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 October 2005 October 2004 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,626,548 3,761,847 3,058,754 2,331,463 North America 1,302,703 1,108,391 1,093,185 728,343 Canada 927,494 853,186 853,227 599,845 Mexico 375,208 255,205 239,958 128,498 Europe 1,294,328 1,589,563 1,076,208 925,638 European Union 1,063,979 1,347,550 964,442 834,069 Austria 68,111 119,926 54,733 61,057 Belgium 28,461 42,057 14,453 14,323 Czech Republic 30,563 31,047 34,944 21,880 Finland 10,012 13,457 9,488 10,366 France 107,523 172,531 106,466 111,483 Germany 310,678 384,458 264,856 222,403 Hungary 6 36 3 9 Italy 44,133 71,791 30,856 37,238 Netherlands 67,940 48,946 56,719 37,600 Poland 19,477 25,303 11,988 9,289 Spain 123,346 108,982 98,870 72,400 Sweden 126,433 181,893 95,467 106,498 United Kingdom 81,338 102,405 69,556 76,424 Other EU 45,958 44,719 116,041 53,098 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 96 580 1,108 461 Russia 85,682 95,573 59,034 47,043 Switzerland 1,224 2,827 1,676 2,952 Turkey 12,013 12,659 20,105 13,271 Ukraine 79,132 89,051 14,042 17,863 Other Europe 52,202 41,323 15,801 9,978 Euro Area 763,638 964,997 641,782 570,187 Pacific Rim Countries 591,218 735,258 465,402 462,781 Australia 951 2,304 396 1,107 China 111,289 138,452 44,543 46,717 Indonesia 1,616 2,010 2,990 2,566 Japan 391,895 487,089 374,875 365,495 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 85,424 105,352 42,598 46,897 Hong Kong 12 35 41 96 Korea 71,112 69,836 30,187 27,097 Singapore 944 714 2 21 Taiwan 13,356 34,767 12,368 19,683 Other Pacific Rim 43 51 (-) (-) South/Central America 418,091 305,549 413,061 206,091 Argentina 10,447 19,384 18,435 20,195 Brazil 394,090 272,952 377,178 170,210 Chile 297 471 69 42 Colombia 6,444 6,761 2,926 2,815 Venezuela 1,880 2,026 2,978 2,987 Other S/C A 4,932 3,955 11,476 9,841 Other Countries 20,209 23,086 10,898 8,610 Egypt 5 5 (-) (-) India 13,088 16,456 7,407 6,555 South Africa 5,357 5,029 3,023 1,580 Thailand 1,259 886 345 302 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 November 2005 (CB-05-181)