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 March 2005 March 2004 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,024,840 1,020,409 854,965 547,331 North America 376,988 318,165 325,832 177,632 Canada 262,540 238,365 235,848 140,877 Mexico 114,448 79,801 89,984 36,755 Europe 352,679 412,103 281,861 211,497 European Union 282,578 349,347 267,545 199,108 Austria 15,742 28,981 14,983 15,619 Belgium 8,377 12,923 1,739 1,400 Czech Republic 7,127 6,101 9,435 5,370 Finland 2,752 4,169 3,324 2,879 France 31,977 45,119 25,886 26,634 Germany 79,458 94,153 74,625 59,513 Hungary 3 8 1 2 Italy 15,694 19,278 7,190 6,593 Netherlands 13,012 10,974 6,033 3,127 Poland 6,227 7,157 3,989 2,661 Spain 28,968 25,340 19,095 13,430 Sweden 42,568 53,006 21,690 22,928 United Kingdom 27,341 33,512 15,876 16,093 Other EU 3,333 8,627 63,678 22,857 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 33 32 9 25 Russia 24,774 22,894 6,653 6,093 Switzerland 512 975 482 807 Turkey 5,311 4,860 3,255 1,702 Ukraine 26,197 26,155 938 2,101 Other Europe 13,273 7,841 2,979 1,661 Euro Area 196,094 241,047 154,840 130,123 Pacific Rim Countries 178,265 201,967 111,507 107,005 Australia 363 738 19 118 China 30,584 34,895 7,666 6,814 Indonesia 406 526 7 3 Japan 120,858 136,388 93,610 89,779 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 26,040 29,397 10,205 10,292 Hong Kong 2 3 2 15 Korea 21,476 20,302 7,701 6,198 Singapore 5 4 0 0 Taiwan 4,558 9,088 2,502 4,079 Other Pacific Rim 14 23 0 0 South/Central America 110,366 80,966 135,104 50,417 Argentina 3,097 4,804 3,466 3,826 Brazil 104,187 73,404 127,704 44,059 Chile 297 471 0 0 Colombia 1,671 1,599 394 425 Venezuela 87 80 422 216 Other S/C A 1,027 608 3,118 1,890 Other Countries 6,542 7,208 660 780 Egypt 0 0 0 0 India 5,224 5,838 548 661 South Africa 1,183 1,194 2 12 Thailand 46 47 110 96 Other 89 129 1 11 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 April 2005 (CB-05-69)