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 July 2003 July 2002 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 10,300,489 4,174,314 13,694,777 4,395,511 North America 3,648,976 1,647,839 4,046,518 1,584,477 Canada 2,232,619 1,124,612 2,438,731 1,093,604 Mexico 1,416,357 523,227 1,607,787 490,873 Western Europe 1,961,466 866,081 2,567,847 938,685 Euro Area (2) 1,156,586 551,811 1,676,454 667,979 European Union 1,410,477 689,596 1,986,434 802,039 Austria 67,897 46,430 43,861 27,638 Belgium 77,335 38,432 170,216 53,298 Finland 33,948 8,169 58,423 14,276 France 164,701 74,903 284,475 107,951 Germany 394,304 205,046 537,305 243,460 Italy 88,758 45,426 133,799 52,594 Netherlands 144,619 50,326 218,488 74,231 Spain 89,005 32,802 114,993 40,220 Sweden 16,285 18,177 23,494 17,439 United Kingdom 215,000 108,645 272,093 109,263 Other EU 118,625 61,242 129,288 61,671 European Free Trade Association 8,007 6,297 23,202 10,279 Norway 5,822 2,936 21,003 6,885 Switzerland 2,185 3,361 2,180 3,384 Other EFTA 0 0 20 9 Turkey 542,981 170,188 558,191 126,354 Other Western Europe 0 0 20 13 Eastern Europe/FSR 684,747 216,849 1,559,046 320,275 Poland 42,615 15,171 91,585 26,468 Former Soviet Republics 276,093 76,649 1,177,801 211,901 Moldova 0 0 17,079 3,288 Ukraine 48,252 15,676 271,191 48,140 Russia 191,573 46,322 860,741 153,459 Other FSR 36,268 14,651 28,790 7,014 Other EE 366,039 125,028 289,660 81,906 Pacific Rim Countries 1,791,696 701,142 2,559,010 873,726 Australia 348,360 96,985 382,379 72,862 China 328,518 112,635 246,248 85,404 Indonesia 23,109 10,308 28,773 9,029 Japan 313,291 178,316 750,056 330,590 Korea 627,636 244,822 874,065 284,903 Taiwan 65,712 35,592 150,324 60,666 Other Pacific Rim 85,069 22,484 127,164 30,273 South/Central America 1,395,973 430,064 2,399,281 503,289 Argentina 239,662 79,399 187,204 54,176 Brazil 791,918 224,853 1,722,186 310,956 Colombia 27,672 14,483 17,673 9,057 Venezuela 170,563 55,121 226,195 61,391 Other S/C A 166,159 56,208 246,023 67,709 Other Countries 817,631 312,338 563,074 175,060 India 249,351 117,207 225,836 81,936 South Africa 239,489 77,912 139,729 40,002 Other 328,791 117,219 197,510 53,121 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 August 2003 (CB-03-148)