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 January 2004 January 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,801,037 702,839 1,935,566 744,566 North America 590,173 270,565 583,870 257,237 Canada 317,362 169,949 317,764 165,089 Mexico 272,811 100,617 266,106 92,148 Western Europe 341,118 138,514 354,951 142,025 Euro Area (2) 202,103 86,767 210,957 84,370 European Union 240,640 105,316 253,118 108,243 Austria 9,854 7,492 5,980 3,902 Belgium 13,067 5,244 5,942 3,544 Finland 6,002 1,424 4,838 1,070 France 34,397 15,003 37,182 14,750 Germany 101,923 40,874 45,505 24,026 Italy 3,450 2,169 42,888 13,489 Netherlands 2,297 1,012 15,499 5,955 Spain 14,287 5,887 36,769 9,488 Sweden 3,422 3,175 601 1,757 United Kingdom 34,059 14,615 37,189 20,297 Other EU 17,881 8,421 20,725 9,965 European Free Trade Association 891 1,601 1,997 1,147 Norway 141 71 1,588 675 Switzerland 750 1,531 409 472 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 99,587 31,597 99,836 32,635 Other Western Europe 0 0 0 0 Eastern Europe/FSR 149,596 47,554 205,684 61,472 Poland 1,165 695 17,747 6,368 Former Soviet Republics 90,723 27,419 79,171 19,725 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 33,135 11,347 28 20 Russia 51,823 14,273 75,702 18,664 Other FSR 5,766 1,799 3,441 1,042 Other EE 57,707 19,439 108,767 35,378 Pacific Rim Countries 407,112 148,403 255,571 99,484 Australia 51,067 13,161 75,063 21,073 China 84,892 29,625 26,486 10,363 Indonesia 1,745 927 6,067 2,754 Japan 100,157 41,407 58,309 31,179 Korea 137,789 51,927 71,931 27,713 Taiwan 7,571 4,286 8,644 3,793 Other Pacific Rim 23,892 7,070 9,070 2,609 South/Central America 277,286 83,764 276,908 86,592 Argentina 14,931 5,616 44,211 14,786 Brazil 184,648 50,950 165,706 48,060 Colombia 7,198 4,330 6,810 3,536 Venezuela 41,180 13,492 18,511 6,366 Other S/C A 29,329 9,375 41,670 13,844 Other Countries 35,753 14,039 258,582 97,756 India 10,780 5,234 73,453 36,422 South Africa 8,202 2,888 33,526 11,381 Other 16,771 5,917 151,604 49,953 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 February 2004 (CB-04-46)