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 2005 December 2004 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 23,947,074 15,756,492 27,830,956 15,864,991 North America 7,385,447 5,094,070 7,359,392 4,680,827 Canada 4,218,164 3,126,938 3,917,492 2,761,246 Mexico 3,167,283 1,967,132 3,441,901 1,919,582 Europe 6,899,922 4,433,067 9,153,411 5,063,212 European Union 3,548,887 2,614,532 3,943,664 2,382,350 Austria 124,875 167,710 106,349 100,546 Belgium 273,777 183,119 320,167 187,659 Czech Republic 76,479 59,478 156,775 73,120 Finland 41,396 20,135 60,364 24,731 France 367,152 266,975 409,651 242,025 Germany 910,352 685,435 988,106 588,780 Hungary 5,881 3,278 16,417 5,820 Italy 318,621 233,770 450,971 278,843 Netherlands 426,753 250,311 381,803 209,852 Poland 92,292 56,306 146,951 66,046 Spain 175,676 137,659 151,653 101,560 Sweden 64,521 59,745 23,272 29,159 United Kingdom 454,543 305,277 389,815 250,520 Other EU 216,570 185,334 341,369 223,688 Moldova 4,717 4,050 (-) (-) Norway 14,573 12,165 23,522 12,307 Russia 1,335,413 700,559 2,110,354 1,095,440 Switzerland 10,382 24,904 8,175 19,486 Turkey 1,210,919 608,393 1,962,333 966,514 Ukraine 504,998 299,320 405,831 221,212 Other Europe 270,032 169,145 699,533 365,903 Euro Area 2,829,884 2,107,192 3,135,457 1,904,609 Pacific Rim Countries 5,513,319 3,684,347 5,548,191 3,089,144 Australia 531,327 233,671 585,107 237,490 China 1,928,107 1,229,390 1,540,024 836,245 Indonesia 13,863 11,191 75,051 44,628 Japan 744,926 602,112 785,046 456,059 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 1,976,875 1,425,373 2,135,228 1,314,834 Hong Kong 4,327 2,411 122 213 Korea 1,518,941 1,059,313 1,407,199 796,147 Singapore 10 17 13,026 6,829 Taiwan 453,596 363,633 714,881 511,646 Other Pacific Rim 318,221 182,609 427,735 199,887 South/Central America 2,875,328 1,632,329 3,807,720 1,796,657 Argentina 245,176 153,801 318,563 185,211 Brazil 1,916,054 1,030,440 2,622,240 1,137,630 Chile 20,971 15,296 22,096 11,793 Colombia 93,538 104,681 82,238 72,385 Venezuela 439,300 247,111 380,121 207,354 Other S/C A 160,288 81,000 382,462 182,283 Other Countries 1,273,058 912,679 1,962,241 1,235,151 Egypt 172,164 101,917 460,537 253,345 India 555,670 459,745 853,503 606,781 South Africa 277,113 182,539 341,550 192,814 Thailand 238,060 144,375 205,723 116,631 Other 30,051 24,103 100,928 65,580 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 2006 (CB-06-29)