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 November 2005 November 2004 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,942,585 4,142,847 3,353,757 2,633,102 North America 1,408,692 1,212,144 1,187,245 807,134 Canada 1,018,800 945,507 929,677 664,935 Mexico 389,892 266,637 257,568 142,200 Europe 1,432,842 1,764,152 1,198,303 1,065,692 European Union 1,195,786 1,508,869 1,066,464 947,941 Austria 79,779 138,215 60,659 69,630 Belgium 31,171 45,520 20,516 20,205 Czech Republic 33,619 33,989 34,983 21,935 Finland 10,361 14,076 10,185 11,212 France 121,573 195,641 116,362 124,607 Germany 348,761 433,023 294,854 254,341 Hungary 6 36 3 9 Italy 51,391 79,425 34,538 42,783 Netherlands 76,249 54,271 65,166 43,222 Poland 19,596 25,608 12,173 9,593 Spain 143,264 122,204 107,037 81,021 Sweden 147,287 209,523 104,610 119,812 United Kingdom 85,207 108,858 88,018 93,826 Other EU 47,523 48,482 117,358 55,745 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 100 620 2,736 5,040 Russia 89,367 104,002 67,098 56,740 Switzerland 1,325 3,152 1,849 3,212 Turkey 12,147 12,798 25,207 18,102 Ukraine 79,213 89,302 16,456 21,760 Other Europe 54,904 45,409 18,493 12,897 Euro Area 866,193 1,085,423 714,820 650,472 Pacific Rim Countries 646,129 818,521 535,616 534,908 Australia 967 2,375 829 1,436 China 123,454 159,109 52,483 55,378 Indonesia 1,616 2,010 2,993 2,568 Japan 429,371 541,531 430,905 421,938 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 90,678 113,446 48,390 53,578 Hong Kong 12 35 41 96 Korea 75,247 74,528 34,840 31,585 Singapore 944 714 2 21 Taiwan 14,474 38,169 13,506 21,876 Other Pacific Rim 43 51 17 10 South/Central America 433,580 322,884 421,193 216,209 Argentina 12,671 24,075 22,204 24,442 Brazil 402,985 283,027 380,609 174,817 Chile 297 471 69 42 Colombia 7,632 7,905 3,406 3,583 Venezuela 1,880 2,026 3,386 3,465 Other S/C A 8,115 5,379 11,518 9,861 Other Countries 21,341 25,147 11,400 9,158 Egypt 5 5 (-) (-) India 13,933 17,662 7,590 6,762 South Africa 5,627 5,871 3,043 1,610 Thailand 1,276 898 453 407 Other 500 711 316 379 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 December 2005 (CB-06-11)