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 May 2005 May 2004 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,921,693 1,909,672 1,427,786 973,898 North America 651,340 566,904 550,502 317,159 Canada 473,062 441,825 408,859 254,456 Mexico 178,278 125,079 141,644 62,703 Europe 644,304 761,958 487,622 383,181 European Union 523,250 649,164 450,665 351,943 Austria 28,120 52,725 25,449 26,904 Belgium 13,581 21,246 4,495 3,435 Czech Republic 17,639 16,305 15,025 8,702 Finland 4,714 6,290 3,823 4,187 France 53,345 80,252 49,539 49,297 Germany 149,391 177,547 120,878 98,719 Hungary 5 18 1 2 Italy 21,625 27,928 11,411 13,517 Netherlands 28,804 23,227 16,146 8,916 Poland 8,554 10,215 8,492 5,701 Spain 62,759 59,279 31,499 22,996 Sweden 72,003 97,532 41,363 44,589 United Kingdom 47,158 57,769 30,791 31,349 Other EU 15,552 18,834 91,752 33,628 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 66 127 26 42 Russia 44,872 44,408 12,713 12,211 Switzerland 735 1,617 951 1,616 Turkey 8,249 8,086 12,337 6,824 Ukraine 39,977 41,458 6,539 7,916 Other Europe 27,156 17,099 4,391 2,630 Euro Area 363,355 449,435 265,250 228,932 Pacific Rim Countries 306,638 359,779 195,901 191,188 Australia 539 1,173 31 208 China 50,479 57,183 18,437 17,390 Indonesia 1,283 1,577 7 3 Japan 210,057 247,466 161,389 156,131 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 44,237 52,331 16,037 17,457 Hong Kong 2 3 18 25 Korea 36,730 35,880 11,807 10,259 Singapore 8 10 1 18 Taiwan 7,498 16,439 4,211 7,155 Other Pacific Rim 42 49 0 0 South/Central America 307,953 208,916 188,855 78,587 Argentina 5,581 8,978 4,898 5,913 Brazil 297,343 194,910 176,685 66,255 Chile 297 471 0 0 Colombia 1,890 1,958 1,367 1,298 Venezuela 1,808 1,939 1,003 846 Other S/C A 1,033 659 4,902 4,275 Other Countries 11,458 12,116 4,906 3,782 Egypt 5 5 0 0 India 7,564 8,863 3,337 2,905 South Africa 2,436 2,123 1,434 742 Thailand 1,162 776 110 96 Other 291 350 25 38 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 June 2005 (CB-05-103)