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 July 2005 July 2004 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,664,409 2,716,720 2,082,309 1,489,637 North America 902,791 796,946 782,437 476,361 Canada 650,946 619,190 590,312 381,513 Mexico 251,845 177,756 192,125 94,848 Europe 934,613 1,144,774 733,448 601,556 European Union 754,931 965,533 675,901 552,031 Austria 45,834 82,184 37,166 40,875 Belgium 20,347 30,024 9,173 7,720 Czech Republic 28,434 27,539 23,229 13,334 Finland 6,970 9,250 5,496 6,307 France 77,050 125,232 74,051 75,771 Germany 214,823 261,824 184,350 150,173 Hungary 6 26 1 2 Italy 33,171 51,755 20,568 23,530 Netherlands 38,695 30,814 26,637 16,876 Poland 13,626 17,237 9,957 7,184 Spain 84,235 79,826 73,431 52,562 Sweden 103,070 141,349 65,591 71,954 United Kingdom 64,449 79,517 44,541 45,894 Other EU 24,221 28,956 101,710 39,848 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 96 580 30 60 Russia 64,041 68,004 20,486 19,133 Switzerland 900 2,007 1,287 2,247 Turkey 9,222 9,151 15,599 9,215 Ukraine 60,099 65,554 10,457 13,310 Other Europe 45,325 33,945 9,687 5,560 Euro Area 523,064 672,648 432,991 374,856 Pacific Rim Countries 414,209 486,653 300,877 287,223 Australia 852 2,216 136 739 China 74,602 84,483 27,177 26,876 Indonesia 1,616 2,010 1,275 1,074 Japan 270,209 320,006 244,954 228,688 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 66,887 77,888 27,334 29,846 Hong Kong 2 3 23 84 Korea 57,042 54,810 19,270 17,087 Singapore 8 10 2 21 Taiwan 9,835 23,065 8,040 12,654 Other Pacific Rim 43 51 0 0 South/Central America 396,904 271,364 259,716 119,951 Argentina 8,556 15,183 9,663 11,014 Brazil 379,891 248,080 238,627 98,822 Chile 297 471 0 0 Colombia 2,758 2,683 2,092 2,010 Venezuela 1,843 1,969 1,329 1,197 Other S/C A 3,560 2,979 8,005 6,907 Other Countries 15,892 16,983 5,830 4,546 Egypt 5 5 0 0 India 9,764 11,761 3,920 3,405 South Africa 4,394 3,662 1,603 808 Thailand 1,244 868 188 166 Other 485 688 120 167 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 August 2005 (CB-05-135)