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 May 2005 May 2004 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 12,793,013 10,390,136 11,082,983 6,244,918 North America 3,874,379 3,022,257 3,679,656 2,189,150 Canada 2,215,319 1,847,854 2,165,253 1,426,298 Mexico 1,659,060 1,174,403 1,514,404 762,853 Europe 3,626,359 3,363,008 3,502,809 2,122,885 European Union 2,001,619 2,365,308 2,080,972 1,508,307 Austria 72,257 122,506 75,643 73,764 Belgium 109,578 153,239 144,553 88,409 Czech Republic 54,413 46,061 112,271 49,156 Finland 25,255 32,991 29,598 19,152 France 208,662 254,449 230,957 178,142 Germany 541,398 526,014 542,090 356,889 Hungary 2,684 1,720 11,791 3,270 Italy 171,196 245,853 143,811 125,888 Netherlands 152,214 104,144 107,930 51,262 Poland 40,757 33,267 74,163 31,887 Spain 173,995 207,640 105,563 106,395 Sweden 115,699 237,390 77,740 128,586 United Kingdom 221,320 291,647 212,499 186,432 Other EU 112,190 108,386 212,363 109,077 Moldova 40 36 0 0 Norway 5,572 5,228 5,693 3,084 Russia 636,252 392,348 383,619 163,281 Switzerland 7,687 20,801 5,087 12,369 Turkey 589,891 313,355 669,504 288,873 Ukraine 228,403 173,906 135,847 64,109 Other Europe 156,895 92,026 222,087 82,863 Euro Area 1,544,318 1,725,917 1,468,146 1,049,357 Pacific Rim Countries 2,912,146 2,415,477 1,807,732 1,042,551 Australia 126,003 76,287 277,314 84,379 China 987,995 714,143 282,922 161,484 Indonesia 13,132 11,428 12,596 5,911 Japan 560,548 580,734 493,911 354,001 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 1,031,862 910,693 658,669 403,740 Hong Kong 2,892 2,304 92 185 Korea 742,575 576,333 544,238 270,048 Singapore 516 1,676 509 1,290 Taiwan 285,879 330,380 113,831 132,217 Other Pacific Rim 192,607 122,192 82,319 33,037 South/Central America 1,715,648 1,061,078 1,569,432 566,989 Argentina 125,707 88,260 69,751 32,698 Brazil 1,262,837 764,732 1,136,961 381,136 Chile 10,275 7,637 11,078 4,313 Colombia 40,191 43,759 37,577 25,213 Venezuela 200,468 116,887 128,783 52,952 Other S/C A 76,170 39,803 185,282 70,677 Other Countries 664,481 528,316 523,353 323,342 Egypt 155,098 93,549 107,055 48,370 India 243,589 235,369 273,095 203,212 South Africa 135,016 105,626 89,072 43,436 Thailand 112,481 76,909 26,919 13,636 Other 18,296 16,863 27,213 14,688 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 June 2005 (CB-05-103)