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 2003 September 2002 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 12,981,923 5,251,082 18,421,165 6,030,111 North America 4,650,512 2,102,700 5,475,520 2,176,105 Canada 2,858,452 1,440,445 3,116,327 1,433,484 Mexico 1,792,060 662,255 2,359,193 742,621 Western Europe 2,422,218 1,068,161 3,466,506 1,272,451 Euro Area (2) 1,365,868 661,799 2,163,131 864,958 European Union 1,684,831 836,940 2,567,955 1,055,073 Austria 79,002 54,881 58,311 36,986 Belgium 83,498 42,784 200,283 64,339 Finland 46,648 11,123 70,641 17,875 France 198,399 89,500 363,292 138,013 Germany 477,586 251,262 670,287 308,956 Italy 98,243 53,641 183,301 68,532 Netherlands 164,480 58,591 320,603 108,076 Spain 99,626 38,218 145,037 50,116 Sweden 17,450 20,807 30,567 23,252 United Kingdom 268,203 138,417 336,078 148,660 Other EU 151,697 77,715 189,555 90,268 European Free Trade Association 10,259 8,626 28,849 13,231 Norway 7,140 3,613 26,265 9,308 Switzerland 3,120 5,014 2,564 3,914 Other EFTA 0 0 20 9 Turkey 727,127 222,594 869,681 204,134 Other Western Europe 0 0 20 13 Eastern Europe/FSR 778,358 245,267 2,090,387 449,983 Poland 43,412 15,595 129,387 37,859 Former Soviet Republics 340,294 92,633 1,517,389 287,797 Moldova 0 0 17,079 3,288 Ukraine 48,673 15,964 312,951 58,126 Russia 250,395 59,549 1,132,500 212,482 Other FSR 41,227 17,119 54,859 13,902 Other EE 394,653 137,039 443,611 124,326 Pacific Rim Countries 2,312,636 903,452 3,460,560 1,168,778 Australia 433,551 117,220 494,210 100,419 China 402,588 140,588 468,900 143,289 Indonesia 30,995 13,630 101,722 30,847 Japan 409,970 232,140 898,753 406,455 Korea 828,667 319,994 1,159,108 376,949 Taiwan 79,805 44,334 192,014 75,380 Other Pacific Rim 127,060 35,547 145,853 35,438 South/Central America 1,884,653 575,177 2,984,646 664,613 Argentina 299,455 101,092 250,034 73,834 Brazil 1,074,190 298,903 2,053,687 390,899 Colombia 43,521 22,526 27,197 13,936 Venezuela 246,905 79,831 310,373 88,987 Other S/C A 220,583 72,825 343,355 96,956 Other Countries 933,546 356,326 943,547 298,180 India 277,652 130,870 300,785 115,573 South Africa 261,236 85,998 208,452 61,255 Other 394,658 139,458 434,310 121,353 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 October 2003 (CB-03-183)