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 November 2003 November 2002 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 19,430,495 9,563,317 27,044,728 10,989,840 North America 7,100,485 3,537,012 8,054,027 3,653,269 Canada 4,465,241 2,457,719 4,888,319 2,544,132 Mexico 2,635,245 1,079,293 3,165,707 1,109,137 Western Europe 4,038,488 2,491,594 5,480,098 2,858,317 Euro Area (2) 2,544,328 1,649,841 3,666,330 2,021,886 European Union 3,146,722 2,186,317 4,376,191 2,556,221 Austria 144,636 126,873 113,740 103,645 Belgium 151,464 109,064 295,416 146,287 Finland 79,577 34,775 117,212 42,021 France 365,026 270,413 579,855 342,934 Germany 951,828 614,179 1,204,108 708,388 Italy 186,314 166,609 349,809 212,429 Netherlands 249,479 96,614 502,825 173,896 Spain 268,566 152,779 306,582 196,258 Sweden 146,818 220,043 159,066 206,470 United Kingdom 418,592 295,148 500,352 299,556 Other EU 184,424 99,822 247,227 124,338 European Free Trade Association 18,744 24,883 38,375 29,342 Norway 9,947 5,647 29,929 12,174 Switzerland 8,797 19,236 8,427 17,159 Other EFTA 0 0 20 9 Turkey 861,247 267,781 1,059,022 263,849 Other Western Europe 11,775 12,613 6,510 8,905 Eastern Europe/FSR 1,024,773 369,563 2,747,451 650,918 Poland 58,552 22,984 152,719 46,548 Former Soviet Republics 443,106 147,738 1,969,374 414,465 Moldova 0 0 17,079 3,288 Ukraine 71,520 26,744 333,021 68,965 Russia 291,157 90,683 1,532,614 319,306 Other FSR 80,428 30,312 86,660 22,906 Other EE 523,115 198,841 625,358 189,904 Pacific Rim Countries 3,305,037 1,766,565 4,762,244 2,121,309 Australia 496,194 134,134 623,232 135,363 China 553,234 246,052 613,457 218,579 Indonesia 42,467 21,399 132,401 42,654 Japan 874,548 696,529 1,391,076 876,422 Korea 1,020,649 448,131 1,525,039 575,611 Taiwan 161,317 170,155 309,230 224,879 Other Pacific Rim 156,629 50,165 167,810 47,802 South/Central America 2,826,820 898,072 4,532,436 1,099,730 Argentina 362,448 136,245 339,633 112,900 Brazil 1,832,103 543,361 3,302,038 713,460 Colombia 59,943 32,200 37,594 20,039 Venezuela 277,418 91,368 358,164 107,840 Other S/C A 294,908 94,899 495,007 145,491 Other Countries 1,134,892 500,511 1,468,473 606,296 India 357,070 213,192 566,275 309,787 South Africa 340,924 124,155 352,136 126,882 Other 436,899 163,163 550,061 169,627 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 December 2003 (CB-04-11)