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 November 2004 November 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 25,658,652 14,387,024 15,770,755 6,367,442 North America 6,834,933 4,304,339 5,818,688 2,615,696 Canada 3,659,839 2,559,228 3,538,473 1,780,684 Mexico 3,175,095 1,745,111 2,280,216 835,012 European Union (25) 3,597,540 2,121,233 2,322,786 1,108,577 Western Europe 5,217,323 2,939,180 2,927,156 1,284,444 Euro Area 2,768,036 1,640,876 1,703,512 813,292 European Union (15) 3,227,778 1,943,125 2,070,276 1,013,782 Austria 98,368 90,869 94,535 65,592 Belgium 299,303 171,375 115,361 55,415 Finland 58,183 23,596 62,539 15,030 France 365,903 209,397 244,325 107,734 Germany 905,249 531,695 612,242 311,483 Italy 394,788 234,679 104,259 58,616 Netherlands 341,107 182,027 216,635 80,600 Spain 129,913 86,706 109,423 43,680 Sweden 22,082 26,504 22,157 25,584 United Kingdom 366,439 229,321 309,282 157,617 Other EU 246,443 156,956 179,518 92,432 European Free Trade Association 29,728 28,678 13,751 12,256 Norway 22,506 11,437 9,601 4,918 Switzerland 7,222 17,241 4,150 7,337 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 1,866,568 910,326 840,077 257,195 Other Western Europe 93,249 57,052 3,052 1,211 Eastern Europe/FSR 3,393,899 1,741,442 894,053 283,564 Poland 145,278 64,473 49,902 17,570 Former Soviet Republics 2,565,894 1,350,789 356,710 98,665 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 392,074 210,188 57,413 19,465 Russia 2,039,505 1,053,665 257,229 61,529 Other FSR 134,315 86,936 42,067 17,670 Other EE 682,727 326,180 487,440 167,330 Pacific Rim Countries 4,932,308 2,691,822 2,741,387 1,075,991 Australia 543,830 210,753 495,947 133,083 China 1,294,533 697,274 485,163 171,582 Indonesia 59,878 35,419 35,340 15,268 Japan 719,382 404,473 506,222 280,614 Korea 1,265,378 696,586 964,739 375,205 Taiwan 653,926 467,896 100,045 55,682 Other Pacific Rim 395,381 179,421 153,931 44,557 South/Central America 3,468,124 1,578,679 2,327,581 702,348 Argentina 247,731 139,500 344,233 117,225 Brazil 2,412,990 1,003,673 1,367,916 373,679 Colombia 78,464 68,127 55,985 29,311 Venezuela 346,009 186,021 277,331 91,282 Other S/C A 382,930 181,358 282,116 90,851 Other Countries 1,812,065 1,131,562 1,061,891 405,399 India 802,679 568,780 318,291 148,600 South Africa 305,934 167,431 319,287 106,565 Other 703,452 395,351 424,313 150,234 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 (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary December 2004 (CB-05-09)