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 November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,183,803 3,361,163 2,828,486 4,054,735 North America 421,611 529,900 803,409 994,887 Canada 301,766 380,541 466,387 585,532 Mexico 119,844 149,359 337,022 409,354 Europe 637,125 1,095,543 694,839 1,154,948 European Union 344,521 700,372 372,516 747,362 Austria 14,781 40,319 15,936 40,637 Belgium 11,076 17,923 10,297 18,830 Czech Republic 11,650 24,403 15,419 24,971 Finland 1,023 4,624 2,440 8,224 France 24,052 64,465 19,970 54,831 Germany 66,309 147,192 83,438 181,065 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 18,021 56,546 19,963 69,805 Netherlands 56,714 53,963 100,431 94,472 Poland 1,005 2,215 2,871 5,796 Spain 22,882 62,283 13,840 44,371 Sweden 30,098 74,589 15,992 62,538 United Kingdom 27,341 47,501 35,403 73,170 Other EU 59,568 104,350 36,515 68,650 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 2 25 857 1,372 Russia 101,369 122,042 69,716 90,485 Switzerland 1,744 4,915 1,763 7,308 Turkey 141,580 184,866 65,118 95,133 Ukraine 47,799 83,167 184,084 212,494 Other Europe 110 156 785 793 Euro Area 253,189 517,239 292,505 559,548 Pacific Rim Countries 936,760 1,418,650 1,088,620 1,526,895 Australia 1,060 1,357 63,759 57,432 China 546,710 844,493 660,014 916,467 Indonesia 436 837 2,423 3,813 Japan 134,515 216,822 144,260 216,874 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 250,936 347,598 204,611 314,509 Hong Kong 59 92 39 64 Korea 210,280 268,262 152,802 203,879 Singapore 21 96 38 195 Taiwan 40,576 79,147 51,730 110,372 Other Pacific Rim 3,103 7,544 13,554 17,800 South/Central America 59,619 122,924 151,852 236,829 Argentina 14,572 36,576 36,143 85,846 Brazil 34,085 62,496 105,607 131,714 Chile 52 96 90 139 Colombia 7,909 20,089 4,003 9,613 Venezuela 563 744 3,581 6,268 Other S/C A 2,438 2,922 2,428 3,249 Other Countries 128,689 194,146 89,766 141,176 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 83,522 127,685 69,364 111,072 South Africa 4,923 8,849 3,131 6,428 Thailand 29,100 42,891 7,729 11,523 Other 11,145 14,721 9,542 12,153 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data November October Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,106,869 2,171,755 2,516,340 2,394,429 North America 719,938 625,107 815,637 669,619 Canada 548,504 462,631 565,653 456,969 Mexico 171,434 162,476 249,984 212,650 Europe 579,929 704,162 609,120 738,709 European Union 415,945 596,489 433,878 632,498 Austria 18,521 35,669 8,554 22,058 Belgium 7,068 16,905 5,096 23,403 Czech Republic 3,018 4,727 13,036 20,121 Finland 1,523 4,605 1,160 3,207 France 33,184 61,789 27,382 55,120 Germany 78,933 126,379 105,626 143,376 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 70,250 74,700 78,843 100,545 Netherlands 70,467 46,679 44,207 28,647 Poland 709 1,176 1,544 1,657 Spain 8,936 24,487 12,958 15,881 Sweden 25,722 64,375 20,205 72,213 United Kingdom 50,613 84,523 39,465 64,955 Other EU 47,001 50,476 75,802 81,314 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 1,815 2,028 1,500 1,681 Russia 56,274 40,808 33,769 23,800 Switzerland 1,995 4,366 1,989 5,716 Turkey 27,492 18,384 5,156 3,676 Ukraine 75,951 41,639 132,430 70,757 Other Europe 457 448 398 581 Euro Area 324,219 428,237 338,637 453,331 Pacific Rim