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 March 2004 March 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 6,119,751 3,156,342 5,870,861 2,764,399 North America 2,226,575 1,212,540 1,906,096 945,931 Canada 1,275,439 789,632 1,150,231 660,061 Mexico 951,136 422,907 755,865 285,870 Western Europe 1,254,353 809,872 1,166,522 684,492 Euro Area (2) 808,486 536,156 644,538 419,871 European Union 975,325 705,805 810,757 565,192 Austria 40,926 39,694 40,341 33,471 Belgium 65,380 38,763 25,439 22,535 Finland 26,359 12,439 19,150 8,401 France 131,737 100,665 107,148 81,083 Germany 335,332 191,603 203,099 142,030 Italy 71,619 63,531 83,444 53,526 Netherlands 35,143 15,467 52,970 21,135 Spain 60,890 53,225 75,753 38,014 Sweden 43,818 68,452 45,100 61,962 United Kingdom 119,629 98,094 112,282 78,180 Other EU 44,495 23,872 46,031 24,855 European Free Trade Association 6,374 8,812 5,619 6,961 Norway 3,385 1,778 3,012 1,756 Switzerland 2,989 7,034 2,606 5,204 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 270,136 91,621 348,350 110,066 Other Western Europe 2,517 3,634 1,796 2,274 Eastern Europe/FSR 422,163 155,312 456,072 153,902 Poland 20,076 8,863 31,720 12,560 Former Soviet Republics 180,525 66,760 167,251 51,166 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 35,167 13,990 22,731 8,805 Russia 64,293 22,607 115,894 31,620 Other FSR 81,065 30,162 28,626 10,740 Other EE 221,562 79,689 257,101 90,176 Pacific Rim Countries 1,071,822 557,724 953,783 491,657 Australia 204,544 56,903 157,625 44,841 China 153,659 76,361 150,824 61,306 Indonesia 6,138 3,342 16,913 8,187 Japan 301,997 211,337 262,191 198,642 Korea 334,413 147,593 295,550 126,405 Taiwan 36,780 49,350 43,754 43,185 Other Pacific Rim 34,292 12,838 26,925 9,093 South/Central America 920,417 301,045 857,910 264,792 Argentina 42,437 18,360 152,640 49,160 Brazil 661,766 199,422 554,860 162,241 Colombia 18,142 12,576 12,635 6,856 Venezuela 74,842 28,182 52,535 18,690 Other S/C A 123,229 42,505 85,241 27,845 Other Countries 224,422 119,851 530,479 223,625 India 97,257 65,248 165,367 91,010 South Africa 28,924 13,423 121,697 41,754 Other 98,241 41,180 243,416 90,862 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)