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 June 2004 June 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,802,465 1,248,160 1,644,093 1,000,411 North America 675,398 401,657 627,937 306,225 Canada 507,980 322,215 459,002 246,517 Mexico 167,418 79,442 168,935 59,708 European Union (25) 565,645 450,236 468,106 359,308 Western Europe 466,804 415,414 470,409 359,031 Euro Area 357,422 302,912 375,061 271,717 European Union (15) 445,633 397,532 449,243 343,118 Austria 32,545 34,887 24,457 25,537 Belgium 7,219 5,552 7,952 5,951 Finland 5,035 5,388 8,895 4,616 France 63,213 62,684 53,015 52,455 Germany 153,209 125,009 183,475 128,460 Italy 16,622 18,933 18,886 16,349 Netherlands 21,191 12,294 11,380 5,740 Spain 56,376 37,201 66,348 32,293 Sweden 52,267 57,160 40,708 40,462 United Kingdom 35,945 37,460 33,474 30,937 Other EU 2,012 963 653 318 European Free Trade Association 1,118 1,937 1,851 3,292 Norway 30 56 0 0 Switzerland 1,089 1,881 1,851 3,292 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 15,384 8,922 14,630 6,821 Other Western Europe 4,668 7,023 4,685 5,800 Eastern Europe/FSR 148,918 77,432 41,618 27,930 Poland 9,033 6,284 5,482 3,014 Former Soviet Republics 109,320 52,913 24,868 16,092 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 7,971 10,898 12,115 5,594 Russia 17,811 16,253 12,751 10,494 Other FSR 83,537 25,763 3 4 Other EE 30,565 18,234 11,267 8,825 Pacific Rim Countries 261,948 244,993 230,107 215,170 Australia 63 283 92 285 China 24,703 23,598 26,891 18,751 Indonesia 1,275 1,074 2,055 1,017 Japan 215,174 197,172 179,269 176,534 Korea 15,178 13,300 16,399 11,411 Taiwan 5,536 9,520 5,363 7,137 Other Pacific Rim 19 45 38 36 South/Central America 244,133 104,641 251,620 82,401 Argentina 7,102 8,147 4,960 5,597 Brazil 227,476 88,548 238,446 73,530 Colombia 1,838 1,743 2,161 1,517 Venezuela 1,050 893 64 67 Other S/C A 6,667 5,310 5,988 1,689 Other Countries 5,264 4,024 22,402 9,652 India 3,470 3,002 3,640 3,404 South Africa 1,603 808 11,044 2,591 Other 192 213 7,717 3,657 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 July 2004 (CB-04-139)