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 December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,874,760 2,768,151 2,183,803 3,361,163 North America 355,395 413,207 421,611 529,900 Canada 243,537 271,949 301,766 380,541 Mexico 111,857 141,259 119,844 149,359 Europe 506,861 838,375 637,125 1,095,543 European Union 258,940 593,636 344,521 700,372 Austria 17,282 46,356 14,781 40,319 Belgium 8,581 15,489 11,076 17,923 Czech Republic 20,833 32,647 11,650 24,403 Finland 3,176 7,000 1,023 4,624 France 15,583 43,843 24,052 64,465 Germany 75,824 165,105 66,309 147,192 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 21,023 71,600 18,021 56,546 Netherlands 10,761 11,697 56,714 53,963 Poland 893 2,443 1,005 2,215 Spain 13,163 43,494 22,882 62,283 Sweden 20,756 55,312 30,098 74,589 United Kingdom 18,751 35,433 27,341 47,501 Other EU 32,312 63,218 59,568 104,350 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway (-) 7 2 25 Russia 116,638 108,721 101,369 122,042 Switzerland 492 1,997 1,744 4,915 Turkey 65,506 69,147 141,580 184,866 Ukraine 64,521 63,750 47,799 83,167 Other Europe 765 1,117 110 156 Euro Area 190,011 450,580 253,189 517,239 Pacific Rim Countries 734,284 1,119,540 936,760 1,418,650 Australia 40,812 29,434 1,060 1,357 China 441,166 688,012 546,710 844,493 Indonesia 173 544 436 837 Japan 105,512 201,709 134,515 216,822 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 137,029 184,982 250,936 347,598 Hong Kong 11 16 59 92 Korea 102,087 125,868 210,280 268,262 Singapore 80 308 21 96 Taiwan 34,852 58,790 40,576 79,147 Other Pacific Rim 9,592 14,858 3,103 7,544 South/Central America 133,576 166,740 59,619 122,924 Argentina 18,636 48,368 14,572 36,576 Brazil 101,282 90,034 34,085 62,496 Chile 171 299 52 96 Colombia 10,240 24,636 7,909 20,089 Venezuela 586 888 563 744 Other S/C A 2,662 2,516 2,438 2,922 Other Countries 144,643 230,288 128,689 194,146 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 111,787 183,221 83,522 127,685 South Africa 9,713 14,239 4,923 8,849 Thailand 11,732 15,738 29,100 42,891 Other 11,411 17,090 11,145 14,721 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Data December November Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,817,589 1,888,194 2,106,869 2,171,755 North America 790,011 648,889 719,938 625,107 Canada 531,921 430,253 548,504 462,631 Mexico 258,090 218,637 171,434 162,476 Europe 412,108 585,526 579,929 704,162 European Union 354,619 549,607 415,945 596,489 Austria 11,370 24,732 18,521 35,669 Belgium 9,577 25,211 7,068 16,905 Czech Republic 10,647 11,387 3,018 4,727 Finland 1,511 4,493 1,523 4,605 France 21,753 46,508 33,184 61,789 Germany 97,703 134,454 78,933 126,379 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 54,411 87,051 70,250 74,700 Netherlands 28,361 19,259 70,467 46,679 Poland 4,554 4,299 709 1,176 Spain 3,567 9,591 8,936 24,487 Sweden 23,152 54,911 25,722 64,375 United Kingdom 39,858 70,370 50,613 84,523 Other EU 48,153 57,342 47,001 50,476 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 3 303 1,815 2,028 Russia 1,851 5,876 56,274 40,808 Switzerland 1,069 3,609 1,995 4,366 Turkey 322 383 27,492 18,384 Ukraine 53,568 25,075 75,951 41,639 Other Europe 677 673 457 448 Euro Area 266,323 397,836 324,219 428,237 Pacific Rim Countries 432,051 477,345 