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 October 2004 October 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 22,924,903 12,661,109 14,389,911 5,813,297 North America 6,306,781 3,921,636 5,238,109 2,363,330 Canada 3,365,848 2,329,828 3,215,275 1,617,852 Mexico 2,940,933 1,591,808 2,022,834 745,478 European Union (25) 3,257,450 1,879,485 2,152,879 1,026,260 Western Europe 4,643,165 2,564,859 2,703,553 1,183,849 Euro Area 2,498,546 1,447,851 1,555,487 742,277 European Union (15) 2,908,790 1,714,385 1,903,810 932,898 Austria 90,532 82,517 87,876 61,069 Belgium 266,014 145,311 94,279 47,313 Finland 50,018 19,830 56,750 13,444 France 334,493 185,213 217,507 96,976 Germany 832,334 477,873 563,918 286,755 Italy 351,672 206,004 99,771 55,197 Netherlands 298,167 157,427 196,571 70,564 Spain 107,025 69,007 105,752 41,436 Sweden 19,652 23,470 21,120 23,956 United Kingdom 325,529 201,292 292,477 149,766 Other EU 233,353 146,439 167,789 86,422 European Free Trade Association 28,656 26,486 12,894 10,862 Norway 22,157 11,160 9,266 4,748 Switzerland 6,499 15,326 3,628 6,114 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 1,653,447 792,006 786,756 240,022 Other Western Europe 52,273 31,984 94 67 Eastern Europe/FSR 2,981,475 1,499,586 878,323 278,365 Poland 144,170 63,342 49,581 17,421 Former Soviet Republics 2,214,313 1,146,763 352,822 97,374 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 380,255 200,426 57,031 19,355 Russia 1,723,434 874,834 254,251 60,644 Other FSR 110,625 71,503 41,540 17,376 Other EE 622,992 289,481 475,920 163,570 Pacific Rim Countries 4,292,641 2,305,905 2,474,587 968,756 Australia 482,629 178,477 458,954 123,845 China 1,163,223 615,275 425,027 151,662 Indonesia 59,125 34,820 32,906 14,329 Japan 638,502 349,299 461,936 253,612 Korea 1,148,818 616,564 878,581 340,913 Taiwan 510,303 360,056 85,459 47,831 Other Pacific Rim 290,041 151,414 131,724 36,563 South/Central America 3,114,824 1,384,468 2,087,877 633,333 Argentina 221,492 121,098 315,270 106,991 Brazil 2,169,647 881,562 1,205,842 331,594 Colombia 72,805 61,333 49,697 25,759 Venezuela 279,682 146,428 262,966 86,121 Other S/C A 371,198 174,047 254,102 82,867 Other Countries 1,586,016 984,655 1,007,461 385,663 India 719,593 507,426 306,027 143,013 South Africa 268,820 147,391 294,685 97,744 Other 597,603 329,837 406,748 144,907 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 November 2004 (CB-04-213)