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 April 2005 April 2004 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 8,589,529 5,841,605 6,995,789 3,132,659 North America 2,560,286 1,851,798 2,432,037 1,281,278 Canada 1,394,103 1,087,929 1,381,713 838,442 Mexico 1,166,184 763,869 1,050,324 442,837 Europe 2,273,618 1,550,526 2,010,989 867,232 European Union 1,015,454 812,679 1,094,810 516,692 Austria 28,411 38,379 36,030 28,135 Belgium 65,017 54,982 96,718 41,364 Czech Republic 22,489 15,308 92,182 33,510 Finland 10,242 4,769 22,015 6,077 France 118,350 94,816 128,237 58,189 Germany 280,881 214,007 296,788 133,158 Hungary 2,033 1,247 10,090 2,760 Italy 92,328 73,064 62,683 31,817 Netherlands 91,571 58,303 52,738 21,676 Poland 29,378 18,444 36,357 13,369 Spain 67,315 52,620 38,576 21,684 Sweden 11,260 15,359 9,825 10,378 United Kingdom 112,620 99,312 120,681 61,208 Other EU 83,557 72,071 91,891 53,367 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 4,191 3,826 5,256 2,688 Russia 555,523 325,140 193,803 63,156 Switzerland 3,949 9,293 2,524 5,562 Turkey 428,249 233,965 497,154 201,891 Ukraine 157,238 103,637 55,439 24,051 Other Europe 109,015 61,986 162,002 53,192 Euro Area 832,484 657,565 797,466 376,270 Pacific Rim Countries 2,014,616 1,363,055 1,185,442 478,746 Australia 106,855 63,799 213,884 59,758 China 696,859 424,343 193,679 76,599 Indonesia 9,557 7,281 12,434 5,503 Japan 250,564 193,950 269,294 130,885 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 808,207 586,563 441,538 187,633 Hong Kong 2,572 1,157 52 71 Korea 598,809 414,348 388,003 156,354 Singapore 0 0 25 10 Taiwan 206,826 171,059 53,459 31,198 Other Pacific Rim 142,574 87,119 54,612 18,368 South/Central America 1,198,821 699,952 1,034,468 340,826 Argentina 84,169 59,838 54,905 21,591 Brazil 813,063 453,270 668,441 197,316 Chile 9,219 6,505 10,076 3,868 Colombia 32,145 34,539 21,440 15,905 Venezuela 195,570 112,063 118,070 46,010 Other S/C A 64,655 33,737 161,537 56,136 Other Countries 542,188 376,275 332,853 164,576 Egypt 148,604 89,176 72,406 28,241 India 181,210 143,348 153,567 90,521 South Africa 108,453 74,315 59,005 23,602 Thailand 89,750 57,486 25,928 11,739 Other 14,172 11,950 21,947 10,473 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 May 2005 (CB-05-89)