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 November 2002 November 2001 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 27,044,728 10,989,840 25,323,460 10,680,751 North America 8,054,027 3,653,269 6,527,300 2,891,589 Canada 4,888,319 2,544,132 3,947,481 2,042,271 Mexico 3,165,707 1,109,137 2,579,818 849,317 Western Europe 5,480,098 2,858,317 5,945,759 3,349,170 Euro Area (2) 3,666,330 2,021,886 4,438,549 2,529,502 European Union 4,376,191 2,556,221 5,090,306 3,110,483 Austria 113,740 103,645 167,106 129,284 Belgium 295,416 146,287 365,093 189,816 Finland 117,212 42,021 120,272 41,204 France 579,855 342,934 736,450 432,696 Germany 1,204,108 708,388 1,428,789 892,681 Italy 349,809 212,429 451,904 284,168 Netherlands 502,825 173,896 533,621 179,805 Spain 306,582 196,258 426,819 276,089 Sweden 159,066 206,470 175,581 230,439 United Kingdom 500,352 299,556 426,365 321,423 Other EU 247,227 124,338 258,306 132,877 European Free Trade Association 38,375 29,342 50,195 42,606 Norway 29,929 12,174 40,292 20,593 Switzerland 8,427 17,159 9,893 22,010 Other EFTA 20 9 11 3 Turkey 1,059,022 263,849 786,636 183,991 Other Western Europe 6,510 8,905 18,621 12,090 Eastern Europe/FSR 2,747,451 650,918 2,592,309 607,390 Poland 152,719 46,548 119,676 28,006 Former Soviet Republics 1,969,374 414,465 2,030,855 438,833 Moldova 17,079 3,288 144,008 29,589 Ukraine 333,021 68,965 418,081 101,011 Russia 1,532,614 319,306 1,414,070 295,604 Other FSR 86,660 22,906 54,696 12,629 Other EE 625,358 189,904 441,779 140,551 Pacific Rim Countries 4,762,244 2,121,309 5,660,931 2,552,329 Australia 623,232 135,363 596,870 130,539 China 613,457 218,579 630,576 257,685 Indonesia 132,401 42,654 124,567 38,587 Japan 1,391,076 876,422 1,706,907 1,057,524 Korea 1,525,039 575,611 1,843,642 711,060 Taiwan 309,230 224,879 457,332 275,817 Other Pacific Rim 167,810 47,802 301,037 81,116 South/Central America 4,532,436 1,099,730 3,636,075 972,364 Argentina 339,633 112,900 363,663 124,306 Brazil 3,302,038 713,460 2,618,636 611,743 Colombia 37,594 20,039 40,304 22,670 Venezuela 358,164 107,840 293,789 123,512 Other S/C A 495,007 145,491 319,683 90,134 Other Countries 1,468,473 606,296 961,087 307,908 India 566,275 309,787 176,590 89,917 South Africa 352,136 126,882 449,413 128,332 Other 550,061 169,627 335,084 89,659 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 December 2002 (CB-02-165)