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 April 2005 April 2004 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 10,394,096 8,350,930 8,382,796 4,531,170 North America 3,108,463 2,408,290 2,928,514 1,678,802 Canada 1,767,533 1,465,852 1,716,195 1,104,117 Mexico 1,340,930 942,438 1,212,319 574,685 Europe 2,947,581 2,710,860 2,523,751 1,469,492 European Union 1,583,266 1,867,661 1,579,418 1,091,109 Austria 51,381 90,730 57,322 56,423 Belgium 91,577 130,002 106,944 63,946 Czech Republic 32,063 25,753 105,326 43,965 Finland 18,436 26,359 27,802 15,271 France 173,365 203,976 182,934 137,363 Germany 415,231 410,603 403,319 248,547 Hungary 2,036 1,257 10,090 2,762 Italy 146,119 207,313 91,409 86,083 Netherlands 113,387 76,649 63,477 28,166 Poland 37,705 28,421 43,724 18,042 Spain 130,505 155,368 76,531 67,172 Sweden 89,718 180,461 54,869 92,539 United Kingdom 181,716 236,747 171,697 141,625 Other EU 100,028 94,023 183,974 89,204 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 4,275 4,054 5,285 2,758 Russia 591,441 360,568 204,164 73,391 Switzerland 5,774 16,578 3,844 9,151 Turkey 433,800 239,401 502,959 205,343 Ukraine 193,526 144,076 61,718 31,772 Other Europe 135,500 78,521 166,363 55,968 Euro Area 1,219,751 1,370,106 1,075,537 738,587 Pacific Rim Countries 2,332,427 1,909,388 1,396,398 773,482 Australia 107,377 65,111 213,973 60,179 China 764,345 557,533 219,634 116,635 Indonesia 11,171 9,843 12,588 5,880 Japan 421,715 425,879 410,532 288,053 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 884,002 759,932 484,013 282,124 Hong Kong 2,823 2,061 77 175 Korea 643,635 490,799 406,923 189,943 Singapore 322 1,036 391 968 Taiwan 237,221 266,036 76,622 91,037 Other Pacific Rim 143,817 91,090 55,657 20,611 South/Central America 1,433,725 876,105 1,181,392 406,264 Argentina 87,815 65,721 58,660 25,965 Brazil 1,040,225 619,801 804,895 252,571 Chile 9,516 6,976 10,100 3,887 Colombia 33,855 36,173 22,612 16,942 Venezuela 196,224 112,755 118,633 46,382 Other S/C A 66,091 34,678 166,493 60,516 Other Countries 571,901 446,287 352,741 203,131 Egypt 148,609 89,181 72,406 28,241 India 200,544 189,872 167,807 120,358 South Africa 116,182 91,161 63,491 29,721 Thailand 91,618 62,264 26,568 13,123 Other 14,947 13,809 22,467 11,688 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)