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 September 2005 September 2004 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 21,756,527 17,749,637 23,515,412 14,712,999 North America 6,786,068 5,191,588 6,802,936 4,453,049 Canada 3,899,821 3,191,873 3,871,203 2,756,494 Mexico 2,886,247 1,999,715 2,931,733 1,696,555 Europe 6,507,200 5,982,425 7,913,896 5,152,657 European Union 3,733,973 4,280,482 4,081,896 3,224,266 Austria 160,321 268,445 136,265 145,590 Belgium 220,980 264,327 278,647 198,075 Czech Republic 78,038 73,405 155,113 78,686 Finland 48,463 66,604 66,246 51,726 France 368,219 462,221 427,628 350,187 Germany 1,037,089 1,029,497 1,049,578 757,041 Hungary 3,435 2,246 13,294 3,718 Italy 300,223 434,944 360,664 322,428 Netherlands 321,746 205,438 288,259 155,449 Poland 85,128 62,398 153,678 70,294 Spain 274,871 318,455 232,326 240,497 Sweden 202,066 410,565 148,604 253,590 United Kingdom 424,467 487,472 426,833 391,563 Other EU 208,925 194,464 344,761 205,422 Moldova 2,320 2,015 (-) (-) Norway 7,859 8,381 21,852 10,544 Russia 1,144,271 677,979 1,486,352 757,418 Switzerland 12,410 35,704 9,078 23,735 Turkey 948,428 494,050 1,483,256 710,946 Ukraine 377,375 302,907 335,311 183,535 Other Europe 280,564 180,905 496,150 242,215 Euro Area 2,883,208 3,181,569 3,016,078 2,330,721 Pacific Rim Countries 4,893,726 4,154,876 4,289,857 2,805,282 Australia 296,663 152,412 461,419 167,528 China 1,696,866 1,283,140 1,055,967 679,105 Indonesia 16,124 15,642 52,915 32,013 Japan 970,339 1,031,536 933,531 698,882 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 1,618,205 1,492,768 1,548,371 1,103,855 Hong Kong 4,845 4,254 312 807 Korea 1,206,292 965,545 1,070,668 636,237 Singapore 2,077 4,613 1,952 3,484 Taiwan 404,992 518,356 475,439 463,328 Other Pacific Rim 295,530 179,377 237,655 123,898 South/Central America 2,604,577 1,617,448 3,117,506 1,377,524 Argentina 196,782 141,168 173,347 100,580 Brazil 1,836,673 1,114,500 2,292,808 938,187 Chile 17,915 13,365 15,745 7,335 Colombia 72,972 81,859 69,469 56,514 Venezuela 352,052 200,399 240,710 123,448 Other S/C A 128,185 66,157 325,427 151,459 Other Countries 964,956 803,300 1,391,217 924,487 Egypt 171,847 101,735 333,716 176,847 India 379,796 387,580 635,928 494,920 South Africa 221,018 172,662 244,477 143,642 Thailand 166,278 116,322 114,637 67,611 Other 26,017 25,002 62,459 41,466 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)