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 October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,289,914 2,864,757 2,237,903 2,767,135 North America 657,727 744,716 601,979 701,358 Canada 357,603 403,644 411,441 470,260 Mexico 300,124 341,072 190,539 231,098 Europe 525,014 701,303 395,185 522,723 European Union 217,683 330,362 161,717 251,919 Austria 8,671 20,905 8,322 18,408 Belgium 9,061 12,067 2,193 3,245 Czech Republic 10,573 16,432 5,488 10,158 Finland 25 42 26 44 France 4,712 7,128 6,670 8,979 Germany 42,326 81,051 51,548 81,097 Hungary (-) (-) 2 3 Italy 9,063 24,463 8,171 18,469 Netherlands 72,866 67,469 27,886 23,717 Poland 2,564 5,046 1,817 3,918 Spain 5,477 9,794 6,441 11,593 Sweden 1,039 2,141 459 918 United Kingdom 18,141 25,956 5,948 9,161 Other EU 33,164 57,868 36,748 62,210 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 857 1,372 2,031 3,506 Russia 63,816 77,963 71,390 75,142 Switzerland 1,392 2,607 591 1,664 Turkey 64,994 94,869 97,053 124,221 Ukraine 175,488 193,337 62,236 66,052 Other Europe 785 793 166 219 Euro Area 177,414 265,914 139,176 212,787 Pacific Rim Countries 895,730 1,131,899 835,246 1,043,053 Australia 63,748 57,392 69,505 73,984 China 534,921 698,144 434,018 571,222 Indonesia 2,268 3,050 667 808 Japan 102,050 131,748 67,161 85,376 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 180,046 228,005 259,393 306,347 Hong Kong 39 64 (-) 5 Korea 141,662 174,075 204,777 235,033 Singapore (-) (-) (-) (-) Taiwan 38,345 53,867 54,616 71,309 Other Pacific Rim 12,696 13,559 4,502 5,317 South/Central America 129,906 175,177 111,849 143,997 Argentina 21,051 46,868 6,463 12,075 Brazil 101,046 115,816 88,285 100,159 Chile 90 139 114 156 Colombia 1,819 3,265 8,351 18,943 Venezuela 3,581 6,268 3,059 5,345 Other S/C A 2,319 2,821 5,577 7,319 Other Countries 81,537 111,663 293,643 356,004 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 63,463 88,800 201,129 250,589 South Africa 1,358 1,693 9,737 11,542 Thailand 7,366 9,886 73,335 81,694 Other 9,350 11,283 9,442 12,179 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,069,296 1,508,390 1,814,347 1,365,402 North America 619,319 446,987 552,603 395,441 Canada 473,287 334,374 372,945 267,692 Mexico 146,032 112,613 179,658 127,749 Europe 472,103 364,510 430,684 319,647 European Union 306,542 277,435 244,165 225,280 Austria 4,090 6,126 10,691 17,962 Belgium 1,530 2,040 6,040 4,273 Czech Republic 10,203 7,802 14,670 12,555 Finland 80 80 (-) 4 France 14,213 13,036 8,748 8,540 Germany 61,481 58,764 51,237 50,487 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 69,246 53,544 45,020 39,305 Netherlands 35,009 21,783 45,896 28,755 Poland 1,354 1,224 493 667 Spain 8,555 6,476 668 1,062 Sweden 521 1,510 422 969 United Kingdom 27,675 30,625 18,706 16,314 Other EU 72,583 74,426 41,575 44,386 Moldova (-) (-) 20 13 Norway 1,495 1,570 1,391 1,494 Russia 30,544 18,926 9,311 7,261 Switzerland 999 2,214 1,770 2,200 Turkey 5,115 3,607 53,938 31,375 Ukraine 127,029 60,365 119,534 51,477 Other Europe 380 392 555 547 Euro Area 246,496 217,860 208,455 193,009 Pacific Rim Countries 588,792 431,824 587,671 427,906 Australia 90,270 44,330 42,389 23,073 China 243,497 