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 September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,237,903 2,767,135 1,857,558 2,149,937 North America 601,979 701,358 563,158 674,473 Canada 411,441 470,260 363,064 433,181 Mexico 190,539 231,098 200,094 241,292 Europe 395,185 522,723 424,614 485,943 European Union 161,717 251,919 149,561 215,491 Austria 8,322 18,408 6,754 15,849 Belgium 2,193 3,245 4,611 4,874 Czech Republic 5,488 10,158 7,887 9,201 Finland 26 44 38 69 France 6,670 8,979 10,368 12,766 Germany 51,548 81,097 39,070 68,293 Hungary 2 3 (-) (-) Italy 8,171 18,469 6,108 13,054 Netherlands 27,886 23,717 33,063 28,366 Poland 1,817 3,918 373 623 Spain 6,441 11,593 4,650 7,797 Sweden 459 918 935 1,663 United Kingdom 5,948 9,161 17,196 23,879 Other EU 36,748 62,210 18,508 29,057 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 2,031 3,506 6,233 5,265 Russia 71,390 75,142 136,507 129,148 Switzerland 591 1,664 1,402 2,585 Turkey 97,053 124,221 11,518 14,281 Ukraine 62,236 66,052 118,759 118,396 Other Europe 166 219 635 777 Euro Area 139,176 212,787 121,560 177,458 Pacific Rim Countries 835,246 1,043,053 678,695 766,520 Australia 69,505 73,984 56,569 56,912 China 434,018 571,222 323,707 373,594 Indonesia 667 808 14 49 Japan 67,161 85,376 107,366 117,038 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 259,393 306,347 186,141 213,363 Hong Kong (-) 5 65 105 Korea 204,777 235,033 144,425 161,719 Singapore (-) (-) 83 238 Taiwan 54,616 71,309 41,568 51,302 Other Pacific Rim 4,502 5,317 4,898 5,563 South/Central America 111,849 143,997 92,118 108,158 Argentina 6,463 12,075 7,722 14,349 Brazil 88,285 100,159 73,306 76,655 Chile 114 156 279 394 Colombia 8,351 18,943 3,587 6,015 Venezuela 3,059 5,345 4,009 6,361 Other S/C A 5,577 7,319 3,214 4,384 Other Countries 293,643 356,004 98,973 114,843 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 201,129 250,589 79,165 92,590 South Africa 9,737 11,542 1,897 2,596 Thailand 73,335 81,694 6,301 5,601 Other 9,442 12,179 11,611 14,056 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,814,347 1,365,402 1,958,369 1,453,799 North America 552,603 395,441 537,940 395,766 Canada 372,945 267,692 367,281 270,896 Mexico 179,658 127,749 170,659 124,869 Europe 430,684 319,647 421,643 355,777 European Union 244,165 225,280 249,655 260,045 Austria 10,691 17,962 9,090 14,662 Belgium 6,040 4,273 12,046 9,751 Czech Republic 14,670 12,555 2,236 3,185 Finland (-) 4 55 85 France 8,748 8,540 10,625 11,360 Germany 51,237 50,487 56,402 57,686 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 45,020 39,305 39,094 28,658 Netherlands 45,896 28,755 35,215 22,873 Poland 493 667 601 883 Spain 668 1,062 8,640 10,152 Sweden 422 969 779 1,882 United Kingdom 18,706 16,314 34,345 45,089 Other EU 41,575 44,386 40,527 53,778 Moldova 20 13 (-) (-) Norway 1,391 1,494 400 381 Russia 9,311 7,261 68,203 39,119 Switzerland 1,770 2,200 4,509 3,882 Turkey 53,938 31,375 16,006 9,461 Ukraine 119,534 51,477 82,520 42,542 Other Europe 555 547 350 346 Euro Area 208,455 193,009 210,912 207,787 Pacific Rim Countries 587,671 427,906 764,249 521,060 Australia 42,389 23,073 106,234 58,014 China 254,112 185,292 290,385 