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 September 2005 September 2004 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 17,775,002 12,023,635 20,141,345 10,924,666 North America 5,519,351 3,890,723 5,685,940 3,481,081 Canada 3,057,491 2,333,562 3,071,650 2,096,746 Mexico 2,461,861 1,557,160 2,614,290 1,384,335 Europe 5,000,266 3,357,397 6,632,925 3,467,087 European Union 2,444,489 1,900,221 2,894,145 1,625,111 Austria 89,354 125,624 82,735 73,361 Belgium 168,800 125,537 245,237 129,365 Czech Republic 48,807 41,318 123,985 52,364 Finland 26,630 13,221 49,348 19,322 France 245,759 195,511 302,924 162,504 Germany 709,587 529,628 764,433 428,834 Hungary 3,427 2,204 13,283 3,701 Italy 198,936 164,760 281,943 160,651 Netherlands 265,204 161,679 246,699 126,254 Poland 70,339 42,759 142,458 61,719 Spain 133,888 107,624 94,545 60,611 Sweden 36,245 41,742 18,585 21,529 United Kingdom 287,293 209,247 299,695 178,539 Other EU 160,220 139,369 228,274 146,358 Moldova 2,320 2,015 (-) (-) Norway 7,701 6,910 20,693 9,916 Russia 1,067,423 593,163 1,441,355 719,301 Switzerland 8,615 20,070 5,957 13,917 Turkey 937,049 481,725 1,463,588 698,171 Ukraine 301,389 210,787 323,905 166,629 Other Europe 231,280 142,506 483,283 234,040 Euro Area 1,985,239 1,548,466 2,240,284 1,266,993 Pacific Rim Countries 4,173,729 2,838,616 3,731,483 1,963,325 Australia 295,401 148,858 460,885 165,939 China 1,532,053 960,768 968,388 512,539 Indonesia 13,691 10,771 49,683 28,841 Japan 593,209 466,573 585,931 312,430 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 1,446,591 1,081,756 1,430,940 824,764 Hong Kong 4,321 2,378 104 119 Korea 1,107,463 791,645 1,017,564 533,045 Singapore 10 17 989 770 Taiwan 334,798 287,716 412,283 290,831 Other Pacific Rim 292,784 169,891 235,655 118,812 South/Central America 2,180,678 1,285,938 2,747,240 1,185,558 Argentina 186,930 122,871 156,353 81,816 Brazil 1,432,223 810,753 1,955,605 780,051 Chile 17,617 12,894 15,652 7,274 Colombia 69,816 78,379 66,718 53,873 Venezuela 350,171 198,364 238,092 120,840 Other S/C A 123,922 62,676 314,821 141,703 Other Countries 900,978 650,962 1,343,758 827,615 Egypt 171,842 101,730 333,716 176,847 India 340,125 284,562 605,310 426,814 South Africa 203,761 139,578 231,329 124,218 Thailand 161,379 105,155 112,105 61,391 Other 23,871 19,937 61,298 38,345 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 October 2005 (CB-05-167)