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 July June Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,638,789 3,501,267 2,476,552 3,097,491 North America 846,211 1,055,563 845,548 1,005,544 Canada 596,238 724,957 609,755 726,359 Mexico 249,973 330,606 235,793 279,185 Europe 716,686 1,100,247 641,139 926,293 European Union 346,226 747,542 374,353 685,480 Austria 25,123 55,746 20,344 42,570 Belgium 8,812 20,424 11,622 22,903 Czech Republic 9,109 18,304 8,872 11,927 Finland 2,954 11,109 2,802 8,586 France 31,654 69,937 22,607 54,888 Germany 106,336 215,301 118,375 181,569 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 30,554 90,185 35,013 83,022 Netherlands 27,674 22,643 27,125 20,778 Poland 1,364 2,835 1,962 3,664 Spain 14,812 38,929 16,482 40,853 Sweden 17,939 66,777 24,003 69,407 United Kingdom 30,742 73,408 39,485 76,474 Other EU 39,155 61,945 45,660 68,840 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 878 1,108 3,679 4,632 Russia 129,421 122,084 49,268 38,789 Switzerland 1,333 4,537 1,548 4,024 Turkey 33,743 36,726 31,509 30,112 Ukraine 204,807 187,907 180,596 163,050 Other Europe 278 343 185 206 Euro Area 277,693 571,955 291,811 509,800 Pacific Rim Countries 846,099 1,047,797 725,298 891,242 Australia 59,007 54,055 59,973 52,191 China 322,482 435,198 334,487 424,598 Indonesia 673 1,384 50 233 Japan 172,459 201,491 113,818 152,581 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 276,417 338,454 212,432 255,791 Hong Kong 208 411 124 566 Korea 232,127 245,538 152,182 149,151 Singapore 258 439 20 98 Taiwan 43,823 92,067 60,106 105,977 Other Pacific Rim 15,061 17,215 4,538 5,848 South/Central America 142,791 157,333 175,189 148,504 Argentina 7,497 12,365 4,128 7,633 Brazil 96,617 90,289 154,488 120,759 Chile 138 175 160 206 Colombia 15,521 29,494 4,303 6,763 Venezuela 4,774 5,946 2,974 3,455 Other S/C A 18,244 19,064 9,135 9,689 Other Countries 87,002 140,327 89,378 125,908 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 72,786 119,285 46,258 79,682 South Africa 4,978 5,352 5,104 6,406 Thailand 2,046 7,153 31,317 32,102 Other 7,192 8,538 6,700 7,718 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data July June Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,982,877 2,827,346 2,766,186 2,723,874 North America 792,785 654,919 745,647 657,975 Canada 496,881 438,288 505,323 451,127 Mexico 295,904 216,631 240,324 206,848 Europe 796,376 918,609 748,978 902,110 European Union 412,100 690,460 468,477 734,204 Austria 14,157 27,386 18,063 30,448 Belgium 9,945 45,331 7,401 34,605 Czech Republic 14,532 24,726 9,144 11,887 Finland 1,412 6,670 2,718 7,490 France 28,292 57,119 37,103 55,884 Germany 75,893 131,319 127,683 204,605 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 79,558 113,450 46,574 83,304 Netherlands 62,563 42,611 95,610 56,564 Poland 3,181 5,040 406 624 Spain 8,514 13,568 7,655 16,614 Sweden 26,537 82,696 29,294 90,920 United Kingdom 26,781 66,930 41,613 90,938 Other EU 60,733 73,614 45,213 50,320 Moldova 70 57 56 48 Norway 390 516 3,806 3,193 Russia 155,327 91,170 189,714 99,784 Switzerland 1,685 5,574 2,338 6,268 Turkey 64,851 38,709 68,078 41,378 Ukraine 156,321 87,466 8,002 10,431 Other Europe 5,632 4,656 8,506 6,804 Euro Area 318,920 490,554 365,773 516,098 Pacific Rim Countries 