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 October 2005 October 2004 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 19,918,621 13,319,465 22,924,903 12,661,109 North America 6,189,434 4,318,318 6,306,781 3,921,636 Canada 3,441,477 2,603,957 3,365,848 2,329,828 Mexico 2,747,957 1,714,362 2,940,933 1,591,808 Europe 5,612,328 3,717,057 7,624,641 4,064,445 European Union 2,834,346 2,149,899 3,257,450 1,879,485 Austria 101,008 140,959 90,532 82,517 Belgium 202,126 142,851 266,014 145,311 Czech Republic 70,670 55,276 135,620 58,774 Finland 31,699 15,075 50,018 19,830 France 280,676 215,593 334,493 185,213 Germany 803,739 594,317 832,334 477,873 Hungary 3,427 2,204 13,283 3,701 Italy 212,533 176,288 351,672 206,004 Netherlands 319,830 192,896 298,167 157,427 Poland 73,923 46,170 144,170 63,342 Spain 139,519 113,921 107,025 69,007 Sweden 60,204 53,861 19,652 23,470 United Kingdom 360,963 248,488 325,529 201,292 Other EU 174,027 152,001 288,940 185,723 Moldova 3,175 2,754 (-) (-) Norway 8,188 7,320 22,157 11,160 Russia 1,165,091 635,228 1,723,434 874,834 Switzerland 9,183 21,719 6,499 15,326 Turkey 984,094 503,601 1,653,447 792,006 Ukraine 363,512 243,109 380,255 200,426 Other Europe 244,738 153,426 581,400 291,209 Euro Area 2,251,391 1,728,278 2,563,207 1,488,458 Pacific Rim Countries 4,653,404 3,136,371 4,292,641 2,305,905 Australia 439,344 195,680 482,629 178,477 China 1,635,339 1,035,007 1,163,223 615,275 Indonesia 13,780 10,967 59,125 34,820 Japan 654,635 524,945 638,502 349,299 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 1,613,871 1,197,990 1,672,196 983,502 Hong Kong 4,327 2,411 104 119 Korea 1,247,727 888,329 1,148,818 616,564 Singapore 10 17 12,971 6,763 Taiwan 361,806 307,234 510,303 360,056 Other Pacific Rim 296,435 171,780 276,965 144,532 South/Central America 2,452,534 1,413,878 3,114,824 1,384,468 Argentina 226,985 143,722 221,492 121,098 Brazil 1,604,261 884,565 2,169,647 881,562 Chile 19,106 13,918 17,269 8,312 Colombia 76,071 84,950 72,805 61,333 Venezuela 395,050 220,592 279,682 146,428 Other S/C A 131,061 66,132 353,929 165,735 Other Countries 1,010,921 733,841 1,586,016 984,655 Egypt 171,882 101,764 372,019 199,460 India 404,535 341,746 719,593 507,426 South Africa 242,735 161,326 268,820 147,391 Thailand 166,608 108,271 148,775 81,844 Other 25,160 20,736 76,809 48,533 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 November 2005 (CB-05-181)