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 April 2005 April 2004 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,484,184 1,463,079 1,135,700 755,073 North America 505,612 435,923 436,698 243,304 Canada 365,928 336,933 313,721 192,078 Mexico 139,684 98,990 122,977 51,226 Europe 506,462 592,304 392,490 298,099 European Union 402,889 497,332 365,669 274,100 Austria 20,148 39,716 19,332 20,663 Belgium 10,731 17,647 2,082 2,040 Czech Republic 9,356 8,458 12,756 7,311 Finland 3,116 4,901 3,683 3,706 France 43,625 61,675 40,150 39,009 Germany 115,792 136,420 91,039 74,648 Hungary 3 10 1 2 Italy 18,287 22,980 9,144 10,672 Netherlands 21,736 17,708 10,568 5,442 Poland 8,211 9,644 7,325 4,586 Spain 43,867 42,849 25,790 18,230 Sweden 55,515 73,049 27,577 30,302 United Kingdom 37,734 45,970 25,208 24,969 Other EU 14,767 16,304 91,014 32,522 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 66 127 19 35 Russia 35,903 35,409 9,827 9,235 Switzerland 659 1,396 700 1,166 Turkey 5,410 4,988 5,805 3,451 Ukraine 35,224 37,058 6,184 7,540 Other Europe 26,312 15,995 4,286 2,571 Euro Area 278,249 344,646 203,759 175,350 Pacific Rim Countries 238,221 271,154 160,331 153,191 Australia 370 797 31 208 China 40,220 46,256 14,829 13,498 Indonesia 1,283 1,577 7 3 Japan 159,516 180,854 133,011 126,251 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 36,790 41,620 12,454 13,231 Hong Kong 2 3 2 15 Korea 30,785 29,258 9,212 7,720 Singapore 5 4 1 18 Taiwan 5,999 12,355 3,238 5,478 Other Pacific Rim 42 49 0 0 South/Central America 226,155 155,183 143,199 58,159 Argentina 3,643 5,866 3,755 4,374 Brazil 218,822 145,892 132,836 48,138 Chile 297 471 0 0 Colombia 1,710 1,634 1,172 1,037 Venezuela 654 692 562 368 Other S/C A 1,030 628 4,874 4,242 Other Countries 7,735 8,514 2,983 2,320 Egypt 5 5 0 0 India 5,962 6,778 1,788 1,705 South Africa 1,588 1,496 1,066 486 Thailand 46 47 110 96 Other 133 189 19 32 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 May 2005 (CB-05-89)