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. Details may not equal totals due to rounding September 2002 September 2001 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 18,421,165 6,030,111 16,982,622 5,800,482 North America 5,475,520 2,176,105 4,554,899 1,722,128 Canada 3,116,327 1,433,484 2,439,088 1,120,356 Mexico 2,359,193 742,621 2,115,811 601,773 Western Europe 3,466,506 1,272,451 3,578,350 1,487,135 Euro Area (2) 2,163,131 864,958 2,662,023 1,144,354 European Union 2,567,955 1,055,073 2,973,162 1,327,994 Austria 58,311 36,986 70,552 41,249 Belgium 200,283 64,339 237,650 94,508 Finland 70,641 17,875 67,661 17,766 France 363,292 138,013 431,713 165,715 Germany 670,287 308,956 885,509 453,531 Italy 183,301 68,532 313,566 123,298 Netherlands 320,603 108,076 301,722 100,379 Spain 145,037 50,116 184,498 63,274 Sweden 30,567 23,252 41,582 29,185 United Kingdom 336,078 148,660 234,419 135,538 Other EU 189,555 90,268 204,289 103,551 European Free Trade Association 28,849 13,231 36,476 23,721 Norway 26,265 9,308 32,385 16,027 Switzerland 2,564 3,914 4,080 7,690 Other EFTA 20 9 11 3 Turkey 869,681 204,134 560,581 132,850 Other Western Europe 20 13 8,131 2,570 Eastern Europe/FSR 2,090,387 449,983 1,809,743 399,399 Poland 129,387 37,859 101,940 21,039 Former Soviet Republics 1,517,389 287,797 1,375,426 280,036 Moldova 17,079 3,288 89,498 18,521 Ukraine 312,951 58,126 296,609 61,202 Russia 1,132,500 212,482 962,614 193,101 Other FSR 54,859 13,902 26,705 7,211 Other EE 443,611 124,326 332,377 98,325 Pacific Rim Countries 3,460,560 1,168,778 3,973,436 1,393,699 Australia 494,210 100,419 425,463 91,372 China 468,900 143,289 503,373 191,567 Indonesia 101,722 30,847 105,705 28,796 Japan 898,753 406,455 984,483 419,989 Korea 1,159,108 376,949 1,470,402 497,316 Taiwan 192,014 75,380 269,999 111,101 Other Pacific Rim 145,853 35,438 214,011 53,559 South/Central America 2,984,646 664,613 2,296,818 597,389 Argentina 250,034 73,834 284,817 88,966 Brazil 2,053,687 390,899 1,533,700 352,605 Colombia 27,197 13,936 30,836 16,997 Venezuela 310,373 88,987 206,574 72,079 Other S/C A 343,355 96,956 240,891 66,742 Other Countries 943,547 298,180 769,375 200,731 India 300,785 115,573 115,161 41,476 South Africa 208,452 61,255 385,151 95,271 Other 434,310 121,353 269,063 63,984 CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary October 2002 (CB-02-150)