Exhibit 12.1
United States Steel Corporation
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges
and Preferred Stock Dividends
(Unaudited)
| Nine Months Ended |
Year Ended December 31, |
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| (Dollars in Millions) | 2008 | 2007 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portion of rentals representing interest |
$ | 7 | $ | 24 | $ | 32 | $ | 44 | $ | 45 | $ | 51 | $ | 46 | |||||||||
| Capitalized interest |
10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other interest and fixed charges |
136 | 86 | 135 | 123 | 87 | 131 | 156 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pretax earnings which would be required to cover preferred stock dividend requirements |
- | - | - | 10 | 25 | 23 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||
| Combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends (A) |
$ | 153 | $ | 115 | $ | 174 | $ | 180 | $ | 169 | $ | 213 | $ | 245 | |||||||||
| Earnings-pretax income with applicable adjustments (B) |
$ | 2,609 | $ | 1,168 | $ | 1,305 | $ | 1,884 | $ | 1,467 | $ | 1,687 | $ | (559 | ) | ||||||||
| Ratio of (B) to (A) |
17.05 | 10.16 | 7.50 | 10.47 | 8.68 | 7.92 | (a | ) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) |
Earnings did not cover fixed charges and preferred stock dividends by $804 million. |