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 January 2005 January 2004 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,016,692 1,356,119 1,801,037 702,839 North America 581,598 422,725 590,173 270,565 Canada 314,022 247,255 317,362 169,949 Mexico 267,576 175,470 272,811 100,617 Europe 365,279 247,777 490,714 186,068 European Union 168,078 129,742 257,579 112,522 Austria 3,589 6,052 9,854 7,492 Belgium 9,320 7,519 13,067 5,244 Czech Republic 5,704 3,122 13,806 5,729 Finland 5,252 2,397 6,002 1,424 France 23,834 19,186 34,397 15,003 Germany 35,363 27,541 101,923 40,874 Hungary 0 0 5 3 Italy 12,364 11,064 3,450 2,169 Netherlands 35,048 21,575 2,297 1,012 Poland 1,415 1,293 1,165 695 Spain 13,438 8,902 14,287 5,887 Sweden 1,725 2,325 3,422 3,175 United Kingdom 7,991 6,919 34,059 14,615 Other EU 13,034 11,846 19,844 9,200 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 1,533 1,385 141 71 Russia 54,367 32,849 51,823 14,273 Switzerland 706 1,918 750 1,531 Turkey 95,347 55,822 99,587 31,597 Ukraine 26,205 15,481 33,135 11,347 Other Europe 19,043 10,580 47,699 14,728 Euro Area 150,004 114,782 203,153 87,495 Pacific Rim Countries 515,556 361,505 407,112 148,403 Australia 51,257 29,282 51,067 13,161 China 129,274 88,908 84,892 29,625 Indonesia 3,337 2,376 1,745 927 Japan 55,933 48,504 100,157 41,407 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 222,605 159,814 145,405 56,275 Hong Kong 2,506 1,105 46 62 Korea 147,253 98,341 137,789 51,927 Singapore 0 0 0 0 Taiwan 72,846 60,367 7,571 4,286 Other Pacific Rim 53,152 32,622 23,846 7,008 South/Central America 406,269 224,962 277,286 83,764 Argentina 14,861 10,892 14,931 5,616 Brazil 330,404 174,644 184,648 50,950 Chile 1,042 960 6,848 2,377 Colombia 3,801 4,468 7,198 4,330 Venezuela 51,507 31,111 41,180 13,492 Other S/C A 4,654 2,887 22,480 6,998 Other Countries 147,991 99,149 35,753 14,039 Egypt 58,716 35,014 13,313 4,160 India 39,384 29,973 10,780 5,234 South Africa 16,866 12,515 8,202 2,888 Thailand 29,515 18,742 1,972 975 Other 3,510 2,904 1,485 782 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 February 2005 (CB-05-41)