645,813 630,672 Australia 39,883 22,091 48,737 26,467 China 165,510 189,856 297,508 303,082 Indonesia 46 255 958 1,072 Japan 80,030 112,713 96,965 125,859 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 99,675 123,853 187,899 165,329 Hong Kong 39 249 21 17 Korea 58,554 60,681 159,735 124,290 Singapore 27 167 79 411 Taiwan 41,054 62,757 28,063 40,612 Other Pacific Rim 46,906 28,577 13,746 8,861 South/Central America 92,926 68,877 87,105 96,390 Argentina 1,994 5,129 16,325 30,833 Brazil 79,770 53,999 41,519 36,432 Chile 184 185 225 293 Colombia 2,625 3,538 11,392 14,942 Venezuela 632 806 9,681 8,283 Other S/C A 7,721 5,220 7,963 5,607 Other Countries 90,493 107,556 74,084 115,424 Egypt (-) (-) (-) (-) India 49,414 72,835 62,266 101,989 South Africa 7,562 7,867 9,911 10,351 Thailand 31,350 24,768 522 1,852 Other 2,167 2,086 1,385 1,232 -------------------------------------------------------------- December Cumulative to Date 2008 Final 2007 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 28,963,724 36,584,943 30,158,061 28,968,200 North America 9,326,760 10,052,972 8,972,331 7,582,812 Canada 6,427,964 6,851,533 6,110,713 5,207,747 Mexico 2,898,796 3,201,439 2,861,618 2,375,065 Europe 7,034,310 10,561,803 7,500,141 8,968,894 European Union 3,955,765 7,561,314 4,661,987 7,316,517 Austria 216,008 505,878 218,547 380,866 Belgium 122,814 235,303 142,388 405,137 Czech Republic 133,157 214,939 138,721 185,781 Finland 30,500 102,240 27,635 88,234 France 273,999 629,041 394,796 676,824 Germany 1,079,303 1,936,583 1,096,183 1,624,766 Hungary 3 7 929 584 Italy 356,392 896,581 626,482 952,310 Netherlands 430,443 360,970 530,750 348,557 Poland 69,538 56,764 18,588 25,783 Spain 198,294 447,381 146,420 251,005 Sweden 255,896 768,628 275,824 816,687 United Kingdom 340,599 696,263 468,196 879,219 Other EU 448,817 710,736 576,526 680,764 Moldova (-) (-) 1,147 906 Norway 26,111 39,533 30,299 25,155 Russia 1,018,347 942,422 1,078,446 636,373 Switzerland 16,070 50,747 25,238 58,144 Turkey 750,573 773,059 520,776 299,480 Ukraine 1,262,486 1,188,885 1,132,388 591,169 Other Europe 4,959 5,842 49,859 41,150 Euro Area 3,050,454 5,652,925 3,639,881 5,274,997 Pacific Rim Countries 9,426,283 12,065,074 9,854,855 9,127,779 Australia 635,695 499,597 782,068 404,443 China 4,376,534 5,964,470 4,184,721 3,944,961 Indonesia 5,417 11,805 23,446 26,242 Japan 1,602,789 2,128,107 1,535,940 1,725,920 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 2,693,698 3,335,362 2,917,170 2,783,722 Hong Kong 791 2,226 31,786 19,604 Korea 2,091,277 2,206,453 1,817,952 1,496,653 Singapore 1,146 4,416 68,141 45,857 Taiwan 600,484 1,122,267 999,291 1,221,609 Other Pacific Rim 112,151 125,732 411,510 242,492 South/Central America 1,550,717 1,701,668 2,589,462 1,852,469 Argentina 128,529 269,991 91,574 127,827 Brazil 1,197,935 1,112,298 2,080,308 1,409,207 Chile 1,383 2,016 2,121 2,023 Colombia 97,328 188,461 86,324 111,005 Venezuela 38,023 47,212 148,791 99,210 Other S/C A 87,519 81,690 180,343 103,197 Other Countries 1,625,653 2,203,426 1,241,272 1,436,245 Egypt (-) (-) 9,451 5,369 India 1,248,220 1,735,143 759,344 1,026,786 South Africa 81,187 108,489 130,921 163,467 Thailand 209,160 247,619 325,553 219,763 Other 87,086 112,176 16,003 20,860 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.