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 March 2005 March 2004 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 7,599,774 6,067,047 6,119,751 3,156,342 North America 2,315,084 1,791,490 2,226,575 1,212,540 Canada 1,308,300 1,083,359 1,275,439 789,632 Mexico 1,006,784 708,130 951,136 422,907 Europe 2,070,406 1,897,540 1,676,516 965,183 European Union 1,081,548 1,304,228 1,176,225 788,064 Austria 39,849 68,101 40,926 39,694 Belgium 58,028 87,938 65,380 38,763 Czech Republic 19,727 15,212 95,078 37,458 Finland 16,628 20,793 26,359 12,439 France 113,740 138,387 131,737 100,665 Germany 290,876 293,474 335,332 191,603 Hungary 2,035 1,255 6,704 1,760 Italy 110,490 161,396 71,619 63,531 Netherlands 61,365 42,006 35,143 15,467 Poland 31,943 21,982 20,076 8,863 Spain 87,568 101,581 60,890 53,225 Sweden 67,894 131,108 43,818 68,452 United Kingdom 131,786 169,644 119,629 98,094 Other EU 49,618 51,350 123,536 58,051 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 3,842 3,572 3,385 1,778 Russia 429,255 260,882 64,293 22,607 Switzerland 3,791 11,431 2,989 7,034 Turkey 348,060 185,192 270,136 91,621 Ukraine 103,252 75,206 35,167 13,990 Other Europe 100,659 57,030 124,321 40,089 Euro Area 820,003 950,044 811,708 538,415 Pacific Rim Countries 1,750,072 1,426,281 1,071,822 557,724 Australia 95,769 57,713 204,544 56,903 China 546,973 403,801 153,659 76,361 Indonesia 9,938 8,200 6,138 3,342 Japan 311,927 318,018 301,997 211,337 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 650,251 554,126 371,516 197,696 Hong Kong 2,611 1,461 69 146 Korea 446,410 334,041 334,413 147,593 Singapore 214 692 255 607 Taiwan 201,016 217,932 36,780 49,350 Other Pacific Rim 135,214 84,422 33,967 12,084 South/Central America 992,799 592,818 920,417 301,045 Argentina 65,675 49,365 42,437 18,360 Brazil 668,317 383,540 661,766 199,422 Chile 8,219 5,799 9,640 3,556 Colombia 25,690 28,471 18,142 12,576 Venezuela 171,590 97,554 74,842 28,182 Other S/C A 53,308 28,089 113,588 38,949 Other Countries 471,413 358,918 224,422 119,851 Egypt 147,546 88,298 71,170 27,601 India 139,500 133,532 97,257 65,248 South Africa 81,509 64,941 28,924 13,423 Thailand 91,028 61,172 16,615 8,526 Other 11,829 10,976 10,456 5,053 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)