179,036 254,112 185,292 Indonesia 1,030 967 3,767 3,363 Japan 59,809 57,364 50,614 41,755 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 181,729 143,367 198,772 153,722 Hong Kong 336 966 103 104 Korea 134,655 100,936 143,060 109,653 Singapore (-) (-) 649 577 Taiwan 46,738 41,465 54,960 43,389 Other Pacific Rim 12,457 6,760 38,017 20,700 South/Central America 311,963 181,019 131,607 110,057 Argentina 9,900 16,374 6,765 14,250 Brazil 287,514 150,805 116,825 87,612 Chile (-) (-) 189 200 Colombia 3,783 4,954 2,246 2,807 Venezuela 4,885 4,701 2,046 2,293 Other S/C A 5,881 4,186 3,535 2,895 Other Countries 77,119 84,050 111,782 112,351 Egypt 42 36 (-) (-) India 68,046 77,325 68,880 85,341 South Africa 1,013 773 5,853 4,608 Thailand 6,346 4,631 36,707 22,028 Other 1,671 1,285 342 375 -------------------------------------------------------------- October Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 20,254,135 20,174,719 21,668,140 15,399,564 North America 7,000,108 6,721,981 5,808,892 4,190,211 Canada 4,678,239 4,440,636 3,949,032 2,896,813 Mexico 2,321,869 2,281,345 1,859,860 1,293,398 Europe 4,473,243 4,649,975 4,987,557 3,700,242 European Union 2,033,084 2,522,896 2,465,865 2,368,241 Austria 91,384 178,038 84,624 127,062 Belgium 78,737 69,839 71,151 55,005 Czech Republic 67,001 83,319 85,780 80,987 Finland 2,556 3,263 5,947 3,285 France 99,572 129,087 164,309 145,246 Germany 530,507 690,341 536,251 548,496 Hungary 2 3 927 571 Italy 218,280 323,429 403,076 328,415 Netherlands 296,942 234,230 349,612 218,598 Poland 65,853 47,139 12,237 17,492 Spain 91,113 106,579 61,469 63,508 Sweden 13,572 19,959 9,440 17,899 United Kingdom 143,854 177,864 230,790 258,237 Other EU 333,709 459,807 450,252 503,441 Moldova (-) (-) 1,147 906 Norway 23,251 26,859 25,731 19,371 Russia 766,088 633,440 975,989 506,093 Switzerland 10,904 20,712 17,617 24,752 Turkey 540,640 514,808 475,794 266,855 Ukraine 1,095,193 926,691 976,722 474,216 Other Europe 4,084 4,569 48,692 39,810 Euro Area 1,678,244 2,112,045 2,045,053 1,913,226 Pacific Rim Countries 6,317,009 6,294,540 7,652,532 5,209,322 Australia 593,399 466,153 693,042 353,599 China 2,675,797 2,950,526 3,248,872 2,227,442 Indonesia 3,712 5,081 20,704 16,690 Japan 882,145 855,235 937,919 710,744 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 2,067,315 1,937,835 2,404,679 1,713,429 Hong Kong 444 712 31,241 17,599 Korea 1,662,195 1,515,940 1,470,845 1,057,933 Singapore 387 682 66,270 36,705 Taiwan 404,290 420,501 836,324 601,192 Other Pacific Rim 94,641 79,710 347,315 187,417 South/Central America 1,224,412 1,079,830 2,239,860 1,407,778 Argentina 68,347 122,203 68,651 78,702 Brazil 992,317 765,101 1,831,112 1,099,725 Chile 1,007 1,333 1,701 1,470 Colombia 44,960 73,091 45,655 54,439 Venezuela 36,777 45,363 131,383 84,508 Other S/C A 81,004 72,740 161,359 88,934 Other Countries 1,239,364 1,428,393 979,299 892,011 Egypt (-) (-) 8,262 4,766 India 969,385 1,151,572 593,381 637,748 South Africa 46,497 45,188 87,295 70,420 Thailand 162,086 163,274 281,022 171,570 Other 61,396 68,358 9,339 7,506 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final October 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.