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 September 2004 September 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 23,515,412 14,712,999 15,990,329 7,842,214 North America 6,802,936 4,453,049 5,703,000 2,853,976 Canada 3,871,203 2,756,494 3,618,313 1,996,758 Mexico 2,931,733 1,696,555 2,084,687 857,218 European Union (25) 4,081,896 3,224,266 2,857,567 1,915,119 Western Europe 5,135,347 3,749,134 3,340,774 2,051,464 Euro Area 2,995,614 2,316,182 2,060,558 1,342,172 European Union (15) 3,592,094 2,978,549 2,573,905 1,791,313 Austria 136,265 145,590 118,781 103,919 Belgium 278,647 198,075 114,855 87,696 Finland 66,246 51,726 62,223 27,771 France 427,628 350,187 300,226 228,193 Germany 1,049,578 757,041 764,068 496,901 Italy 360,664 322,428 163,589 137,268 Netherlands 288,259 155,449 185,477 69,082 Spain 232,326 240,497 230,434 126,818 Sweden 148,604 253,590 121,359 182,598 United Kingdom 426,833 391,563 357,273 247,244 Other EU 177,044 112,403 155,619 83,824 European Free Trade Association 30,930 34,278 14,547 19,451 Norway 21,852 10,544 7,411 4,289 Switzerland 9,078 23,735 7,135 15,161 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 1,483,256 710,946 745,184 231,502 Other Western Europe 29,066 25,361 7,138 9,198 Eastern Europe/FSR 2,778,549 1,403,523 878,680 308,122 Poland 153,678 70,294 50,160 19,678 Former Soviet Republics 2,032,656 1,050,385 405,528 130,402 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 335,311 183,535 62,674 22,992 Russia 1,486,352 757,418 276,880 81,772 Other FSR 210,992 109,433 65,974 25,639 Other EE 592,215 282,844 422,992 158,042 Pacific Rim Countries 4,289,857 2,805,282 2,761,257 1,455,583 Australia 461,419 167,528 433,765 118,160 China 1,055,967 679,105 454,688 198,326 Indonesia 52,915 32,013 35,217 17,153 Japan 933,531 698,882 703,134 562,770 Korea 1,070,668 636,237 874,313 379,713 Taiwan 475,439 463,328 130,879 139,361 Other Pacific Rim 239,919 128,188 129,261 40,100 South/Central America 3,117,506 1,377,524 2,311,348 739,408 Argentina 173,347 100,580 315,532 117,670 Brazil 2,292,808 938,187 1,471,742 440,937 Colombia 69,469 56,514 46,949 24,963 Venezuela 240,710 123,448 246,990 79,915 Other S/C A 341,172 158,794 230,136 75,922 Other Countries 1,391,217 924,487 995,270 433,662 India 635,928 494,920 307,660 182,698 South Africa 244,477 143,642 280,903 100,129 Other 510,812 285,924 406,707 150,834 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)