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 February 2003 February 2002 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,807,553 1,804,967 5,483,227 2,055,195 North America 1,285,008 633,826 1,023,538 500,340 Canada 750,520 431,862 813,918 407,586 Mexico 534,489 201,965 209,620 92,755 Western Europe 758,494 442,943 1,159,223 576,424 Euro Area (2) 468,631 280,904 790,787 428,245 European Union 580,970 377,643 921,409 519,856 Austria 21,706 18,600 22,591 20,081 Belgium 17,056 14,952 68,596 31,542 Finland 13,026 5,732 42,993 12,857 France 77,774 53,623 144,253 75,632 Germany 149,547 95,947 323,260 166,510 Italy 66,571 37,921 49,456 42,914 Netherlands 39,660 15,991 67,383 27,759 Spain 57,776 25,137 47,253 37,297 Sweden 25,836 37,961 35,077 36,130 United Kingdom 80,820 55,533 88,854 51,308 Other EU 31,199 16,245 31,693 17,828 European Free Trade Association 4,413 4,966 4,606 5,939 Norway 2,631 1,496 2,433 1,579 Switzerland 1,782 3,470 2,153 4,351 Other EFTA 0 0 20 9 Turkey 172,081 59,003 232,421 49,523 Other Western Europe 1,030 1,331 787 1,107 Eastern Europe/FSR 294,751 96,298 659,967 121,679 Poland 22,808 9,100 15,183 4,457 Former Soviet Republics 105,671 31,451 588,116 98,499 Moldova 0 0 4,584 880 Ukraine 9,901 5,271 169,293 27,223 Russia 83,804 22,549 412,987 69,592 Other FSR 11,966 3,631 1,252 804 Other EE 166,271 55,747 56,669 18,722 Pacific Rim Countries 582,920 305,739 1,285,877 538,838 Australia 126,895 35,607 149,762 29,861 China 55,369 31,533 99,922 40,029 Indonesia 13,236 6,246 13,168 5,058 Japan 148,454 113,995 443,933 219,899 Korea 187,536 81,488 402,339 163,008 Taiwan 34,284 31,262 133,767 69,607 Other Pacific Rim 17,146 5,608 42,987 11,377 South/Central America 505,108 164,198 1,181,592 239,123 Argentina 69,445 25,687 77,879 18,800 Brazil 342,224 104,468 934,025 173,712 Colombia 7,725 4,146 8,544 4,105 Venezuela 27,756 10,227 109,076 28,174 Other S/C A 57,959 19,670 52,070 14,332 Other Countries 381,271 161,963 173,029 78,790 India 118,593 67,006 80,641 47,762 South Africa 43,686 16,148 57,399 18,303 Other 218,993 78,809 34,990 12,725 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 March 2003 (CB-03-72)