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 March 2004 March 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 5,080,371 2,152,589 4,877,147 1,923,294 North America 1,857,119 924,917 1,566,489 699,831 Canada 1,023,926 594,595 915,442 474,756 Mexico 833,194 330,322 651,047 225,075 Western Europe 965,681 417,416 886,541 373,021 Euro Area (2) 596,899 268,649 442,191 205,489 European Union 693,404 321,316 542,052 263,719 Austria 24,712 19,470 28,174 18,992 Belgium 57,738 22,931 15,565 9,473 Finland 21,500 5,718 13,324 2,886 France 94,172 42,476 74,449 32,302 Germany 250,398 106,214 112,292 62,162 Italy 49,504 24,369 59,673 25,448 Netherlands 28,977 11,549 47,841 18,257 Spain 30,860 16,410 54,514 17,354 Sweden 9,079 8,821 8,056 8,706 United Kingdom 84,113 41,050 83,542 45,647 Other EU 42,352 22,306 44,624 22,493 European Free Trade Association 5,395 6,181 3,781 2,730 Norway 3,366 1,718 2,850 1,340 Switzerland 2,030 4,463 930 1,390 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 266,881 89,919 340,708 106,572 Other Western Europe 0 0 0 0 Eastern Europe/FSR 337,795 114,609 433,602 137,210 Poland 16,046 6,115 26,942 10,034 Former Soviet Republics 115,428 40,113 159,301 45,007 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 34,224 11,866 20,292 7,396 Russia 57,528 16,321 110,565 27,259 Other FSR 23,676 11,926 28,443 10,352 Other EE 206,321 68,382 247,360 82,168 Pacific Rim Countries 925,233 355,229 802,878 311,724 Australia 204,476 56,617 157,565 44,581 China 138,501 51,942 136,449 42,801 Indonesia 5,984 2,966 14,735 6,892 Japan 201,649 96,553 161,601 90,540 Korea 320,037 124,745 280,302 106,567 Taiwan 21,260 11,786 25,984 12,714 Other Pacific Rim 33,326 10,621 26,242 7,629 South/Central America 782,551 245,486 688,417 209,317 Argentina 38,971 14,534 150,531 46,755 Brazil 531,376 150,340 393,012 111,311 Colombia 17,748 12,151 11,573 6,098 Venezuela 74,418 27,963 52,476 18,630 Other S/C A 120,038 40,499 80,825 26,523 Other Countries 211,992 94,932 499,219 192,191 India 87,915 45,738 155,211 72,694 South Africa 26,346 9,054 110,306 35,423 Other 97,731 40,140 233,702 84,075 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 April 2004 (CB-04-76)