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 August 2003 August 2002 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 14,289,249 7,018,066 18,845,494 7,543,122 North America 5,056,352 2,525,072 5,802,868 2,572,882 Canada 3,212,502 1,766,782 3,637,300 1,843,450 Mexico 1,843,850 758,291 2,165,568 729,432 Western Europe 3,027,852 1,863,777 3,811,080 2,016,787 Euro Area (2) 1,894,870 1,227,224 2,623,443 1,465,132 European Union 2,380,022 1,641,012 3,146,400 1,840,923 Austria 108,313 94,188 81,006 75,062 Belgium 106,377 77,494 217,547 105,751 Finland 55,254 24,852 93,753 31,483 France 272,471 210,422 424,186 253,463 Germany 700,797 451,550 916,853 525,458 Italy 155,283 126,856 206,656 146,125 Netherlands 163,578 60,514 314,419 109,750 Spain 222,248 121,922 231,931 152,201 Sweden 113,114 167,263 114,104 142,137 United Kingdom 338,452 228,613 380,646 217,012 Other EU 144,135 77,336 165,300 82,483 European Free Trade Association 12,598 17,114 28,921 20,770 Norway 6,326 3,732 22,961 8,545 Switzerland 6,272 13,382 5,940 12,215 Other EFTA 0 0 20 9 Turkey 628,981 197,648 631,069 148,587 Other Western Europe 6,251 8,004 4,691 6,507 Eastern Europe/FSR 775,222 276,449 1,863,312 411,883 Poland 49,058 18,914 109,346 32,065 Former Soviet Republics 321,937 108,705 1,383,976 268,857 Moldova 0 0 17,079 3,288 Ukraine 62,362 22,770 291,671 57,730 Russia 218,112 67,750 1,030,905 196,066 Other FSR 41,463 18,184 44,322 11,773 Other EE 404,227 148,831 369,990 110,961 Pacific Rim Countries 2,398,708 1,278,124 3,346,609 1,500,718 Australia 371,487 103,676 445,992 89,666 China 395,666 173,574 313,253 126,625 Indonesia 30,731 15,320 79,777 26,006 Japan 621,877 497,980 1,091,894 657,176 Korea 753,536 329,452 1,045,830 396,096 Taiwan 120,509 126,303 233,258 167,169 Other Pacific Rim 104,902 31,819 136,605 37,979 South/Central America 2,069,203 660,931 3,220,887 706,625 Argentina 286,730 105,795 224,240 73,870 Brazil 1,345,365 401,952 2,420,053 466,089 Colombia 40,808 21,811 21,685 11,446 Venezuela 193,038 63,623 241,429 67,516 Other S/C A 203,263 67,751 313,481 87,704 Other Countries 961,912 413,713 800,737 334,226 India 289,941 169,907 321,535 179,988 South Africa 273,251 96,918 163,013 59,008 Other 398,720 146,887 316,189 95,230 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 September 2003 (CB-03-167)