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 February 2005 February 2004 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 641,168 635,660 537,783 337,865 North America 220,386 180,870 209,526 109,248 Canada 160,812 138,154 147,131 85,098 Mexico 59,573 42,716 62,395 24,151 Europe 230,565 266,261 160,119 125,887 European Union 186,681 227,653 149,476 117,016 Austria 8,137 16,082 9,234 9,168 Belgium 6,184 9,450 1,626 1,074 Czech Republic 3,840 3,758 4,309 2,430 Finland 1,496 2,800 1,750 1,480 France 23,290 31,606 14,886 16,564 Germany 50,795 57,618 51,478 39,664 Hungary 3 8 1 2 Italy 11,573 13,940 5,432 4,795 Netherlands 11,229 9,549 5,578 2,754 Poland 3,180 4,071 2,695 1,735 Spain 22,842 19,547 11,130 7,868 Sweden 22,728 31,050 10,328 11,767 United Kingdom 19,189 22,858 10,080 9,546 Other EU 2,196 5,317 20,949 8,168 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 0 4 6 10 Russia 12,621 14,436 4,046 3,692 Switzerland 394 737 270 490 Turkey 5,153 4,554 3,059 1,457 Ukraine 14,876 13,486 921 1,991 Other Europe 10,839 5,393 2,341 1,232 Euro Area 135,646 160,686 103,028 84,268 Pacific Rim Countries 118,174 131,940 72,691 67,669 Australia 363 738 3 27 China 16,783 20,830 7,018 5,566 Indonesia 52 43 7 3 Japan 80,097 88,595 60,416 56,360 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 20,879 21,724 5,247 5,713 Hong Kong 0 0 2 15 Korea 17,649 15,771 3,675 3,212 Singapore 5 4 0 0 Taiwan 3,225 5,949 1,570 2,487 Other Pacific Rim 0 11 0 0 South/Central America 68,989 53,000 94,920 34,450 Argentina 1,472 2,628 2,613 2,884 Brazil 64,878 48,061 90,141 29,724 Chile 297 471 0 0 Colombia 1,307 1,221 382 354 Venezuela 17 14 367 185 Other S/C A 1,017 604 1,416 1,302 Other Countries 3,055 3,589 528 611 Egypt 0 0 0 0 India 2,697 3,073 417 503 South Africa 316 470 2 12 Thailand 0 0 109 90 Other 42 46 0 6 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 March 2005 (CB-05-54)