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 December 2003 December 2002 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 20,978,967 10,357,328 29,652,212 12,087,677 North America 7,745,860 3,841,125 8,648,869 3,948,448 Canada 4,826,107 2,649,048 5,240,953 2,744,003 Mexico 2,919,753 1,192,077 3,407,916 1,204,445 Western Europe 4,440,827 2,749,365 6,105,120 3,160,127 Euro Area (2) 2,840,181 1,832,271 4,058,633 2,216,831 European Union 3,507,613 2,426,633 4,822,361 2,803,572 Austria 150,512 134,121 122,056 111,241 Belgium 176,628 123,709 373,050 178,348 Finland 80,374 36,759 119,366 43,564 France 408,363 300,581 634,885 376,259 Germany 1,074,761 681,514 1,312,832 768,904 Italy 199,311 183,748 399,054 236,260 Netherlands 278,347 108,738 549,019 189,197 Spain 309,127 177,331 335,080 208,661 Sweden 170,168 247,154 170,393 226,714 United Kingdom 459,046 324,886 541,456 330,401 Other EU 200,976 108,092 265,169 134,023 European Free Trade Association 20,693 27,740 40,059 31,126 Norway 10,786 5,930 30,936 12,726 Switzerland 9,907 21,810 9,104 18,390 Other EFTA 0 0 20 9 Turkey 899,791 280,979 1,234,936 314,805 Other Western Europe 12,730 14,013 7,764 10,625 Eastern Europe/FSR 1,074,781 391,662 2,992,061 721,538 Poland 59,544 23,599 175,257 52,688 Former Soviet Republics 459,024 154,264 2,092,982 448,089 Moldova 0 0 17,079 3,288 Ukraine 74,686 28,089 337,333 71,090 Russia 295,071 92,888 1,651,466 350,448 Other FSR 89,267 33,288 87,104 23,262 Other EE 556,213 213,799 723,822 220,761 Pacific Rim Countries 3,541,591 1,897,809 5,243,955 2,330,789 Australia 569,629 153,949 677,072 151,583 China 582,898 264,532 749,798 258,789 Indonesia 46,508 24,229 133,005 42,910 Japan 933,066 744,069 1,480,182 939,518 Korea 1,078,979 475,044 1,676,805 637,496 Taiwan 173,250 184,797 345,431 248,546 Other Pacific Rim 157,262 51,188 181,662 51,947 South/Central America 2,970,344 943,222 4,966,168 1,223,634 Argentina 368,816 139,518 386,824 127,307 Brazil 1,936,711 572,693 3,551,475 778,792 Colombia 66,389 35,714 41,496 22,218 Venezuela 281,330 93,271 444,161 131,231 Other S/C A 317,097 102,026 542,213 164,087 Other Countries 1,205,564 534,145 1,696,039 703,141 India 383,331 230,440 638,954 348,593 South Africa 362,296 132,050 389,212 143,767 Other 459,937 171,656 667,873 210,781 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 January 2004 (CB-04-28)