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 August 2005 August 2004 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,978,148 3,072,002 2,403,553 1,756,554 North America 1,020,028 891,134 883,973 553,727 Canada 730,255 690,192 673,166 445,987 Mexico 289,774 200,943 210,806 107,741 Europe 1,062,551 1,307,504 843,851 707,918 European Union 872,081 1,112,910 770,368 647,185 Austria 56,637 98,997 43,069 48,767 Belgium 23,795 36,121 10,868 9,973 Czech Republic 28,715 28,173 23,513 13,520 Finland 8,220 11,230 6,635 7,696 France 90,072 145,791 84,430 88,602 Germany 250,996 309,424 214,110 175,891 Hungary 6 30 2 5 Italy 37,931 61,772 24,016 27,843 Netherlands 40,645 32,820 29,729 20,160 Poland 14,159 18,244 10,174 7,441 Spain 104,087 92,363 81,955 59,956 Sweden 112,039 155,241 75,246 81,220 United Kingdom 67,824 85,842 57,406 61,492 Other EU 36,956 36,861 109,216 44,618 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Norway 96 580 35 65 Russia 72,391 79,286 30,536 25,147 Switzerland 1,029 2,336 1,365 2,410 Turkey 9,379 9,365 18,293 11,346 Ukraine 60,235 66,200 10,996 14,247 Other Europe 47,340 36,826 12,258 7,518 Euro Area 615,545 791,139 498,389 440,944 Pacific Rim Countries 474,481 572,283 359,855 344,917 Australia 951 2,298 370 992 China 88,160 105,435 31,106 31,546 Indonesia 1,616 2,010 2,990 2,566 Japan 308,800 373,154 295,328 276,032 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 74,912 89,336 30,060 33,781 Hong Kong 12 35 38 94 Korea 63,752 61,975 20,924 18,918 Singapore 8 10 2 21 Taiwan 11,140 27,316 9,097 14,748 Other Pacific Rim 43 51 0 0 South/Central America 403,178 281,599 309,048 144,806 Argentina 9,283 16,727 13,660 14,823 Brazil 385,075 256,172 282,446 117,408 Chile 297 471 69 42 Colombia 3,091 3,261 2,355 2,328 Venezuela 1,860 1,984 2,276 2,241 Other S/C A 3,572 2,984 8,242 7,965 Other Countries 17,909 19,482 6,825 5,185 Egypt 5 5 0 0 India 11,052 13,507 4,003 3,524 South Africa 5,103 4,391 2,467 1,283 Thailand 1,259 886 233 205 Other 489 693 122 173 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 September 2005 (CB-05-150)