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 December 2004 December 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,737,124 2,993,238 3,218,350 1,983,750 North America 1,315,323 900,763 1,166,398 573,613 Canada 999,634 722,945 879,130 465,464 Mexico 315,688 177,818 287,268 108,149 Europe 1,342,118 1,226,024 1,050,709 784,554 European Union 1,187,057 1,081,175 966,662 726,857 Austria 69,019 80,419 48,639 52,960 Belgium 23,278 23,443 14,100 9,834 Czech Republic 41,974 27,721 32,245 21,031 Finland 11,089 12,354 11,021 8,006 France 127,903 139,316 99,787 96,026 Germany 324,749 285,457 331,698 247,377 Hungary 3 9 134 201 Italy 37,893 46,796 36,664 31,844 Netherlands 73,642 49,819 37,883 18,191 Poland 13,141 10,774 8,791 5,432 Spain 119,929 94,565 142,556 67,831 Sweden 129,936 148,978 81,398 79,493 United Kingdom 95,208 102,283 63,844 62,248 Other EU 119,292 59,241 57,904 26,383 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 2,736 5,043 94 63 Russia 73,557 64,145 34,963 29,006 Switzerland 2,003 3,536 2,992 5,194 Turkey 28,317 21,141 24,508 12,557 Ukraine 29,947 38,077 14,801 7,187 Other Europe 18,501 12,906 6,689 3,690 Euro Area 793,705 736,073 725,010 533,360 Pacific Rim Countries 589,437 596,230 482,060 435,691 Australia 829 1,439 157 609 China 59,893 64,994 55,579 41,534 Indonesia 3,509 3,194 9,343 6,871 Japan 470,317 465,282 370,785 348,768 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 54,872 61,311 46,163 37,880 Hong Kong 41 96 1 12 Korea 39,710 36,390 34,927 22,514 Singapore 2 21 64 87 Taiwan 15,119 24,804 11,172 15,267 Other Pacific Rim 17 10 32 29 South/Central America 477,323 257,118 490,671 175,264 Argentina 24,784 27,926 19,158 20,127 Brazil 433,454 210,257 454,767 148,521 Chile 69 42 0 0 Colombia 3,495 3,678 4,127 3,015 Venezuela 3,768 3,916 106 97 Other S/C A 11,753 11,300 12,512 3,504 Other Countries 12,923 13,102 28,512 14,628 Egypt 0 0 0 0 India 7,919 7,179 9,445 7,468 South Africa 3,124 1,950 11,051 2,597 Thailand 514 467 7,746 3,589 Other 1,366 3,507 270 974 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 January 2005 (CB-05-23)