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 July 2004 July 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 14,403,689 7,369,713 10,300,489 4,174,314 North America 4,303,894 2,515,638 3,648,976 1,647,839 Canada 2,400,438 1,572,500 2,232,619 1,124,612 Mexico 1,903,456 943,138 1,416,357 523,227 European Union (25) 2,173,428 1,166,566 1,611,948 765,213 Western Europe 3,046,331 1,587,757 1,961,466 866,081 Euro Area 1,651,711 890,114 1,156,586 551,811 European Union (15) 1,891,992 1,039,818 1,410,477 689,596 Austria 66,119 56,428 67,897 46,430 Belgium 193,015 96,672 77,335 38,432 Finland 35,351 12,577 33,948 8,169 France 235,093 122,547 164,701 74,903 Germany 553,646 292,050 394,304 205,046 Italy 204,634 112,778 88,758 45,426 Netherlands 175,651 85,919 144,619 50,326 Spain 73,896 45,777 89,005 32,802 Sweden 16,874 18,567 16,285 18,177 United Kingdom 214,658 123,715 215,000 108,645 Other EU 123,053 72,788 118,625 61,242 European Free Trade Association 11,138 14,347 8,007 6,297 Norway 6,383 3,503 5,822 2,936 Switzerland 4,755 10,844 2,185 3,361 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 1,143,201 533,588 542,981 170,188 Other Western Europe 1 4 0 0 Eastern Europe/FSR 1,606,133 736,339 684,747 216,849 Poland 108,061 45,489 42,615 15,171 Former Soviet Republics 1,101,706 527,964 276,093 76,649 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 236,660 114,358 48,252 15,676 Russia 787,682 366,148 191,573 46,322 Other FSR 77,364 47,458 36,268 14,651 Other EE 396,366 162,886 366,039 125,028 Pacific Rim Countries 2,458,099 1,187,624 1,791,696 701,142 Australia 400,460 133,810 348,360 96,985 China 506,290 249,402 328,518 112,635 Indonesia 12,480 5,657 23,109 10,308 Japan 425,553 222,344 313,291 178,316 Korea 763,530 372,190 627,636 244,822 Taiwan 214,482 144,363 65,712 35,592 Other Pacific Rim 135,303 59,859 85,069 22,484 South/Central America 2,090,231 810,504 1,395,973 430,064 Argentina 114,264 55,071 239,662 79,399 Brazil 1,502,314 538,365 791,918 224,853 Colombia 50,767 35,050 27,672 14,483 Venezuela 164,267 74,604 170,563 55,121 Other S/C A 258,618 107,415 166,159 56,208 Other Countries 899,002 531,850 817,631 312,338 India 446,617 306,549 249,351 117,207 South Africa 145,103 72,594 239,489 77,912 Other 307,282 152,707 328,791 117,219 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 August 2004 (CB-04-164)