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 August 2004 August 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 20,216,289 12,413,032 14,289,249 7,018,066 North America 6,016,771 3,854,566 5,056,352 2,525,072 Canada 3,461,246 2,412,783 3,212,502 1,766,782 Mexico 2,555,525 1,441,783 1,843,850 758,291 European Union (25) 3,595,461 2,819,218 2,625,171 1,750,413 Western Europe 4,493,517 3,269,017 3,027,852 1,863,777 Euro Area 2,619,608 2,021,445 1,894,870 1,227,224 European Union (15) 3,131,995 2,594,908 2,380,022 1,641,012 Austria 124,867 132,677 108,313 94,188 Belgium 247,392 170,152 106,377 77,494 Finland 54,976 44,272 55,254 24,852 France 375,361 313,741 272,471 210,422 Germany 921,168 661,581 700,797 451,550 Italy 292,225 266,429 155,283 126,856 Netherlands 245,974 131,155 163,578 60,514 Spain 213,590 215,498 222,248 121,922 Sweden 132,444 222,928 113,114 167,263 United Kingdom 362,614 336,284 338,452 228,613 Other EU 161,383 100,191 144,135 77,336 European Free Trade Association 16,441 26,191 12,598 17,114 Norway 8,156 4,622 6,326 3,732 Switzerland 8,285 21,568 6,272 13,382 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 1,316,878 624,384 628,981 197,648 Other Western Europe 28,203 23,534 6,251 8,004 Eastern Europe/FSR 2,315,572 1,137,492 775,222 276,449 Poland 146,544 65,769 49,058 18,914 Former Soviet Republics 1,649,909 830,704 321,937 108,705 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 296,910 162,897 62,362 22,770 Russia 1,155,368 570,486 218,112 67,750 Other FSR 197,630 97,321 41,463 18,184 Other EE 519,119 241,019 404,227 148,831 Pacific Rim Countries 3,574,749 2,286,420 2,398,708 1,278,124 Australia 402,881 136,818 371,487 103,676 China 809,101 509,024 395,666 173,574 Indonesia 25,605 15,715 30,731 15,320 Japan 799,836 596,069 621,877 497,980 Korea 954,067 544,637 753,536 329,452 Taiwan 407,217 393,205 120,509 126,303 Other Pacific Rim 176,042 90,953 104,902 31,819 South/Central America 2,679,417 1,120,232 2,069,203 660,931 Argentina 152,689 86,209 286,730 105,795 Brazil 1,959,144 752,068 1,345,365 401,952 Colombia 61,243 46,846 40,808 21,811 Venezuela 195,753 94,561 193,038 63,623 Other S/C A 310,588 140,547 203,263 67,751 Other Countries 1,136,263 745,305 961,912 413,713 India 537,990 413,888 289,941 169,907 South Africa 184,666 107,075 273,251 96,918 Other 413,607 224,342 398,720 146,887 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)