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 2008 Data July June Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,158,609 2,364,912 1,974,741 1,985,560 North America 707,669 820,211 661,557 712,195 Canada 486,961 554,203 458,488 500,943 Mexico 220,708 266,009 203,069 211,252 Europe 560,948 620,131 495,000 511,267 European Union 195,336 281,381 238,034 292,267 Austria 14,536 29,972 9,917 18,637 Belgium 6,121 6,508 9,177 8,123 Czech Republic 7,603 10,030 5,717 6,859 Finland 38 61 49 78 France 10,868 16,072 9,576 13,892 Germany 52,846 80,304 80,253 91,075 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 17,245 27,751 24,054 38,513 Netherlands 25,463 20,093 24,556 17,882 Poland 1,076 1,912 1,885 3,463 Spain 6,645 12,581 6,519 7,835 Sweden 579 1,838 1,676 2,739 United Kingdom 16,846 22,814 22,230 26,147 Other EU 35,468 51,446 42,425 57,024 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 877 1,105 3,679 4,629 Russia 127,089 116,191 48,078 34,498 Switzerland 943 2,062 1,252 2,185 Turkey 33,493 36,188 31,417 29,965 Ukraine 202,932 182,861 172,355 147,517 Other Europe 278 343 185 206 Euro Area 162,494 236,110 200,413 245,520 Pacific Rim Countries 684,364 699,226 573,055 546,353 Australia 58,951 53,714 59,960 51,991 China 240,220 273,413 249,942 253,444 Indonesia 544 666 23 69 Japan 115,070 106,640 67,295 67,566 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 255,055 250,091 191,649 169,297 Hong Kong 185 318 (-) (-) Korea 222,354 215,183 142,783 120,934 Singapore 219 216 (-) (-) Taiwan 32,297 34,375 48,865 48,363 Other Pacific Rim 14,525 14,701 4,186 3,986 South/Central America 127,035 118,262 167,491 127,479 Argentina 6,670 10,367 3,746 6,658 Brazil 88,057 66,431 148,351 103,022 Chile 138 175 160 206 Colombia 9,383 16,793 3,249 4,767 Venezuela 4,713 5,796 2,954 3,404 Other S/C A 18,074 18,699 9,032 9,422 Other Countries 78,592 107,082 77,638 88,265 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 67,211 95,263 36,574 48,176 South Africa 3,888 3,356 3,992 4,077 Thailand 651 1,122 30,797 29,765 Other 6,842 7,341 6,275 6,247 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data July June Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,507,485 1,770,921 2,232,168 1,582,070 North America 619,505 433,011 557,471 418,932 Canada 368,349 270,870 384,480 294,007 Mexico 251,156 162,141 172,991 124,925 Europe 636,388 474,658 570,706 411,841 European Union 262,727 260,583 299,577 263,579 Austria 6,343 10,337 7,942 11,925 Belgium 3,835 3,816 2,926 2,694 Czech Republic 9,703 12,072 8,002 6,543 Finland (-) (-) 27 40 France 8,383 8,020 20,809 17,615 Germany 34,427 38,181 76,648 72,393 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 68,238 54,680 35,087 32,749 Netherlands 48,198 31,890 85,008 48,416 Poland 3,161 4,976 368 506 Spain 3,655 3,274 2,429 3,589 Sweden 640 1,613 369 1,001 United Kingdom 17,319 23,927 25,838 30,802 Other EU 58,826 67,796 34,125 35,305 Moldova 70 57 56 48 Norway 373 394 3,806 3,174 Russia 149,103 83,763 183,632 88,874 Switzerland 1,163 2,430 1,911 2,488 Turkey 61,196 36,466 65,735 38,514 Ukraine 156,125 86,308 7,483 8,361 Other Europe 5,632 4,656 8,506 6,804 Euro Area 210,476 199,810 252,717 211,987 Pacific Rim Countries 927,042 634,569 812,018 534,436 