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 January 2005 January 2004 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 321,679 322,395 284,242 176,761 North America 120,947 97,883 100,843 50,861 Canada 81,483 70,762 70,418 39,407 Mexico 39,464 27,121 30,424 11,454 Europe 124,343 132,512 92,359 66,740 European Union 95,722 108,844 85,802 61,286 Austria 4,487 8,229 5,947 5,108 Belgium 898 1,204 567 590 Czech Republic 72 241 595 329 Finland 562 1,336 669 673 France 13,093 16,050 10,503 8,459 Germany 26,365 30,475 24,755 19,287 Hungary 1 3 0 0 Italy 6,963 8,568 3,790 2,978 Netherlands 9,365 8,017 2,517 1,300 Poland 481 800 1,836 1,147 Spain 18,668 15,091 6,531 4,542 Sweden 7,486 8,757 5,384 5,921 United Kingdom 6,579 8,585 3,829 4,192 Other EU 703 1,488 18,878 6,760 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 0 0 5 3 Russia 3,065 3,465 2,024 1,838 Switzerland 137 243 106 197 Turkey 4,843 4,298 2,254 899 Ukraine 14,703 13,004 843 1,851 Other Europe 5,873 2,657 1,327 666 Euro Area 80,403 88,973 55,597 43,052 Pacific Rim Countries 63,068 74,161 39,903 41,886 Australia 277 555 3 6 China 6,477 9,171 5,112 3,783 Indonesia 38 32 0 0 Japan 49,868 56,395 32,138 35,193 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 6,408 8,008 2,650 2,904 Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 Korea 4,526 4,818 1,955 1,740 Singapore 5 4 0 0 Taiwan 1,877 3,186 695 1,164 Other Pacific Rim 0 0 0 0 South/Central America 11,958 16,368 50,825 16,931 Argentina 840 1,384 192 334 Brazil 10,561 14,198 49,633 15,980 Chile 212 368 0 0 Colombia 285 306 382 354 Venezuela 17 14 334 164 Other S/C A 43 98 284 100 Other Countries 1,364 1,471 312 343 Egypt 0 0 0 0 India 1,094 1,175 201 241 South Africa 270 296 2 12 Thailand 0 0 109 90 Other 0 0 0 0 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 February 2005 (CB-05-41)