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 October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,828,486 4,054,735 2,674,916 3,739,898 North America 803,409 994,887 711,519 893,278 Canada 466,387 585,532 498,180 612,079 Mexico 337,022 409,354 213,339 281,199 Europe 694,839 1,154,948 525,586 881,095 European Union 372,516 747,362 286,594 592,661 Austria 15,936 40,637 16,141 35,644 Belgium 10,297 18,830 3,937 11,188 Czech Republic 15,419 24,971 12,138 34,045 Finland 2,440 8,224 1,950 6,710 France 19,970 54,831 20,432 39,742 Germany 83,438 181,065 95,662 178,892 Hungary (-) (-) 2 3 Italy 19,963 69,805 16,002 51,194 Netherlands 100,431 94,472 31,616 27,773 Poland 2,871 5,796 2,197 4,919 Spain 13,840 44,371 13,933 33,842 Sweden 15,992 62,538 15,532 55,021 United Kingdom 35,403 73,170 17,367 42,183 Other EU 36,515 68,650 39,686 71,507 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 857 1,372 2,035 4,459 Russia 69,716 90,485 73,984 82,439 Switzerland 1,763 7,308 739 2,680 Turkey 65,118 95,133 97,108 124,313 Ukraine 184,084 212,494 64,961 74,324 Other Europe 785 793 166 219 Euro Area 292,505 559,548 228,426 435,803 Pacific Rim Countries 1,088,620 1,526,895 992,160 1,358,654 Australia 63,759 57,432 69,524 74,127 China 660,014 916,467 515,664 715,896 Indonesia 2,423 3,813 700 1,007 Japan 144,260 216,874 114,167 177,613 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 204,611 314,509 286,917 381,205 Hong Kong 39 64 30 228 Korea 152,802 203,879 223,183 270,196 Singapore 38 195 45 240 Taiwan 51,730 110,372 63,659 110,542 Other Pacific Rim 13,554 17,800 5,187 8,805 South/Central America 151,852 236,829 133,702 200,057 Argentina 36,143 85,846 12,463 24,459 Brazil 105,607 131,714 96,878 123,925 Chile 90 139 267 444 Colombia 4,003 9,613 15,354 38,125 Venezuela 3,581 6,268 3,059 5,345 Other S/C A 2,428 3,249 5,680 7,758 Other Countries 89,766 141,176 311,948 406,814 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 69,364 111,072 215,676 289,617 South Africa 3,131 6,428 11,757 15,564 Thailand 7,729 11,523 74,165 84,968 Other 9,542 12,153 10,350 16,664 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data October September Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,516,340 2,394,429 2,166,547 2,130,262 North America 815,637 669,619 660,533 551,242 Canada 565,653 456,969 459,356 387,392 Mexico 249,984 212,650 201,177 163,850 Europe 609,120 738,709 547,665 610,740 European Union 433,878 632,498 358,905 506,898 Austria 8,554 22,058 19,276 36,377 Belgium 5,096 23,403 9,330 24,006 Czech Republic 13,036 20,121 20,332 21,040 Finland 1,160 3,207 257 1,488 France 27,382 55,120 21,253 43,348 Germany 105,626 143,376 81,435 108,143 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 78,843 100,545 48,916 65,354 Netherlands 44,207 28,647 55,713 36,349 Poland 1,544 1,657 549 847 Spain 12,958 15,881 4,731 7,527 Sweden 20,205 72,213 21,191 55,708 United Kingdom 39,465 64,955 32,854 56,799 Other EU 75,802 81,314 43,068 49,912 Moldova (-) (-) 20 13 Norway 1,500 1,681 1,391 1,497 Russia 33,769 23,800 10,502 10,624 Switzerland 1,989 5,716 2,071 4,230 Turkey 5,156 3,676 54,106 31,625 Ukraine 132,430 70,757 120,115 55,306 Other Europe 398 581 555 547 Euro Area 338,637 453,331 282,276 369,033 Pacific Rim Countries 682,299 