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 November 2004 November 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 29,831,777 19,259,298 19,430,495 9,563,317 North America 8,172,047 5,506,014 7,100,485 3,537,012 Canada 4,627,279 3,378,749 4,465,241 2,457,719 Mexico 3,544,768 2,127,265 2,635,245 1,079,293 European Union (25) 5,068,944 4,176,436 3,485,251 2,339,053 Western Europe 6,567,759 4,948,597 4,038,488 2,491,594 Euro Area 3,753,741 3,027,647 2,544,328 1,649,841 European Union (15) 4,536,656 3,899,668 3,146,722 2,186,317 Austria 164,285 182,784 144,636 126,873 Belgium 347,111 268,936 151,464 109,064 Finland 78,294 62,971 79,577 34,775 France 518,777 440,912 365,026 270,413 Germany 1,260,106 959,395 951,828 614,179 Italy 496,596 448,096 186,314 166,609 Netherlands 406,725 227,602 249,479 96,614 Spain 300,574 321,061 268,566 152,779 Sweden 181,752 322,841 146,818 220,043 United Kingdom 529,623 500,750 418,592 295,148 Other EU 252,812 164,320 184,424 99,822 European Free Trade Association 36,374 46,059 18,744 24,883 Norway 25,293 16,648 9,947 5,647 Switzerland 11,082 29,411 8,797 19,236 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 1,891,810 928,662 861,247 267,781 Other Western Europe 102,918 74,209 11,775 12,613 Eastern Europe/FSR 3,650,573 1,919,692 1,024,773 369,563 Poland 157,598 74,383 58,552 22,984 Former Soviet Republics 2,753,404 1,474,375 443,106 147,738 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 409,210 235,092 71,520 26,744 Russia 2,107,573 1,112,262 291,157 90,683 Other FSR 236,621 127,021 80,428 30,312 Other EE 739,570 370,934 523,115 198,841 Pacific Rim Countries 5,663,095 3,794,393 3,305,037 1,766,565 Australia 544,840 212,832 496,194 134,134 China 1,412,210 917,927 553,234 246,052 Indonesia 63,252 39,039 42,467 21,399 Japan 1,172,339 910,643 874,548 696,529 Korea 1,339,231 838,766 1,020,649 448,131 Taiwan 732,226 686,025 161,317 170,155 Other Pacific Rim 398,997 189,161 156,629 50,165 South/Central America 3,901,163 1,820,859 2,826,820 898,072 Argentina 269,935 163,944 362,448 136,245 Brazil 2,804,921 1,203,669 1,832,103 543,361 Colombia 81,870 71,710 59,943 32,200 Venezuela 349,397 189,489 277,418 91,368 Other S/C A 395,039 192,048 294,908 94,899 Other Countries 1,877,141 1,269,743 1,134,892 500,511 India 842,350 657,523 357,070 213,192 South Africa 325,738 203,339 340,924 124,155 Other 709,053 408,880 436,899 163,163 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)