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 August 2004 August 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 17,246,712 9,138,066 11,590,834 4,701,242 North America 5,020,422 3,008,644 4,109,935 1,858,313 Canada 2,756,139 1,843,769 2,524,640 1,270,210 Mexico 2,264,283 1,164,874 1,585,295 588,103 European Union (25) 2,541,157 1,411,313 1,775,826 853,128 Western Europe 3,553,433 1,905,746 2,184,334 969,665 Euro Area 1,936,205 1,083,025 1,256,239 605,734 European Union (15) 2,219,851 1,263,066 1,564,174 773,354 Austria 77,902 67,928 73,523 50,805 Belgium 218,828 112,479 80,825 40,655 Finland 40,834 15,350 40,354 9,657 France 262,116 141,958 178,576 81,481 Germany 665,671 369,711 437,992 229,214 Italy 222,667 125,301 93,387 49,053 Netherlands 215,910 109,272 147,272 51,782 Spain 92,187 58,461 96,245 36,366 Sweden 17,899 20,125 16,903 19,452 United Kingdom 248,681 147,250 258,534 132,846 Other EU 157,156 95,230 140,564 72,043 European Free Trade Association 13,544 17,083 8,596 6,967 Norway 8,090 4,460 6,064 3,080 Switzerland 5,454 12,622 2,533 3,887 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 1,298,585 613,038 611,564 189,344 Other Western Europe 21,454 12,559 0 0 Eastern Europe/FSR 2,125,358 1,022,333 705,676 224,805 Poland 136,318 58,204 43,060 15,392 Former Soviet Republics 1,508,976 753,364 282,797 79,479 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 285,776 147,336 48,389 15,848 Russia 1,124,076 543,846 193,617 46,884 Other FSR 99,124 62,183 40,791 16,747 Other EE 480,064 210,765 379,819 129,934 Pacific Rim Countries 3,088,546 1,577,560 2,001,948 788,834 Australia 402,372 135,352 371,297 102,821 China 739,657 382,116 350,103 122,448 Indonesia 22,434 12,683 26,584 12,002 Japan 488,427 260,928 365,119 206,851 Korea 909,669 458,580 711,429 275,812 Taiwan 352,872 244,650 74,584 41,338 Other Pacific Rim 173,116 83,252 102,832 27,562 South/Central America 2,362,928 960,173 1,684,770 515,736 Argentina 139,029 71,384 272,742 91,577 Brazil 1,669,598 619,998 987,492 276,139 Colombia 58,888 44,518 37,756 19,649 Venezuela 193,475 92,317 192,959 63,544 Other S/C A 301,939 131,955 193,821 64,827 Other Countries 1,096,025 663,610 904,172 343,890 India 511,736 355,779 262,956 123,981 South Africa 173,333 89,998 254,196 83,659 Other 410,956 217,833 387,019 136,249 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 Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary September 2004 (CB-04-184)