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 May 2003 May 2002 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 7,596,879 3,055,680 9,094,753 2,935,776 North America 2,575,428 1,159,329 2,622,625 1,032,648 Canada 1,549,569 793,943 1,713,451 750,405 Mexico 1,025,859 365,386 909,174 282,243 Western Europe 1,401,249 610,018 1,625,908 621,630 Euro Area (2) 815,722 380,208 1,092,073 457,115 European Union 992,677 477,024 1,304,849 548,456 Austria 45,887 30,743 29,711 19,650 Belgium 60,014 28,772 134,036 41,081 Finland 22,764 5,100 44,469 10,961 France 121,414 53,678 182,184 71,557 Germany 266,142 139,979 381,570 177,894 Italy 66,779 30,191 69,546 33,305 Netherlands 105,604 36,996 124,540 46,626 Spain 71,447 25,112 69,911 25,902 Sweden 11,286 13,666 18,566 12,655 United Kingdom 147,890 74,256 184,904 73,803 Other EU 73,450 38,531 65,411 35,023 European Free Trade Association 5,887 4,481 10,139 7,044 Norway 4,358 2,191 8,376 4,263 Switzerland 1,529 2,290 1,743 2,771 Other EFTA 0 0 20 9 Turkey 402,686 128,513 310,920 66,130 Other Western Europe 0 0 0 0 Eastern Europe/FSR 550,534 177,581 1,032,462 200,014 Poland 37,393 13,525 66,454 18,996 Former Soviet Republics 202,574 58,586 859,563 148,541 Moldova 0 0 17,079 3,288 Ukraine 44,538 14,206 180,343 30,852 Russia 128,545 33,129 648,971 110,593 Other FSR 29,491 11,251 13,170 3,809 Other EE 310,567 105,470 106,445 32,477 Pacific Rim Countries 1,368,985 532,096 1,899,540 658,316 Australia 296,941 82,123 287,625 54,643 China 224,013 75,008 182,155 62,788 Indonesia 18,261 8,280 11,933 3,890 Japan 241,403 137,316 610,190 262,744 Korea 477,642 185,464 602,766 203,704 Taiwan 56,530 29,354 132,901 53,831 Other Pacific Rim 54,194 14,552 71,970 16,716 South/Central America 1,021,586 316,941 1,615,007 328,380 Argentina 205,110 66,339 118,240 28,970 Brazil 571,355 164,124 1,148,438 203,537 Colombia 17,488 8,836 12,414 6,058 Venezuela 97,559 34,470 162,236 42,030 Other S/C A 130,074 43,172 173,678 47,785 Other Countries 679,096 259,714 299,212 94,788 India 203,631 96,596 116,129 42,575 South Africa 208,206 64,599 106,863 30,617 Other 267,260 98,520 76,220 21,596 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 June 2003 (CB-03-115)