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 January 2004 January 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 284,242 176,761 285,186 165,322 North America 100,843 50,861 86,088 47,478 Canada 70,418 39,407 76,406 43,474 Mexico 30,424 11,454 9,682 4,003 Western Europe 67,732 55,086 68,077 51,623 Euro Area (2) 55,597 43,052 54,102 39,797 European Union 64,810 53,164 64,348 49,014 Austria 5,947 5,108 1,145 1,765 Belgium 567 590 2,393 1,378 Finland 669 673 1,242 548 France 10,503 8,459 7,750 8,355 Germany 24,755 19,287 27,393 18,643 Italy 3,790 2,978 5,695 3,496 Netherlands 2,517 1,300 1,079 666 Spain 6,531 4,542 6,821 4,720 Sweden 5,384 5,921 7,249 6,137 United Kingdom 3,829 4,192 2,997 3,079 Other EU 319 114 585 226 European Free Trade Association 111 200 337 537 Norway 5 3 0 0 Switzerland 106 197 337 537 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 2,254 899 2,775 1,295 Other Western Europe 557 823 617 777 Eastern Europe/FSR 24,628 11,654 8,069 4,645 Poland 1,836 1,147 4,369 2,277 Former Soviet Republics 18,452 8,146 1,382 1,084 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 843 1,851 53 139 Russia 2,024 1,838 1,327 942 Other FSR 15,586 4,458 3 4 Other EE 4,339 2,361 2,318 1,284 Pacific Rim Countries 39,903 41,886 37,384 35,166 Australia 3 6 0 0 China 5,112 3,783 4,059 3,606 Indonesia 0 0 1,024 463 Japan 32,138 35,193 29,693 28,579 Korea 1,955 1,740 1,893 1,486 Taiwan 695 1,164 696 1,017 Other Pacific Rim 0 0 19 15 South/Central America 50,825 16,931 84,429 25,806 Argentina 192 334 1,626 1,849 Brazil 49,633 15,980 78,545 22,706 Colombia 382 354 414 301 Venezuela 334 164 0 0 Other S/C A 284 100 3,844 950 Other Countries 312 343 1,139 605 India 201 241 409 409 South Africa 2 12 684 158 Other 109 90 46 38 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 February 2004 (CB-04-46)