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 January 2004 January 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,137,907 1,000,664 2,279,606 1,026,091 North America 703,043 350,298 686,858 337,023 Canada 391,932 223,894 403,733 229,936 Mexico 311,111 126,404 283,125 107,088 Western Europe 432,783 246,940 446,533 240,386 Euro Area (2) 271,942 161,892 279,282 153,694 European Union 329,304 211,424 340,601 202,693 Austria 16,178 14,106 7,349 6,479 Belgium 14,954 8,875 9,683 7,391 Finland 7,050 2,970 6,679 2,669 France 48,458 31,422 48,163 30,699 Germany 129,343 66,706 75,581 49,863 Italy 12,610 15,351 53,042 23,862 Netherlands 4,844 2,391 16,788 6,724 Spain 21,298 12,093 44,937 17,311 Sweden 11,654 17,016 12,073 17,424 United Kingdom 44,652 31,724 44,630 29,231 Other EU 18,263 8,771 21,676 11,039 European Free Trade Association 1,068 2,176 2,681 2,953 Norway 155 102 1,727 1,017 Switzerland 913 2,073 954 1,936 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 101,841 32,496 102,612 33,930 Other Western Europe 569 844 640 810 Eastern Europe/FSR 174,378 59,518 214,035 66,577 Poland 3,002 1,842 22,117 8,645 Former Soviet Republics 109,330 35,876 80,828 21,253 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 33,978 13,198 118 219 Russia 53,885 16,179 77,212 19,879 Other FSR 21,468 6,499 3,498 1,156 Other EE 62,046 21,800 111,090 36,678 Pacific Rim Countries 459,256 220,999 304,779 160,831 Australia 51,087 13,217 75,065 21,080 China 92,732 39,514 32,177 17,226 Indonesia 1,745 927 7,092 3,226 Japan 134,938 85,617 89,342 64,917 Korea 141,979 58,592 76,398 35,063 Taiwan 12,571 15,317 15,328 16,087 Other Pacific Rim 24,203 7,815 9,379 3,232 South/Central America 329,164 102,493 362,991 114,534 Argentina 15,123 5,950 45,837 16,635 Brazil 235,314 68,695 245,891 72,873 Colombia 7,580 4,684 7,224 3,837 Venezuela 41,516 13,659 18,511 6,366 Other S/C A 29,631 9,505 45,528 14,823 Other Countries 39,283 20,417 264,410 106,740 India 13,310 10,031 77,267 43,472 South Africa 8,960 4,106 34,848 12,302 Other 17,012 6,280 152,296 50,966 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)