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 April 2004 April 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,135,700 755,073 1,081,731 663,941 North America 436,698 243,304 384,970 196,828 Canada 313,721 192,078 288,440 161,382 Mexico 122,977 51,226 96,530 35,446 European Union (25) 365,669 274,100 294,689 237,386 Western Europe 266,150 239,713 291,613 234,665 Euro Area 203,759 175,350 227,590 175,899 European Union (15) 256,544 230,622 279,400 225,015 Austria 19,332 20,663 15,370 15,842 Belgium 2,082 2,040 6,152 4,211 Finland 3,683 3,706 5,392 2,753 France 40,150 39,009 34,305 35,925 Germany 91,039 74,648 120,427 85,864 Italy 9,144 10,672 14,760 11,907 Netherlands 10,568 5,442 5,971 3,123 Spain 25,790 18,230 24,571 15,966 Sweden 27,577 30,302 29,255 27,935 United Kingdom 25,208 24,969 22,555 21,181 Other EU 1,970 942 642 308 European Free Trade Association 719 1,201 1,451 2,402 Norway 19 35 0 0 Switzerland 700 1,166 1,451 2,402 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 5,805 3,451 7,750 3,582 Other Western Europe 3,082 4,439 3,013 3,665 Eastern Europe/FSR 126,340 58,385 25,241 17,569 Poland 7,325 4,586 4,801 2,541 Former Soviet Republics 99,548 42,537 10,685 7,599 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 6,184 7,540 4,433 2,384 Russia 9,827 9,235 6,250 5,211 Other FSR 83,537 25,763 3 4 Other EE 19,467 11,262 9,755 7,429 Pacific Rim Countries 160,331 153,191 159,660 145,304 Australia 31 208 65 190 China 14,829 13,498 19,758 14,331 Indonesia 7 3 2,055 1,017 Japan 133,011 126,251 121,778 116,968 Korea 9,212 7,720 11,998 8,157 Taiwan 3,238 5,478 3,969 4,608 Other Pacific Rim 4 33 38 32 South/Central America 143,199 58,159 203,025 62,377 Argentina 3,755 4,374 3,264 3,633 Brazil 132,836 48,138 192,565 56,104 Colombia 1,172 1,037 1,482 1,055 Venezuela 562 368 59 59 Other S/C A 4,874 4,242 5,655 1,525 Other Countries 2,983 2,320 17,221 7,198 India 1,788 1,705 1,751 1,836 South Africa 1,066 486 7,864 1,829 Other 128 129 7,606 3,533 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 May 2004 (CB-04-100)