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 July 2006 July 2005 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 21,317,101 12,641,139 14,352,310 9,781,226 North America 4,231,606 2,986,082 4,349,703 3,126,156 Canada 2,650,599 2,030,978 2,362,287 1,837,141 Mexico 1,581,007 955,104 1,987,416 1,289,016 Europe 7,191,508 4,024,158 4,004,077 2,728,278 European Union 2,510,780 1,831,432 1,949,131 1,532,186 Austria 78,642 122,438 65,064 87,968 Belgium 146,230 94,353 154,253 113,556 Czech Republic 137,414 90,323 46,998 39,138 Finland 31,620 17,026 25,100 11,123 France 168,857 124,856 205,022 164,011 Germany 502,994 419,480 560,898 412,337 Hungary 5,178 2,448 3,427 2,204 Italy 496,951 281,454 184,118 150,296 Netherlands 252,085 149,954 187,589 118,974 Poland 73,475 47,664 65,676 39,631 Spain 163,306 123,765 118,530 92,630 Sweden 23,219 26,914 27,425 32,375 United Kingdom 216,377 175,922 175,100 154,462 Other EU 214,431 154,836 129,931 113,480 Moldova 8,911 7,588 568 510 Norway 34,618 20,505 5,870 5,279 Russia 2,008,601 903,058 801,274 465,811 Switzerland 5,858 12,040 7,190 16,093 Turkey 1,501,869 692,207 838,922 433,927 Ukraine 908,658 423,931 235,295 171,796 Other Europe 212,214 133,396 165,828 102,677 Euro Area 2,004,866 1,464,602 1,620,713 1,254,078 Pacific Rim Countries 6,491,196 3,724,348 3,326,818 2,263,435 Australia 680,995 274,082 194,112 113,817 China 2,167,878 1,269,508 1,243,673 758,439 Indonesia 25,376 14,403 12,831 9,545 Japan 855,228 564,081 476,094 366,441 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 2,360,087 1,413,918 1,169,037 875,496 Hong Kong 2,541 1,667 4,016 2,077 Korea 1,438,978 895,559 875,153 627,142 Singapore 35,358 14,591 10 17 Taiwan 883,210 502,101 289,858 246,260 Other Pacific Rim 401,632 188,356 231,071 139,697 South/Central America 1,856,763 1,016,435 1,908,145 1,109,030 Argentina 84,960 55,501 152,824 100,335 Brazil 1,412,687 715,211 1,287,760 718,633 Chile 8,351 6,223 14,956 10,997 Colombia 62,361 74,983 50,150 55,421 Venezuela 145,305 94,478 293,307 168,393 Other S/C A 143,100 70,039 109,148 55,253 Other Countries 1,546,028 890,115 763,566 554,327 Egypt 451,731 207,673 164,999 98,626 India 605,882 406,611 294,252 249,361 South Africa 255,985 152,613 159,414 109,111 Thailand 209,977 107,654 124,056 79,661 Other 22,454 15,564 20,845 17,568 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 August 2006 (CB-06-144)