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. Details may not equal totals due to rounding September 2002 September 2001 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 21,781,340 8,719,212 20,109,081 8,678,259 North America 6,577,612 2,947,936 5,466,120 2,393,428 Canada 4,074,798 2,090,176 3,216,855 1,664,406 Mexico 2,502,814 857,760 2,249,265 729,021 Western Europe 4,460,821 2,308,993 4,718,941 2,732,894 Euro Area (2) 2,956,939 1,637,759 3,567,217 2,068,495 European Union 3,546,918 2,070,030 4,101,109 2,553,607 Austria 93,439 85,209 142,160 107,407 Belgium 242,873 118,296 280,648 149,436 Finland 95,605 33,427 86,657 31,580 France 487,639 284,265 579,243 350,029 Germany 1,014,815 589,193 1,171,935 741,642 Italy 253,743 166,549 401,651 251,934 Netherlands 363,391 126,730 381,348 130,975 Spain 251,795 159,921 344,763 217,134 Sweden 124,495 161,095 147,811 192,557 United Kingdom 424,620 248,009 349,186 269,658 Other EU 194,502 97,337 215,708 111,254 European Free Trade Association 34,395 24,397 42,079 34,412 Norway 27,597 10,584 34,373 16,828 Switzerland 6,778 13,804 7,695 17,581 Other EFTA 20 9 11 3 Turkey 874,246 207,288 563,181 135,536 Other Western Europe 5,261 7,277 12,572 9,340 Eastern Europe/FSR 2,145,519 483,753 1,900,187 458,360 Poland 132,132 39,515 106,148 24,111 Former Soviet Republics 1,549,687 308,950 1,439,969 322,588 Moldova 17,079 3,288 89,498 18,521 Ukraine 320,173 64,031 320,357 76,916 Russia 1,155,539 227,018 1,003,128 219,795 Other FSR 56,896 14,613 26,987 7,356 Other EE 463,700 135,288 354,070 111,662 Pacific Rim Countries 3,926,935 1,731,461 4,548,524 2,094,834 Australia 494,877 102,025 428,164 94,649 China 492,793 175,573 526,503 220,343 Indonesia 106,333 33,952 117,970 36,578 Japan 1,197,429 735,189 1,369,610 868,659 Korea 1,224,082 456,735 1,557,884 598,370 Taiwan 262,244 186,307 331,719 216,852 Other Pacific Rim 149,177 41,680 216,674 59,383 South/Central America 3,631,936 826,482 2,676,470 751,677 Argentina 260,343 85,129 297,682 102,035 Brazil 2,668,747 534,862 1,889,063 459,542 Colombia 28,158 14,557 32,006 17,775 Venezuela 310,485 89,019 211,874 103,167 Other S/C A 364,203 102,915 245,846 69,158 Other Countries 1,038,517 420,587 798,838 247,066 India 374,130 209,507 130,042 65,388 South Africa 223,609 79,765 393,975 108,035 Other 440,777 131,315 274,821 73,642 CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary October 2002 (CB-02-150)