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 October 2006 October 2005 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 35,242,246 26,127,946 24,293,952 19,644,305 North America 7,332,035 5,900,553 7,605,229 5,762,430 Canada 4,647,960 3,969,684 4,386,451 3,559,438 Mexico 2,684,075 1,930,869 3,218,778 2,202,992 Europe 11,680,532 8,822,758 7,264,730 6,607,781 European Union 4,837,875 5,305,404 4,249,833 4,771,134 Austria 209,955 363,672 176,247 296,859 Belgium 262,236 296,716 259,557 292,871 Czech Republic 209,239 191,874 101,740 91,182 Finland 69,143 84,139 57,002 75,597 France 391,895 504,193 414,436 508,818 Germany 1,010,437 1,160,755 1,164,544 1,148,245 Hungary 5,226 2,532 3,435 2,246 Italy 780,988 680,887 322,238 469,942 Netherlands 529,580 332,573 388,041 243,652 Poland 96,159 68,749 93,552 71,937 Spain 346,178 345,902 294,666 343,604 Sweden 208,736 468,583 241,394 463,576 United Kingdom 433,906 562,148 508,387 549,898 Other EU 284,196 242,681 224,592 212,707 Moldova 11,555 9,884 3,175 2,754 Norway 76,810 42,003 8,346 8,795 Russia 3,035,679 1,553,542 1,250,876 730,988 Switzerland 12,370 38,869 13,332 38,771 Turkey 2,026,528 959,596 996,260 516,780 Ukraine 1,283,411 668,864 445,795 343,271 Other Europe 396,304 244,595 297,113 195,289 Euro Area 3,821,341 3,954,531 3,241,717 3,523,872 Pacific Rim Countries 10,856,945 7,943,590 5,453,563 4,604,542 Australia 912,755 392,996 440,613 199,267 China 3,976,690 2,830,586 1,820,189 1,397,343 Indonesia 41,817 31,365 16,333 16,228 Japan 1,643,932 1,606,111 1,074,988 1,154,396 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 3,674,919 2,780,970 1,801,956 1,655,151 Hong Kong 27,071 14,122 4,996 4,752 Korea 2,181,892 1,521,400 1,354,124 1,080,359 Singapore 41,557 21,127 2,120 4,792 Taiwan 1,424,398 1,224,321 440,716 565,249 Other Pacific Rim 606,832 301,563 299,485 182,158 South/Central America 2,872,078 1,794,657 2,889,480 1,767,467 Argentina 122,323 103,968 237,447 163,144 Brazil 2,284,729 1,358,274 2,016,622 1,205,022 Chile 10,383 7,808 19,403 14,389 Colombia 88,869 105,029 82,519 91,769 Venezuela 168,843 116,424 396,931 222,627 Other S/C A 196,931 103,153 136,558 70,517 Other Countries 2,500,655 1,666,387 1,080,951 902,084 Egypt 664,724 312,146 171,888 101,769 India 922,204 755,821 448,303 456,069 South Africa 388,170 301,818 261,640 198,034 Thailand 455,233 249,345 171,692 120,094 Other 70,323 47,257 27,429 26,118 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 Janet Freas (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary November 2006 (CB-06-188)