Exhibit 4C: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Carbon (Non-Alloy) Steel Products from Selected Countries and Areas: (Census Basis) Not Seasonally Adjusted Quantity in metric tons/ value in thousands of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding January 2006 January 2005 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,697,758 1,542,990 2,233,948 1,481,361 North America 554,071 384,339 610,373 445,485 Canada 365,707 271,379 342,316 269,640 Mexico 188,365 112,960 268,057 175,844 Europe 757,530 411,155 439,246 293,000 European Union 288,268 204,026 224,168 166,810 Austria 11,722 18,125 3,589 6,052 Belgium 7,391 5,982 9,320 7,519 Czech Republic 2,450 2,589 5,704 3,122 Finland 5,544 2,492 5,252 2,397 France 25,869 18,548 24,828 19,970 Germany 38,612 41,071 70,651 46,739 Hungary (-) (-) (-) (-) Italy 40,383 24,067 16,672 13,882 Netherlands 17,348 8,355 35,048 21,575 Poland 2,167 1,323 1,415 1,293 Spain 22,565 17,508 14,066 9,630 Sweden 5,084 5,702 1,725 2,325 United Kingdom 77,049 41,040 22,645 20,257 Other EU 32,085 17,224 13,254 12,048 Moldova 1,038 902 (-) (-) Norway (-) (-) 1,533 1,385 Russia 261,603 105,198 54,367 32,849 Switzerland 466 1,309 712 1,924 Turkey 140,990 64,875 113,218 63,970 Ukraine 37,147 19,790 26,205 15,481 Other Europe 28,018 15,056 19,043 10,580 Euro Area 179,114 144,381 191,439 138,511 Pacific Rim Countries 920,096 495,379 588,277 394,461 Australia 177,663 61,729 51,257 29,282 China 284,749 148,212 195,599 118,582 Indonesia 4,630 2,626 3,337 2,376 Japan 112,968 70,070 56,194 48,724 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 299,298 193,606 222,642 159,855 Hong Kong (-) (-) 2,506 1,105 Korea 224,831 145,009 147,254 98,349 Singapore 56 422 (-) (-) Taiwan 74,412 48,176 72,882 60,401 Other Pacific Rim 40,787 19,136 59,249 35,643 South/Central America 285,275 148,254 438,469 243,379 Argentina 15,339 10,069 30,003 20,576 Brazil 197,603 91,257 330,404 174,644 Chile 1,650 1,103 1,042 960 Colombia 14,668 18,481 3,801 4,468 Venezuela 35,624 18,356 57,832 34,223 Other S/C A 20,391 8,987 15,388 8,509 Other Countries 180,784 103,862 157,583 105,036 Egypt 74,981 34,760 59,207 35,329 India 71,831 47,667 39,711 30,277 South Africa 29,567 18,920 25,641 17,784 Thailand 2,490 1,281 29,515 18,742 Other 1,915 1,235 3,510 2,904 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 2006 (CB-06-44)