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 October 2003 October 2002 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 17,713,216 8,712,845 24,524,921 9,873,926 North America 6,406,071 3,203,102 7,400,152 3,336,462 Canada 4,059,047 2,237,470 4,514,425 2,336,321 Mexico 2,347,024 965,633 2,885,727 1,000,141 Western Europe 3,732,898 2,291,935 4,972,203 2,577,229 Euro Area (2) 2,330,620 1,508,308 3,309,912 1,822,071 European Union 2,899,476 2,008,395 3,958,498 2,306,551 Austria 134,782 118,086 101,852 93,391 Belgium 128,220 96,833 266,685 131,464 Finland 72,963 31,554 106,298 37,861 France 328,412 248,275 533,705 312,178 Germany 875,993 560,246 1,129,406 655,212 Italy 172,543 150,586 295,487 186,241 Netherlands 224,261 84,238 432,230 149,862 Spain 257,304 145,798 271,533 172,902 Sweden 137,903 205,007 142,356 184,741 United Kingdom 394,607 274,313 462,197 274,442 Other EU 172,489 93,459 216,749 108,258 European Free Trade Association 17,505 22,634 37,229 27,410 Norway 9,538 5,432 29,654 11,945 Switzerland 7,967 17,202 7,555 15,455 Other EFTA 0 0 20 9 Turkey 807,884 250,549 970,447 234,985 Other Western Europe 8,034 10,358 6,028 8,283 Eastern Europe/FSR 997,557 354,960 2,458,665 568,411 Poland 58,089 22,673 138,530 41,625 Former Soviet Republics 428,166 140,921 1,790,045 367,329 Moldova 0 0 17,079 3,288 Ukraine 71,137 26,631 327,191 66,563 Russia 284,663 86,559 1,377,099 280,042 Other FSR 72,366 27,731 68,676 17,436 Other EE 511,301 191,365 530,091 159,457 Pacific Rim Countries 2,978,117 1,584,653 4,361,372 1,918,798 Australia 459,192 124,861 549,531 116,553 China 488,078 219,845 580,448 200,824 Indonesia 37,127 17,853 124,964 39,992 Japan 790,253 621,562 1,299,025 801,307 Korea 927,407 405,757 1,367,218 513,500 Taiwan 141,930 153,198 276,918 201,085 Other Pacific Rim 134,131 41,576 163,268 45,537 South/Central America 2,521,887 804,623 4,118,007 974,506 Argentina 332,617 124,992 289,125 96,581 Brazil 1,607,561 478,652 3,031,563 637,411 Colombia 53,281 28,320 33,737 17,941 Venezuela 263,054 86,207 329,300 96,887 Other S/C A 265,374 86,451 434,281 125,685 Other Countries 1,076,684 473,571 1,214,521 498,520 India 342,310 202,543 454,802 251,398 South Africa 315,206 113,447 277,000 101,457 Other 419,168 157,581 482,719 145,664 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 November 2003 (CB-03-196)