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 December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,510,647 1,870,255 1,730,423 2,316,200 North America 285,473 285,250 331,238 370,626 Canada 189,391 183,778 221,396 243,826 Mexico 96,082 101,473 109,842 126,800 Europe 378,699 477,184 495,460 687,970 European Union 141,762 257,855 215,429 328,004 Austria 11,125 29,932 7,730 20,243 Belgium 7,183 8,633 9,915 11,699 Czech Republic 14,169 22,429 10,353 18,070 Finland 56 92 30 48 France 5,697 7,580 9,116 14,401 Germany 43,341 77,364 41,416 75,196 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 7,745 23,033 7,535 10,618 Netherlands 7,135 7,514 43,313 38,611 Poland 469 1,029 882 1,651 Spain 6,411 14,676 13,145 24,803 Sweden 1,120 2,066 3,195 4,271 United Kingdom 7,189 7,899 12,265 13,439 Other EU 30,121 55,608 56,533 94,955 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway (-) (-) (-) (-) Russia 107,215 91,563 95,349 105,384 Switzerland 330 640 1,513 3,164 Turkey 65,427 68,745 141,171 184,059 Ukraine 63,200 57,265 41,889 67,204 Other Europe 765 1,117 110 156 Euro Area 112,249 210,806 169,508 261,561 Pacific Rim Countries 597,599 789,718 745,082 1,025,026 Australia 40,806 29,414 1,058 1,198 China 366,195 528,361 428,700 625,516 Indonesia 29 94 340 489 Japan 54,221 73,605 81,683 109,395 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 127,694 148,302 231,204 285,739 Hong Kong 11 16 59 92 Korea 98,343 111,420 200,563 242,587 Singapore 59 200 (-) (-) Taiwan 29,282 36,665 30,581 43,060 Other Pacific Rim 8,653 9,943 2,097 2,689 South/Central America 117,596 124,389 39,846 71,341 Argentina 13,141 34,446 8,481 20,186 Brazil 98,423 82,009 24,376 38,705 Chile 35 60 52 96 Colombia 2,830 4,805 4,033 9,094 Venezuela 586 888 563 744 Other S/C A 2,581 2,181 2,341 2,515 Other Countries 131,280 193,713 118,797 161,236 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 100,160 151,991 76,194 103,493 South Africa 8,981 12,411 3,564 5,700 Thailand 11,207 13,986 28,224 38,742 Other 10,933 15,325 10,814 13,302 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,395,463 1,064,496 1,641,035 1,283,249 North America 598,527 415,736 552,130 403,020 Canada 434,799 296,237 438,014 309,646 Mexico 163,728 119,499 114,116 93,374 Europe 286,094 252,624 410,943 317,277 European Union 231,466 227,808 257,081 232,838 Austria 6,200 9,824 8,985 13,018 Belgium 6,052 4,332 4,543 4,241 Czech Republic 8,178 7,388 994 955 Finland 13 11 (-) (-) France 9,943 9,657 19,134 15,916 Germany 59,029 54,872 38,750 49,323 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 43,122 38,658 59,305 38,679 Netherlands 22,523 15,114 54,129 34,090 Poland 4,068 3,283 679 1,055 Spain 1,100 1,492 3,409 4,853 Sweden 770 1,465 403 1,403 United Kingdom 25,124 32,184 22,612 24,875 Other EU 45,347 49,528 44,136 44,431 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway (-) (-) 1,815 2,006 Russia 69 99 50,591 27,796 Switzerland 796 1,630 1,737 2,792 Turkey 246 284 26,165 16,597 Ukraine 52,840 22,130 73,099 34,799 Other Europe 677 673 457 448 Euro Area 184,752 175,571 221,397 192,794 Pacific Rim Countries 344,845 265,560 532,200 395,220 Australia 39,786 21,595 47,505 25,412 China 132,020 104,650 