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 March 2004 March 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 854,965 547,331 813,582 489,654 North America 325,832 177,632 286,007 144,584 Canada 235,848 140,877 201,663 114,822 Mexico 89,984 36,755 84,344 29,762 Western Europe 198,511 175,078 203,494 165,308 Euro Area (2) 154,840 130,123 156,384 123,203 European Union 192,406 169,144 192,993 157,771 Austria 14,983 15,619 11,415 11,683 Belgium 1,739 1,400 4,308 2,995 Finland 3,324 2,879 3,880 2,019 France 25,886 26,634 23,004 25,819 Germany 74,625 59,513 80,459 57,345 Italy 7,190 6,593 10,112 8,660 Netherlands 6,033 3,127 4,905 2,690 Spain 19,095 13,430 17,715 11,763 Sweden 21,690 22,928 20,039 19,148 United Kingdom 15,876 16,093 16,571 15,420 Other EU 1,964 926 585 228 European Free Trade Association 491 832 1,143 1,899 Norway 9 25 0 0 Switzerland 482 807 1,143 1,899 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 3,255 1,702 7,642 3,494 Other Western Europe 2,359 3,401 1,717 2,144 Eastern Europe/FSR 83,350 36,419 21,759 14,573 Poland 3,989 2,661 4,778 2,522 Former Soviet Republics 64,522 25,347 7,312 5,002 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 938 2,101 2,228 1,012 Russia 6,653 6,093 5,082 3,987 Other FSR 56,931 17,153 3 4 Other EE 14,839 8,411 9,669 7,049 Pacific Rim Countries 111,507 107,005 119,819 108,349 Australia 19 118 49 139 China 7,666 6,814 9,256 7,912 Indonesia 7 3 2,055 1,017 Japan 93,610 89,779 96,200 89,920 Korea 7,701 6,198 8,995 5,675 Taiwan 2,502 4,079 3,244 3,671 Other Pacific Rim 2 15 19 15 South/Central America 135,104 50,417 165,942 50,275 Argentina 3,466 3,826 2,108 2,403 Brazil 127,704 44,059 158,424 45,917 Colombia 394 425 1,062 758 Venezuela 422 216 59 59 Other S/C A 3,118 1,890 4,289 1,138 Other Countries 660 780 16,561 6,565 India 548 661 1,188 1,244 South Africa 2 12 7,780 1,808 Other 110 107 7,594 3,513 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 April 2004 (CB-04-76)