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 November 2008 November 2007 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 27,088,964 33,816,792 28,340,473 27,080,006 North America 8,971,365 9,639,765 8,182,320 6,933,923 Canada 6,184,426 6,579,585 5,578,792 4,777,494 Mexico 2,786,939 3,060,180 2,603,528 2,156,429 Europe 6,527,449 9,723,428 7,088,033 8,383,367 European Union 3,696,825 6,967,678 4,307,368 6,766,910 Austria 198,727 459,522 207,177 356,134 Belgium 114,233 219,814 132,811 379,927 Czech Republic 112,324 182,292 128,074 174,394 Finland 27,324 95,240 26,123 83,741 France 258,417 585,199 373,043 630,316 Germany 1,003,479 1,771,478 998,480 1,490,312 Hungary 3 7 929 584 Italy 335,369 824,981 572,071 865,259 Netherlands 419,682 349,273 502,389 329,298 Poland 68,645 54,321 14,034 21,483 Spain 185,130 403,888 142,853 241,413 Sweden 235,140 713,316 252,672 761,776 United Kingdom 321,848 660,830 428,338 808,850 Other EU 416,505 647,519 528,373 623,422 Moldova (-) (-) 1,147 906 Norway 26,110 39,527 30,297 24,853 Russia 901,709 833,701 1,076,595 630,497 Switzerland 15,578 48,750 24,169 54,535 Turkey 685,068 703,912 520,454 299,097 Ukraine 1,197,965 1,125,135 1,078,820 566,093 Other Europe 4,194 4,725 49,183 40,477 Euro Area 2,860,443 5,202,346 3,373,557 4,877,160 Pacific Rim Countries 8,691,999 10,945,533 9,422,805 8,650,434 Australia 594,884 470,163 742,185 382,352 China 3,935,368 5,276,458 4,019,210 3,755,105 Indonesia 5,243 11,261 23,400 25,987 Japan 1,497,277 1,926,398 1,455,909 1,613,206 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 2,556,669 3,150,381 2,817,495 2,659,869 Hong Kong 780 2,210 31,747 19,355 Korea 1,989,191 2,080,585 1,759,397 1,435,972 Singapore 1,065 4,108 68,114 45,690 Taiwan 565,632 1,063,477 958,237 1,158,852 Other Pacific Rim 102,558 110,873 364,604 213,915 South/Central America 1,417,141 1,534,927 2,496,536 1,783,592 Argentina 109,893 221,623 89,580 122,698 Brazil 1,096,654 1,022,264 2,000,539 1,355,208 Chile 1,212 1,718 1,937 1,838 Colombia 87,088 163,825 83,699 107,466 Venezuela 37,437 46,323 148,160 98,405 Other S/C A 84,857 79,174 172,622 97,977 Other Countries 1,481,009 1,973,138 1,150,779 1,328,690 Egypt (-) (-) 9,451 5,369 India 1,136,433 1,551,922 709,930 953,951 South Africa 71,474 94,250 123,358 155,600 Thailand 197,428 231,881 294,203 194,995 Other 75,675 95,085 13,837 18,775 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 Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary December 2008 (CB-09-14)