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 December 2004 December 2003 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 32,484,663 21,380,213 20,978,967 10,357,328 North America 8,836,319 6,008,310 7,745,860 3,841,125 Canada 4,956,359 3,646,873 4,826,107 2,649,048 Mexico 3,879,960 2,361,437 2,919,753 1,192,077 Europe 10,952,359 7,553,507 5,515,608 3,141,027 European Union 5,583,172 4,711,335 3,863,330 2,588,785 Austria 181,024 205,130 150,512 134,121 Belgium 374,803 300,654 176,628 123,709 Czech Republic 199,560 108,987 155,997 79,138 Finland 82,736 68,990 80,374 36,759 France 576,842 498,516 408,363 300,581 Germany 1,379,599 1,067,377 1,074,761 681,514 Hungary 16,430 5,841 20,311 6,162 Italy 569,965 532,565 199,311 183,748 Netherlands 455,904 262,053 278,347 108,738 Poland 160,239 77,137 59,544 23,599 Spain 342,735 370,971 309,127 177,331 Sweden 212,485 370,397 170,168 247,154 United Kingdom 566,454 548,392 459,046 324,886 Other EU 464,396 294,327 320,841 161,345 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 26,309 17,524 10,786 5,930 Russia 2,184,914 1,161,486 295,071 92,888 Switzerland 12,387 32,863 9,907 21,810 Turkey 1,990,686 987,893 899,791 280,979 Ukraine 436,547 262,738 74,686 28,089 Other Europe 718,344 379,669 362,037 122,547 Euro Area 4,236,798 3,482,835 2,876,542 1,849,896 Pacific Rim Countries 6,357,919 4,328,841 3,541,591 1,897,809 Australia 586,212 239,859 569,629 153,949 China 1,676,120 1,096,569 582,898 264,532 Indonesia 79,099 49,290 46,508 24,229 Japan 1,279,630 1,014,196 933,066 744,069 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 2,306,561 1,722,201 1,253,654 663,765 Hong Kong 351 966 133 342 Korea 1,490,561 957,159 1,078,979 475,044 Singapore 14,232 10,270 1,293 3,583 Taiwan 801,417 753,807 173,250 184,797 Other Pacific Rim 430,297 206,726 155,836 47,264 South/Central America 4,300,146 2,087,671 2,970,344 943,222 Argentina 343,348 213,140 368,816 139,518 Brazil 3,070,252 1,380,977 1,936,711 572,693 Chile 22,189 11,854 38,559 15,630 Colombia 85,733 76,063 66,389 35,714 Venezuela 383,891 211,273 281,330 93,271 Other S/C A 394,732 194,364 278,538 86,396 Other Countries 2,037,920 1,401,884 1,205,564 534,145 Egypt 460,537 253,345 253,737 77,098 India 897,893 708,637 383,331 230,440 South Africa 365,568 239,692 362,296 132,050 Thailand 210,061 126,964 152,461 68,291 Other 103,861 73,247 53,739 26,267 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)