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 October 2003 October 2002 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 14,389,911 5,813,297 20,769,076 6,872,807 North America 5,238,109 2,363,330 6,164,907 2,469,515 Canada 3,215,275 1,617,852 3,452,034 1,603,640 Mexico 2,022,834 745,478 2,712,872 865,875 Western Europe 2,703,553 1,183,849 3,862,528 1,420,492 Euro Area (2) 1,555,487 742,277 2,428,027 964,548 European Union 1,903,810 932,898 2,865,552 1,174,045 Austria 87,876 61,069 62,794 39,909 Belgium 94,279 47,313 220,280 71,504 Finland 56,750 13,444 79,557 20,452 France 217,507 96,976 391,693 149,694 Germany 563,918 286,755 746,223 341,219 Italy 99,771 55,197 218,561 78,417 Netherlands 196,571 70,564 380,237 127,579 Spain 105,752 41,436 159,306 55,749 Sweden 21,120 23,956 33,462 26,294 United Kingdom 292,477 149,766 362,941 163,440 Other EU 167,789 86,422 210,500 99,787 European Free Trade Association 12,894 10,862 31,074 14,603 Norway 9,266 4,748 28,187 10,288 Switzerland 3,628 6,114 2,867 4,306 Other EFTA 0 0 20 9 Turkey 786,756 240,022 965,882 231,831 Other Western Europe 94 67 20 13 Eastern Europe/FSR 878,323 278,365 2,394,136 529,345 Poland 49,581 17,421 135,706 39,854 Former Soviet Republics 352,822 97,374 1,754,890 344,734 Moldova 0 0 17,079 3,288 Ukraine 57,031 19,355 319,521 60,485 Russia 254,251 60,644 1,351,716 264,359 Other FSR 41,540 17,376 66,573 16,602 Other EE 475,920 163,570 503,541 144,757 Pacific Rim Countries 2,474,587 968,756 3,849,148 1,302,011 Australia 458,954 123,845 548,864 114,947 China 425,027 151,662 554,968 165,826 Indonesia 32,906 14,329 120,353 36,887 Japan 461,936 253,612 971,998 440,033 Korea 878,581 340,913 1,292,516 426,037 Taiwan 85,459 47,831 200,526 79,111 Other Pacific Rim 131,724 36,563 159,922 39,170 South/Central America 2,087,877 633,333 3,385,335 785,254 Argentina 315,270 106,991 277,312 83,603 Brazil 1,205,842 331,594 2,335,120 468,600 Colombia 49,697 25,759 32,681 17,252 Venezuela 262,966 86,121 329,170 96,836 Other S/C A 254,102 82,867 411,052 118,963 Other Countries 1,007,461 385,663 1,113,022 366,190 India 306,027 143,013 377,997 151,424 South Africa 294,685 97,744 259,008 79,562 Other 406,748 144,907 476,018 135,204 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 November 2003 (CB-03-196)