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 July 2004 July 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 16,979,504 10,169,473 12,703,693 6,218,704 North America 5,187,029 3,252,580 4,501,126 2,244,836 Canada 3,020,678 2,066,612 2,845,399 1,571,354 Mexico 2,166,352 1,185,969 1,655,726 673,482 European Union (25) 3,099,384 2,379,370 2,346,890 1,555,585 Western Europe 3,861,143 2,757,665 2,692,370 1,654,087 Euro Area 2,244,597 1,689,357 1,702,299 1,094,117 European Union (15) 2,682,879 2,183,607 2,117,435 1,454,639 Austria 106,748 111,587 99,298 84,831 Belgium 217,239 144,721 99,794 70,833 Finland 46,083 33,930 47,999 21,981 France 333,943 269,798 247,739 189,912 Germany 773,216 541,063 627,429 403,043 Italy 263,544 230,603 142,269 113,013 Netherlands 202,515 104,273 160,280 58,584 Spain 184,571 185,937 179,713 99,364 Sweden 118,189 199,709 104,188 152,802 United Kingdom 311,091 285,587 287,258 194,232 Other EU 125,739 76,398 121,467 66,044 European Free Trade Association 13,764 22,330 11,584 15,322 Norway 6,444 3,660 6,064 3,574 Switzerland 7,320 18,670 5,520 11,748 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 1,158,800 542,803 557,866 177,165 Other Western Europe 5,701 8,925 5,485 6,962 Eastern Europe/FSR 1,777,113 836,498 741,774 259,020 Poland 118,070 52,798 48,248 18,414 Former Soviet Republics 1,226,622 594,553 307,386 99,515 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 247,223 127,887 62,188 22,541 Russia 808,924 386,774 208,333 61,031 Other FSR 170,475 79,892 36,865 15,943 Other EE 432,420 189,147 386,140 141,091 Pacific Rim Countries 2,864,622 1,779,043 2,135,819 1,126,358 Australia 400,684 134,864 348,529 97,677 China 564,156 351,879 371,398 158,826 Indonesia 13,903 7,106 27,079 13,217 Japan 684,626 504,111 534,352 430,367 Korea 802,156 444,282 662,077 291,263 Taiwan 261,246 270,308 105,419 108,646 Other Pacific Rim 137,851 66,493 86,964 26,361 South/Central America 2,356,750 944,424 1,762,087 559,689 Argentina 123,928 66,085 245,326 85,795 Brazil 1,747,505 650,764 1,140,541 343,433 Colombia 52,858 37,061 30,067 16,188 Venezuela 165,598 75,804 170,641 55,199 Other S/C A 266,861 114,710 175,511 59,075 Other Countries 932,848 599,262 870,518 374,714 India 470,412 358,144 272,514 157,358 South Africa 152,953 83,390 257,849 90,229 Other 309,482 157,728 340,155 127,126 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)