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 July 2003 July 2002 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 12,703,693 6,218,704 16,326,295 6,499,533 North America 4,501,126 2,244,836 4,898,624 2,176,455 Canada 2,845,399 1,571,354 3,187,184 1,600,781 Mexico 1,655,726 673,482 1,711,441 575,674 Western Europe 2,692,370 1,654,087 3,337,111 1,756,561 Euro Area (2) 1,702,299 1,094,117 2,283,657 1,275,996 European Union 2,117,435 1,454,639 2,743,440 1,602,977 Austria 99,298 84,831 70,947 66,154 Belgium 99,794 70,833 203,068 93,669 Finland 47,999 21,981 78,535 26,277 France 247,739 189,912 388,044 226,230 Germany 627,429 403,043 788,397 458,327 Italy 142,269 113,013 187,034 129,428 Netherlands 160,280 58,584 244,804 86,426 Spain 179,713 99,364 206,120 133,384 Sweden 104,188 152,802 98,027 126,585 United Kingdom 287,258 194,232 345,299 189,360 Other EU 121,467 66,044 133,166 67,138 European Free Trade Association 11,584 15,322 27,722 19,031 Norway 6,064 3,574 22,265 8,014 Switzerland 5,520 11,748 5,438 11,008 Other EFTA 0 0 20 9 Turkey 557,866 177,165 561,791 128,841 Other Western Europe 5,485 6,962 4,158 5,712 Eastern Europe/FSR 741,774 259,020 1,605,066 346,712 Poland 48,248 18,414 93,677 27,699 Former Soviet Republics 307,386 99,515 1,203,303 227,572 Moldova 0 0 17,079 3,288 Ukraine 62,188 22,541 277,113 52,947 Russia 208,333 61,031 878,299 163,642 Other FSR 36,865 15,943 30,812 7,695 Other EE 386,140 141,091 308,086 91,441 Pacific Rim Countries 2,135,819 1,126,358 2,928,901 1,317,860 Australia 348,529 97,677 382,735 74,004 China 371,398 158,826 266,725 111,187 Indonesia 27,079 13,217 33,250 11,938 Japan 534,352 430,367 988,916 592,682 Korea 662,077 291,263 923,751 347,769 Taiwan 105,419 108,646 203,705 145,139 Other Pacific Rim 86,964 26,361 129,818 35,142 South/Central America 1,762,087 559,689 2,913,561 626,863 Argentina 245,326 85,795 195,652 63,233 Brazil 1,140,541 343,433 2,211,773 420,675 Colombia 30,067 16,188 18,115 9,326 Venezuela 170,641 55,199 226,195 61,391 Other S/C A 175,511 59,075 261,828 72,239 Other Countries 870,518 374,714 643,032 275,082 India 272,514 157,358 291,465 162,530 South Africa 257,849 90,229 148,950 51,588 Other 340,155 127,126 202,616 60,964 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)