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 February 2004 February 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,916,129 1,940,214 3,807,553 1,804,967 North America 1,434,048 744,274 1,285,008 633,826 Canada 798,702 473,757 750,520 431,862 Mexico 635,345 270,517 534,489 201,965 Western Europe 781,196 496,764 758,494 442,943 Euro Area (2) 513,233 333,990 468,631 280,904 European Union 611,104 432,626 580,970 377,643 Austria 24,573 23,285 21,706 18,600 Belgium 29,378 19,016 17,056 14,952 Finland 14,565 6,836 13,026 5,732 France 64,621 54,828 77,774 53,623 Germany 245,838 131,893 149,547 95,947 Italy 32,640 33,577 66,571 37,921 Netherlands 32,652 13,261 39,660 15,991 Spain 39,906 37,048 57,776 25,137 Sweden 23,409 39,053 25,836 37,961 United Kingdom 72,451 57,684 80,820 55,533 Other EU 31,070 16,144 31,199 16,245 European Free Trade Association 4,652 6,094 4,413 4,966 Norway 2,668 1,328 2,631 1,496 Switzerland 1,984 4,766 1,782 3,470 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 164,275 56,405 172,081 59,003 Other Western Europe 1,165 1,638 1,030 1,331 Eastern Europe/FSR 271,791 94,469 294,751 96,298 Poland 4,603 2,914 22,808 9,100 Former Soviet Republics 116,750 40,474 105,671 31,451 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 34,784 13,676 9,901 5,271 Russia 60,083 19,700 83,804 22,549 Other FSR 21,883 7,097 11,966 3,631 Other EE 150,437 51,081 166,271 55,747 Pacific Rim Countries 771,886 380,824 582,920 305,739 Australia 112,826 29,648 126,895 35,607 China 138,707 63,040 55,369 31,533 Indonesia 2,729 1,811 13,236 6,246 Japan 214,630 139,546 148,454 113,995 Korea 246,379 104,556 187,536 81,488 Taiwan 27,419 32,046 34,284 31,262 Other Pacific Rim 29,197 10,177 17,146 5,608 South/Central America 592,962 187,413 505,108 164,198 Argentina 31,576 14,015 69,445 25,687 Brazil 421,842 123,312 342,224 104,468 Colombia 10,636 6,624 7,725 4,146 Venezuela 47,851 16,058 27,756 10,227 Other S/C A 81,058 27,404 57,959 19,670 Other Countries 64,246 36,470 381,271 161,963 India 18,271 17,673 118,593 67,006 South Africa 11,772 5,681 43,686 16,148 Other 34,202 13,117 218,993 78,809 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 March 2004 (CB-04-62)