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 September 2006 September 2005 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 27,752,567 16,843,662 17,775,002 12,023,635 North America 5,424,024 3,893,163 5,519,351 3,890,723 Canada 3,400,815 2,622,010 3,057,491 2,333,562 Mexico 2,023,209 1,271,153 2,461,861 1,557,160 Europe 9,035,894 5,195,639 5,000,266 3,357,397 European Union 3,122,808 2,315,451 2,444,489 1,900,221 Austria 105,473 165,455 89,354 125,624 Belgium 193,391 125,389 168,800 125,537 Czech Republic 157,740 105,920 48,807 41,318 Finland 39,165 20,946 26,630 13,221 France 216,950 163,644 245,759 195,511 Germany 619,048 520,956 709,587 529,628 Hungary 5,183 2,450 3,427 2,204 Italy 629,396 356,620 198,936 164,760 Netherlands 354,795 216,635 265,204 161,679 Poland 82,868 55,820 70,339 42,759 Spain 187,768 146,230 133,888 107,624 Sweden 24,856 29,686 36,245 41,742 United Kingdom 258,238 221,352 287,293 209,247 Other EU 247,937 184,346 160,220 139,369 Moldova 10,623 9,098 2,320 2,015 Norway 46,848 28,370 7,701 6,910 Russia 2,625,593 1,260,090 1,067,423 593,163 Switzerland 7,032 15,451 8,615 20,070 Turkey 1,916,899 898,195 937,049 481,725 Ukraine 1,040,165 497,815 301,389 210,787 Other Europe 265,926 171,169 231,280 142,506 Euro Area 2,542,734 1,875,168 1,985,239 1,548,466 Pacific Rim Countries 8,746,653 5,138,088 4,173,729 2,838,616 Australia 855,156 360,566 295,401 148,858 China 3,112,804 1,858,162 1,532,053 960,768 Indonesia 30,847 18,262 13,691 10,771 Japan 1,082,703 732,481 593,209 466,573 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 3,104,315 1,897,535 1,446,591 1,081,756 Hong Kong 26,563 12,155 4,321 2,378 Korea 1,835,761 1,159,104 1,107,463 791,645 Singapore 35,425 14,636 10 17 Taiwan 1,206,567 711,639 334,798 287,716 Other Pacific Rim 560,828 271,082 292,784 169,891 South/Central America 2,437,175 1,378,040 2,180,678 1,285,938 Argentina 104,385 75,226 186,930 122,871 Brazil 1,901,943 1,003,945 1,432,223 810,753 Chile 10,220 7,626 17,617 12,894 Colombia 77,983 92,180 69,816 78,379 Venezuela 161,443 108,756 350,171 198,364 Other S/C A 181,200 90,305 123,922 62,676 Other Countries 2,108,821 1,238,732 900,978 650,962 Egypt 595,186 278,535 171,842 101,730 India 775,892 538,219 340,125 284,562 South Africa 316,382 196,500 203,761 139,578 Thailand 376,348 196,322 161,379 105,155 Other 45,013 29,156 23,871 19,937 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 October 2006 (CB-06-172)