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. November 2000 November 1999 Cumulative To Cumulative To Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 32,292,002 13,940,419 29,599,864 11,491,405 North America 7,224,656 3,466,036 7,118,800 3,100,632 Canada 4,487,465 2,403,009 4,196,504 2,141,428 Mexico 2,737,191 1,063,027 2,922,297 959,204 Western Europe 6,729,359 3,997,773 5,837,215 3,185,538 Euro Area 5,133,683 3,045,582 4,699,951 2,460,587 European Union 5,917,128 3,736,814 5,408,019 3,038,222 Austria 143,564 123,229 66,709 67,147 Belgium 437,245 288,817 421,615 224,661 Finland 151,796 59,453 215,263 69,402 France 805,440 532,110 954,155 529,106 Germany 1,667,127 983,623 1,420,932 766,649 Italy 439,579 309,437 250,512 186,905 Netherlands 726,157 266,395 725,659 246,591 Spain 503,819 359,566 463,327 277,682 Sweden 155,386 259,946 171,036 230,682 United Kingdom 564,817 400,348 489,186 324,391 Other EU 322,199 153,890 229,624 115,006 European Free Trade Association 139,477 62,953 46,379 41,270 Norway 79,174 26,065 35,265 21,783 Switzerland 7,992 19,150 11,072 19,468 Other EFTA 52,311 17,739 42 19 Turkey 575,230 155,284 340,861 82,447 Other Western Europe 97,524 42,722 41,956 23,599 Eastern Europe/FSR 4,476,534 1,125,975 3,079,483 696,969 Poland 288,981 86,485 113,365 25,437 Former Soviet Republics 3,514,891 845,979 2,400,681 527,305 Moldova 351,301 74,402 294,423 60,489 Ukraine 1,352,798 290,385 616,864 112,246 Russia 1,285,192 361,493 1,000,135 254,395 Other FSR 525,600 119,699 489,259 100,174 Other EE 672,662 193,512 565,436 144,227 Pacific Rim Countries 7,800,522 3,447,342 7,948,486 3,102,179 Australia 727,172 186,224 774,625 150,549 China 1,271,496 429,859 599,436 185,256 Indonesia 352,269 106,967 428,605 103,030 Japan 1,823,425 1,140,522 2,619,636 1,366,494 Korea 2,312,212 926,076 2,509,738 851,527 Taiwan 1,085,549 568,896 814,025 379,169 Other Pacific Rim 228,398 88,797 202,422 66,154 South/Central America 4,167,714 1,191,045 4,452,297 1,037,290 Argentina 368,424 144,718 405,693 122,325 Brazil 3,056,377 809,380 3,287,775 696,378 Colombia 47,613 24,679 25,677 11,224 Venezuela 407,531 124,458 412,425 116,271 Other S/C A 287,770 87,810 320,727 91,093 Other Countries 1,893,216 712,247 1,163,583 368,797 India 872,086 305,784 455,341 123,853 South Africa 533,313 222,733 480,468 160,415 Other 487,818 183,730 227,774 84,530 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."