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 June May Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,476,552 3,097,491 2,268,814 2,725,776 North America 845,548 1,005,544 898,837 968,550 Canada 609,755 726,359 630,409 675,358 Mexico 235,793 279,185 268,428 293,192 Europe 641,139 926,293 459,086 699,800 European Union 374,353 685,480 320,027 590,688 Austria 20,344 42,570 13,964 34,445 Belgium 11,622 22,903 15,827 21,828 Czech Republic 8,872 11,927 9,717 11,738 Finland 2,802 8,586 4,900 12,076 France 22,607 54,888 23,195 48,966 Germany 118,375 181,569 89,718 143,254 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 35,013 83,022 61,297 104,138 Netherlands 27,125 20,778 19,820 14,710 Poland 1,962 3,664 1,533 2,657 Spain 16,482 40,853 6,042 22,382 Sweden 24,003 69,407 23,975 76,978 United Kingdom 39,485 76,474 20,195 52,400 Other EU 45,660 68,840 29,844 45,115 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 3,679 4,632 3,801 4,306 Russia 49,268 38,789 73,452 55,833 Switzerland 1,548 4,024 1,726 4,048 Turkey 31,509 30,112 5,159 3,891 Ukraine 180,596 163,050 54,424 40,471 Other Europe 185 206 498 563 Euro Area 291,811 509,800 264,149 445,090 Pacific Rim Countries 725,298 891,242 668,894 789,333 Australia 59,973 52,191 54,886 39,241 China 334,487 424,598 261,950 326,736 Indonesia 50 233 75 276 Japan 113,818 152,581 107,959 143,616 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 212,432 255,791 230,316 265,793 Hong Kong 124 566 20 109 Korea 152,182 149,151 183,055 166,976 Singapore 20 98 100 495 Taiwan 60,106 105,977 47,141 98,212 Other Pacific Rim 4,538 5,848 13,708 13,672 South/Central America 175,189 148,504 120,214 108,853 Argentina 4,128 7,633 8,186 11,739 Brazil 154,488 120,759 92,847 73,735 Chile 160 206 (-) (-) Colombia 4,303 6,763 10,298 14,583 Venezuela 2,974 3,455 5,557 5,409 Other S/C A 9,135 9,689 3,326 3,387 Other Countries 89,378 125,908 121,784 159,240 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 46,258 79,682 111,589 145,059 South Africa 5,104 6,406 4,119 6,359 Thailand 31,317 32,102 676 2,141 Other 6,700 7,718 5,400 5,680 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data June May Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,766,186 2,723,874 2,965,042 2,815,991 North America 745,647 657,975 715,067 674,980 Canada 505,323 451,127 526,310 481,473 Mexico 240,324 206,848 188,756 193,506 Europe 748,978 902,110 702,321 848,617 European Union 468,477 734,204 451,397 708,076 Austria 18,063 30,448 25,130 40,028 Belgium 7,401 34,605 19,985 48,270 Czech Republic 9,144 11,887 14,393 13,239 Finland 2,718 7,490 7,470 9,115 France 37,103 55,884 37,008 54,274 Germany 127,683 204,605 95,991 154,717 Hungary (-) (-) (-) 2 Italy 46,574 83,304 62,131 93,674 Netherlands 95,610 56,564 40,945 27,427 Poland 406 624 593 1,009 Spain 7,655 16,614 11,676 23,235 Sweden 29,294 90,920 27,514 79,153 United Kingdom 41,613 90,938 67,945 111,236 Other EU 45,213 50,320 40,615 52,699 Moldova 56 48 (-) (-) Norway 3,806 3,193 1,080 1,097 Russia 189,714 99,784 114,176 60,053 Switzerland 2,338 6,268 1,789 4,578 Turkey 68,078 41,378 74,835 41,468 Ukraine 8,002 10,431 55,279 30,322 Other Europe 8,506 6,804 3,764 3,022 Euro Area 365,773 516,098 339,932 501,453 Pacific Rim Countries 948,012 890,060 1,120,765 958,015 