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 May 2004 May 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,427,786 973,898 1,364,308 838,074 North America 550,502 317,159 515,218 257,601 Canada 408,859 254,456 385,159 210,803 Mexico 141,644 62,703 130,059 46,798 European Union (25) 450,665 351,943 389,731 299,600 Western Europe 354,498 318,879 389,782 298,212 Euro Area 265,250 228,932 309,098 224,494 European Union (15) 337,404 304,870 372,132 284,910 Austria 25,449 26,904 19,119 19,912 Belgium 4,495 3,435 6,947 5,080 Finland 3,823 4,187 6,784 3,524 France 49,539 49,297 42,996 44,383 Germany 120,878 98,719 149,570 106,183 Italy 11,411 13,517 16,670 13,994 Netherlands 16,146 8,916 7,948 4,182 Spain 31,499 22,996 58,412 26,920 Sweden 41,363 44,589 36,288 35,015 United Kingdom 30,791 31,349 26,746 25,400 Other EU 2,010 961 652 316 European Free Trade Association 977 1,658 1,671 2,937 Norway 26 42 0 0 Switzerland 951 1,616 1,671 2,937 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 12,337 6,824 12,079 5,604 Other Western Europe 3,781 5,527 3,900 4,761 Eastern Europe/FSR 133,124 64,303 32,629 22,790 Poland 8,492 5,701 5,283 2,854 Former Soviet Republics 102,790 45,890 16,358 11,412 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 6,539 7,916 6,095 3,268 Russia 12,713 12,211 10,260 8,140 Other FSR 83,537 25,763 3 4 Other EE 21,842 12,712 10,988 8,524 Pacific Rim Countries 195,901 191,188 192,041 182,720 Australia 31 208 82 254 China 18,437 17,390 22,013 16,029 Indonesia 7 3 2,055 1,017 Japan 161,389 156,131 147,796 149,042 Korea 11,807 10,259 15,362 10,548 Taiwan 4,211 7,155 4,695 5,793 Other Pacific Rim 19 43 38 36 South/Central America 188,855 78,587 213,273 68,071 Argentina 4,898 5,913 3,582 4,114 Brazil 176,685 66,255 201,899 60,938 Colombia 1,367 1,298 1,953 1,363 Venezuela 1,003 846 64 67 Other S/C A 4,902 4,275 5,775 1,589 Other Countries 4,906 3,782 21,366 8,680 India 3,337 2,905 2,720 2,544 South Africa 1,434 742 11,012 2,578 Other 135 135 7,634 3,558 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 June 2004 (CB-04-118)