1,045,207 957,634 948,012 890,060 Australia 93,428 50,367 44,571 24,969 China 438,975 414,832 464,105 423,412 Indonesia 314 628 3,297 3,235 Japan 141,250 144,178 108,163 147,252 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 360,667 340,315 276,468 263,902 Hong Kong 10,188 6,007 20,286 10,355 Korea 180,989 154,212 175,382 145,939 Singapore 10,182 6,096 8,804 5,089 Taiwan 159,309 174,001 71,996 102,519 Other Pacific Rim 10,573 7,315 51,409 27,290 South/Central America 227,352 178,669 213,481 158,544 Argentina 5,909 10,325 6,844 15,248 Brazil 191,953 143,353 184,173 124,431 Chile 384 302 9 10 Colombia 7,699 9,368 3,527 4,689 Venezuela 7,525 7,183 8,745 8,141 Other S/C A 13,882 8,138 10,184 6,025 Other Countries 121,156 117,515 110,068 115,184 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 54,841 64,260 66,324 84,826 South Africa 8,287 17,084 7,779 7,605 Thailand 56,760 34,636 35,211 21,475 Other 1,269 1,535 754 1,279 -------------------------------------------------------------- July Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 17,090,906 19,486,194 19,150,253 17,932,578 North America 6,368,919 6,361,102 5,314,188 4,514,522 Canada 4,477,356 4,441,149 3,552,879 3,082,988 Mexico 1,891,563 1,919,953 1,761,309 1,431,533 Europe 4,113,288 5,716,520 4,759,964 5,534,097 European Union 2,428,149 4,366,110 2,691,157 4,354,329 Austria 140,579 312,089 139,878 226,700 Belgium 82,918 158,251 93,592 269,959 Czech Republic 60,919 81,568 86,827 117,005 Finland 20,553 70,332 21,852 70,544 France 171,185 377,468 263,942 414,407 Germany 691,090 1,126,800 629,009 962,467 Hungary (-) (-) 929 584 Italy 263,824 580,555 323,393 529,477 Netherlands 191,399 139,015 286,027 186,173 Poland 62,033 40,032 10,618 16,866 Spain 121,211 223,606 96,410 157,889 Sweden 151,117 460,040 168,865 508,414 United Kingdom 210,856 432,726 248,916 510,527 Other EU 260,463 363,630 320,899 383,316 Moldova (-) (-) 1,127 893 Norway 14,141 16,813 25,174 18,097 Russia 518,358 405,298 902,714 507,076 Switzerland 9,598 28,354 13,201 34,034 Turkey 369,561 284,944 416,207 234,970 Ukraine 770,984 612,221 662,960 346,145 Other Europe 2,497 2,780 47,423 38,554 Euro Area 1,889,657 3,281,416 2,100,578 3,118,191 Pacific Rim Countries 4,801,258 5,497,003 6,531,153 5,841,737 Australia 403,782 279,482 454,417 229,401 China 1,765,573 2,224,675 2,811,212 2,532,158 Indonesia 1,352 3,973 14,297 13,985 Japan 945,616 1,102,542 995,914 1,068,151 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 1,610,038 1,819,628 1,965,815 1,833,004 Hong Kong 586 1,721 31,176 17,716 Korea 1,250,529 1,149,933 1,172,524 956,428 Singapore 781 2,920 66,982 41,943 Taiwan 358,142 665,054 695,133 816,917 Other Pacific Rim 74,898 66,702 289,499 165,038 South/Central America 967,979 837,558 1,777,656 1,233,966 Argentina 38,352 59,014 53,853 54,070 Brazil 779,218 608,180 1,396,476 954,058 Chile 524 644 1,267 1,034 Colombia 52,637 81,548 55,106 69,534 Venezuela 26,225 27,605 125,409 76,623 Other S/C A 71,023 60,567 145,545 78,647 Other Countries 839,462 1,074,011 767,291 808,256 Egypt (-) (-) 9,409 5,333 India 680,859 898,877 438,864 540,219 South Africa 46,670 55,386 88,779 105,431 Thailand 79,033 82,643 221,741 146,342 Other 32,900 37,105 8,497 10,932 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.