Australia 44,571 24,969 107,045 57,437 China 464,105 423,412 490,877 425,230 Indonesia 3,297 3,235 3,026 2,905 Japan 108,163 147,252 172,987 181,535 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 276,468 263,902 306,117 267,953 Hong Kong 20,286 10,355 58 229 Korea 175,382 145,939 188,411 145,543 Singapore 8,804 5,089 15,717 8,727 Taiwan 71,996 102,519 101,930 113,454 Other Pacific Rim 51,409 27,290 40,714 22,955 South/Central America 213,481 158,544 290,772 190,904 Argentina 6,844 15,248 17,387 11,726 Brazil 184,173 124,431 217,273 136,961 Chile 9 10 114 95 Colombia 3,527 4,689 11,139 15,354 Venezuela 8,745 8,141 10,278 7,332 Other S/C A 10,184 6,025 34,580 19,437 Other Countries 110,068 115,184 136,117 143,475 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 66,324 84,826 75,824 93,286 South Africa 7,779 7,605 15,677 22,044 Thailand 35,211 21,475 43,015 26,607 Other 754 1,279 1,602 1,539 -------------------------------------------------------------- June Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 14,452,117 15,984,928 16,167,376 15,105,232 North America 5,522,709 5,305,539 4,521,403 3,859,603 Canada 3,881,118 3,716,193 3,055,998 2,644,700 Mexico 1,641,590 1,589,347 1,465,405 1,214,903 Europe 3,396,602 4,616,274 3,963,588 4,615,488 European Union 2,081,923 3,618,568 2,279,056 3,663,868 Austria 115,456 256,343 125,721 199,314 Belgium 74,106 137,827 83,647 224,628 Czech Republic 51,810 63,263 72,295 92,279 Finland 17,600 59,223 20,441 63,873 France 139,531 307,531 235,650 357,288 Germany 584,755 911,498 553,116 831,148 Hungary (-) (-) 929 584 Italy 233,270 490,370 243,835 416,028 Netherlands 163,725 116,371 223,464 143,562 Poland 60,670 37,197 7,436 11,826 Spain 106,399 184,677 87,896 144,321 Sweden 133,178 393,263 142,327 425,718 United Kingdom 180,114 359,319 222,134 443,596 Other EU 221,308 301,685 260,166 309,702 Moldova (-) (-) 1,057 836 Norway 13,263 15,704 24,785 17,581 Russia 388,937 283,215 747,387 415,906 Switzerland 8,265 23,817 11,516 28,460 Turkey 335,818 248,218 351,355 196,261 Ukraine 566,177 424,315 506,639 258,679 Other Europe 2,220 2,437 41,791 33,897 Euro Area 1,611,964 2,709,461 1,781,658 2,627,637 Pacific Rim Countries 3,955,159 4,449,206 5,485,946 4,884,103 Australia 344,775 225,428 360,989 179,035 China 1,443,091 1,789,477 2,372,237 2,117,326 Indonesia 679 2,589 13,983 13,357 Japan 773,157 901,051 854,664 923,973 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 1,333,621 1,481,174 1,605,148 1,492,690 Hong Kong 378 1,311 20,989 11,709 Korea 1,018,402 904,395 991,535 802,217 Singapore 522 2,482 56,800 35,847 Taiwan 314,318 572,987 535,824 642,916 Other Pacific Rim 59,837 49,487 278,926 157,723 South/Central America 825,188 680,225 1,550,304 1,055,297 Argentina 30,855 46,649 47,944 43,745 Brazil 682,601 517,891 1,204,524 810,705 Chile 386 469 883 732 Colombia 37,116 52,054 47,407 60,167 Venezuela 21,450 21,659 117,883 69,440 Other S/C A 52,779 41,503 131,663 70,509 Other Countries 752,459 933,684 646,134 690,741 Egypt (-) (-) 9,409 5,333 India 608,072 779,593 384,022 475,958 South Africa 41,692 50,034 80,493 88,347 Thailand 76,987 75,490 164,981 111,706 Other 25,708 28,567 7,229 9,396 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final June 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.