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 December 2004 December 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 27,830,956 15,864,991 17,035,748 6,882,231 North America 7,359,392 4,680,827 6,369,321 2,853,786 Canada 3,917,492 2,761,246 3,834,315 1,928,436 Mexico 3,441,901 1,919,582 2,535,006 925,350 Europe 9,153,411 5,063,212 4,143,919 1,706,313 European Union 3,943,664 2,382,350 2,579,244 1,222,431 Austria 106,349 100,546 98,091 68,404 Belgium 320,167 187,659 135,108 63,014 Czech Republic 156,775 73,120 122,898 48,051 Finland 60,364 24,731 62,539 15,030 France 409,651 242,025 272,707 118,664 Germany 988,106 588,780 707,539 351,682 Hungary 16,417 5,820 20,178 5,961 Italy 450,971 278,843 110,139 63,433 Netherlands 381,803 209,852 240,136 89,768 Poland 146,951 66,046 50,656 17,972 Spain 151,653 101,560 134,238 53,482 Sweden 23,272 29,159 28,668 30,440 United Kingdom 389,815 250,520 337,546 171,463 Other EU 341,369 223,688 258,802 125,068 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 23,522 12,307 10,438 5,188 Russia 2,110,354 1,095,440 259,118 62,238 Switzerland 8,175 19,486 4,927 8,969 Turkey 1,962,333 966,514 875,283 268,422 Ukraine 405,831 221,212 59,566 20,220 Other Europe 699,533 365,903 355,343 118,844 Euro Area 3,135,457 1,904,609 1,956,241 923,315 Pacific Rim Countries 5,548,191 3,089,144 2,930,807 1,149,072 Australia 585,107 237,490 569,368 152,841 China 1,540,024 836,245 506,908 180,725 Indonesia 75,051 44,628 36,544 15,897 Japan 785,046 456,059 538,154 299,800 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 2,135,228 1,314,834 1,126,135 456,692 Hong Kong 122 213 114 250 Korea 1,407,199 796,147 1,019,171 395,533 Singapore 13,026 6,829 303 1,317 Taiwan 714,881 511,646 106,547 59,592 Other Pacific Rim 427,735 199,887 153,698 43,118 South/Central America 3,807,720 1,796,657 2,462,900 741,117 Argentina 318,563 185,211 349,638 119,338 Brazil 2,622,240 1,137,630 1,465,809 398,190 Chile 22,096 11,793 38,410 15,536 Colombia 82,238 72,385 62,236 32,670 Venezuela 380,121 207,354 281,224 93,174 Other S/C A 382,462 182,283 265,583 82,208 Other Countries 1,962,241 1,235,151 1,128,801 431,943 Egypt 460,537 253,345 253,737 77,098 India 853,503 606,781 341,605 160,173 South Africa 341,550 192,814 340,058 113,484 Thailand 205,723 116,631 141,192 58,740 Other 100,928 65,580 52,210 22,449 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 January 2005 (CB-05-23)