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 September 2005 September 2004 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,299,814 3,399,852 2,725,093 2,040,489 North America 1,164,743 1,000,115 991,800 644,171 Canada 826,694 767,934 765,427 525,287 Mexico 338,049 232,181 226,373 118,884 Europe 1,175,654 1,431,126 958,748 815,603 European Union 964,335 1,212,033 868,412 740,375 Austria 64,336 110,407 49,369 55,076 Belgium 25,063 37,459 12,607 12,251 Czech Republic 28,839 28,684 30,365 18,422 Finland 8,402 11,662 8,701 9,251 France 98,226 155,788 93,828 97,804 Germany 280,425 341,763 238,532 197,325 Hungary 6 36 2 5 Italy 40,547 66,306 27,124 32,980 Netherlands 56,319 42,201 41,177 27,117 Poland 14,648 19,213 11,132 8,386 Spain 110,572 99,335 91,493 67,004 Sweden 116,503 163,815 85,671 93,958 United Kingdom 75,776 94,066 64,969 70,663 Other EU 44,675 41,297 113,442 50,133 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 96 580 1,108 461 Russia 76,764 84,663 44,143 36,412 Switzerland 1,157 2,667 1,502 2,641 Turkey 11,227 11,805 19,651 12,661 Ukraine 72,965 81,517 11,183 15,227 Other Europe 49,111 37,860 12,748 7,826 Euro Area 687,057 867,563 566,416 500,883 Pacific Rim Countries 533,209 658,033 405,701 402,053 Australia 951 2,298 384 1,053 China 98,535 119,684 36,209 37,960 Indonesia 1,616 2,010 2,990 2,566 Japan 351,180 436,098 330,009 320,073 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 80,885 97,892 36,108 40,401 Hong Kong 12 35 38 94 Korea 67,553 65,962 24,827 22,573 Singapore 944 714 2 21 Taiwan 12,376 31,181 11,241 17,714 Other Pacific Rim 43 51 (-) (-) South/Central America 407,483 289,833 361,135 172,794 Argentina 9,837 18,258 16,994 18,760 Brazil 388,619 262,605 328,454 139,625 Chile 297 471 69 42 Colombia 3,152 3,421 2,752 2,641 Venezuela 1,880 2,026 2,617 2,605 Other S/C A 3,697 3,051 10,250 9,121 Other Countries 18,725 20,745 7,710 5,867 Egypt 5 5 (-) (-) India 11,784 14,603 4,808 4,135 South Africa 5,176 4,541 2,467 1,283 Thailand 1,259 886 313 275 Other 500 711 122 173 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 October 2005 (CB-05-167)