 3,778,323 3,331,445 3,060,690 2,526,648 Canada 2,640,954 2,314,475 2,024,365 1,712,100 Mexico 1,137,369 1,016,970 1,036,325 814,548 Europe 2,296,377 2,990,180 2,512,289 2,864,761 European Union 1,387,544 2,342,400 1,359,182 2,221,588 Austria 81,148 179,328 82,528 128,838 Belgium 46,657 93,096 56,260 141,754 Czech Republic 33,221 39,598 48,758 67,153 Finland 9,897 38,560 10,252 47,269 France 93,729 203,678 161,538 247,130 Germany 376,662 586,675 329,442 471,827 Hungary (-) (-) 929 582 Italy 136,961 303,211 135,130 239,050 Netherlands 116,780 80,884 86,909 59,571 Poland 57,174 30,876 6,437 10,194 Spain 83,875 121,442 68,565 104,471 Sweden 85,199 246,878 85,519 255,645 United Kingdom 120,435 230,445 112,576 241,423 Other EU 145,805 187,730 174,337 206,683 Moldova (-) (-) 1,001 788 Norway 5,783 6,766 19,898 13,290 Russia 266,216 188,593 443,497 256,069 Switzerland 4,991 15,746 7,390 17,614 Turkey 299,150 214,215 208,442 113,415 Ukraine 331,157 220,793 443,358 217,925 Other Europe 1,537 1,668 29,521 24,072 Euro Area 1,056,004 1,754,571 1,075,954 1,610,087 Pacific Rim Countries 2,560,968 2,768,632 3,417,169 3,036,028 Australia 229,916 133,996 209,374 96,629 China 846,654 1,038,143 1,417,255 1,268,684 Indonesia 554 2,081 7,660 7,217 Japan 551,379 604,854 573,513 595,186 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 890,874 959,590 1,022,563 960,834 Hong Kong 234 636 645 1,125 Korea 683,166 588,268 627,741 510,735 Singapore 402 1,889 32,279 22,031 Taiwan 207,072 368,798 361,898 426,943 Other Pacific Rim 41,591 29,967 186,804 107,478 South/Central America 529,786 422,868 1,046,051 705,848 Argentina 18,541 27,276 23,712 16,771 Brazil 435,266 323,398 803,078 549,313 Chile 225 263 760 627 Colombia 22,515 30,708 32,740 40,124 Venezuela 12,920 12,795 98,861 53,967 Other S/C A 40,318 28,428 86,899 45,047 Other Countries 541,297 648,536 399,950 432,082 Egypt (-) (-) 9,409 5,333 India 450,225 554,851 241,875 297,847 South Africa 32,469 37,269 57,037 58,699 Thailand 44,994 41,248 86,756 63,625 Other 13,608 15,168 4,874 6,579 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final April 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.