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 March 2003 March 2002 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 4,877,147 1,923,294 6,221,104 1,921,323 North America 1,566,489 699,831 1,342,219 543,884 Canada 915,442 474,756 947,862 413,944 Mexico 651,047 225,075 394,357 129,940 Western Europe 886,541 373,021 1,152,794 421,301 Euro Area (2) 442,191 205,489 752,104 306,624 European Union 542,052 263,719 899,273 363,771 Austria 28,174 18,992 16,046 10,488 Belgium 15,565 9,473 94,847 29,055 Finland 13,324 2,886 31,934 8,088 France 74,449 32,302 141,488 52,492 Germany 112,292 62,162 292,187 128,257 Italy 59,673 25,448 35,462 17,742 Netherlands 47,841 18,257 76,477 31,108 Spain 54,514 17,354 34,969 14,302 Sweden 8,056 8,706 14,973 8,077 United Kingdom 83,542 45,647 125,413 45,567 Other EU 44,624 22,493 35,476 18,596 European Free Trade Association 3,781 2,730 5,860 4,706 Norway 2,850 1,340 4,625 2,568 Switzerland 930 1,390 1,215 2,129 Other EFTA 0 0 20 9 Turkey 340,708 106,572 247,661 52,824 Other Western Europe 0 0 0 0 Eastern Europe/FSR 433,602 137,210 874,237 164,257 Poland 26,942 10,034 42,182 11,576 Former Soviet Republics 159,301 45,007 768,563 132,202 Moldova 0 0 17,079 3,288 Ukraine 20,292 7,396 177,931 29,889 Russia 110,565 27,259 565,503 96,713 Other FSR 28,443 10,352 8,051 2,312 Other EE 247,360 82,168 63,492 20,480 Pacific Rim Countries 802,878 311,724 1,412,236 481,697 Australia 157,565 44,581 193,039 38,797 China 136,449 42,801 120,749 42,300 Indonesia 14,735 6,892 10,126 3,212 Japan 161,601 90,540 454,971 174,743 Korea 280,302 106,567 450,177 159,321 Taiwan 25,984 12,714 122,372 49,388 Other Pacific Rim 26,242 7,629 60,803 13,936 South/Central America 688,417 209,317 1,250,727 249,472 Argentina 150,531 46,755 97,212 22,717 Brazil 393,012 111,311 913,717 161,061 Colombia 11,573 6,098 8,431 4,051 Venezuela 52,476 18,630 136,895 35,197 Other S/C A 80,825 26,523 94,473 26,446 Other Countries 499,219 192,191 188,890 60,711 India 155,211 72,694 75,803 26,547 South Africa 110,306 35,423 63,740 18,817 Other 233,702 84,075 49,347 15,347 NOTE: See the cover report specifically explaining the current month's preliminary steel imports trade data or www.census.gov/foreign-trade/Press-Release/steel_index.html. 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 April 2003 (CB-03-82)