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 December 2006 December 2005 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 41,071,051 31,250,315 29,128,436 23,321,039 North America 8,703,062 7,021,145 9,083,517 6,828,382 Canada 5,400,093 4,635,783 5,351,177 4,282,097 Mexico 3,302,969 2,385,362 3,732,340 2,546,286 Europe 13,286,356 10,459,280 8,875,707 7,882,848 European Union 6,056,229 6,720,747 5,568,412 5,962,282 Austria 252,443 434,225 218,356 357,412 Belgium 317,399 373,984 340,262 352,504 Czech Republic 231,419 217,818 111,809 100,350 Finland 74,693 104,537 74,222 95,864 France 474,142 629,238 535,097 630,264 Germany 1,218,550 1,419,490 1,356,305 1,375,605 Hungary 5,239 2,554 5,892 3,329 Italy 858,852 818,314 454,507 588,761 Netherlands 656,001 415,435 514,729 313,091 Poland 97,235 70,133 112,135 82,693 Spain 381,747 406,623 362,302 402,295 Sweden 255,128 594,041 285,703 550,985 United Kingdom 503,690 689,128 629,263 657,180 Other EU 729,691 545,227 567,831 451,947 Moldova 12,703 10,781 4,717 4,050 Norway 83,410 47,207 14,759 13,838 Russia 3,302,358 1,712,951 1,428,946 814,070 Switzerland 15,652 48,541 15,313 45,678 Turkey 2,174,663 1,047,362 1,223,244 621,746 Ukraine 1,586,983 831,655 587,472 399,990 Other Europe 54,360 40,035 32,844 21,194 Euro Area 4,538,994 4,883,884 4,064,876 4,323,584 Pacific Rim Countries 12,974,568 9,714,710 6,477,516 5,482,013 Australia 1,058,222 460,186 532,698 237,742 China 4,889,683 3,586,679 2,153,804 1,675,781 Indonesia 48,960 36,562 16,515 16,799 Japan 1,905,551 1,884,547 1,252,291 1,391,235 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 4,314,340 3,360,056 2,200,537 1,966,357 Hong Kong 38,210 19,817 5,175 5,351 Korea 2,534,556 1,811,464 1,641,954 1,283,451 Singapore 41,882 22,155 2,289 5,349 Taiwan 1,699,692 1,506,621 551,120 672,206 Other Pacific Rim 757,812 386,681 321,671 194,100 South/Central America 3,302,516 2,127,238 3,335,443 2,017,587 Argentina 148,666 122,154 258,402 179,288 Brazil 2,631,102 1,627,789 2,343,016 1,372,994 Chile 11,991 9,108 21,269 15,767 Colombia 103,234 122,446 102,580 113,534 Venezuela 179,633 126,332 441,182 249,154 Other S/C A 227,891 119,410 168,995 86,849 Other Countries 2,804,548 1,927,941 1,356,251 1,110,209 Egypt 719,459 344,667 172,169 101,922 India 1,069,990 895,687 610,394 599,162 South Africa 425,651 343,370 297,188 221,794 Thailand 515,251 292,976 244,006 157,370 Other 74,197 51,240 32,493 29,962 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 January 2007 (CB-07-28)