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 September 2003 September 2002 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,462,075 1,495,158 2,703,980 1,545,279 North America 887,048 434,632 948,802 493,689 Canada 665,262 352,846 862,284 457,149 Mexico 221,786 81,786 86,518 36,540 Western Europe 687,991 529,468 705,378 549,607 Euro Area (2) 555,937 403,982 597,225 438,416 European Union 660,629 507,659 692,885 537,151 Austria 36,756 38,979 32,196 36,169 Belgium 10,527 7,886 12,811 8,472 Finland 10,147 6,109 20,083 7,154 France 74,784 74,015 96,729 80,098 Germany 261,906 188,686 321,543 231,162 Italy 29,115 24,982 32,704 30,539 Netherlands 20,695 9,900 42,486 17,032 Spain 110,009 52,448 36,902 27,015 Sweden 57,367 58,107 52,470 55,660 United Kingdom 47,324 45,567 43,062 42,976 Other EU 1,999 979 1,898 873 European Free Trade Association 2,548 4,367 3,568 4,648 Norway 20 16 848 218 Switzerland 2,528 4,351 2,720 4,431 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 18,057 8,908 4,369 1,741 Other Western Europe 6,758 8,534 4,556 6,067 Eastern Europe/FSR 97,960 56,471 53,310 30,705 Poland 6,687 3,959 2,745 1,653 Former Soviet Republics 63,208 33,907 31,002 19,037 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 13,708 6,429 6,809 5,199 Russia 25,557 20,680 22,188 13,197 Other FSR 23,943 6,798 2,005 641 Other EE 28,065 18,605 19,563 10,015 Pacific Rim Countries 351,789 320,620 354,190 318,487 Australia 138 536 577 1,066 China 36,770 25,994 12,400 10,146 Indonesia 3,677 2,249 4,318 2,698 Japan 276,373 263,923 283,985 269,664 Korea 26,961 17,149 38,266 23,028 Taiwan 7,830 10,717 14,116 11,497 Other Pacific Rim 40 52 527 388 South/Central America 412,901 142,675 636,896 147,735 Argentina 16,059 16,532 10,284 11,255 Brazil 384,265 121,126 605,496 130,822 Colombia 3,402 2,409 504 302 Venezuela 85 84 112 32 Other S/C A 9,091 2,525 20,499 5,324 Other Countries 24,386 11,292 5,405 5,055 India 5,565 4,953 3,993 4,286 South Africa 11,044 2,591 930 344 Other 7,777 3,748 482 425 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 October 2003 (CB-03-183)