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 May April Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,268,814 2,725,776 2,702,526 2,857,895 North America 898,837 968,550 983,998 925,127 Canada 630,409 675,358 705,446 658,583 Mexico 268,428 293,192 278,552 266,544 Europe 459,086 699,800 766,774 908,914 European Union 320,027 590,688 363,171 604,796 Austria 13,964 34,445 18,102 45,890 Belgium 15,827 21,828 15,549 26,347 Czech Republic 9,717 11,738 5,738 7,656 Finland 4,900 12,076 2,079 9,256 France 23,195 48,966 27,158 55,911 Germany 89,718 143,254 133,253 188,616 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 61,297 104,138 13,444 50,393 Netherlands 19,820 14,710 53,596 34,897 Poland 1,533 2,657 386 737 Spain 6,042 22,382 16,787 32,170 Sweden 23,975 76,978 15,464 55,810 United Kingdom 20,195 52,400 37,643 62,227 Other EU 29,844 45,115 23,974 34,887 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 3,801 4,306 313 403 Russia 73,452 55,833 124,047 87,993 Switzerland 1,726 4,048 1,854 4,195 Turkey 5,159 3,891 142,939 112,274 Ukraine 54,424 40,471 134,006 98,749 Other Europe 498 563 445 504 Euro Area 264,149 445,090 298,086 470,413 Pacific Rim Countries 668,894 789,333 650,917 739,289 Australia 54,886 39,241 53,615 35,182 China 261,950 326,736 163,873 239,040 Indonesia 75 276 312 982 Japan 107,959 143,616 190,525 192,128 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 230,316 265,793 229,850 261,665 Hong Kong 20 109 63 280 Korea 183,055 166,976 191,717 169,135 Singapore 100 495 134 653 Taiwan 47,141 98,212 37,935 91,596 Other Pacific Rim 13,708 13,672 12,742 10,293 South/Central America 120,214 108,853 180,892 131,869 Argentina 8,186 11,739 7,605 10,409 Brazil 92,847 73,735 156,464 105,362 Chile (-) (-) (-) (-) Colombia 10,298 14,583 5,012 6,277 Venezuela 5,557 5,409 2,623 2,622 Other S/C A 3,326 3,387 9,187 7,199 Other Countries 121,784 159,240 119,944 152,696 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 111,589 145,059 110,388 140,455 South Africa 4,119 6,359 5,083 4,900 Thailand 676 2,141 633 1,876 Other 5,400 5,680 3,840 5,466 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data May April Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,965,042 2,815,991 2,584,464 2,511,109 North America 715,067 674,980 854,515 722,499 Canada 526,310 481,473 534,762 469,789 Mexico 188,756 193,506 319,754 252,710 Europe 702,321 848,617 622,603 778,049 European Union 451,397 708,076 390,835 626,061 Austria 25,130 40,028 16,510 28,022 Belgium 19,985 48,270 7,998 30,311 Czech Republic 14,393 13,239 20,303 27,634 Finland 7,470 9,115 1,919 8,710 France 37,008 54,274 43,009 58,928 Germany 95,991 154,717 103,749 157,395 Hungary (-) 2 (-) (-) Italy 62,131 93,674 40,316 62,970 Netherlands 40,945 27,427 37,227 25,939 Poland 593 1,009 2,114 3,299 Spain 11,676 23,235 13,808 20,357 Sweden 27,514 79,153 15,149 59,830 United Kingdom 67,945 111,236 31,230 69,067 Other EU 40,615 52,699 57,502 73,598 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 1,080 1,097 11,906 5,996 Russia 114,176 60,053 97,834 65,050 Switzerland 1,789 4,578 1,732 5,113 Turkey 74,835 41,468 14,731 9,287 Ukraine 55,279 30,322 88,863 53,209 Other Europe 3,764 3,022 16,702 13,333 Euro Area 339,932 501,453 312,781 453,996 