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 November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,730,423 2,316,200 2,289,914 2,864,757 North America 331,238 370,626 657,727 744,716 Canada 221,396 243,826 357,603 403,644 Mexico 109,842 126,800 300,124 341,072 Europe 495,460 687,970 525,014 701,303 European Union 215,429 328,004 217,683 330,362 Austria 7,730 20,243 8,671 20,905 Belgium 9,915 11,699 9,061 12,067 Czech Republic 10,353 18,070 10,573 16,432 Finland 30 48 25 42 France 9,116 14,401 4,712 7,128 Germany 41,416 75,196 42,326 81,051 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 7,535 10,618 9,063 24,463 Netherlands 43,313 38,611 72,866 67,469 Poland 882 1,651 2,564 5,046 Spain 13,145 24,803 5,477 9,794 Sweden 3,195 4,271 1,039 2,141 United Kingdom 12,265 13,439 18,141 25,956 Other EU 56,533 94,955 33,164 57,868 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway (-) (-) 857 1,372 Russia 95,349 105,384 63,816 77,963 Switzerland 1,513 3,164 1,392 2,607 Turkey 141,171 184,059 64,994 94,869 Ukraine 41,889 67,204 175,488 193,337 Other Europe 110 156 785 793 Euro Area 169,508 261,561 177,414 265,914 Pacific Rim Countries 745,082 1,025,026 895,730 1,131,899 Australia 1,058 1,198 63,748 57,392 China 428,700 625,516 534,921 698,144 Indonesia 340 489 2,268 3,050 Japan 81,683 109,395 102,050 131,748 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 231,204 285,739 180,046 228,005 Hong Kong 59 92 39 64 Korea 200,563 242,587 141,662 174,075 Singapore (-) (-) (-) (-) Taiwan 30,581 43,060 38,345 53,867 Other Pacific Rim 2,097 2,689 12,696 13,559 South/Central America 39,846 71,341 129,906 175,177 Argentina 8,481 20,186 21,051 46,868 Brazil 24,376 38,705 101,046 115,816 Chile 52 96 90 139 Colombia 4,033 9,094 1,819 3,265 Venezuela 563 744 3,581 6,268 Other S/C A 2,341 2,515 2,319 2,821 Other Countries 118,797 161,236 81,537 111,663 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 76,194 103,493 63,463 88,800 South Africa 3,564 5,700 1,358 1,693 Thailand 28,224 38,742 7,366 9,886 Other 10,814 13,302 9,350 11,283 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,641,035 1,283,249 2,069,296 1,508,390 North America 552,130 403,020 619,319 446,987 Canada 438,014 309,646 473,287 334,374 Mexico 114,116 93,374 146,032 112,613 Europe 410,943 317,277 472,103 364,510 European Union 257,081 232,838 306,542 277,435 Austria 8,985 13,018 4,090 6,126 Belgium 4,543 4,241 1,530 2,040 Czech Republic 994 955 10,203 7,802 Finland (-) (-) 80 80 France 19,134 15,916 14,213 13,036 Germany 38,750 49,323 61,481 58,764 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 59,305 38,679 69,246 53,544 Netherlands 54,129 34,090 35,009 21,783 Poland 679 1,055 1,354 1,224 Spain 3,409 4,853 8,555 6,476 Sweden 403 1,403 521 1,510 United Kingdom 22,612 24,875 27,675 30,625 Other EU 44,136 44,431 72,583 74,426 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 1,815 2,006 1,495 1,570 Russia 50,591 27,796 30,544 18,926 Switzerland 1,737 2,792 999 2,214 Turkey 26,165 16,597 5,115 3,607 Ukraine 73,099 34,799 127,029 60,365 Other Europe 457 448 380 392 Euro Area 221,397 192,794 246,496 217,860 Pacific Rim Countries 532,200 395,220 588,792 431,824 Australia 47,505 25,412 90,270 