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 December 2002 December 2001 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 29,652,212 12,087,677 27,350,808 11,526,323 North America 8,648,869 3,948,448 6,940,726 3,079,946 Canada 5,240,953 2,744,003 4,227,655 2,184,746 Mexico 3,407,916 1,204,445 2,713,071 895,200 Western Europe 6,105,120 3,160,127 6,448,378 3,611,422 Euro Area (2) 4,058,633 2,216,831 4,812,917 2,729,469 European Union 4,822,361 2,803,572 5,515,984 3,350,909 Austria 122,056 111,241 176,004 137,372 Belgium 373,050 178,348 437,552 214,636 Finland 119,366 43,564 126,065 43,821 France 634,885 376,259 793,730 465,617 Germany 1,312,832 768,904 1,540,467 960,851 Italy 399,054 236,260 471,179 304,021 Netherlands 549,019 189,197 577,447 193,587 Spain 335,080 208,661 466,945 297,562 Sweden 170,393 226,714 189,627 245,687 United Kingdom 541,456 330,401 459,224 344,367 Other EU 265,169 134,023 277,743 143,388 European Free Trade Association 40,059 31,126 52,955 45,389 Norway 30,936 12,726 42,281 21,714 Switzerland 9,104 18,390 10,664 23,672 Other EFTA 20 9 11 3 Turkey 1,234,936 314,805 860,395 202,432 Other Western Europe 7,764 10,625 19,044 12,692 Eastern Europe/FSR 2,992,061 721,538 2,848,701 666,982 Poland 175,257 52,688 150,026 36,433 Former Soviet Republics 2,092,982 448,089 2,244,634 484,510 Moldova 17,079 3,288 172,071 35,320 Ukraine 337,333 71,090 461,042 109,909 Russia 1,651,466 350,448 1,540,589 323,399 Other FSR 87,104 23,262 70,933 15,882 Other EE 723,822 220,761 454,040 146,039 Pacific Rim Countries 5,243,955 2,330,789 6,158,345 2,784,222 Australia 677,072 151,583 623,094 136,813 China 749,798 258,789 691,229 282,156 Indonesia 133,005 42,910 127,735 39,640 Japan 1,480,182 939,518 1,862,502 1,153,146 Korea 1,676,805 637,496 2,020,063 779,208 Taiwan 345,431 248,546 517,709 307,969 Other Pacific Rim 181,662 51,947 316,013 85,289 South/Central America 4,966,168 1,223,634 3,936,490 1,053,642 Argentina 386,824 127,307 403,122 136,762 Brazil 3,551,475 778,792 2,820,602 663,536 Colombia 41,496 22,218 43,037 23,989 Venezuela 444,161 131,231 308,123 127,423 Other S/C A 542,213 164,087 361,607 101,933 Other Countries 1,696,039 703,141 1,018,168 330,110 India 638,954 348,593 181,540 94,355 South Africa 389,212 143,767 472,677 136,138 Other 667,873 210,781 363,951 99,616 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 January 2003 (CB-03-39)