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. April 2000 April 1999 Cumulative To Cumulative To Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 12,285,728 5,065,505 9,421,975 3,908,507 North America 2,828,248 1,335,714 2,424,275 1,091,175 Canada 1,707,736 919,864 1,553,100 785,992 Mexico 1,120,511 415,850 871,175 305,182 Western Europe 2,268,553 1,351,790 1,906,448 1,072,166 Euro Area 1,663,416 1,010,801 1,531,220 825,499 European Union 1,950,863 1,260,541 1,788,802 1,026,245 Austria 51,003 41,530 33,955 24,170 Belgium 141,639 99,603 73,619 53,212 Finland 69,201 25,270 105,395 31,005 France 239,659 176,651 370,618 212,130 Germany 506,999 313,859 411,350 233,265 Italy 166,488 103,941 89,317 64,565 Netherlands 244,321 88,230 228,890 75,975 Spain 160,896 121,092 150,614 95,792 Sweden 65,578 100,330 60,622 81,588 United Kingdom 202,319 139,214 186,791 113,871 Other EU 102,760 50,820 77,633 40,671 European Free Trade Association 68,591 25,989 17,706 17,106 Norway 35,257 9,742 13,410 9,671 Switzerland 2,358 6,160 4,296 7,436 Other EFTA 30,976 10,087 (-) (-) Turkey 214,040 50,187 84,813 20,651 Other Western Europe 35,059 15,072 15,127 8,163 Eastern Europe/FSR 1,585,384 368,725 604,285 155,081 Poland 120,037 31,872 46,345 9,153 Former Soviet Republics 1,158,509 256,216 414,629 107,891 Moldova 123,073 24,567 94,259 19,569 Ukraine 442,617 89,027 35,302 11,433 Russia 346,091 89,710 165,363 52,941 Other FSR 246,728 52,912 119,706 23,949 Other EE 306,837 80,637 143,311 38,037 Pacific Rim Countries 3,131,403 1,301,892 2,853,458 1,164,088 Australia 320,964 75,223 229,274 45,032 China 331,899 110,539 189,781 62,597 Indonesia 199,976 54,873 142,108 39,863 Japan 669,669 414,332 1,031,197 551,136 Korea 958,305 356,940 958,722 324,867 Taiwan 557,934 256,495 242,553 120,176 Other Pacific Rim 92,657 33,492 59,824 20,416 South/Central America 1,809,500 466,050 1,240,241 298,330 Argentina 82,102 31,238 69,991 26,170 Brazil 1,410,674 343,089 918,017 203,678 Colombia 16,334 7,839 8,187 3,818 Venezuela 210,941 58,506 137,693 34,758 Other S/C A 89,449 25,378 106,352 29,905 Other Countries 662,640 241,334 393,268 127,668 India 350,130 116,851 114,921 31,668 South Africa 214,165 78,842 184,198 60,944 Other 98,345 45,641 94,149 35,055 ______________________________________________________________________________ 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."