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 August 2003 August 2002 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 11,590,834 4,701,242 15,817,859 5,136,894 North America 4,109,935 1,858,313 4,822,020 1,892,125 Canada 2,524,640 1,270,210 2,777,989 1,261,587 Mexico 1,585,295 588,103 2,044,031 630,539 Western Europe 2,184,334 969,665 2,917,706 1,080,509 Euro Area (2) 1,256,239 605,734 1,912,293 763,883 European Union 1,564,174 773,354 2,267,178 924,145 Austria 73,523 50,805 50,512 31,675 Belgium 80,825 40,655 178,961 57,426 Finland 40,354 9,657 69,549 17,217 France 178,576 81,481 309,827 119,740 Germany 437,992 229,214 617,770 277,957 Italy 93,387 49,053 144,446 57,001 Netherlands 147,272 51,782 277,657 93,689 Spain 96,245 36,366 128,291 45,150 Sweden 16,903 19,452 29,544 21,139 United Kingdom 258,534 132,846 299,467 126,671 Other EU 140,564 72,043 161,153 76,480 European Free Trade Association 8,596 6,967 24,002 10,907 Norway 6,064 3,080 21,631 7,276 Switzerland 2,533 3,887 2,351 3,622 Other EFTA 0 0 20 9 Turkey 611,564 189,344 626,506 145,444 Other Western Europe 0 0 20 13 Eastern Europe/FSR 705,676 224,805 1,814,926 383,301 Poland 43,060 15,392 107,232 30,802 Former Soviet Republics 282,797 79,479 1,357,132 251,833 Moldova 0 0 17,079 3,288 Ukraine 48,389 15,848 285,276 52,288 Russia 193,617 46,884 1,012,493 185,195 Other FSR 40,791 16,747 42,284 11,062 Other EE 379,819 129,934 350,562 100,665 Pacific Rim Countries 2,001,948 788,834 2,925,156 994,111 Australia 371,297 102,821 445,524 88,201 China 350,103 122,448 291,148 97,693 Indonesia 26,584 12,002 75,231 23,000 Japan 365,119 206,851 825,844 363,501 Korea 711,429 275,812 984,548 321,670 Taiwan 74,584 41,338 169,312 67,776 Other Pacific Rim 102,832 27,562 133,549 32,271 South/Central America 1,684,770 515,736 2,624,096 563,097 Argentina 272,742 91,577 215,117 63,804 Brazil 987,492 276,139 1,851,063 338,161 Colombia 37,756 19,649 20,951 10,978 Venezuela 192,959 63,544 241,429 67,516 Other S/C A 193,821 64,827 295,536 82,639 Other Countries 904,172 343,890 713,955 223,749 India 262,956 123,981 252,314 93,335 South Africa 254,196 83,659 151,255 44,053 Other 387,019 136,249 310,386 86,361 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 September 2003 (CB-03-167)