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 July 2004 July 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,082,309 1,489,637 1,974,230 1,188,356 North America 782,437 476,361 723,803 351,608 Canada 590,312 381,513 536,402 283,785 Mexico 192,125 94,848 187,401 67,823 European Union (25) 675,901 552,031 549,818 428,079 Western Europe 565,277 512,283 545,222 424,166 Euro Area 432,991 374,856 435,192 321,060 European Union (15) 543,123 492,704 522,985 406,921 Austria 37,166 40,875 29,069 30,639 Belgium 9,173 7,720 8,906 6,898 Finland 5,496 6,307 9,464 5,244 France 74,051 75,771 60,549 60,948 Germany 184,350 150,173 212,651 151,409 Italy 20,568 23,530 23,673 20,276 Netherlands 26,637 16,876 15,366 7,743 Spain 73,431 52,562 74,247 37,278 Sweden 65,591 71,954 48,240 48,650 United Kingdom 44,541 45,894 39,552 37,208 Other EU 2,119 1,042 1,268 628 European Free Trade Association 1,317 2,307 2,095 3,681 Norway 30 60 0 2 Switzerland 1,287 2,247 2,095 3,679 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 15,599 9,215 14,885 6,976 Other Western Europe 5,238 8,057 5,257 6,587 Eastern Europe/FSR 168,171 89,273 54,953 36,436 Poland 9,957 7,184 5,572 3,119 Former Soviet Republics 122,872 61,814 29,554 19,653 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 10,457 13,310 13,678 6,401 Russia 20,486 19,133 15,873 13,248 Other FSR 91,929 29,371 3 4 Other EE 35,342 20,274 19,826 13,665 Pacific Rim Countries 300,877 287,223 269,757 249,945 Australia 136 739 107 336 China 27,177 26,876 31,109 21,618 Indonesia 1,275 1,074 3,667 2,206 Japan 244,954 228,688 209,284 204,275 Korea 19,270 17,087 19,641 13,470 Taiwan 8,040 12,654 5,910 7,999 Other Pacific Rim 25 105 38 41 South/Central America 259,716 119,951 357,585 116,016 Argentina 9,663 11,014 5,648 6,356 Brazil 238,627 98,822 340,486 105,417 Colombia 2,092 2,010 2,369 1,676 Venezuela 1,329 1,197 79 79 Other S/C A 8,005 6,907 9,004 2,488 Other Countries 5,830 4,546 22,911 10,185 India 3,920 3,405 4,115 3,891 South Africa 1,603 808 11,044 2,591 Other 308 333 7,751 3,703 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 August 2004 (CB-04-164)