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 August 2004 August 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,403,553 1,756,554 2,215,224 1,348,068 North America 883,973 553,727 802,769 391,648 Canada 673,166 445,987 605,317 318,910 Mexico 210,806 107,741 197,452 72,738 European Union (25) 770,368 647,185 642,074 489,206 Western Europe 656,774 607,035 635,620 483,898 Euro Area 498,389 440,944 512,531 368,593 European Union (15) 631,041 583,655 609,888 464,039 Austria 43,069 48,767 31,993 34,302 Belgium 10,868 9,973 9,989 7,485 Finland 6,635 7,696 9,977 5,732 France 84,430 88,602 69,294 69,201 Germany 214,110 175,891 240,064 169,651 Italy 24,016 27,843 27,950 23,400 Netherlands 29,729 20,160 16,007 8,176 Spain 81,955 59,956 105,292 49,693 Sweden 75,246 81,220 53,723 53,940 United Kingdom 57,406 61,492 43,633 41,504 Other EU 3,578 2,055 1,965 954 European Free Trade Association 1,401 2,475 2,377 4,068 Norway 35 65 20 16 Switzerland 1,365 2,410 2,357 4,052 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 18,293 11,346 17,417 8,304 Other Western Europe 6,039 9,559 5,938 7,487 Eastern Europe/FSR 187,077 100,883 67,366 45,678 Poland 10,174 7,441 5,937 3,397 Former Soviet Republics 138,707 71,021 37,295 25,782 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 10,996 14,247 13,707 6,426 Russia 30,536 25,147 23,585 19,352 Other FSR 97,175 31,627 3 4 Other EE 38,196 22,421 24,135 16,499 Pacific Rim Countries 359,855 344,917 310,965 286,731 Australia 370 992 121 468 China 31,106 31,546 31,950 22,922 Indonesia 2,990 2,566 3,677 2,249 Japan 295,328 276,032 242,823 235,655 Korea 20,924 18,918 25,439 15,982 Taiwan 9,097 14,748 6,916 9,403 Other Pacific Rim 39 115 40 52 South/Central America 309,048 144,806 374,234 128,987 Argentina 13,660 14,823 13,971 14,174 Brazil 282,446 117,408 348,083 110,084 Colombia 2,355 2,328 3,025 2,133 Venezuela 2,276 2,241 79 79 Other S/C A 8,310 8,007 9,076 2,518 Other Countries 6,825 5,185 24,270 11,126 India 4,003 3,524 5,459 4,819 South Africa 2,467 1,283 11,044 2,591 Other 356 379 7,766 3,716 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 Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary September 2004 (CB-04-184)