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 November 2004 November 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,353,757 2,633,102 2,995,870 1,839,808 North America 1,187,245 807,134 1,082,390 532,218 Canada 929,677 664,935 817,426 433,239 Mexico 257,568 142,200 264,963 98,980 European Union (25) 1,066,464 947,941 880,127 664,031 Western Europe 946,073 905,939 828,725 644,136 Euro Area 714,820 650,472 669,213 491,740 European Union (15) 907,461 864,152 796,389 617,956 Austria 60,659 69,630 46,612 49,514 Belgium 20,516 20,205 11,784 9,152 Finland 10,185 11,212 10,716 7,281 France 116,362 124,607 89,699 87,035 Germany 294,854 254,341 307,462 229,281 Italy 34,538 42,783 34,944 29,696 Netherlands 65,166 43,222 32,533 15,344 Spain 107,037 81,021 132,875 63,172 Sweden 104,610 119,812 69,866 69,953 United Kingdom 88,018 93,826 57,305 56,258 Other EU 5,515 3,493 2,593 1,270 European Free Trade Association 4,585 8,253 2,934 5,042 Norway 2,736 5,040 94 61 Switzerland 1,849 3,212 2,840 4,982 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 25,207 18,102 21,170 10,586 Other Western Europe 8,821 15,432 8,232 10,552 Eastern Europe/FSR 252,230 159,753 127,649 72,705 Poland 12,173 9,593 8,572 5,253 Former Soviet Republics 184,154 113,944 84,183 44,806 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 16,456 21,760 13,789 6,597 Russia 67,098 56,740 32,971 27,570 Other FSR 100,600 35,444 37,423 10,638 Other EE 55,902 36,216 34,895 22,646 Pacific Rim Countries 535,616 534,908 446,145 406,744 Australia 829 1,436 144 557 China 52,483 55,378 49,928 36,756 Indonesia 2,993 2,568 6,540 4,746 Japan 430,905 421,938 346,569 330,170 Korea 34,840 31,585 32,985 20,876 Taiwan 13,506 21,876 9,938 13,581 Other Pacific Rim 60 127 41 59 South/Central America 421,193 216,209 482,862 169,783 Argentina 22,204 24,442 18,196 18,971 Brazil 380,609 174,817 448,373 144,478 Colombia 3,406 3,583 3,931 2,860 Venezuela 3,386 3,465 87 86 Other S/C A 11,587 9,903 12,274 3,389 Other Countries 11,400 9,158 28,099 14,221 India 7,590 6,762 9,069 7,096 South Africa 3,043 1,610 11,044 2,591 Other 768 786 7,985 4,534 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 (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary December 2004 (CB-05-09)