Pacific Rim Countries 1,120,765 958,015 746,319 717,897 Australia 107,045 57,437 39,010 16,852 China 490,877 425,230 257,231 262,380 Indonesia 3,026 2,905 99 74 Japan 172,987 181,535 169,269 184,669 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 306,117 267,953 242,735 229,786 Hong Kong 58 229 71 418 Korea 188,411 145,543 157,563 126,002 Singapore 15,717 8,727 5,871 5,125 Taiwan 101,930 113,454 79,230 98,241 Other Pacific Rim 40,714 22,955 37,975 24,134 South/Central America 290,772 190,904 247,905 165,860 Argentina 17,387 11,726 2,064 3,584 Brazil 217,273 136,961 213,466 137,710 Chile 114 95 379 299 Colombia 11,139 15,354 6,681 7,995 Venezuela 10,278 7,332 14,975 10,319 Other S/C A 34,580 19,437 10,340 5,955 Other Countries 136,117 143,475 113,121 126,804 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 75,824 93,286 77,630 93,611 South Africa 15,677 22,044 18,783 19,320 Thailand 43,015 26,607 15,592 12,104 Other 1,602 1,539 1,115 1,769 -------------------------------------------------------------- May Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 11,975,565 12,887,437 13,401,190 12,381,358 North America 4,677,160 4,299,995 3,775,757 3,201,628 Canada 3,271,363 2,989,834 2,550,675 2,193,574 Mexico 1,405,797 1,310,161 1,225,081 1,008,054 Europe 2,755,463 3,689,981 3,214,610 3,713,378 European Union 1,707,570 2,933,088 1,810,579 2,929,664 Austria 95,112 213,773 107,658 168,866 Belgium 62,483 114,924 76,246 190,023 Czech Republic 42,938 51,336 63,151 80,392 Finland 14,797 50,637 17,723 56,383 France 116,924 252,644 198,546 301,404 Germany 466,380 729,929 425,433 626,543 Hungary (-) (-) 929 584 Italy 198,258 407,349 197,261 332,723 Netherlands 136,601 95,594 127,854 86,998 Poland 58,707 33,533 7,030 11,203 Spain 89,917 143,824 80,241 127,707 Sweden 109,175 323,856 113,033 334,798 United Kingdom 140,630 282,845 180,521 352,658 Other EU 175,648 232,845 214,952 259,382 Moldova (-) (-) 1,001 788 Norway 9,584 11,072 20,978 14,387 Russia 339,668 244,426 557,673 316,122 Switzerland 6,716 19,793 9,179 22,192 Turkey 304,309 218,106 283,277 154,883 Ukraine 385,581 261,264 498,637 248,248 Other Europe 2,035 2,231 33,285 27,093 Euro Area 1,320,153 2,199,661 1,415,885 2,111,540 Pacific Rim Countries 3,229,861 3,557,964 4,537,934 3,994,043 Australia 284,802 173,237 316,419 154,066 China 1,108,604 1,364,879 1,908,132 1,693,914 Indonesia 629 2,356 10,686 10,122 Japan 659,339 748,470 746,500 776,721 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 1,121,189 1,225,383 1,328,680 1,228,787 Hong Kong 254 745 703 1,354 Korea 866,220 755,244 816,153 656,277 Singapore 502 2,384 47,996 30,758 Taiwan 254,212 467,010 463,828 540,397 Other Pacific Rim 55,298 43,639 227,517 130,433 South/Central America 650,000 531,721 1,336,823 896,752 Argentina 26,727 39,016 41,100 28,498 Brazil 528,113 397,133 1,020,351 686,274 Chile 225 263 874 722 Colombia 32,813 45,291 43,880 55,477 Venezuela 18,476 18,204 109,139 61,298 Other S/C A 43,644 31,814 121,479 64,484 Other Countries 663,081 807,776 536,067 575,557 Egypt (-) (-) 9,409 5,333 India 561,815 699,911 317,699 391,133 South Africa 36,588 43,628 72,713 80,742 Thailand 45,670 43,388 129,770 90,231 Other 19,008 20,849 6,475 8,117 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.