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 April 2003 April 2002 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 7,532,144 3,619,953 9,266,427 3,691,287 North America 2,532,064 1,260,526 2,488,286 1,122,404 Canada 1,567,608 891,221 1,771,285 874,445 Mexico 964,456 369,305 717,002 247,959 Western Europe 1,515,591 918,419 1,885,656 1,020,932 Euro Area (2) 919,019 592,053 1,342,423 772,432 European Union 1,140,975 789,480 1,596,895 946,222 Austria 52,197 44,019 40,732 38,454 Belgium 54,568 38,092 150,572 61,829 Finland 26,767 12,367 51,676 16,911 France 151,228 112,650 215,830 130,601 Germany 318,382 212,592 507,846 292,021 Italy 97,672 67,304 98,239 81,157 Netherlands 84,619 31,286 110,842 43,971 Spain 88,653 49,457 121,925 82,855 Sweden 61,253 86,509 60,418 71,272 United Kingdom 143,208 100,919 185,617 96,816 Other EU 62,429 34,286 53,198 30,333 European Free Trade Association 7,875 9,361 10,593 11,406 Norway 4,481 2,557 7,046 4,207 Switzerland 3,394 6,804 3,528 7,189 Other EFTA 0 0 20 9 Turkey 363,611 115,727 275,760 60,082 Other Western Europe 3,130 3,851 2,407 3,223 Eastern Europe/FSR 524,325 177,012 953,083 194,516 Poland 36,281 14,316 44,846 12,895 Former Soviet Republics 198,394 61,315 809,850 147,246 Moldova 0 0 17,079 3,288 Ukraine 44,962 15,008 185,266 34,710 Russia 124,329 34,995 596,669 106,021 Other FSR 29,103 11,312 10,836 3,228 Other EE 289,650 101,381 98,387 34,375 Pacific Rim Countries 1,285,478 665,084 1,912,365 855,284 Australia 209,900 57,782 229,649 45,309 China 208,413 88,960 178,109 70,499 Indonesia 19,860 9,341 15,065 6,184 Japan 335,627 260,770 707,630 398,201 Korea 399,701 172,269 561,208 221,060 Taiwan 64,879 61,341 156,864 96,989 Other Pacific Rim 47,097 14,620 63,841 17,043 South/Central America 1,058,910 333,503 1,724,972 355,717 Argentina 183,722 60,924 118,977 31,763 Brazil 660,786 196,297 1,314,964 243,835 Colombia 17,037 8,960 9,026 4,465 Venezuela 87,820 31,278 147,504 38,013 Other S/C A 109,544 36,045 134,501 37,641 Other Countries 615,776 265,409 302,066 142,433 India 204,262 115,180 143,936 89,171 South Africa 166,710 57,731 84,271 29,612 Other 244,804 92,497 73,859 23,650 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)