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 February 2006 February 2005 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 5,630,632 3,188,997 4,280,320 2,851,036 North America 1,121,456 764,067 1,248,341 907,420 Canada 710,708 527,575 669,022 525,934 Mexico 410,748 236,492 579,319 381,487 Europe 1,873,342 998,164 983,628 652,211 European Union 717,903 476,013 429,264 342,748 Austria 19,100 28,170 14,596 20,103 Belgium 45,220 27,253 28,241 24,255 Czech Republic 25,030 14,744 11,508 7,444 Finland 17,796 8,751 5,286 2,451 France 42,622 30,678 39,175 33,101 Germany 141,019 105,162 133,854 94,391 Hungary 1,030 516 2,023 1,243 Italy 109,308 63,984 34,481 30,810 Netherlands 48,971 26,405 43,521 27,341 Poland 13,596 7,378 3,409 3,003 Spain 63,526 44,381 26,401 20,158 Sweden 7,274 8,853 7,590 9,273 United Kingdom 99,113 59,549 51,999 44,908 Other EU 84,297 50,186 27,180 24,269 Moldova 2,134 1,827 (-) (-) Norway 6,749 3,183 1,943 1,845 Russia 518,101 212,211 158,878 92,298 Switzerland 1,006 2,754 1,610 4,223 Turkey 408,206 186,539 298,733 154,826 Ukraine 144,412 72,459 69,297 42,366 Other Europe 74,831 43,178 23,904 13,905 Euro Area 525,317 365,318 348,991 273,178 Pacific Rim Countries 1,669,685 916,812 1,086,888 722,012 Australia 221,445 78,037 67,359 39,483 China 526,570 286,966 380,541 226,841 Indonesia 5,200 2,943 3,964 2,920 Japan 219,099 132,277 108,804 88,576 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 600,766 371,230 438,412 310,869 Hong Kong 6 33 2,506 1,105 Korea 394,531 248,727 306,699 206,601 Singapore 72 446 (-) (-) Taiwan 206,158 122,024 129,207 103,164 Other Pacific Rim 96,604 45,359 87,807 53,322 South/Central America 598,526 298,995 648,542 363,139 Argentina 29,436 20,033 42,267 29,292 Brazil 452,443 203,065 435,469 230,594 Chile 2,011 1,424 1,173 1,090 Colombia 17,966 22,391 15,037 16,120 Venezuela 60,699 34,693 112,132 64,061 Other S/C A 35,972 17,388 42,464 21,983 Other Countries 367,623 210,959 312,920 206,253 Egypt 121,371 55,535 140,221 83,492 India 142,529 95,284 74,671 58,613 South Africa 62,629 37,917 51,927 33,806 Thailand 36,219 19,120 38,415 23,979 Other 4,875 3,103 7,684 6,363 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 March 2006 (CB-06-61)