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 June 2003 June 2002 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,644,093 1,000,411 1,799,725 1,029,276 North America 627,937 306,225 625,980 318,190 Canada 459,002 246,517 573,466 296,725 Mexico 168,935 59,708 52,514 21,465 Western Europe 470,409 359,031 457,304 367,065 Euro Area (2) 375,061 271,717 381,186 290,724 European Union 449,243 343,118 450,358 358,980 Austria 24,457 25,537 19,785 23,961 Belgium 7,952 5,951 6,884 5,310 Finland 8,895 4,616 14,662 4,777 France 53,015 52,455 67,653 54,702 Germany 183,475 128,460 201,627 152,695 Italy 18,886 16,349 20,189 19,121 Netherlands 11,380 5,740 18,236 7,951 Spain 66,348 32,293 30,831 21,633 Sweden 40,708 40,462 39,095 39,381 United Kingdom 33,474 30,937 30,029 28,848 Other EU 653 318 1,367 600 European Free Trade Association 1,851 3,292 1,942 3,196 Norway 0 0 13 43 Switzerland 1,851 3,292 1,929 3,152 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 14,630 6,821 1,721 593 Other Western Europe 4,685 5,800 3,283 4,297 Eastern Europe/FSR 41,618 27,930 42,620 22,887 Poland 5,482 3,014 1,269 761 Former Soviet Republics 24,868 16,092 23,598 13,529 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 12,115 5,594 5,327 3,965 Russia 12,751 10,494 16,266 8,923 Other FSR 3 4 2,005 641 Other EE 11,267 8,825 17,752 8,597 Pacific Rim Countries 230,107 215,170 254,579 226,569 Australia 92 285 243 444 China 26,891 18,751 9,520 7,369 Indonesia 2,055 1,017 4,318 2,698 Japan 179,269 176,534 207,059 192,705 Korea 16,399 11,411 23,772 15,528 Taiwan 5,363 7,137 9,139 7,440 Other Pacific Rim 38 36 527 385 South/Central America 251,620 82,401 416,506 91,604 Argentina 4,960 5,597 5,917 6,876 Brazil 238,446 73,530 398,054 81,566 Colombia 2,161 1,517 203 89 Venezuela 64 67 0 0 Other S/C A 5,988 1,689 12,332 3,074 Other Countries 22,402 9,652 2,737 2,960 India 3,640 3,404 2,369 2,637 South Africa 11,044 2,591 0 0 Other 7,717 3,657 368 323 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 July 2003 (CB-03-129)