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 August 2006 August 2005 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 24,653,879 14,810,188 16,064,269 10,958,498 North America 4,855,777 3,462,305 4,971,186 3,528,502 Canada 3,022,583 2,329,551 2,700,039 2,080,839 Mexico 1,833,194 1,132,754 2,271,147 1,447,662 Europe 8,328,363 4,752,754 4,487,576 3,058,523 European Union 2,861,029 2,117,313 2,204,115 1,732,536 Austria 95,742 148,778 82,012 114,523 Belgium 175,883 113,415 160,240 119,208 Czech Republic 157,492 105,560 48,230 40,621 Finland 38,871 20,761 26,014 12,308 France 188,502 143,004 228,753 182,327 Germany 568,830 478,228 646,651 481,575 Hungary 5,183 2,450 3,427 2,204 Italy 546,187 308,423 190,365 156,043 Netherlands 314,347 189,638 200,679 127,067 Poland 80,772 53,943 69,952 42,269 Spain 177,536 137,512 126,360 99,253 Sweden 24,428 28,674 34,372 39,034 United Kingdom 250,378 213,228 237,709 185,839 Other EU 236,878 173,699 149,351 130,266 Moldova 9,802 8,327 1,665 1,465 Norway 38,928 23,734 7,701 6,910 Russia 2,474,227 1,174,778 928,057 530,775 Switzerland 6,551 14,010 7,962 18,288 Turkey 1,669,307 773,762 895,777 464,556 Ukraine 1,013,045 478,731 241,737 178,841 Other Europe 255,473 162,098 200,561 125,152 Euro Area 2,292,286 1,689,349 1,798,781 1,409,227 Pacific Rim Countries 7,477,503 4,336,357 3,731,599 2,563,674 Australia 744,411 301,031 208,596 120,869 China 2,624,968 1,546,573 1,390,161 864,013 Indonesia 28,882 17,217 13,385 10,270 Japan 959,905 638,562 545,156 423,735 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 2,676,093 1,623,109 1,321,774 993,400 Hong Kong 2,559 1,676 4,016 2,077 Korea 1,626,996 1,020,793 1,000,303 719,190 Singapore 35,358 14,591 10 17 Taiwan 1,011,181 586,050 317,445 272,115 Other Pacific Rim 443,244 209,866 252,528 151,387 South/Central America 2,111,449 1,175,381 2,036,442 1,201,532 Argentina 93,866 62,079 182,472 119,578 Brazil 1,622,244 840,622 1,356,711 766,417 Chile 9,533 7,100 16,486 12,087 Colombia 71,371 85,071 60,119 66,981 Venezuela 153,279 101,335 306,281 178,159 Other S/C A 161,157 79,176 114,373 58,310 Other Countries 1,880,787 1,083,391 837,466 606,268 Egypt 554,481 256,246 165,432 98,936 India 659,355 447,535 326,648 273,619 South Africa 295,567 182,778 171,711 116,780 Thailand 333,422 173,185 150,415 97,718 Other 37,963 23,647 23,260 19,215 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 September 2006 (CB-06-158)