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 June 2003 June 2002 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 10,821,001 5,305,795 13,532,607 5,425,056 North America 3,874,747 1,925,576 4,099,750 1,816,883 Canada 2,428,648 1,348,618 2,726,875 1,357,566 Mexico 1,446,099 576,958 1,372,875 459,317 Western Europe 2,330,939 1,413,278 2,722,112 1,463,833 Euro Area (2) 1,472,999 938,547 1,860,381 1,071,392 European Union 1,821,716 1,237,389 2,246,378 1,342,438 Austria 85,237 71,485 56,951 54,809 Belgium 90,506 62,810 169,758 79,459 Finland 46,161 19,526 66,590 21,992 France 219,299 165,819 319,913 187,344 Germany 529,870 340,554 646,240 389,539 Italy 122,208 96,398 147,034 107,900 Netherlands 136,630 49,830 182,717 66,463 Spain 163,724 89,656 183,596 119,546 Sweden 88,483 129,067 87,817 108,145 United Kingdom 237,563 157,223 285,277 154,061 Other EU 102,035 55,021 100,485 53,182 European Free Trade Association 9,245 12,575 14,715 15,236 Norway 4,586 2,758 9,940 5,644 Switzerland 4,659 9,817 4,755 9,583 Other EFTA 0 0 20 9 Turkey 495,113 157,221 457,278 101,039 Other Western Europe 4,864 6,093 3,741 5,120 Eastern Europe/FSR 630,801 222,909 1,218,391 256,452 Poland 47,480 17,928 85,397 24,951 Former Soviet Republics 243,496 82,566 967,863 179,894 Moldova 0 0 17,079 3,288 Ukraine 57,777 20,542 231,462 43,743 Russia 149,482 46,851 695,001 126,565 Other FSR 36,237 15,173 24,321 6,299 Other EE 339,826 122,414 165,131 51,606 Pacific Rim Countries 1,818,178 960,169 2,533,832 1,150,339 Australia 298,244 83,246 325,504 62,416 China 289,376 125,572 239,553 97,023 Indonesia 22,130 10,469 17,911 7,533 Japan 459,706 372,011 912,310 539,141 Korea 578,645 251,160 757,147 289,636 Taiwan 94,343 94,279 186,551 128,932 Other Pacific Rim 75,734 23,433 94,855 25,657 South/Central America 1,387,641 449,101 2,475,463 519,547 Argentina 231,360 79,844 160,888 45,734 Brazil 860,323 263,030 1,870,100 351,237 Colombia 24,995 13,323 15,380 7,512 Venezuela 116,154 41,153 195,689 51,363 Other S/C A 154,809 51,752 233,406 63,701 Other Countries 778,695 334,762 483,060 218,002 India 236,157 138,306 234,629 135,838 South Africa 234,486 79,080 129,165 44,877 Other 308,052 117,376 119,266 37,287 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)