243,936 190,197 Indonesia 4 15 890 846 Japan 41,806 39,334 58,819 50,654 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 84,418 71,762 167,558 120,573 Hong Kong (-) (-) 21 17 Korea 52,712 43,532 145,834 102,315 Singapore (-) (-) (-) (-) Taiwan 31,706 28,230 21,704 18,241 Other Pacific Rim 46,811 28,204 13,492 7,538 South/Central America 85,688 49,945 78,203 76,658 Argentina 1,023 2,155 14,641 26,438 Brazil 75,461 41,000 37,900 26,356 Chile 184 185 225 293 Colombia 874 1,116 8,191 10,452 Venezuela 632 806 9,435 7,980 Other S/C A 7,514 4,684 7,809 5,140 Other Countries 80,309 80,632 67,559 91,075 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 41,621 51,257 58,374 83,856 South Africa 5,790 4,970 7,684 6,013 Thailand 30,786 22,507 205 242 Other 2,113 1,898 1,296 964 -------------------------------------------------------------- December Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 23,495,205 24,361,174 24,704,638 17,747,309 North America 7,616,819 7,377,858 6,959,550 5,008,967 Canada 5,089,027 4,868,240 4,821,845 3,502,696 Mexico 2,527,793 2,509,618 2,137,705 1,506,271 Europe 5,347,402 5,815,130 5,684,594 4,270,143 European Union 2,390,274 3,108,754 2,954,411 2,828,887 Austria 110,238 228,213 99,809 149,903 Belgium 95,835 90,171 81,746 63,579 Czech Republic 91,524 123,819 94,952 89,330 Finland 2,642 3,404 5,960 3,296 France 114,385 151,067 193,385 170,819 Germany 615,264 842,901 634,031 652,691 Hungary 2 3 927 571 Italy 233,560 357,079 505,503 405,753 Netherlands 347,391 280,354 426,264 267,802 Poland 67,204 49,819 16,983 21,829 Spain 110,669 146,057 65,978 69,853 Sweden 17,888 26,296 10,613 20,766 United Kingdom 163,309 199,202 278,526 315,295 Other EU 420,364 610,370 539,735 597,400 Moldova (-) (-) 1,147 906 Norway 23,251 26,859 27,546 21,376 Russia 968,652 830,387 1,026,650 533,988 Switzerland 12,747 24,515 20,150 29,174 Turkey 747,238 767,612 502,205 283,736 Ukraine 1,200,282 1,051,160 1,102,661 531,145 Other Europe 4,959 5,842 49,825 40,931 Euro Area 1,960,001 2,584,411 2,451,201 2,281,591 Pacific Rim Countries 7,659,689 8,109,284 8,529,577 5,870,101 Australia 635,264 496,765 780,333 400,606 China 3,470,692 4,104,403 3,624,828 2,522,288 Indonesia 4,080 5,664 21,598 17,550 Japan 1,018,049 1,038,235 1,038,545 800,733 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 2,426,213 2,371,875 2,656,656 1,905,763 Hong Kong 514 820 31,262 17,616 Korea 1,961,101 1,869,947 1,669,390 1,203,780 Singapore 446 882 66,270 36,705 Taiwan 464,153 500,226 889,734 647,663 Other Pacific Rim 105,391 92,342 407,618 223,160 South/Central America 1,381,854 1,275,560 2,403,751 1,534,381 Argentina 89,969 176,835 84,316 107,294 Brazil 1,115,116 885,815 1,944,473 1,167,081 Chile 1,094 1,489 2,111 1,948 Colombia 51,823 86,989 54,720 66,007 Venezuela 37,925 46,995 141,450 93,293 Other S/C A 85,926 77,436 176,682 98,758 Other Countries 1,489,441 1,783,342 1,127,166 1,063,717 Egypt (-) (-) 8,262 4,766 India 1,145,738 1,407,056 693,376 772,861 South Africa 59,042 63,299 100,769 81,403 Thailand 201,517 216,002 312,013 194,320 Other 83,144 96,985 12,748 10,368 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final December 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.