44,330 China 243,936 190,197 243,497 179,036 Indonesia 890 846 1,030 967 Japan 58,819 50,654 59,809 57,364 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 167,558 120,573 181,729 143,367 Hong Kong 21 17 336 966 Korea 145,834 102,315 134,655 100,936 Singapore (-) (-) (-) (-) Taiwan 21,704 18,241 46,738 41,465 Other Pacific Rim 13,492 7,538 12,457 6,760 South/Central America 78,203 76,658 311,963 181,019 Argentina 14,641 26,438 9,900 16,374 Brazil 37,900 26,356 287,514 150,805 Chile 225 293 (-) (-) Colombia 8,191 10,452 3,783 4,954 Venezuela 9,435 7,980 4,885 4,701 Other S/C A 7,809 5,140 5,881 4,186 Other Countries 67,559 91,075 77,119 84,050 Egypt (-) (-) 42 36 India 58,374 83,856 68,046 77,325 South Africa 7,684 6,013 1,013 773 Thailand 205 242 6,346 4,631 Other 1,296 964 1,671 1,285 -------------------------------------------------------------- November Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 21,984,558 22,490,919 23,309,175 16,682,813 North America 7,331,347 7,092,608 6,361,023 4,593,231 Canada 4,899,635 4,684,463 4,387,046 3,206,459 Mexico 2,431,711 2,408,145 1,973,977 1,386,772 Europe 4,968,703 5,337,946 5,398,500 4,017,519 European Union 2,248,513 2,850,900 2,722,945 2,601,079 Austria 99,114 198,281 93,609 140,079 Belgium 88,652 81,538 75,694 59,246 Czech Republic 77,355 101,389 86,774 81,942 Finland 2,586 3,311 5,947 3,285 France 108,688 143,487 183,442 161,162 Germany 571,923 765,537 575,002 597,820 Hungary 2 3 927 571 Italy 225,815 334,046 462,382 367,095 Netherlands 340,256 272,840 403,741 252,688 Poland 66,735 48,790 12,916 18,546 Spain 104,258 131,381 64,878 68,360 Sweden 16,767 24,230 9,843 19,301 United Kingdom 156,119 191,303 253,402 283,111 Other EU 390,243 554,762 494,388 547,872 Moldova (-) (-) 1,147 906 Norway 23,251 26,859 27,546 21,376 Russia 861,437 738,824 1,026,580 533,889 Switzerland 12,417 23,875 19,354 27,544 Turkey 681,810 698,867 501,958 283,452 Ukraine 1,137,082 993,894 1,049,821 509,015 Other Europe 4,194 4,725 49,149 40,258 Euro Area 1,847,751 2,373,605 2,266,450 2,106,020 Pacific Rim Countries 7,062,091 7,319,566 8,184,732 5,604,541 Australia 594,458 467,351 740,547 379,011 China 3,104,497 3,576,042 3,492,808 2,417,639 Indonesia 4,051 5,570 21,594 17,536 Japan 963,828 964,630 996,739 761,399 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 2,298,519 2,223,574 2,572,238 1,834,002 Hong Kong 503 804 31,262 17,616 Korea 1,862,758 1,758,527 1,616,679 1,160,248 Singapore 387 682 66,270 36,705 Taiwan 434,871 463,561 858,028 619,433 Other Pacific Rim 96,738 82,399 360,807 194,956 South/Central America 1,264,258 1,151,170 2,318,062 1,484,436 Argentina 76,829 142,389 83,292 105,139 Brazil 1,016,693 803,805 1,869,012 1,126,081 Chile 1,059 1,429 1,927 1,763 Colombia 48,993 82,184 53,846 64,891 Venezuela 37,339 46,107 140,818 92,488 Other S/C A 83,345 75,255 169,168 94,074 Other Countries 1,358,160 1,589,629 1,046,858 983,086 Egypt (-) (-) 8,262 4,766 India 1,045,579 1,255,065 651,755 721,604 South Africa 50,061 50,888 94,979 76,434 Thailand 190,310 202,016 281,227 171,812 Other 72,211 81,660 10,635 8,470 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final November 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.