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 April 2006 April 2005 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 13,572,528 9,396,040 10,394,096 8,350,930 North America 2,834,694 2,176,501 3,108,463 2,408,290 Canada 1,817,671 1,499,575 1,767,533 1,465,852 Mexico 1,017,023 676,927 1,340,930 942,438 Europe 4,714,648 3,322,727 2,947,581 2,710,860 European Union 2,022,181 2,071,336 1,583,266 1,867,661 Austria 90,591 151,114 51,381 90,730 Belgium 99,363 98,877 91,577 130,002 Czech Republic 107,500 82,904 32,063 25,753 Finland 36,854 34,898 18,436 26,359 France 159,925 208,177 173,365 203,976 Germany 414,263 466,426 415,231 410,603 Hungary 3,855 1,847 2,036 1,257 Italy 339,027 272,877 146,119 207,313 Netherlands 142,516 85,392 113,387 76,649 Poland 60,249 39,001 37,705 28,421 Spain 161,278 140,155 130,505 155,368 Sweden 80,924 180,468 89,718 180,461 United Kingdom 191,099 206,789 181,716 236,747 Other EU 134,734 102,410 100,028 94,023 Moldova 4,765 4,058 (-) (-) Norway 33,814 16,304 4,275 4,054 Russia 1,107,464 486,412 591,441 360,568 Switzerland 4,501 15,376 5,774 16,578 Turkey 972,987 437,544 433,800 239,401 Ukraine 406,182 193,347 193,526 144,076 Other Europe 162,755 98,350 135,500 78,521 Euro Area 1,526,142 1,525,763 1,219,751 1,370,106 Pacific Rim Countries 3,894,222 2,640,601 2,332,427 1,909,388 Australia 420,581 155,344 107,377 65,111 China 1,229,424 826,808 764,345 557,533 Indonesia 12,235 7,726 11,171 9,843 Japan 628,877 587,705 421,715 425,879 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 1,379,860 957,434 884,002 759,932 Hong Kong 533 1,184 2,823 2,061 Korea 821,821 554,978 643,635 490,799 Singapore 12,436 6,620 322 1,036 Taiwan 545,069 394,653 237,221 266,036 Other Pacific Rim 223,245 105,583 143,817 91,090 South/Central America 1,294,459 733,019 1,433,725 876,105 Argentina 59,093 44,509 87,815 65,721 Brazil 1,024,434 538,347 1,040,225 619,801 Chile 4,264 3,207 9,516 6,976 Colombia 39,517 48,599 33,855 36,173 Venezuela 95,743 59,127 196,224 112,755 Other S/C A 71,409 39,230 66,091 34,678 Other Countries 834,504 523,192 571,901 446,287 Egypt 267,064 120,669 148,609 89,181 India 304,022 232,343 200,544 189,872 South Africa 164,077 110,734 116,182 91,161 Thailand 86,163 47,793 91,618 62,264 Other 13,178 11,653 14,947 13,809 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 May 2006 (CB-06-100)