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 February 2004 February 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,258,231 1,319,706 3,163,187 1,267,976 North America 1,196,746 567,045 1,075,531 476,377 Canada 641,765 355,610 597,161 311,493 Mexico 554,981 211,436 478,369 164,884 Western Europe 593,325 251,288 575,776 246,660 Euro Area (2) 371,262 161,436 332,766 144,990 European Union 428,025 191,945 403,914 187,179 Austria 14,589 11,198 15,482 10,726 Belgium 24,550 10,147 10,019 6,248 Finland 11,823 2,981 8,721 1,887 France 42,522 20,037 56,645 23,540 Germany 187,520 75,792 84,363 43,307 Italy 17,175 8,458 50,967 20,156 Netherlands 27,023 10,213 36,440 14,202 Spain 19,011 9,570 45,353 12,632 Sweden 4,990 5,342 2,451 3,767 United Kingdom 49,766 23,317 63,432 36,110 Other EU 29,057 14,890 30,042 14,604 European Free Trade Association 4,084 4,395 3,172 2,099 Norway 2,652 1,290 2,491 1,147 Switzerland 1,432 3,105 681 952 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 161,216 54,948 168,689 57,381 Other Western Europe 0 0 0 0 Eastern Europe/FSR 239,124 76,774 282,596 87,641 Poland 1,908 1,168 18,366 6,741 Former Soviet Republics 95,854 29,600 100,412 27,439 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 33,863 11,685 8,378 4,270 Russia 55,963 15,891 80,202 19,809 Other FSR 6,028 2,023 11,832 3,360 Other EE 141,362 46,006 163,819 53,461 Pacific Rim Countries 676,189 252,871 491,494 192,902 Australia 112,779 29,470 126,837 35,360 China 126,752 45,783 44,684 18,132 Indonesia 2,671 1,679 11,111 5,078 Japan 149,983 67,579 93,776 52,161 Korea 237,924 90,106 176,599 67,373 Taiwan 17,425 9,311 21,819 10,203 Other Pacific Rim 28,655 8,944 16,668 4,595 South/Central America 495,821 148,934 373,958 121,737 Argentina 28,963 11,131 67,600 23,625 Brazil 329,554 89,677 217,415 65,510 Colombia 10,254 6,270 7,193 3,763 Venezuela 47,482 15,870 27,722 10,187 Other S/C A 79,569 25,986 54,030 18,652 Other Countries 57,026 22,793 363,833 142,660 India 12,615 6,535 111,867 54,656 South Africa 10,550 3,766 41,780 14,666 Other 33,861 12,492 210,185 73,338 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 March 2004 (CB-04-62)