Countries 645,813 630,672 682,299 665,483 Australia 48,737 26,467 90,318 44,972 China 297,508 303,082 277,642 274,845 Indonesia 958 1,072 1,217 2,250 Japan 96,965 125,859 99,618 137,263 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 187,899 165,329 200,527 196,152 Hong Kong 21 17 336 966 Korea 159,735 124,290 146,068 120,828 Singapore 79 411 (-) (-) Taiwan 28,063 40,612 54,124 74,359 Other Pacific Rim 13,746 8,861 12,977 10,001 South/Central America 87,105 96,390 324,830 203,263 Argentina 16,325 30,833 10,528 17,544 Brazil 41,519 36,432 295,267 165,475 Chile 225 293 (-) (-) Colombia 11,392 14,942 8,196 11,136 Venezuela 9,681 8,283 4,885 4,701 Other S/C A 7,963 5,607 5,953 4,406 Other Countries 74,084 115,424 84,454 117,355 Egypt (-) (-) 42 36 India 62,266 101,989 72,264 103,559 South Africa 9,911 10,351 3,591 5,692 Thailand 522 1,852 6,433 5,043 Other 1,385 1,232 2,124 3,023 -------------------------------------------------------------- November Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 27,088,964 33,816,792 28,340,473 27,080,006 North America 8,971,365 9,639,765 8,182,320 6,933,923 Canada 6,184,426 6,579,585 5,578,792 4,777,494 Mexico 2,786,939 3,060,180 2,603,528 2,156,429 Europe 6,527,449 9,723,428 7,088,033 8,383,367 European Union 3,696,825 6,967,678 4,307,368 6,766,910 Austria 198,727 459,522 207,177 356,134 Belgium 114,233 219,814 132,811 379,927 Czech Republic 112,324 182,292 128,074 174,394 Finland 27,324 95,240 26,123 83,741 France 258,417 585,199 373,043 630,316 Germany 1,003,479 1,771,478 998,480 1,490,312 Hungary 3 7 929 584 Italy 335,369 824,981 572,071 865,259 Netherlands 419,682 349,273 502,389 329,298 Poland 68,645 54,321 14,034 21,483 Spain 185,130 403,888 142,853 241,413 Sweden 235,140 713,316 252,672 761,776 United Kingdom 321,848 660,830 428,338 808,850 Other EU 416,505 647,519 528,373 623,422 Moldova (-) (-) 1,147 906 Norway 26,110 39,527 30,297 24,853 Russia 901,709 833,701 1,076,595 630,497 Switzerland 15,578 48,750 24,169 54,535 Turkey 685,068 703,912 520,454 299,097 Ukraine 1,197,965 1,125,135 1,078,820 566,093 Other Europe 4,194 4,725 49,183 40,477 Euro Area 2,860,443 5,202,346 3,373,557 4,877,160 Pacific Rim Countries 8,691,999 10,945,533 9,422,805 8,650,434 Australia 594,884 470,163 742,185 382,352 China 3,935,368 5,276,458 4,019,210 3,755,105 Indonesia 5,243 11,261 23,400 25,987 Japan 1,497,277 1,926,398 1,455,909 1,613,206 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 2,556,669 3,150,381 2,817,495 2,659,869 Hong Kong 780 2,210 31,747 19,355 Korea 1,989,191 2,080,585 1,759,397 1,435,972 Singapore 1,065 4,108 68,114 45,690 Taiwan 565,632 1,063,477 958,237 1,158,852 Other Pacific Rim 102,558 110,873 364,604 213,915 South/Central America 1,417,141 1,534,927 2,496,536 1,783,592 Argentina 109,893 221,623 89,580 122,698 Brazil 1,096,654 1,022,264 2,000,539 1,355,208 Chile 1,212 1,718 1,937 1,838 Colombia 87,088 163,825 83,699 107,466 Venezuela 37,437 46,323 148,160 98,405 Other S/C A 84,857 79,174 172,622 97,977 Other Countries 1,481,009 1,973,138 1,150,779 1,328,690 Egypt (-) (-) 9,451 5,369 India 1,136,433 1,551,922 709,930 953,951 South Africa 71,474 94,250 123,358 155,600 Thailand 197,428 231,881 294,203 194,995 Other 75,675 95,085 13,837 18,775 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.