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 May 2003 May 2002 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 9,264,254 4,494,460 10,986,866 4,469,964 North America 3,181,455 1,590,169 3,230,593 1,453,250 Canada 1,988,727 1,120,338 2,250,607 1,113,299 Mexico 1,192,728 469,831 979,986 339,952 Western Europe 1,919,066 1,159,666 2,189,588 1,216,227 Euro Area (2) 1,200,033 757,326 1,538,536 904,104 European Union 1,491,642 1,009,333 1,860,895 1,131,138 Austria 66,604 56,260 50,020 47,410 Belgium 76,427 51,512 156,309 69,145 Finland 32,925 14,677 60,394 19,794 France 180,621 136,857 242,787 149,929 Germany 430,220 279,466 571,769 337,886 Italy 105,828 78,573 109,535 91,434 Netherlands 113,786 41,405 137,554 53,124 Spain 137,017 67,640 152,817 103,884 Sweden 76,458 109,897 73,472 89,341 United Kingdom 196,494 131,235 238,194 130,343 Other EU 75,261 41,809 68,044 38,848 European Free Trade Association 8,640 11,265 13,066 13,555 Norway 4,524 2,646 8,789 5,123 Switzerland 4,116 8,619 4,258 8,423 Other EFTA 0 0 20 9 Turkey 414,765 134,117 312,624 67,476 Other Western Europe 4,019 4,951 3,003 4,059 Eastern Europe/FSR 584,402 203,466 1,066,705 221,518 Poland 42,676 16,382 67,664 19,724 Former Soviet Republics 220,098 72,125 879,625 162,048 Moldova 0 0 17,079 3,288 Ukraine 50,890 17,937 185,680 35,084 Russia 139,403 42,244 662,406 119,407 Other FSR 29,805 11,944 14,460 4,269 Other EE 321,628 114,959 119,417 39,746 Pacific Rim Countries 1,614,075 837,137 2,179,509 990,821 Australia 297,041 82,524 287,933 55,397 China 254,093 107,615 196,605 81,154 Indonesia 20,503 9,719 16,267 6,657 Japan 397,375 318,857 793,241 463,873 Korea 503,900 219,924 640,046 250,787 Taiwan 85,585 81,111 171,258 112,314 Other Pacific Rim 55,577 17,388 74,159 20,638 South/Central America 1,241,161 394,953 1,951,360 408,840 Argentina 208,693 70,455 122,648 34,395 Brazil 779,250 234,649 1,469,293 275,405 Colombia 19,467 10,220 12,817 6,295 Venezuela 97,624 34,537 162,236 42,030 Other S/C A 136,128 45,091 184,365 50,715 Other Countries 724,095 309,070 369,112 179,307 India 221,103 127,118 176,008 113,526 South Africa 225,115 74,903 113,681 39,147 Other 277,877 107,049 79,422 26,635 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 June 2003 (CB-03-115)