Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 4. U.S. Imports For Consumption of Steel Products From Selected Countries and Areas: (Census Basis) Quantity in metric tons/value In thousands of dollars. (-) Represents zero or less than one half of measurement shown. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. February 2000 February 1999 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 5,942,708 2,381,423 4,519,245 1,915,251 North America 1,360,618 633,847 1,086,140 498,105 Canada 815,029 432,030 695,168 360,544 Mexico 545,589 201,817 390,972 137,561 Western Europe 1,023,986 616,597 916,786 517,729 Euro Area 795,285 471,485 732,685 399,958 European Union 926,515 584,946 877,154 498,008 Austria 22,510 20,639 4,361 8,940 Belgium 51,090 38,553 20,962 21,125 Finland 35,983 13,107 53,567 15,123 France 121,746 88,034 210,124 118,528 Germany 232,575 140,852 189,531 102,304 Italy 86,936 51,824 42,185 31,179 Netherlands 140,627 49,299 100,156 35,725 Spain 65,320 50,565 76,133 48,021 Sweden 29,920 47,946 34,663 39,773 United Kingdom 95,800 62,009 106,452 56,330 Other EU 44,008 22,119 39,019 20,960 European Free Trade Association 5,353 4,951 8,724 9,847 Norway 4,367 2,336 7,395 6,348 Switzerland 986 2,615 1,329 3,499 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 70,290 18,033 21,650 5,539 Other Western Europe 21,828 8,667 9,257 4,335 Eastern Europe/FSR 692,752 161,062 293,302 83,123 Poland 48,166 12,552 26,865 5,034 Former Soviet Republics 474,277 104,972 202,648 59,139 Moldova 45,284 8,789 26,884 6,942 Ukraine 139,617 30,187 24,118 9,122 Russia 170,778 41,070 104,097 32,535 Other FSR 118,598 24,926 47,548 10,540 Other EE 170,309 43,538 63,790 18,949 Pacific Rim Countries 1,628,829 645,129 1,497,330 619,178 Australia 198,015 43,938 84,745 17,510 China 155,296 52,805 135,022 43,357 Indonesia 146,180 37,242 67,212 21,986 Japan 322,112 201,242 569,873 299,397 Korea 462,817 162,996 521,703 177,341 Taiwan 292,045 128,992 94,560 51,916 Other Pacific Rim 52,363 17,914 24,214 7,671 South/Central America 1,039,678 250,909 570,827 143,750 Argentina 45,377 17,074 38,023 15,099 Brazil 818,780 186,037 391,920 90,122 Colombia 7,158 3,232 2,091 1,096 Venezuela 111,508 28,706 77,550 19,866 Other S/C A 56,855 15,861 61,243 17,567 Other Countries 196,845 73,879 154,860 53,366 India 70,646 25,965 40,092 12,447 South Africa 87,827 30,049 73,185 24,256 Other 38,372 17,865 41,583 16,664 CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. NOTE: For information on more detailed data available, please see record titled "MORE DETAILED FOREIGN TRADE DATA AVAILABLE."