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 March 2003 March 2002 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 5,870,861 2,764,399 7,460,008 2,885,441 North America 1,906,096 945,931 1,702,600 789,655 Canada 1,150,231 660,061 1,266,700 627,561 Mexico 755,865 285,870 435,900 162,094 Western Europe 1,166,522 684,492 1,529,829 804,629 Euro Area (2) 644,538 419,871 1,057,781 602,369 European Union 810,757 565,192 1,271,414 740,145 Austria 40,341 33,471 27,334 27,607 Belgium 25,439 22,535 110,966 47,846 Finland 19,150 8,401 44,078 14,382 France 107,148 81,083 182,268 102,444 Germany 203,099 142,030 435,458 237,790 Italy 83,444 53,526 61,494 58,153 Netherlands 52,970 21,135 83,435 34,997 Spain 75,753 38,014 83,655 63,046 Sweden 45,100 61,962 50,219 55,329 United Kingdom 112,282 78,180 155,794 77,518 Other EU 46,031 24,855 36,712 21,034 European Free Trade Association 5,619 6,961 7,727 8,889 Norway 3,012 1,756 4,891 3,139 Switzerland 2,606 5,204 2,816 5,740 Other EFTA 0 0 20 9 Turkey 348,350 110,066 249,281 53,700 Other Western Europe 1,796 2,274 1,408 1,895 Eastern Europe/FSR 456,072 153,902 897,494 178,774 Poland 31,720 12,560 42,670 11,934 Former Soviet Republics 167,251 51,166 781,399 140,813 Moldova 0 0 17,079 3,288 Ukraine 22,731 8,805 180,077 32,605 Russia 115,894 31,620 576,180 102,596 Other FSR 28,626 10,740 8,064 2,324 Other EE 257,101 90,176 73,425 26,026 Pacific Rim Countries 953,783 491,657 1,609,196 698,360 Australia 157,625 44,841 193,299 39,290 China 150,824 61,306 126,021 51,278 Indonesia 16,913 8,187 13,247 5,120 Japan 262,191 198,642 590,309 310,578 Korea 295,550 126,405 477,141 191,372 Taiwan 43,754 43,185 146,981 84,473 Other Pacific Rim 26,925 9,093 62,199 16,249 South/Central America 857,910 264,792 1,491,506 305,591 Argentina 152,640 49,160 99,550 25,405 Brazil 554,860 162,241 1,147,163 212,944 Colombia 12,635 6,856 8,637 4,170 Venezuela 52,535 18,690 136,895 35,197 Other S/C A 85,241 27,845 99,262 27,875 Other Countries 530,479 223,625 229,383 108,431 India 165,367 91,010 111,044 67,161 South Africa 121,697 41,754 67,142 23,028 Other 243,416 90,862 51,197 18,242 NOTE: See the cover report specifically explaining the current month's preliminary steel imports trade data or www.census.gov/foreign-trade/Press-Release/steel_index.html. 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 April 2003 (CB-03-82)