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 July 2005 July 2004 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 17,556,065 14,329,967 16,979,504 10,169,473 North America 5,330,905 4,151,972 5,187,029 3,252,580 Canada 3,025,637 2,526,613 3,020,678 2,066,612 Mexico 2,305,268 1,625,359 2,166,352 1,185,969 Europe 5,209,525 4,838,236 5,638,256 3,594,163 European Union 2,970,652 3,444,900 3,099,384 2,379,370 Austria 116,257 195,631 106,748 111,587 Belgium 196,722 226,211 217,239 144,721 Czech Republic 75,745 69,167 139,643 65,827 Finland 40,193 46,802 46,083 33,930 France 300,843 373,860 333,943 269,798 Germany 809,632 787,506 773,216 541,063 Hungary 3,435 2,237 13,293 3,715 Italy 268,934 373,707 263,544 230,603 Netherlands 226,444 150,923 202,515 104,273 Poland 79,443 57,288 118,070 52,798 Spain 231,165 271,449 184,571 185,937 Sweden 172,055 345,716 118,189 199,709 United Kingdom 292,141 390,200 311,091 285,587 Other EU 157,643 154,203 271,238 149,821 Moldova 568 510 0 0 Norway 6,022 6,682 6,444 3,660 Russia 865,330 533,841 808,924 386,774 Switzerland 10,121 28,194 7,320 18,670 Turkey 848,297 443,597 1,158,800 542,803 Ukraine 297,209 243,351 247,223 127,887 Other Europe 211,326 137,162 310,161 134,998 Euro Area 2,313,233 2,534,757 2,253,107 1,695,916 Pacific Rim Countries 3,881,131 3,248,445 2,864,622 1,779,043 Australia 195,237 117,127 400,684 134,864 China 1,367,174 995,652 564,156 351,879 Indonesia 15,078 13,615 13,903 7,106 Japan 765,581 782,587 684,626 504,111 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 1,304,744 1,192,036 1,064,433 717,317 Hong Kong 4,418 3,494 215 552 Korea 955,671 763,169 802,156 444,282 Singapore 931 3,149 815 2,176 Taiwan 343,723 422,224 261,246 270,308 Other Pacific Rim 233,317 147,428 136,820 63,766 South/Central America 2,318,734 1,415,139 2,356,750 944,424 Argentina 161,385 115,542 123,928 66,085 Brazil 1,680,845 1,001,059 1,747,505 650,764 Chile 15,253 11,468 13,705 5,926 Colombia 52,907 58,103 52,858 37,061 Venezuela 295,150 170,371 165,598 75,804 Other S/C A 113,192 58,596 253,156 108,784 Other Countries 815,771 676,175 932,848 599,262 Egypt 165,005 98,631 215,952 105,737 India 326,549 330,861 470,412 358,144 South Africa 172,975 135,387 152,953 83,390 Thailand 128,541 89,478 49,310 25,778 Other 22,702 21,819 44,220 26,213 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)