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 July 2006 July 2005 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 24,382,733 17,447,325 17,556,065 14,329,967 North America 5,142,436 4,019,130 5,330,905 4,151,972 Canada 3,272,211 2,743,418 3,025,637 2,526,613 Mexico 1,870,225 1,275,712 2,305,268 1,625,359 Europe 8,443,814 6,160,454 5,209,525 4,838,236 European Union 3,541,284 3,779,646 2,970,652 3,444,900 Austria 146,942 253,526 116,257 195,631 Belgium 187,335 196,467 196,722 226,211 Czech Republic 170,390 142,602 75,745 69,167 Finland 51,938 56,318 40,193 46,802 France 284,455 370,506 300,843 373,860 Germany 748,402 848,089 809,632 787,506 Hungary 5,186 2,473 3,435 2,237 Italy 586,369 494,529 268,934 373,707 Netherlands 322,213 199,631 226,444 150,923 Poland 76,807 52,654 79,443 57,288 Spain 280,311 269,134 231,165 271,449 Sweden 150,400 332,227 172,055 345,716 United Kingdom 307,028 381,720 292,141 390,200 Other EU 223,510 179,768 157,643 154,203 Moldova 8,911 7,588 568 510 Norway 55,487 29,247 6,022 6,682 Russia 2,067,808 972,972 865,330 533,841 Switzerland 8,955 26,665 10,121 28,194 Turkey 1,517,101 703,071 848,297 443,597 Ukraine 944,251 462,439 297,209 243,351 Other Europe 300,016 178,827 211,326 137,162 Euro Area 2,773,281 2,822,614 2,313,233 2,534,757 Pacific Rim Countries 7,250,785 5,083,543 3,881,131 3,248,445 Australia 681,166 274,797 195,237 117,127 China 2,407,503 1,665,000 1,367,174 995,652 Indonesia 26,108 16,680 15,078 13,615 Japan 1,203,503 1,131,189 765,581 782,587 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 2,529,417 1,803,304 1,304,744 1,192,036 Hong Kong 2,886 3,142 4,418 3,494 Korea 1,536,782 1,041,213 955,671 763,169 Singapore 36,101 16,910 931 3,149 Taiwan 953,648 742,039 343,723 422,224 Other Pacific Rim 403,089 192,573 233,317 147,428 South/Central America 1,933,326 1,155,604 2,318,734 1,415,139 Argentina 91,785 74,443 161,385 115,542 Brazil 1,474,945 826,036 1,680,845 1,001,059 Chile 8,351 6,223 15,253 11,468 Colombia 64,411 77,613 52,907 58,103 Venezuela 145,353 94,516 295,150 170,371 Other S/C A 148,482 76,773 113,192 58,596 Other Countries 1,612,372 1,028,594 815,771 676,175 Egypt 451,731 207,673 165,005 98,631 India 644,651 496,464 326,549 330,861 South Africa 279,288 190,501 172,975 135,387 Thailand 212,106 113,317 128,541 89,478 Other 24,596 20,639 22,702 21,819 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 August 2006 (CB-06-144)