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 September 2006 September 2005 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 31,723,783 23,217,545 21,756,527 17,749,637 North America 6,648,099 5,291,051 6,786,068 5,191,588 Canada 4,222,175 3,576,345 3,899,821 3,191,873 Mexico 2,425,925 1,714,706 2,886,247 1,999,715 Europe 10,584,004 7,929,048 6,507,200 5,982,425 European Union 4,418,585 4,819,192 3,733,973 4,280,482 Austria 195,521 336,461 160,321 268,445 Belgium 248,077 273,156 220,980 264,327 Czech Republic 197,918 178,903 78,038 73,405 Finland 66,523 75,794 48,463 66,604 France 355,191 459,986 368,219 462,221 Germany 928,533 1,064,049 1,037,089 1,029,497 Hungary 5,223 2,524 3,435 2,246 Italy 736,917 623,288 300,223 434,944 Netherlands 453,371 285,711 321,746 205,438 Poland 86,431 61,163 85,128 62,398 Spain 322,176 323,193 274,871 318,455 Sweden 186,846 418,044 202,066 410,565 United Kingdom 376,279 499,685 424,467 487,472 Other EU 259,578 217,235 208,925 194,464 Moldova 10,623 9,098 2,320 2,015 Norway 75,605 40,840 7,859 8,381 Russia 2,695,335 1,349,957 1,144,271 677,979 Switzerland 11,008 33,937 12,410 35,704 Turkey 1,932,870 909,983 948,428 494,050 Ukraine 1,084,823 547,064 377,375 302,907 Other Europe 355,155 218,978 280,564 180,905 Euro Area 3,504,738 3,606,006 2,883,208 3,181,569 Pacific Rim Countries 9,731,010 6,989,021 4,893,726 4,154,876 Australia 855,450 363,970 296,663 152,412 China 3,434,836 2,423,303 1,696,866 1,283,140 Indonesia 32,680 23,744 16,124 15,642 Japan 1,524,190 1,466,302 970,339 1,031,536 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 3,320,546 2,434,119 1,618,205 1,492,768 Hong Kong 26,958 13,825 4,845 4,254 Korea 1,959,939 1,349,189 1,206,292 965,545 Singapore 36,551 18,277 2,077 4,613 Taiwan 1,297,098 1,052,829 404,992 518,356 Other Pacific Rim 563,309 277,582 295,530 179,377 South/Central America 2,558,447 1,571,218 2,604,577 1,617,448 Argentina 111,671 95,824 196,782 141,168 Brazil 2,002,052 1,161,756 1,836,673 1,114,500 Chile 10,220 7,626 17,915 13,365 Colombia 82,166 98,102 72,972 81,859 Venezuela 161,547 108,870 352,052 200,399 Other S/C A 190,791 99,040 128,185 66,157 Other Countries 2,202,223 1,437,207 964,956 803,300 Egypt 595,186 278,535 171,847 101,735 India 829,514 664,548 379,796 387,580 South Africa 350,958 254,938 221,018 172,662 Thailand 378,975 203,740 166,278 116,322 Other 47,589 35,447 26,017 25,002 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 October 2006 (CB-06-172)