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 September 2003 September 2002 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 15,990,329 7,842,214 21,781,340 8,719,212 North America 5,703,000 2,853,976 6,577,612 2,947,936 Canada 3,618,313 1,996,758 4,074,798 2,090,176 Mexico 2,084,687 857,218 2,502,814 857,760 Western Europe 3,340,774 2,051,464 4,460,821 2,308,993 Euro Area (2) 2,060,558 1,342,172 2,956,939 1,637,759 European Union 2,573,905 1,791,313 3,546,918 2,070,030 Austria 118,781 103,919 93,439 85,209 Belgium 114,855 87,696 242,873 118,296 Finland 62,223 27,771 95,605 33,427 France 300,226 228,193 487,639 284,265 Germany 764,068 496,901 1,014,815 589,193 Italy 163,589 137,268 253,743 166,549 Netherlands 185,477 69,082 363,391 126,730 Spain 230,434 126,818 251,795 159,921 Sweden 121,359 182,598 124,495 161,095 United Kingdom 357,273 247,244 424,620 248,009 Other EU 155,619 83,824 194,502 97,337 European Free Trade Association 14,547 19,451 34,395 24,397 Norway 7,411 4,289 27,597 10,584 Switzerland 7,135 15,161 6,778 13,804 Other EFTA 0 0 20 9 Turkey 745,184 231,502 874,246 207,288 Other Western Europe 7,138 9,198 5,261 7,277 Eastern Europe/FSR 878,680 308,122 2,145,519 483,753 Poland 50,160 19,678 132,132 39,515 Former Soviet Republics 405,528 130,402 1,549,687 308,950 Moldova 0 0 17,079 3,288 Ukraine 62,674 22,992 320,173 64,031 Russia 276,880 81,772 1,155,539 227,018 Other FSR 65,974 25,639 56,896 14,613 Other EE 422,992 158,042 463,700 135,288 Pacific Rim Countries 2,761,257 1,455,583 3,926,935 1,731,461 Australia 433,765 118,160 494,877 102,025 China 454,688 198,326 492,793 175,573 Indonesia 35,217 17,153 106,333 33,952 Japan 703,134 562,770 1,197,429 735,189 Korea 874,313 379,713 1,224,082 456,735 Taiwan 130,879 139,361 262,244 186,307 Other Pacific Rim 129,261 40,100 149,177 41,680 South/Central America 2,311,348 739,408 3,631,936 826,482 Argentina 315,532 117,670 260,343 85,129 Brazil 1,471,742 440,937 2,668,747 534,862 Colombia 46,949 24,963 28,158 14,557 Venezuela 246,990 79,915 310,485 89,019 Other S/C A 230,136 75,922 364,203 102,915 Other Countries 995,270 433,662 1,038,517 420,587 India 307,660 182,698 374,130 209,507 South Africa 280,903 100,129 223,609 79,765 Other 406,707 150,834 440,777 131,315 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)