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 March 2006 March 2005 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 10,179,407 6,964,813 7,599,774 6,067,047 North America 2,199,703 1,652,245 2,315,084 1,791,490 Canada 1,361,589 1,115,704 1,308,300 1,083,359 Mexico 838,114 536,541 1,006,784 708,130 Europe 3,403,019 2,382,346 2,070,406 1,897,540 European Union 1,487,448 1,496,809 1,081,548 1,304,228 Austria 63,512 109,743 39,849 68,101 Belgium 72,290 72,194 58,028 87,938 Czech Republic 81,822 56,473 19,727 15,212 Finland 32,624 28,063 16,628 20,793 France 103,441 145,741 113,740 138,387 Germany 310,800 333,700 290,876 293,474 Hungary 1,032 523 2,035 1,255 Italy 253,503 201,528 110,490 161,396 Netherlands 77,150 45,492 61,365 42,006 Poland 44,030 28,033 31,943 21,982 Spain 125,433 103,801 87,568 101,581 Sweden 57,362 135,418 67,894 131,108 United Kingdom 146,790 150,259 131,786 169,644 Other EU 117,660 85,839 49,618 51,350 Moldova 3,457 2,953 (-) (-) Norway 19,284 9,389 3,842 3,572 Russia 839,065 360,687 429,255 260,882 Switzerland 3,324 11,372 3,791 11,431 Turkey 658,229 296,620 348,060 185,192 Ukraine 274,900 135,486 103,252 75,206 Other Europe 117,312 69,031 100,659 57,030 Euro Area 1,105,227 1,094,704 820,003 950,044 Pacific Rim Countries 2,836,538 1,929,151 1,750,072 1,426,281 Australia 361,909 132,059 95,769 57,713 China 865,973 576,511 546,973 403,801 Indonesia 7,876 5,522 9,938 8,200 Japan 474,891 450,246 311,927 318,018 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 994,212 701,344 650,251 554,126 Hong Kong 434 884 2,611 1,461 Korea 633,656 428,391 446,410 334,041 Singapore 384 1,422 214 692 Taiwan 359,738 270,646 201,016 217,932 Other Pacific Rim 131,677 63,468 135,214 84,422 South/Central America 1,089,514 596,225 992,799 592,818 Argentina 43,058 33,977 65,675 49,365 Brazil 876,998 442,485 668,317 383,540 Chile 3,879 2,860 8,219 5,799 Colombia 31,427 38,655 25,690 28,471 Venezuela 74,484 45,178 171,590 97,554 Other S/C A 59,667 33,068 53,308 28,089 Other Countries 650,634 404,845 471,413 358,918 Egypt 233,322 104,749 147,546 88,298 India 202,717 159,409 139,500 133,532 South Africa 138,833 94,469 81,509 64,941 Thailand 65,287 36,949 91,028 61,172 Other 10,475 9,270 11,829 10,976 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 April 2006 (CB-06-78)