Australia 93,407 50,247 44,495 24,760 China 381,217 261,043 407,648 263,844 Indonesia 223 214 3,162 2,645 Japan 105,535 77,997 54,668 47,291 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 336,356 239,035 250,890 169,776 Hong Kong 9,967 5,748 20,221 10,027 Korea 166,951 122,351 159,630 113,961 Singapore 10,088 5,549 8,664 4,439 Taiwan 149,350 105,388 62,374 41,350 Other Pacific Rim 10,304 6,033 51,157 26,119 South/Central America 213,021 147,083 187,468 122,999 Argentina 5,605 9,258 5,354 12,000 Brazil 180,207 116,157 161,834 95,335 Chile 384 302 9 10 Colombia 5,894 6,782 2,031 2,439 Venezuela 7,111 6,655 8,111 7,334 Other S/C A 13,820 7,929 10,129 5,881 Other Countries 111,528 81,600 104,505 93,863 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 50,121 44,089 62,515 68,691 South Africa 3,696 2,722 6,590 5,127 Thailand 56,693 33,971 34,933 19,712 Other 1,018 818 469 332 -------------------------------------------------------------- July Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 13,868,760 12,392,889 15,826,127 11,071,972 North America 5,177,244 4,601,434 4,099,031 2,952,017 Canada 3,546,132 3,133,552 2,735,519 2,023,851 Mexico 1,631,112 1,467,883 1,363,511 928,166 Europe 3,128,430 2,940,006 3,663,126 2,660,308 European Union 1,504,123 1,725,125 1,665,503 1,605,481 Austria 67,637 122,876 60,752 88,312 Belgium 62,872 49,653 51,535 38,940 Czech Republic 43,053 47,529 58,671 57,446 Finland 2,468 3,109 5,811 3,116 France 77,823 100,214 130,723 112,310 Germany 397,563 459,900 367,132 381,558 Hungary (-) (-) 927 571 Italy 194,938 267,443 249,716 206,908 Netherlands 163,127 114,678 233,493 145,186 Poland 61,099 37,552 9,789 14,718 Spain 74,545 77,394 43,606 45,817 Sweden 11,139 15,237 7,719 13,538 United Kingdom 102,569 118,868 150,065 166,209 Other EU 245,289 310,672 295,566 330,851 Moldova (-) (-) 1,127 893 Norway 14,130 16,716 22,445 15,925 Russia 494,375 351,188 867,931 440,786 Switzerland 7,519 13,856 10,340 16,456 Turkey 367,075 281,437 400,735 222,412 Ukraine 738,711 548,905 647,638 319,831 Other Europe 2,497 2,780 47,407 38,524 Euro Area 1,240,093 1,455,886 1,379,190 1,294,570 Pacific Rim Countries 3,907,337 3,353,068 5,711,820 3,828,532 Australia 403,577 277,865 454,149 228,182 China 1,383,151 1,307,566 2,460,878 1,662,564 Indonesia 763 1,174 13,240 9,976 Japan 605,567 521,074 700,950 519,948 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 1,441,735 1,190,119 1,795,389 1,253,274 Hong Kong 338 538 30,730 16,266 Korea 1,171,332 945,113 1,072,044 764,628 Singapore 304 444 65,620 36,128 Taiwan 269,761 244,024 626,995 436,252 Other Pacific Rim 72,545 55,270 287,214 154,588 South/Central America 890,539 652,498 1,645,992 1,027,032 Argentina 33,111 48,911 51,213 46,876 Brazil 729,680 472,470 1,294,222 786,386 Chile 524 644 1,264 1,027 Colombia 31,203 44,867 36,895 43,850 Venezuela 26,127 27,389 119,890 72,955 Other S/C A 69,895 58,217 142,509 75,938 Other Countries 765,210 845,882 706,159 604,083 Egypt (-) (-) 8,220 4,730 India 625,627 719,593 398,730 402,821 South Africa 33,506 29,357 72,334 56,895 Thailand 75,083 66,093 220,333 134,432 Other 30,994 30,840 6,543 5,205 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final July 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.