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 October 2004 October 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,058,754 2,331,463 2,711,435 1,664,619 North America 1,093,185 728,343 983,445 484,048 Canada 853,227 599,845 740,089 393,363 Mexico 239,958 128,498 243,356 90,685 European Union (25) 964,442 834,069 812,169 610,893 Western Europe 837,374 782,757 768,112 593,030 Euro Area 641,782 570,187 617,510 451,309 European Union (15) 806,806 753,110 736,740 568,175 Austria 54,733 61,057 43,600 45,891 Belgium 14,453 14,323 11,214 8,625 Finland 9,488 10,366 10,396 6,657 France 106,466 111,483 81,647 80,440 Germany 264,856 222,403 283,995 208,659 Italy 30,856 37,238 31,275 27,327 Netherlands 56,719 37,600 27,379 13,018 Spain 98,870 72,400 125,512 59,475 Sweden 95,467 106,498 64,821 65,162 United Kingdom 69,556 76,424 54,404 51,699 Other EU 5,341 3,316 2,496 1,223 European Free Trade Association 2,785 3,413 2,723 4,764 Norway 1,108 461 20 16 Switzerland 1,676 2,952 2,703 4,748 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 20,105 13,271 21,128 10,527 Other Western Europe 7,678 12,962 7,521 9,564 Eastern Europe/FSR 238,835 142,882 116,537 67,099 Poland 11,988 9,289 8,447 5,129 Former Soviet Republics 173,674 100,348 73,210 39,438 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 14,042 17,863 13,788 6,595 Russia 59,034 47,043 29,458 24,338 Other FSR 100,598 35,442 29,964 8,505 Other EE 53,172 33,245 34,879 22,533 Pacific Rim Countries 465,402 462,781 396,565 359,210 Australia 396 1,107 138 536 China 44,543 46,717 46,311 33,581 Indonesia 2,990 2,566 3,677 2,249 Japan 374,875 365,495 309,323 292,418 Korea 30,187 27,097 28,268 18,234 Taiwan 12,368 19,683 8,807 12,133 Other Pacific Rim 43 117 41 59 South/Central America 413,061 206,091 418,850 147,201 Argentina 18,435 20,195 17,329 17,952 Brazil 377,178 170,210 387,083 123,646 Colombia 2,926 2,815 3,557 2,533 Venezuela 2,978 2,987 87 86 Other S/C A 11,545 9,883 10,793 2,984 Other Countries 10,898 8,610 27,927 14,032 India 7,407 6,555 8,959 6,958 South Africa 3,023 1,580 11,044 2,591 Other 467 475 7,923 4,483 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 November 2004 (CB-04-213)