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 December 2005 December 2004 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 29,128,436 23,321,039 32,484,663 21,380,213 North America 9,083,517 6,828,382 8,836,319 6,008,310 Canada 5,351,177 4,282,097 4,956,359 3,646,873 Mexico 3,732,340 2,546,286 3,879,960 2,361,437 Europe 8,875,707 7,882,848 10,952,359 7,553,507 European Union 5,271,393 5,766,312 5,583,172 4,711,335 Austria 218,356 357,412 181,024 205,130 Belgium 340,262 352,504 374,803 300,654 Czech Republic 111,809 100,350 199,560 108,987 Finland 74,222 95,864 82,736 68,990 France 535,097 630,264 576,842 498,516 Germany 1,356,305 1,375,605 1,379,599 1,067,377 Hungary 5,892 3,329 16,430 5,841 Italy 454,507 588,761 569,965 532,565 Netherlands 514,729 313,091 455,904 262,053 Poland 112,135 82,693 160,239 77,137 Spain 362,302 402,295 342,735 370,971 Sweden 285,703 550,985 212,485 370,397 United Kingdom 629,263 657,180 566,454 548,392 Other EU 270,812 255,977 464,396 294,327 Moldova 4,717 4,050 (-) (-) Norway 14,759 13,838 26,309 17,524 Russia 1,428,946 814,070 2,184,914 1,161,486 Switzerland 15,313 45,678 12,387 32,863 Turkey 1,223,244 621,746 1,990,686 987,893 Ukraine 587,472 399,990 436,547 262,738 Other Europe 329,863 217,164 718,344 379,669 Euro Area 4,052,906 4,287,951 4,236,798 3,482,835 Pacific Rim Countries 6,477,516 5,482,013 6,357,919 4,328,841 Australia 532,698 237,742 586,212 239,859 China 2,153,804 1,675,781 1,676,120 1,096,569 Indonesia 16,515 16,799 79,099 49,290 Japan 1,252,291 1,391,235 1,279,630 1,014,196 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 2,200,537 1,966,357 2,306,561 1,722,201 Hong Kong 5,175 5,351 351 966 Korea 1,641,954 1,283,451 1,490,561 957,159 Singapore 2,289 5,349 14,232 10,270 Taiwan 551,120 672,206 801,417 753,807 Other Pacific Rim 321,671 194,100 430,297 206,726 South/Central America 3,335,443 2,017,587 4,300,146 2,087,671 Argentina 258,402 179,288 343,348 213,140 Brazil 2,343,016 1,372,994 3,070,252 1,380,977 Chile 21,269 15,767 22,189 11,854 Colombia 102,580 113,534 85,733 76,063 Venezuela 441,182 249,154 383,891 211,273 Other S/C A 168,995 86,849 394,732 194,364 Other Countries 1,356,251 1,110,209 2,037,920 1,401,884 Egypt 172,169 101,922 460,537 253,345 India 610,394 599,162 897,893 708,637 South Africa 297,188 221,794 365,568 239,692 Thailand 244,006 157,370 210,061 126,964 Other 32,493 29,962 103,861 73,247 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 January 2006 (CB-06-29)