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 September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,674,916 3,739,898 2,310,853 3,174,801 North America 711,519 893,278 665,908 860,598 Canada 498,180 612,079 440,737 560,283 Mexico 213,339 281,199 225,171 300,315 Europe 525,586 881,095 556,612 875,322 European Union 286,594 592,661 265,045 561,173 Austria 16,141 35,644 11,290 30,833 Belgium 3,937 11,188 6,005 13,623 Czech Republic 12,138 34,045 12,197 17,305 Finland 1,950 6,710 1,358 5,350 France 20,432 39,742 22,777 48,694 Germany 95,662 178,892 66,979 137,530 Hungary 2 3 1 4 Italy 16,002 51,194 17,559 66,880 Netherlands 31,616 27,773 39,521 34,050 Poland 2,197 4,919 538 1,359 Spain 13,933 33,842 13,264 39,786 Sweden 15,532 55,021 22,402 61,128 United Kingdom 17,367 42,183 30,881 65,249 Other EU 39,686 71,507 20,273 39,383 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 2,035 4,459 9,077 16,858 Russia 73,984 82,439 138,283 133,437 Switzerland 739 2,680 1,734 5,493 Turkey 97,108 124,313 11,701 14,656 Ukraine 64,961 74,324 130,138 142,928 Other Europe 166 219 635 777 Euro Area 228,426 435,803 196,665 408,340 Pacific Rim Countries 992,160 1,358,654 873,200 1,144,330 Australia 69,524 74,127 56,759 57,764 China 515,664 715,896 447,407 574,926 Indonesia 700 1,007 332 1,631 Japan 114,167 177,613 158,719 212,548 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 286,917 381,205 204,167 287,440 Hong Kong 30 228 65 105 Korea 223,183 270,196 152,396 188,316 Singapore 45 240 181 657 Taiwan 63,659 110,542 51,525 98,362 Other Pacific Rim 5,187 8,805 5,817 10,022 South/Central America 133,702 200,057 103,989 137,561 Argentina 12,463 24,459 8,362 15,728 Brazil 96,878 123,925 80,865 95,949 Chile 267 444 279 394 Colombia 15,354 38,125 7,185 14,451 Venezuela 3,059 5,345 4,009 6,361 Other S/C A 5,680 7,758 3,288 4,678 Other Countries 311,948 406,814 111,144 156,991 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 215,676 289,617 87,012 124,671 South Africa 11,757 15,564 4,994 8,023 Thailand 74,165 84,968 7,401 9,855 Other 10,350 16,664 11,737 14,443 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data September August Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,166,547 2,130,262 2,400,465 2,450,982 North America 660,533 551,242 672,024 573,433 Canada 459,356 387,392 452,401 387,514 Mexico 201,177 163,850 219,624 185,919 Europe 547,665 610,740 591,356 795,659 European Union 358,905 506,898 407,484 676,696 Austria 19,276 36,377 20,949 35,330 Belgium 9,330 24,006 17,726 45,653 Czech Republic 20,332 21,040 4,861 11,501 Finland 257 1,488 1,331 3,896 France 21,253 43,348 27,282 55,651 Germany 81,435 108,143 103,477 149,948 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 48,916 65,354 50,669 95,183 Netherlands 55,713 36,349 45,975 31,450 Poland 549 847 614 937 Spain 4,731 7,527 19,817 35,630 Sweden 21,191 55,708 16,689 61,066 United Kingdom 32,854 56,799 56,491 92,047 Other EU 43,068 49,912 41,603 58,404 Moldova 20 13 (-) (-) Norway 1,391 1,497 417 1,549 Russia 10,502 10,624 73,336 48,189 Switzerland 2,071 4,230 4,912 6,190 Turkey 54,106 31,625 17,494 10,442 Ukraine 120,115 55,306 87,363 52,247 Other Europe 555 547 350 346 Euro Area 282,276 369,033 327,847 508,369 Pacific Rim Countries 687,229 682,308 876,311 