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 September 2004 September 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,725,093 2,040,489 2,462,075 1,495,158 North America 991,800 644,171 887,048 434,632 Canada 765,427 525,287 665,262 352,846 Mexico 226,373 118,884 221,786 81,786 European Union (25) 868,412 740,375 720,941 542,665 Western Europe 746,153 692,506 687,991 529,468 Euro Area 566,416 500,883 555,937 403,982 European Union (15) 717,056 665,504 660,629 507,659 Austria 49,369 55,076 36,756 38,979 Belgium 12,607 12,251 10,527 7,886 Finland 8,701 9,251 10,147 6,109 France 93,828 97,804 74,784 74,015 Germany 238,532 197,325 261,906 188,686 Italy 27,124 32,980 29,115 24,982 Netherlands 41,177 27,117 20,695 9,900 Spain 91,493 67,004 110,009 52,448 Sweden 85,671 93,958 57,367 58,107 United Kingdom 64,969 70,663 47,324 45,567 Other EU 3,585 2,074 1,999 979 European Free Trade Association 2,611 3,102 2,548 4,367 Norway 1,108 461 20 16 Switzerland 1,502 2,641 2,528 4,351 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 19,651 12,661 18,057 8,908 Other Western Europe 6,835 11,240 6,758 8,534 Eastern Europe/FSR 212,595 123,097 97,960 56,471 Poland 11,132 8,386 6,687 3,959 Former Soviet Republics 155,924 87,081 63,208 33,907 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 11,183 15,227 13,708 6,429 Russia 44,143 36,412 25,557 20,680 Other FSR 100,598 35,442 23,943 6,798 Other EE 45,539 27,630 28,065 18,605 Pacific Rim Countries 405,701 402,053 351,789 320,620 Australia 384 1,053 138 536 China 36,209 37,960 36,770 25,994 Indonesia 2,990 2,566 3,677 2,249 Japan 330,009 320,073 276,373 263,923 Korea 24,827 22,573 26,961 17,149 Taiwan 11,241 17,714 7,830 10,717 Other Pacific Rim 39 115 40 52 South/Central America 361,135 172,794 412,901 142,675 Argentina 16,994 18,760 16,059 16,532 Brazil 328,454 139,625 384,265 121,126 Colombia 2,752 2,641 3,402 2,409 Venezuela 2,617 2,605 85 84 Other S/C A 10,319 9,163 9,091 2,525 Other Countries 7,710 5,867 24,386 11,292 India 4,808 4,135 5,565 4,953 South Africa 2,467 1,283 11,044 2,591 Other 435 449 7,777 3,748 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 October 2004 (CB-04-213)