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 2005 Data April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,794,322 2,283,883 2,516,326 2,065,238 North America 793,379 616,800 824,894 642,001 Canada 459,233 382,493 474,870 399,109 Mexico 334,146 234,307 350,024 242,891 Europe 877,175 813,320 774,362 713,389 European Union 501,718 563,433 385,056 472,726 Austria 11,532 22,628 15,786 26,223 Belgium 33,549 42,064 16,294 30,864 Czech Republic 12,336 10,541 4,295 3,401 Finland 1,808 5,566 7,057 6,399 France 59,624 65,589 45,982 53,399 Germany 124,355 117,129 94,625 105,321 Hungary 1 2 9 4 Italy 35,629 45,916 44,872 59,693 Netherlands 52,022 34,643 6,554 4,640 Poland 5,762 6,439 25,277 14,687 Spain 42,936 53,787 30,295 35,858 Sweden 21,824 49,353 26,725 46,524 United Kingdom 49,931 67,103 47,701 66,055 Other EU 50,410 42,673 19,582 19,657 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 434 482 1,898 1,716 Russia 162,185 99,686 257,742 154,128 Switzerland 1,983 5,148 1,366 4,589 Turkey 85,740 54,208 44,072 25,486 Ukraine 90,274 68,871 18,458 17,397 Other Europe 34,841 21,491 65,770 37,346 Euro Area 399,748 420,062 279,205 337,426 Pacific Rim Countries 582,355 483,107 501,518 424,582 Australia 11,608 7,398 27,956 17,239 China 217,372 153,732 133,145 102,591 Indonesia 1,234 1,643 5,801 4,878 Japan 109,788 107,861 117,738 117,781 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 233,750 205,805 170,065 152,891 Hong Kong 212 600 104 352 Korea 197,225 156,758 114,316 86,147 Singapore 107 344 105 365 Taiwan 36,206 48,103 55,540 66,028 Other Pacific Rim 8,603 6,668 46,814 29,202 South/Central America 440,926 283,287 271,027 166,449 Argentina 22,140 16,356 21,933 17,438 Brazil 371,908 236,261 163,895 94,810 Chile 1,297 1,177 6,749 4,238 Colombia 8,165 7,702 9,346 11,130 Venezuela 24,633 15,201 59,441 33,479 Other S/C A 12,782 6,589 9,663 5,354 Other Countries 100,488 87,369 144,524 118,817 Egypt 1,063 883 7,325 4,806 India 61,044 56,340 55,103 51,729 South Africa 34,673 26,221 26,826 24,390 Thailand 590 1,093 51,579 34,418 Other 3,118 2,833 3,691 3,474 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,263,044 1,374,828 2,203,623 1,216,128 North America 701,939 466,262 792,527 468,266 Canada 440,756 314,484 476,737 315,875 Mexico 261,184 151,778 315,790 152,391 Europe 847,235 504,309 623,529 373,951 European Union 403,193 303,045 474,968 320,828 Austria 16,396 16,729 16,352 16,409 Belgium 41,564 25,184 36,001 19,747 Czech Republic 10,248 6,508 34,528 15,900 Finland 1,443 2,832 11,794 5,602 France 51,197 36,699 67,115 45,837 Germany 67,987 56,944 89,494 59,710 Hungary 3,386 1,002 4,590 1,208 Italy 19,790 22,552 38,979 29,953 Netherlands 28,334 12,698 2,490 2,207 Poland 23,648 9,180 15,473 5,949 Spain 15,642 13,947 20,984 16,177 Sweden 11,051 24,087 20,409 29,399 United Kingdom 52,069 43,531 47,178 40,410 Other EU 60,438 31,152 69,580 32,320 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 1,900 980 717 450 Russia 139,871 50,783 4,210 2,907 Switzerland 854 2,117 1,005 2,268 Turkey 232,823 113,722 105,861 35,216 Ukraine 26,552 17,782 382 314 Other Europe 42,042 15,880 36,385 11,968 Euro Area 263,829 200,172 296,483 203,015 Pacific Rim Countries 324,576 215,758 299,936 