665,483 687,229 682,308 Australia 90,318 44,972 42,425 23,244 China 277,642 274,845 302,985 319,787 Indonesia 1,217 2,250 3,850 3,903 Japan 99,618 137,263 86,063 101,049 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 200,527 196,152 213,460 211,115 Hong Kong 336 966 103 104 Korea 146,068 120,828 150,229 128,858 Singapore (-) (-) 884 1,854 Taiwan 54,124 74,359 62,244 80,300 Other Pacific Rim 12,977 10,001 38,446 23,209 South/Central America 324,830 203,263 140,973 134,006 Argentina 10,528 17,544 8,022 18,799 Brazil 295,267 165,475 122,253 102,715 Chile (-) (-) 195 267 Colombia 8,196 11,136 4,804 6,799 Venezuela 4,885 4,701 2,067 2,311 Other S/C A 5,953 4,406 3,633 3,114 Other Countries 84,454 117,355 130,147 151,967 Egypt 42 36 (-) (-) India 72,264 103,559 73,424 108,677 South Africa 3,591 5,692 8,481 11,793 Thailand 6,433 5,043 47,499 29,530 Other 2,124 3,023 743 1,967 -------------------------------------------------------------- October Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 24,905,160 30,455,628 26,233,604 24,908,250 North America 8,549,755 9,109,865 7,462,382 6,308,815 Canada 5,882,660 6,199,044 5,030,288 4,314,863 Mexico 2,667,094 2,910,821 2,432,094 1,993,953 Europe 5,890,324 8,627,885 6,508,105 7,679,205 European Union 3,352,304 6,267,306 3,891,423 6,170,420 Austria 183,946 419,204 188,656 320,465 Belgium 103,157 201,891 125,744 363,022 Czech Republic 100,674 157,889 125,056 169,667 Finland 26,301 90,615 24,600 79,136 France 234,365 520,734 339,859 568,527 Germany 937,170 1,624,287 919,547 1,363,934 Hungary 3 7 929 584 Italy 317,349 768,434 501,821 790,559 Netherlands 362,968 295,310 431,922 282,619 Poland 67,640 52,106 13,325 20,307 Spain 162,248 341,604 133,916 216,927 Sweden 205,043 638,727 226,950 697,400 United Kingdom 294,507 613,329 377,725 724,327 Other EU 356,936 543,169 481,372 572,947 Moldova (-) (-) 1,147 906 Norway 26,109 39,502 28,482 22,825 Russia 800,340 711,659 1,020,322 589,689 Switzerland 13,834 43,835 22,174 50,169 Turkey 543,488 519,046 492,962 280,713 Ukraine 1,150,166 1,041,968 1,002,869 524,454 Other Europe 4,084 4,569 48,726 40,029 Euro Area 2,607,254 4,685,107 3,049,338 4,448,924 Pacific Rim Countries 7,755,239 9,526,883 8,776,992 8,019,762 Australia 593,824 468,805 693,449 355,885 China 3,388,658 4,431,964 3,721,702 3,452,022 Indonesia 4,807 10,424 22,442 24,915 Japan 1,362,762 1,709,576 1,358,944 1,487,347 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 2,305,733 2,802,783 2,629,596 2,494,540 Hong Kong 721 2,118 31,726 19,338 Korea 1,778,911 1,812,323 1,599,662 1,311,682 Singapore 1,045 4,012 68,035 45,279 Taiwan 525,056 984,330 930,174 1,118,241 Other Pacific Rim 99,456 103,329 350,859 205,054 South/Central America 1,357,522 1,412,004 2,409,430 1,687,202 Argentina 95,321 185,047 73,254 91,865 Brazil 1,062,569 959,768 1,959,020 1,318,776 Chile 1,160 1,621 1,712 1,545 Colombia 79,179 143,736 72,307 92,525 Venezuela 36,874 45,579 138,479 90,121 Other S/C A 82,419 76,252 164,659 92,369 Other Countries 1,352,320 1,778,992 1,076,695 1,213,266 Egypt (-) (-) 9,451 5,369 India 1,052,911 1,424,237 647,664 851,962 South Africa 66,551 85,401 113,447 145,249 Thailand 168,328 188,989 293,681 193,143 Other 64,530 80,365 12,452 17,543 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.