200,550 Indonesia 3,767 3,363 2,667 2,384 Japan 50,614 41,755 126,546 91,677 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 198,772 153,722 228,789 163,066 Hong Kong 103 104 72 264 Korea 143,060 109,653 121,086 82,715 Singapore 649 577 (-) (-) Taiwan 54,960 43,389 107,631 80,087 Other Pacific Rim 38,017 20,700 9,627 5,369 South/Central America 131,607 110,057 150,299 89,670 Argentina 6,765 14,250 774 1,201 Brazil 116,825 87,612 132,551 74,922 Chile 189 200 249 244 Colombia 2,246 2,807 2,731 2,828 Venezuela 2,046 2,293 4,562 4,559 Other S/C A 3,535 2,895 9,433 5,915 Other Countries 111,782 112,351 84,239 91,527 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 68,880 85,341 57,725 72,262 South Africa 5,853 4,608 8,096 8,145 Thailand 36,707 22,028 17,635 10,479 Other 342 375 784 642 -------------------------------------------------------------- September Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 17,964,221 17,309,962 19,598,843 13,891,173 North America 6,342,381 5,977,266 5,189,573 3,743,224 Canada 4,320,637 4,036,992 3,475,745 2,562,439 Mexico 2,021,745 1,940,273 1,713,828 1,180,785 Europe 3,948,228 3,948,673 4,515,453 3,335,732 European Union 1,815,401 2,192,534 2,159,323 2,090,806 Austria 82,712 157,133 80,534 120,936 Belgium 69,677 57,772 69,621 52,965 Czech Republic 56,428 66,887 75,576 73,186 Finland 2,532 3,221 5,867 3,205 France 94,860 121,959 150,095 132,210 Germany 488,181 609,290 474,770 489,732 Hungary 2 3 927 571 Italy 209,217 298,966 333,831 274,872 Netherlands 224,076 166,760 314,603 196,815 Poland 63,289 42,092 10,883 16,268 Spain 85,636 96,784 52,914 57,032 Sweden 12,533 17,818 8,919 16,389 United Kingdom 125,713 151,908 203,115 227,611 Other EU 300,546 401,939 377,669 429,015 Moldova (-) (-) 1,147 906 Norway 22,394 25,487 24,236 17,800 Russia 702,272 555,477 945,446 487,166 Switzerland 9,512 18,105 16,618 22,538 Turkey 475,646 419,939 470,679 263,248 Ukraine 919,705 733,353 849,692 413,851 Other Europe 3,298 3,776 48,312 39,418 Euro Area 1,500,829 1,846,131 1,798,557 1,695,366 Pacific Rim Countries 5,421,279 5,162,641 7,063,739 4,777,498 Australia 529,651 408,761 602,772 309,269 China 2,140,876 2,252,381 3,005,375 2,048,406 Indonesia 1,443 2,031 19,674 15,723 Japan 780,095 723,487 878,110 653,381 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 1,887,269 1,709,829 2,222,950 1,570,062 Hong Kong 404 648 30,905 16,633 Korea 1,520,533 1,341,865 1,336,189 956,997 Singapore 387 682 66,270 36,705 Taiwan 365,945 366,634 789,586 559,728 Other Pacific Rim 81,944 66,151 334,858 180,657 South/Central America 1,094,506 904,653 1,927,897 1,226,759 Argentina 47,297 75,335 58,751 62,328 Brazil 891,271 649,285 1,543,598 948,920 Chile 917 1,194 1,701 1,470 Colombia 43,141 69,825 41,872 49,485 Venezuela 33,195 39,095 126,497 79,807 Other S/C A 78,685 69,919 155,477 84,748 Other Countries 1,157,827 1,316,730 902,180 807,961 Egypt (-) (-) 8,220 4,730 India 905,922 1,062,772 525,335 560,423 South Africa 45,139 43,496 86,282 69,647 Thailand 154,720 153,388 274,675 166,940 Other 52,046 57,075 7,668 6,221 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final September 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.