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 August 2006 August 2005 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 28,186,735 20,440,910 19,656,223 16,129,914 North America 5,931,556 4,685,171 6,081,567 4,685,718 Canada 3,747,698 3,167,098 3,444,372 2,851,486 Mexico 2,183,858 1,518,073 2,637,195 1,834,232 Europe 9,728,182 7,220,464 5,854,046 5,461,031 European Union 4,030,939 4,381,837 3,375,183 3,919,969 Austria 176,459 303,586 144,691 243,197 Belgium 224,708 242,803 209,296 249,564 Czech Republic 194,766 174,492 77,286 71,541 Finland 64,410 69,487 44,350 55,938 France 315,595 418,214 341,390 431,710 Germany 844,306 963,695 938,960 929,805 Hungary 5,198 2,504 3,435 2,241 Italy 649,785 561,654 285,235 406,840 Netherlands 396,763 247,891 241,539 161,380 Poland 84,204 59,083 84,251 60,933 Spain 304,875 302,857 260,746 302,482 Sweden 165,646 371,568 191,897 383,313 United Kingdom 356,525 459,994 362,037 441,056 Other EU 247,701 204,009 190,068 179,968 Moldova 9,802 8,327 1,665 1,465 Norway 59,801 32,651 7,853 8,313 Russia 2,537,978 1,252,985 1,000,508 610,154 Switzerland 10,112 30,514 11,402 32,365 Turkey 1,684,615 784,705 905,309 474,441 Ukraine 1,051,128 520,914 304,054 251,807 Other Europe 343,806 208,530 248,074 162,518 Euro Area 3,164,766 3,264,199 2,608,113 2,904,506 Pacific Rim Countries 8,347,071 5,938,870 4,370,034 3,717,751 Australia 744,658 304,323 209,836 124,327 China 2,907,581 2,029,378 1,535,757 1,147,560 Indonesia 30,696 22,644 15,762 14,923 Japan 1,352,638 1,282,358 877,411 911,410 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 2,866,254 2,084,536 1,476,317 1,359,811 Hong Kong 2,938 3,267 4,514 3,806 Korea 1,734,636 1,185,938 1,090,779 874,287 Singapore 36,318 17,661 1,058 3,603 Taiwan 1,092,361 877,670 379,966 478,116 Other Pacific Rim 445,244 215,630 254,950 159,720 South/Central America 2,221,086 1,347,376 2,455,106 1,522,454 Argentina 100,933 81,964 191,770 136,343 Brazil 1,713,626 981,585 1,756,687 1,061,384 Chile 9,533 7,100 16,783 12,558 Colombia 73,439 87,751 63,213 70,300 Venezuela 153,365 101,433 308,141 180,152 Other S/C A 170,190 87,544 118,511 61,718 Other Countries 1,958,840 1,249,030 895,470 742,960 Egypt 554,481 256,246 165,438 98,940 India 702,608 552,580 362,999 366,960 South Africa 325,639 231,306 186,643 144,895 Thailand 335,718 179,376 155,049 108,052 Other 40,394 29,522 25,342 24,113 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 September 2006 (CB-06-158)