Exhibit 12.2
United States Steel Corporation
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(Unaudited)
| Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in Millions) |
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | ||||||||||
| Portion of rentals representing interest |
$ | 33 | $ | 32 | $ | 44 | $ | 45 | $ | 51 | |||||
| Capitalized interest |
14 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Other interest and fixed charges |
179 | 135 | 123 | 87 | 131 | ||||||||||
| Total fixed charges (A) |
$ | 226 | $ | 174 | $ | 170 | $ | 144 | $ | 190 | |||||
| Earnings-pretax income with applicable adjustments (B) |
$ | 3,203 | $ | 1,305 | $ | 1,884 | $ | 1,467 | $ | 1,687 | |||||
| Ratio of (B) to (A) |
14.17 | 7.50 | 11.08 | 10.19 | 8.88 | ||||||||||