Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 4A: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Alloy 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 April 2003 April 2002 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,081,731 663,941 1,256,563 725,112 North America 384,970 196,828 423,027 216,308 Canada 288,440 161,382 389,014 202,388 Mexico 96,530 35,446 34,014 13,919 Western Europe 291,613 234,665 329,290 262,994 Euro Area (2) 227,590 175,899 278,152 211,110 European Union 279,400 225,015 324,239 257,625 Austria 15,370 15,842 15,844 17,624 Belgium 6,152 4,211 5,085 3,960 Finland 5,392 2,753 12,021 3,750 France 34,305 35,925 40,029 37,527 Germany 120,427 85,864 157,892 114,589 Italy 14,760 11,907 15,788 14,580 Netherlands 5,971 3,123 8,923 4,226 Spain 24,571 15,966 21,987 14,567 Sweden 29,255 27,935 26,653 27,941 United Kingdom 22,555 21,181 19,392 18,556 Other EU 642 308 626 306 European Free Trade Association 1,451 2,402 1,351 2,170 Norway 0 0 5 5 Switzerland 1,451 2,402 1,345 2,165 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 7,750 3,582 1,575 500 Other Western Europe 3,013 3,665 2,125 2,698 Eastern Europe/FSR 25,241 17,569 28,652 16,611 Poland 4,801 2,541 558 395 Former Soviet Republics 10,685 7,599 16,270 9,808 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 4,433 2,384 4,878 3,545 Russia 6,250 5,211 10,871 6,086 Other FSR 3 4 522 177 Other EE 9,755 7,429 11,824 6,409 Pacific Rim Countries 159,660 145,304 192,227 165,289 Australia 65 190 230 331 China 19,758 14,331 7,442 5,806 Indonesia 2,055 1,017 4,206 2,600 Japan 121,778 116,968 152,681 138,889 Korea 11,998 8,157 19,708 12,293 Taiwan 3,969 4,608 7,433 4,983 Other Pacific Rim 38 32 527 385 South/Central America 203,025 62,377 281,871 62,266 Argentina 3,264 3,633 3,328 4,056 Brazil 192,565 56,104 272,855 56,642 Colombia 1,482 1,055 203 89 Venezuela 59 59 0 0 Other S/C A 5,655 1,525 5,485 1,480 Other Countries 17,221 7,198 1,495 1,645 India 1,751 1,836 1,328 1,494 South Africa 7,864 1,829 0 0 Other 7,606 3,533 168 151 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 May 2003 (CB-03-101)