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 July 2003 July 2002 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,974,230 1,188,356 2,107,902 1,202,055 North America 723,803 351,608 730,657 373,605 Canada 536,402 283,785 670,376 348,005 Mexico 187,401 67,823 60,281 25,601 Western Europe 545,222 424,166 539,043 433,390 Euro Area (2) 435,192 321,060 451,163 343,698 European Union 522,985 406,921 529,022 423,645 Austria 29,069 30,639 24,824 29,202 Belgium 8,906 6,898 10,466 7,080 Finland 9,464 5,244 16,529 5,707 France 60,549 60,948 81,861 66,052 Germany 212,651 151,409 232,500 175,867 Italy 23,673 20,276 25,035 24,546 Netherlands 15,366 7,743 26,029 10,804 Spain 74,247 37,278 32,542 23,831 Sweden 48,240 48,650 43,001 45,934 United Kingdom 39,552 37,208 34,731 33,917 Other EU 1,268 628 1,504 704 European Free Trade Association 2,095 3,681 3,004 3,724 Norway 0 2 837 188 Switzerland 2,095 3,679 2,167 3,536 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 14,885 6,976 3,441 1,318 Other Western Europe 5,257 6,587 3,576 4,702 Eastern Europe/FSR 54,953 36,436 44,766 24,310 Poland 5,572 3,119 2,091 1,232 Former Soviet Republics 29,554 19,653 24,621 14,211 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 13,678 6,401 5,546 4,178 Russia 15,873 13,248 17,069 9,393 Other FSR 3 4 2,005 641 Other EE 19,826 13,665 18,054 8,867 Pacific Rim Countries 269,757 249,945 283,559 254,310 Australia 107 336 268 620 China 31,109 21,618 11,970 9,299 Indonesia 3,667 2,206 4,318 2,698 Japan 209,284 204,275 227,988 215,035 Korea 19,641 13,470 28,664 17,896 Taiwan 5,910 7,999 9,822 8,374 Other Pacific Rim 38 41 527 388 South/Central America 357,585 116,016 506,479 112,816 Argentina 5,648 6,356 8,446 9,053 Brazil 340,486 105,417 482,261 99,600 Colombia 2,369 1,676 242 120 Venezuela 79 79 0 0 Other S/C A 9,004 2,488 15,529 4,043 Other Countries 22,911 10,185 3,399 3,624 India 4,115 3,891 3,030 3,296 South Africa 11,044 2,591 0 0 Other 7,751 3,703 369 329 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 August 2003 (CB-03-148)