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 December 2003 December 2002 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 17,035,748 6,882,231 25,161,170 8,483,787 North America 6,369,321 2,853,786 7,192,639 2,920,818 Canada 3,834,315 1,928,436 3,996,859 1,880,212 Mexico 2,535,006 925,350 3,195,780 1,040,606 Western Europe 3,216,292 1,409,521 4,767,237 1,767,069 Euro Area (2) 1,919,880 905,690 2,999,249 1,189,885 European Union 2,322,592 1,125,730 3,506,857 1,440,576 Austria 98,091 68,404 73,080 46,771 Belgium 135,108 63,014 317,924 108,502 Finland 62,539 15,030 90,361 23,848 France 272,707 118,664 472,154 182,657 Germany 707,539 351,682 856,014 393,118 Italy 110,139 63,433 300,327 103,713 Netherlands 240,136 89,768 483,116 161,321 Spain 134,238 53,482 197,084 69,251 Sweden 28,668 30,440 37,217 31,249 United Kingdom 337,546 171,463 422,012 196,655 Other EU 195,881 100,351 257,571 123,489 European Free Trade Association 15,364 14,157 32,918 15,994 Norway 10,438 5,188 29,442 10,938 Switzerland 4,927 8,969 3,456 5,047 Other EFTA 0 0 20 9 Turkey 875,283 268,422 1,227,441 310,486 Other Western Europe 3,052 1,211 20 13 Eastern Europe/FSR 927,627 296,793 2,908,006 672,993 Poland 50,656 17,972 171,422 50,370 Former Soviet Republics 361,026 100,361 2,041,609 418,189 Moldova 0 0 17,079 3,288 Ukraine 59,566 20,220 327,432 63,845 Russia 259,118 62,238 1,622,195 330,911 Other FSR 42,342 17,902 74,904 20,144 Other EE 515,945 178,460 694,975 204,434 Pacific Rim Countries 2,930,807 1,149,072 4,639,083 1,594,960 Australia 569,368 152,841 676,338 149,839 China 506,908 180,725 719,683 215,761 Indonesia 36,544 15,897 128,394 39,805 Japan 538,154 299,800 1,089,443 506,666 Korea 1,019,171 395,533 1,591,255 535,179 Taiwan 106,547 59,592 256,312 103,368 Other Pacific Rim 154,114 44,684 177,659 44,341 South/Central America 2,462,900 741,117 4,073,252 978,644 Argentina 349,638 119,338 373,059 112,169 Brazil 1,465,809 398,190 2,703,841 563,071 Colombia 62,236 32,670 39,758 21,042 Venezuela 281,224 93,174 443,988 131,139 Other S/C A 303,993 97,744 512,607 151,222 Other Countries 1,128,801 431,943 1,580,953 549,303 India 341,605 160,173 555,075 235,624 South Africa 340,058 113,484 365,757 115,131 Other 447,138 158,287 660,121 198,549 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 January 2004 (CB-04-28)