Exhibit 4: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products from Selected Countries and Areas: (Census Basis) Not Seasonally Adjusted Quantity in metric tons/ value in thousands of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding February 2006 February 2005 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 6,495,588 4,433,168 5,083,448 4,001,809 North America 1,431,923 1,070,073 1,490,190 1,149,489 Canada 884,420 721,074 833,429 684,250 Mexico 547,503 348,999 656,760 465,239 Europe 2,192,742 1,521,495 1,296,044 1,184,151 European Union 975,516 948,997 696,492 831,502 Austria 32,243 56,848 24,063 41,878 Belgium 56,715 51,886 41,734 57,073 Czech Republic 27,524 21,545 15,432 11,811 Finland 23,308 18,481 9,571 14,394 France 73,218 99,899 67,758 84,988 Germany 206,722 209,635 196,251 188,153 Hungary 1,031 521 2,026 1,251 Italy 128,663 112,734 65,618 101,703 Netherlands 62,742 35,912 54,810 37,367 Poland 13,991 8,463 6,666 7,295 Spain 104,987 83,395 57,273 65,723 Sweden 34,116 81,282 41,169 84,584 United Kingdom 122,763 109,856 84,085 103,590 Other EU 87,494 58,541 30,036 31,692 Moldova 2,134 1,827 (-) (-) Norway 15,258 6,171 1,944 1,856 Russia 529,936 225,077 171,513 106,753 Switzerland 1,778 6,921 2,424 6,841 Turkey 411,325 190,476 303,988 159,706 Ukraine 155,356 85,077 84,794 57,809 Other Europe 101,438 56,949 34,889 19,683 Euro Area 726,607 700,007 540,798 612,618 Pacific Rim Countries 1,861,017 1,246,630 1,248,554 1,001,699 Australia 221,498 78,269 67,813 40,474 China 572,515 367,956 413,827 301,210 Indonesia 5,369 3,654 4,137 3,322 Japan 323,963 291,089 194,189 200,237 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 640,570 458,780 480,187 401,235 Hong Kong 109 535 2,507 1,109 Korea 414,805 280,836 332,094 247,895 Singapore 182 853 109 327 Taiwan 225,473 176,556 145,476 151,904 Other Pacific Rim 97,101 46,883 88,401 55,220 South/Central America 620,357 340,831 721,772 426,369 Argentina 31,639 25,272 43,742 31,927 Brazil 470,571 235,150 504,421 288,731 Chile 2,011 1,424 1,470 1,561 Colombia 18,520 23,170 16,344 17,341 Venezuela 60,699 34,693 112,150 64,075 Other S/C A 36,917 21,122 43,645 22,735 Other Countries 389,549 254,138 326,889 240,101 Egypt 121,371 55,535 140,221 83,492 India 153,207 120,092 84,397 81,803 South Africa 72,828 53,495 54,683 40,550 Thailand 36,739 20,598 39,449 26,754 Other 5,404 4,419 8,138 7,502 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 March 2006 (CB-06-61)