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 May 2004 May 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 11,082,983 6,244,918 9,264,254 4,494,460 North America 3,679,656 2,189,150 3,181,455 1,590,169 Canada 2,165,253 1,426,298 1,988,727 1,120,338 Mexico 1,514,404 762,853 1,192,728 469,831 European Union (25) 2,080,972 1,508,307 1,675,014 1,087,502 Western Europe 2,443,081 1,676,676 1,919,066 1,159,666 Euro Area 1,462,348 1,045,047 1,200,033 757,326 European Union (15) 1,758,698 1,366,244 1,491,642 1,009,333 Austria 75,643 73,764 66,604 56,260 Belgium 144,553 88,409 76,427 51,512 Finland 29,598 19,152 32,925 14,677 France 230,957 178,142 180,621 136,857 Germany 542,090 356,889 430,220 279,466 Italy 143,811 125,888 105,828 78,573 Netherlands 107,930 51,262 113,786 41,405 Spain 105,563 106,395 137,017 67,640 Sweden 77,740 128,586 76,458 109,897 United Kingdom 212,499 186,432 196,494 131,235 Other EU 88,314 51,326 75,261 41,809 European Free Trade Association 10,781 15,453 8,640 11,265 Norway 5,693 3,084 4,524 2,646 Switzerland 5,087 12,369 4,116 8,619 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 669,504 288,873 414,765 134,117 Other Western Europe 4,098 6,106 4,019 4,951 Eastern Europe/FSR 1,059,729 446,210 584,402 203,466 Poland 74,163 31,887 42,676 16,382 Former Soviet Republics 647,918 280,663 220,098 72,125 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 135,847 64,109 50,890 17,937 Russia 383,619 163,281 139,403 42,244 Other FSR 128,452 53,273 29,805 11,944 Other EE 337,648 133,660 321,628 114,959 Pacific Rim Countries 1,807,732 1,042,551 1,614,075 837,137 Australia 277,314 84,379 297,041 82,524 China 282,922 161,484 254,093 107,615 Indonesia 12,596 5,911 20,503 9,719 Japan 493,911 354,001 397,375 318,857 Korea 544,238 270,048 503,900 219,924 Taiwan 113,831 132,217 85,585 81,111 Other Pacific Rim 82,920 34,512 55,577 17,388 South/Central America 1,569,432 566,989 1,241,161 394,953 Argentina 69,751 32,698 208,693 70,455 Brazil 1,136,961 381,136 779,250 234,649 Colombia 37,577 25,213 19,467 10,220 Venezuela 128,783 52,952 97,624 34,537 Other S/C A 196,361 74,990 136,128 45,091 Other Countries 523,353 323,342 724,095 309,070 India 273,095 203,212 221,103 127,118 South Africa 89,072 43,436 225,115 74,903 Other 161,186 76,695 277,877 107,049 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)