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 October 2002 October 2001 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 24,524,921 9,873,926 22,755,529 9,694,579 North America 7,400,152 3,336,462 6,027,453 2,661,371 Canada 4,514,425 2,336,321 3,595,749 1,864,693 Mexico 2,885,727 1,000,141 2,431,704 796,678 Western Europe 4,972,203 2,577,229 5,303,704 3,035,050 Euro Area (2) 3,309,912 1,822,071 3,974,810 2,293,764 European Union 3,958,498 2,306,551 4,562,717 2,824,926 Austria 101,852 93,391 154,751 119,033 Belgium 266,685 131,464 297,823 161,657 Finland 106,298 37,861 109,366 37,894 France 533,705 312,178 650,293 387,500 Germany 1,129,406 655,212 1,318,100 825,982 Italy 295,487 186,241 412,575 263,843 Netherlands 432,230 149,862 462,226 156,691 Spain 271,533 172,902 385,705 249,704 Sweden 142,356 184,741 164,198 212,924 United Kingdom 462,197 274,442 383,653 293,471 Other EU 216,749 108,258 224,026 116,230 European Free Trade Association 37,229 27,410 45,256 38,179 Norway 29,654 11,945 36,451 18,236 Switzerland 7,555 15,455 8,795 19,940 Other EFTA 20 9 11 3 Turkey 970,447 234,985 677,513 160,465 Other Western Europe 6,028 8,283 18,218 11,480 Eastern Europe/FSR 2,458,665 568,411 2,334,189 547,545 Poland 138,530 41,625 107,127 24,704 Former Soviet Republics 1,790,045 367,329 1,835,872 397,577 Moldova 17,079 3,288 130,746 26,804 Ukraine 327,191 66,563 359,487 86,684 Russia 1,377,099 280,042 1,305,608 274,262 Other FSR 68,676 17,436 40,031 9,827 Other EE 530,091 159,457 391,190 125,265 Pacific Rim Countries 4,361,372 1,918,798 5,133,668 2,325,500 Australia 549,531 116,553 531,351 116,804 China 580,448 200,824 594,362 240,845 Indonesia 124,964 39,992 119,989 37,323 Japan 1,299,025 801,307 1,520,278 957,140 Korea 1,367,218 513,500 1,687,995 649,227 Taiwan 276,918 201,085 419,396 253,745 Other Pacific Rim 163,268 45,537 260,297 70,415 South/Central America 4,118,007 974,506 3,058,591 841,585 Argentina 289,125 96,581 322,689 110,942 Brazil 3,031,563 637,411 2,156,126 515,849 Colombia 33,737 17,941 35,792 19,959 Venezuela 329,300 96,887 251,645 112,505 Other S/C A 434,281 125,685 292,340 82,331 Other Countries 1,214,521 498,520 897,924 283,527 India 454,802 251,398 166,986 84,110 South Africa 277,000 101,457 421,566 116,902 Other 482,719 145,664 309,372 82,515 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 November 2002 (CB-02-165)