830,234 Australia 42,425 23,244 106,288 58,267 China 302,985 319,787 329,864 325,233 Indonesia 3,850 3,903 3,079 4,777 Japan 86,063 101,049 177,349 180,885 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 213,460 211,115 249,794 254,267 Hong Kong 103 104 110 552 Korea 150,229 128,858 130,841 105,568 Singapore 884 1,854 169 1,482 Taiwan 62,244 80,300 118,674 146,665 Other Pacific Rim 38,446 23,209 9,937 6,806 South/Central America 140,973 134,006 165,971 115,967 Argentina 8,022 18,799 851 1,452 Brazil 122,253 102,715 145,023 96,528 Chile 195 267 249 244 Colombia 4,804 6,799 4,201 5,055 Venezuela 2,067 2,311 6,117 6,486 Other S/C A 3,633 3,114 9,528 6,202 Other Countries 130,147 151,967 94,804 135,689 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 73,424 108,677 63,112 99,506 South Africa 8,481 11,793 12,596 22,333 Thailand 47,499 29,530 18,008 12,228 Other 743 1,967 1,087 1,621 -------------------------------------------------------------- September Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 22,076,674 26,400,894 23,717,265 22,513,822 North America 7,746,346 8,114,978 6,646,745 5,639,196 Canada 5,416,274 5,613,511 4,464,635 3,857,894 Mexico 2,330,072 2,501,467 2,182,110 1,781,303 Europe 5,195,486 7,472,937 5,898,985 6,940,496 European Union 2,979,788 5,519,944 3,457,546 5,537,922 Austria 168,010 378,566 180,102 298,407 Belgium 92,860 183,061 120,648 339,618 Czech Republic 85,254 132,918 112,021 149,546 Finland 23,861 82,392 23,440 75,928 France 214,394 465,903 312,477 513,407 Germany 853,731 1,443,221 813,921 1,220,558 Hungary 3 7 929 584 Italy 297,386 698,629 422,978 690,013 Netherlands 262,537 200,838 387,715 253,972 Poland 64,768 46,310 11,781 18,650 Spain 148,408 297,234 120,959 201,045 Sweden 189,050 576,189 206,745 625,188 United Kingdom 259,104 540,159 338,261 659,373 Other EU 320,422 474,519 405,570 491,633 Moldova (-) (-) 1,147 906 Norway 25,252 38,130 26,982 21,143 Russia 730,624 621,174 986,552 565,888 Switzerland 12,071 36,527 20,185 44,454 Turkey 478,369 423,913 487,806 277,038 Ukraine 966,083 829,474 870,439 453,698 Other Europe 3,298 3,776 48,328 39,448 Euro Area 2,314,748 4,125,559 2,710,701 3,995,592 Pacific Rim Countries 6,666,619 7,999,988 8,094,693 7,354,279 Australia 530,065 411,373 603,130 310,913 China 2,728,644 3,515,497 3,444,060 3,177,177 Indonesia 2,385 6,612 21,226 22,665 Japan 1,218,502 1,492,702 1,259,326 1,350,084 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 2,101,122 2,488,274 2,429,069 2,298,387 Hong Kong 682 2,054 31,390 18,372 Korea 1,626,108 1,608,444 1,453,594 1,190,854 Singapore 1,006 3,817 68,035 45,279 Taiwan 473,326 873,958 876,050 1,043,882 Other Pacific Rim 85,902 85,529 337,882 195,053 South/Central America 1,205,670 1,175,175 2,084,600 1,483,939 Argentina 59,178 99,201 62,726 74,321 Brazil 956,962 828,054 1,663,753 1,153,301 Chile 1,070 1,482 1,712 1,545 Colombia 75,176 134,124 64,110 81,388 Venezuela 33,293 39,311 133,593 85,420 Other S/C A 79,991 73,003 158,706 87,963 Other Countries 1,262,554 1,637,815 992,242 1,095,911 Egypt (-) (-) 9,409 5,333 India 983,547 1,313,165 575,400 748,403 South Africa 63,421 78,973 109,856 139,557 Thailand 160,599 177,466 287,249 188,100 Other 54,987 68,212 10,328 14,520 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.