ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ

Exhibit 12.2

 

ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months
Ended
March 31,


   Year Ended December 31,

 
(Dollars in Millions)    2006    2005*    2005    2004    2003     2002    2001  

Portion of rentals representing interest

   $ 11    $ 13    $ 45    $ 51    $ 46     $ 34    $ 45  

Capitalized interest

     1      3      12      8      8       6      1  

Other interest and fixed charges

     32      2      87      131      156       136      153  
    

  

  

  

  


 

  


Total fixed charges (A)

   $ 44    $ 18    $ 144    $ 190    $ 210     $ 176    $ 199  
    

  

  

  

  


 

  


Earnings-pretax income with applicable adjustments (B)

   $ 403    $ 649    $ 1,467    $ 1,687    $ (559 )   $ 202    $ (382 )
    

  

  

  

  


 

  


Ratio of (B) to (A)

     9.16      36.06      10.19      8.88      (a )     1.15      (b )

 

* During the fourth quarter of 2005, U.S. Steel changed its method of determining the cost of U. S. Steel Kocice’s inventories from the last-in, first-out method to the first-in, first-out method. See Note 2 to the financial statements in the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Results for the three months ended March 31, 2005 have been adjusted to apply this change retrospectively.
(a) Earnings did not cover fixed charges and preferred stock dividends by $769 million.
(b) Earnings did not cover fixed charges and preferred stock dividends by $581 million.