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 January 2005 January 2004 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,417,556 1,929,019 2,137,907 1,000,664 North America 713,828 552,427 703,043 350,298 Canada 397,333 328,343 391,932 223,894 Mexico 316,495 224,084 311,111 126,404 Europe 526,849 503,676 607,161 306,458 European Union 299,972 358,447 367,363 227,015 Austria 8,809 17,471 16,178 14,106 Belgium 14,085 20,418 14,954 8,875 Czech Republic 5,823 3,819 14,402 6,058 Finland 7,414 8,629 7,050 2,970 France 39,394 44,938 48,458 31,422 Germany 67,846 77,036 129,343 66,706 Hungary 1 3 5 3 Italy 29,019 47,711 12,610 15,351 Netherlands 44,444 29,848 4,844 2,391 Poland 1,954 2,258 3,002 1,842 Spain 32,914 27,784 21,298 12,093 Sweden 14,388 32,419 11,654 17,016 United Kingdom 19,858 31,710 44,652 31,724 Other EU 14,022 14,403 38,914 16,459 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 1,533 1,385 155 102 Russia 57,445 36,332 53,885 16,179 Switzerland 1,117 3,341 913 2,073 Turkey 100,293 60,447 101,841 32,496 Ukraine 41,428 30,101 33,978 13,198 Other Europe 25,061 13,624 49,026 15,394 Euro Area 255,833 284,807 272,992 162,619 Pacific Rim Countries 601,108 509,285 459,256 220,999 Australia 51,605 29,972 51,087 13,217 China 143,810 121,978 92,732 39,514 Indonesia 3,427 2,568 1,745 927 Japan 108,410 115,953 134,938 85,617 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 240,306 204,976 154,693 74,219 Hong Kong 2,507 1,109 47 85 Korea 156,220 117,342 141,979 58,592 Singapore 47 128 95 225 Taiwan 81,532 86,396 12,571 15,317 Other Pacific Rim 53,551 33,837 24,060 7,506 South/Central America 420,672 247,443 329,164 102,493 Argentina 15,704 12,283 15,123 5,950 Brazil 343,309 194,861 235,314 68,695 Chile 1,254 1,328 6,848 2,377 Colombia 4,085 4,774 7,580 4,684 Venezuela 51,524 31,126 41,516 13,659 Other S/C A 4,796 3,071 22,783 7,128 Other Countries 155,099 116,188 39,283 20,417 Egypt 58,716 35,014 13,313 4,160 India 43,853 40,567 13,310 10,031 South Africa 18,500 16,233 8,960 4,106 Thailand 30,337 20,995 2,214 1,337 Other 3,694 3,379 1,485 782 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)