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 October 2004 October 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 26,716,372 16,982,480 17,713,216 8,712,845 North America 7,537,755 5,013,116 6,406,071 3,203,102 Canada 4,255,204 3,075,210 4,059,047 2,237,470 Mexico 3,282,550 1,937,907 2,347,024 965,633 European Union (25) 4,582,905 3,692,884 3,225,812 2,152,424 Western Europe 5,840,966 4,322,889 3,732,898 2,291,935 Euro Area 3,378,871 2,663,605 2,330,620 1,508,308 European Union (15) 4,073,285 3,432,565 2,899,476 2,008,395 Austria 150,047 163,467 134,782 118,086 Belgium 303,910 224,464 128,220 96,833 Finland 68,736 56,408 72,963 31,554 France 474,781 395,258 328,412 248,275 Germany 1,152,096 857,706 875,993 560,246 Italy 442,135 392,329 172,543 150,586 Netherlands 355,323 197,269 224,261 84,238 Spain 257,711 267,003 257,304 145,798 Sweden 164,876 286,985 137,903 205,007 United Kingdom 464,197 438,472 394,607 274,313 Other EU 239,473 153,204 172,489 93,459 European Free Trade Association 33,340 38,255 17,505 22,634 Norway 23,316 11,792 9,538 5,432 Switzerland 10,024 26,463 7,967 17,202 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 1,673,586 805,505 807,884 250,549 Other Western Europe 60,754 46,564 8,034 10,358 Eastern Europe/FSR 3,224,283 1,659,404 997,557 354,960 Poland 156,286 72,901 58,089 22,673 Former Soviet Republics 2,390,914 1,255,383 428,166 140,921 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 394,658 220,379 71,137 26,631 Russia 1,783,439 923,734 284,663 86,559 Other FSR 212,817 111,271 72,366 27,731 Other EE 677,083 331,119 511,301 191,365 Pacific Rim Countries 4,931,739 3,272,020 2,978,117 1,584,653 Australia 483,179 180,139 459,192 124,861 China 1,265,853 808,869 488,078 219,845 Indonesia 62,469 38,329 37,127 17,853 Japan 1,033,378 790,537 790,253 621,562 Korea 1,212,105 738,120 927,407 405,757 Taiwan 581,417 555,799 141,930 153,198 Other Pacific Rim 293,337 160,226 134,131 41,576 South/Central America 3,538,586 1,613,754 2,521,887 804,623 Argentina 239,927 141,295 332,617 124,992 Brazil 2,557,061 1,074,235 1,607,561 478,652 Colombia 75,731 64,149 53,281 28,320 Venezuela 282,662 149,419 263,054 86,207 Other S/C A 383,205 184,656 265,374 86,451 Other Countries 1,643,044 1,101,297 1,076,684 473,571 India 756,200 587,890 342,310 202,543 South Africa 284,707 172,279 315,206 113,447 Other 602,137 341,128 419,168 157,581 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)