Not Seasonally Adjusted

     Exhibit 4c. U.S. Imports For Consumption of Carbon (Non-Alloy) Steel
         Products From Selected Countries and Areas:  (Census Basis)

            Quantity in metric tons/value In thousands of dollars.
        (-) Represents zero or less than one half of measurement shown.
                Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

                                    January 2002            January 2001
                                    Cumulative To           Cumulative To 
                                    Date - Final            Date - Final
     Countries and                                       
        Areas                     Quantity     Value      Quantity     Value

Total Census Basis                1,996,629     635,731   1,784,972     653,946
North America                       388,082     172,038     478,077     195,987
        Canada                      314,648     140,689     273,841     131,230
        Mexico                       73,435      31,350     204,235      64,758
Western Europe                      373,459     137,325     378,657     163,003
    Euro Area                       251,939     101,055     300,646     125,224
    European Union                  302,882     121,111     334,547     147,584
        Austria                       4,807       3,814       6,028       4,748
        Belgium                      48,577      13,663      19,311       8,839
        Finland                      10,224       2,391       7,339       2,354
        France                       46,910      17,750      42,257      18,961
        Germany                      89,649      39,207      56,500      31,367
        Italy                        18,192       8,346      27,826      15,494
        Netherlands                  14,119       6,078      44,838      14,069
        Spain                         8,107       3,970      69,535      18,359
        Sweden                        9,576       3,141       3,427       3,521
        United Kingdom               39,257      15,964      28,106      17,153
        Other EU                     13,462       6,788      29,381      12,720
    European Free Trade         
    Association                         982       1,189       7,023       4,774
        Norway                          471         252       6,675       4,173
        Switzerland                     512         936         349         601
        Other EFTA                      (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Turkey                           69,595      15,026      37,086      10,645
    Other Western Europe                (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
Eastern Europe/FSR                  182,291      34,293     174,610      43,515
        Poland                       12,816       3,423       1,974         792
        Former Soviet Republics     143,711      23,264     148,651      33,598
            Moldova                     (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
            Ukraine                  29,929       4,835      11,655       2,588
            Russia                  113,397      18,078     121,247      27,733
            Other FSR                   385         351      15,749       3,277
        Other EE                     25,764       7,605      23,986       9,124
Pacific Rim Countries               479,925     166,896     371,660     145,105
        Australia                    41,156       7,423      34,445       9,247
        China                        34,780      12,080      56,960      19,729
        Indonesia                     1,864         659      17,618       4,879
        Japan                       168,072      60,027      81,801      47,857
        Korea                       170,307      64,139     118,407      42,322
        Taiwan                       42,894      17,548      49,800      17,401
        Other Pacific Rim            20,852       5,021      12,629       3,671
South/Central America               470,068      91,757     282,952      75,948
        Argentina                     3,159       1,522      40,312      13,348
        Brazil                      380,692      66,405     193,760      45,870
        Colombia                      4,416       2,203       5,559       2,844
        Venezuela                    49,062      12,615      32,443      10,181
        Other S/C A                  32,739       9,012      10,878       3,706
Other Countries                     102,803      33,422      99,016      30,389
        India                        44,697      16,296      57,170      15,527
        South Africa                 48,113      14,042      12,311       4,874
        Other                         9,993       3,084      29,535       9,989

CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick
         Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U. S. Census Bureau.

NOTE:  For information on more detailed data available, please see record
       titled "MORE DETAILED FOREIGN TRADE DATA  AVAILABLE."