176,899 Australia 9,430 3,277 91,717 27,255 China 65,975 40,274 14,952 13,321 Indonesia 6,450 2,538 3,409 1,531 Japan 108,535 76,716 87,367 71,791 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 112,496 84,427 97,530 60,673 Hong Kong 8 29 0 0 Korea 72,511 42,351 88,034 43,036 Singapore 135 361 135 333 Taiwan 39,842 41,687 9,361 17,304 Other Pacific Rim 21,689 8,527 4,960 2,328 South/Central America 260,975 105,218 327,454 113,632 Argentina 16,223 7,605 10,861 4,345 Brazil 143,128 53,149 239,924 76,111 Chile 459 331 840 406 Colombia 4,469 4,366 7,507 5,952 Venezuela 43,791 18,200 26,991 12,124 Other S/C A 52,905 21,567 41,331 14,695 Other Countries 128,319 83,281 160,176 83,380 Egypt 1,237 640 50,553 21,207 India 70,551 55,110 78,985 47,575 South Africa 34,567 16,298 17,152 7,742 Thailand 9,953 4,597 9,294 4,732 Other 12,011 6,636 4,192 2,125 ______________________________________________________________ April Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 10,394,096 8,350,930 8,382,796 4,531,170 North America 3,108,463 2,408,290 2,928,514 1,678,802 Canada 1,767,533 1,465,852 1,716,195 1,104,117 Mexico 1,340,930 942,438 1,212,319 574,685 Europe 2,947,581 2,710,860 2,523,751 1,469,492 European Union 1,583,266 1,867,661 1,579,418 1,091,109 Austria 51,381 90,730 57,322 56,423 Belgium 91,577 130,002 106,944 63,946 Czech Republic 32,063 25,753 105,326 43,965 Finland 18,436 26,359 27,802 15,271 France 173,365 203,976 182,934 137,363 Germany 415,231 410,603 403,319 248,547 Hungary 2,036 1,257 10,090 2,762 Italy 146,119 207,313 91,409 86,083 Netherlands 113,387 76,649 63,477 28,166 Poland 37,705 28,421 43,724 18,042 Spain 130,505 155,368 76,531 67,172 Sweden 89,718 180,461 54,869 92,539 United Kingdom 181,716 236,747 171,697 141,625 Other EU 100,028 94,023 183,974 89,204 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 4,275 4,054 5,285 2,758 Russia 591,441 360,568 204,164 73,391 Switzerland 5,774 16,578 3,844 9,151 Turkey 433,800 239,401 502,959 205,343 Ukraine 193,526 144,076 61,718 31,772 Other Europe 135,500 78,521 166,363 55,968 Euro Area 1,219,751 1,370,106 1,075,537 738,587 Pacific Rim Countries 2,332,427 1,909,388 1,396,398 773,482 Australia 107,377 65,111 213,973 60,179 China 764,345 557,533 219,634 116,635 Indonesia 11,171 9,843 12,588 5,880 Japan 421,715 425,879 410,532 288,053 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 884,002 759,932 484,013 282,124 Hong Kong 2,823 2,061 77 175 Korea 643,635 490,799 406,923 189,943 Singapore 322 1,036 391 968 Taiwan 237,221 266,036 76,622 91,037 Other Pacific Rim 143,817 91,090 55,657 20,611 South/Central America 1,433,725 876,105 1,181,392 406,264 Argentina 87,815 65,721 58,660 25,965 Brazil 1,040,225 619,801 804,895 252,571 Chile 9,516 6,976 10,100 3,887 Colombia 33,855 36,173 22,612 16,942 Venezuela 196,224 112,755 118,633 46,382 Other S/C A 66,091 34,678 166,493 60,516 Other Countries 571,901 446,287 352,741 203,131 Egypt 148,609 89,181 72,406 28,241 India 200,544 189,872 167,807 120,358 South Africa 116,182 91,161 63,491 29,721 Thailand 91,618 62,264 26,568 13,123 Other 14,947 13,809 22,467 11,688 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final April 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.