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 August 2005 August 2004 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 19,656,223 16,129,914 20,216,289 12,413,032 North America 6,081,567 4,685,718 6,016,771 3,854,566 Canada 3,444,372 2,851,486 3,461,246 2,412,783 Mexico 2,637,195 1,834,232 2,555,525 1,441,783 Europe 5,854,046 5,461,031 6,809,089 4,406,508 European Union 3,375,183 3,919,969 3,595,461 2,819,218 Austria 144,691 243,197 124,867 132,677 Belgium 209,296 249,564 247,392 170,152 Czech Republic 77,286 71,541 140,602 68,233 Finland 44,350 55,938 54,976 44,272 France 341,390 431,710 375,361 313,741 Germany 938,960 929,805 921,168 661,581 Hungary 3,435 2,241 13,294 3,718 Italy 285,235 406,840 292,225 266,429 Netherlands 241,539 161,380 245,974 131,155 Poland 84,251 60,933 146,544 65,769 Spain 260,746 302,482 213,590 215,498 Sweden 191,897 383,313 132,444 222,928 United Kingdom 362,037 441,056 362,614 336,284 Other EU 190,068 179,968 324,410 186,782 Moldova 1,665 1,465 0 0 Norway 7,853 8,313 8,156 4,622 Russia 1,000,508 610,154 1,155,368 570,486 Switzerland 11,402 32,365 8,285 21,568 Turkey 905,309 474,441 1,316,878 624,384 Ukraine 304,054 251,807 296,910 162,897 Other Europe 248,074 162,518 428,030 203,332 Euro Area 2,608,113 2,904,506 2,636,375 2,033,135 Pacific Rim Countries 4,370,034 3,717,751 3,574,749 2,286,420 Australia 209,836 124,327 402,881 136,818 China 1,535,757 1,147,560 809,101 509,024 Indonesia 15,762 14,923 25,605 15,715 Japan 877,411 911,410 799,836 596,069 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 1,476,317 1,359,811 1,362,487 941,101 Hong Kong 4,514 3,806 281 750 Korea 1,090,779 874,287 954,067 544,637 Singapore 1,058 3,603 922 2,509 Taiwan 379,966 478,116 407,217 393,205 Other Pacific Rim 254,950 159,720 174,839 87,693 South/Central America 2,455,106 1,522,454 2,679,417 1,120,232 Argentina 191,770 136,343 152,689 86,209 Brazil 1,756,687 1,061,384 1,959,144 752,068 Chile 16,783 12,558 15,467 7,137 Colombia 63,213 70,300 61,243 46,846 Venezuela 308,141 180,152 195,753 94,561 Other S/C A 118,511 61,718 295,121 133,410 Other Countries 895,470 742,960 1,136,263 745,305 Egypt 165,438 98,940 254,295 130,713 India 362,999 366,960 537,990 413,888 South Africa 186,643 144,895 184,666 107,075 Thailand 155,049 108,052 109,493 62,605 Other 25,342 24,113 49,819 31,024 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)