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 May 2006 May 2005 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 17,144,463 12,007,230 12,793,013 10,390,136 North America 3,620,509 2,790,304 3,874,379 3,022,257 Canada 2,303,068 1,912,537 2,215,319 1,847,854 Mexico 1,317,441 877,767 1,659,060 1,174,403 Europe 5,974,556 4,240,645 3,626,359 3,363,008 European Union 2,562,465 2,644,280 2,001,619 2,365,308 Austria 109,937 185,636 72,257 122,506 Belgium 136,286 135,131 109,578 153,239 Czech Republic 130,624 100,797 54,413 46,061 Finland 45,723 42,724 25,255 32,991 France 197,034 258,016 208,662 254,449 Germany 540,141 602,713 541,398 526,014 Hungary 3,856 1,850 2,684 1,720 Italy 425,988 349,225 171,196 245,853 Netherlands 195,964 117,797 152,214 104,144 Poland 61,728 40,730 40,757 33,267 Spain 213,377 183,469 173,995 207,640 Sweden 104,452 228,150 115,699 237,390 United Kingdom 235,162 272,688 221,320 291,647 Other EU 162,195 125,352 112,190 108,386 Moldova 6,337 5,372 40 36 Norway 35,997 18,111 5,572 5,228 Russia 1,428,060 633,968 636,252 392,348 Switzerland 5,873 18,732 7,687 20,801 Turkey 1,139,195 514,980 589,891 313,355 Ukraine 577,003 267,864 228,403 173,906 Other Europe 219,626 137,339 156,895 92,026 Euro Area 1,972,264 1,962,034 1,544,318 1,725,917 Pacific Rim Countries 4,905,795 3,404,942 2,912,146 2,415,477 Australia 498,918 191,053 126,003 76,287 China 1,509,953 1,042,087 987,995 714,143 Indonesia 17,180 10,931 13,132 11,428 Japan 837,387 802,703 560,548 580,734 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 1,729,426 1,209,365 1,031,862 910,693 Hong Kong 1,288 1,887 2,892 2,304 Korea 1,043,356 700,821 742,575 576,333 Singapore 12,748 7,133 516 1,676 Taiwan 672,034 499,525 285,879 330,380 Other Pacific Rim 312,930 148,804 192,607 122,192 South/Central America 1,506,924 864,004 1,715,648 1,061,078 Argentina 64,191 49,464 125,707 88,260 Brazil 1,172,556 626,536 1,262,837 764,732 Chile 5,713 4,226 10,275 7,637 Colombia 49,075 60,057 40,191 43,759 Venezuela 116,280 71,217 200,468 116,887 Other S/C A 99,110 52,504 76,170 39,803 Other Countries 1,136,679 707,336 664,481 528,316 Egypt 358,024 163,031 155,098 93,549 India 425,344 320,871 243,589 235,369 South Africa 204,018 137,989 135,016 105,626 Thailand 134,473 71,795 112,481 76,909 Other 14,821 13,649 18,296 16,863 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 June 2006 (CB-06-113)