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 November 2003 November 2002 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 15,770,755 6,367,442 22,906,276 7,680,570 North America 5,818,688 2,615,696 6,702,579 2,706,697 Canada 3,538,473 1,780,684 3,736,222 1,748,313 Mexico 2,280,216 835,012 2,966,357 958,383 Western Europe 2,927,156 1,284,444 4,250,506 1,577,450 Euro Area (2) 1,703,512 813,292 2,693,179 1,074,279 European Union 2,070,276 1,013,782 3,167,318 1,302,828 Austria 94,535 65,592 68,625 43,816 Belgium 115,361 55,415 244,836 81,934 Finland 62,539 15,030 88,706 23,004 France 244,325 107,734 427,114 164,975 Germany 612,242 311,483 785,606 363,796 Italy 104,259 58,616 262,580 92,647 Netherlands 216,635 80,600 442,606 148,338 Spain 109,423 43,680 179,743 62,860 Sweden 22,157 25,584 36,163 28,856 United Kingdom 309,282 157,617 390,761 177,662 Other EU 179,518 92,432 240,578 114,939 European Free Trade Association 13,751 12,256 31,640 15,079 Norway 9,601 4,918 28,439 10,407 Switzerland 4,150 7,337 3,182 4,662 Other EFTA 0 0 20 9 Turkey 840,077 257,195 1,051,527 259,530 Other Western Europe 3,052 1,211 20 13 Eastern Europe/FSR 894,053 283,564 2,670,334 607,557 Poland 49,902 17,570 149,224 44,403 Former Soviet Republics 356,710 98,665 1,922,528 388,344 Moldova 0 0 17,079 3,288 Ukraine 57,413 19,465 324,241 62,343 Russia 257,229 61,529 1,506,689 302,807 Other FSR 42,067 17,670 74,519 19,906 Other EE 487,440 167,330 598,582 174,811 Pacific Rim Countries 2,741,387 1,075,991 4,207,179 1,442,432 Australia 495,947 133,083 622,534 133,681 China 485,163 171,582 586,322 180,538 Indonesia 35,340 15,268 127,790 39,550 Japan 506,222 280,614 1,034,094 475,827 Korea 964,739 375,205 1,446,286 481,657 Taiwan 100,045 55,682 226,016 90,372 Other Pacific Rim 153,931 44,557 164,137 40,808 South/Central America 2,327,581 702,348 3,713,986 881,242 Argentina 344,233 117,225 326,140 98,232 Brazil 1,367,916 373,679 2,523,751 517,847 Colombia 55,985 29,311 36,327 19,201 Venezuela 277,331 91,282 357,999 107,758 Other S/C A 282,116 90,851 469,770 138,203 Other Countries 1,061,891 405,399 1,361,693 465,192 India 318,291 148,600 486,300 203,899 South Africa 319,287 106,565 332,315 102,612 Other 424,313 150,234 543,078 158,681 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 December 2003 (CB-04-11)