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 September 2004 September 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 20,141,345 10,924,666 12,981,923 5,251,082 North America 5,685,940 3,481,081 4,650,512 2,102,700 Canada 3,071,650 2,096,746 2,858,452 1,440,445 Mexico 2,614,290 1,384,335 1,792,060 662,255 European Union (25) 2,894,145 1,625,111 1,906,666 920,847 Western Europe 4,070,565 2,202,639 2,422,218 1,068,161 Euro Area 2,219,821 1,252,454 1,365,868 661,799 European Union (15) 2,558,872 1,468,071 1,684,831 836,940 Austria 82,735 73,361 79,002 54,881 Belgium 245,237 129,365 83,498 42,784 Finland 49,348 19,322 46,648 11,123 France 302,924 162,504 198,399 89,500 Germany 764,433 428,834 477,586 251,262 Italy 281,943 160,651 98,243 53,641 Netherlands 246,699 126,254 164,480 58,591 Spain 94,545 60,611 99,626 38,218 Sweden 18,585 21,529 17,450 20,807 United Kingdom 299,695 178,539 268,203 138,417 Other EU 172,727 107,102 151,697 77,715 European Free Trade Association 26,650 23,833 10,259 8,626 Norway 20,693 9,916 7,140 3,613 Switzerland 5,957 13,917 3,120 5,014 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 1,463,588 698,171 727,127 222,594 Other Western Europe 21,454 12,563 0 0 Eastern Europe/FSR 2,562,360 1,264,448 778,358 245,267 Poland 142,458 61,719 43,412 15,595 Former Soviet Republics 1,874,136 955,851 340,294 92,633 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 323,905 166,629 48,673 15,964 Russia 1,441,355 719,301 250,395 59,549 Other FSR 108,876 69,921 41,227 17,119 Other EE 545,767 246,877 394,653 137,039 Pacific Rim Countries 3,731,483 1,963,325 2,312,636 903,452 Australia 460,885 165,939 433,551 117,220 China 968,388 512,539 402,588 140,588 Indonesia 49,683 28,841 30,995 13,630 Japan 585,931 312,430 409,970 232,140 Korea 1,017,564 533,045 828,667 319,994 Taiwan 412,283 290,831 79,805 44,334 Other Pacific Rim 236,748 119,701 127,060 35,547 South/Central America 2,747,240 1,185,558 1,884,653 575,177 Argentina 156,353 81,816 299,455 101,092 Brazil 1,955,605 780,051 1,074,190 298,903 Colombia 66,718 53,873 43,521 22,526 Venezuela 238,092 120,840 246,905 79,831 Other S/C A 330,473 148,977 220,583 72,825 Other Countries 1,343,758 827,615 933,546 356,326 India 605,310 426,814 277,652 130,870 South Africa 231,329 124,218 261,236 85,998 Other 507,119 276,584 394,658 139,458 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 October 2004 (CB-04-213)