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 2009 December 2008 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 14,709,927 16,849,118 28,963,724 36,584,943 North America 5,461,560 4,745,926 9,326,760 10,052,972 Canada 3,875,543 3,404,249 6,427,964 6,851,533 Mexico 1,586,017 1,341,677 2,898,796 3,201,439 Europe 3,368,280 5,026,309 7,034,310 10,561,803 European Union 2,361,695 4,193,534 3,955,765 7,561,314 Austria 123,378 273,279 216,008 505,878 Belgium 95,932 141,082 122,814 235,303 Czech Republic 85,692 142,107 133,157 214,939 Finland 58,113 72,430 30,500 102,240 France 185,970 409,188 273,999 629,041 Germany 450,018 995,690 1,079,303 1,936,583 Italy 318,289 641,982 356,392 896,581 Netherlands 339,809 228,924 430,443 360,970 Poland 15,542 14,392 69,538 56,764 Spain 124,145 234,754 198,294 447,381 Sweden 149,781 380,015 255,896 768,628 United Kingdom 204,447 353,914 340,599 696,263 Other EU 210,578 305,775 448,820 710,743 Norway 9,040 12,072 26,111 39,533 Russia 491,867 348,381 1,018,347 942,422 Switzerland 7,494 24,206 16,070 50,747 Turkey 445,923 375,164 750,573 773,059 Ukraine 45,740 64,810 1,262,486 1,188,885 Other Europe 6,521 8,141 4,959 5,842 Euro Area 1,874,681 3,235,840 3,057,598 5,666,012 Pacific Rim Countries 4,341,722 5,418,403 9,426,283 12,065,074 Australia 258,567 144,542 635,695 499,597 China 1,329,965 1,991,617 4,376,534 5,964,470 Indonesia 8,360 19,582 5,417 11,805 Japan 1,108,634 1,579,405 1,602,789 2,128,107 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 1,538,069 1,597,035 2,693,698 3,335,362 Hong Kong 451 1,383 791 2,226 Korea 1,199,892 1,103,528 2,091,277 2,206,453 Singapore 1,261 4,846 1,146 4,416 Taiwan 336,465 487,277 600,484 1,122,267 Other Pacific Rim 98,126 86,223 112,151 125,732 South/Central America 861,028 679,101 1,550,717 1,701,668 Argentina 74,641 139,917 128,529 269,991 Brazil 653,906 449,485 1,197,935 1,112,298 Chile 334 327 1,383 2,016 Colombia 23,625 31,055 97,328 188,461 Venezuela 69,359 32,046 38,023 47,212 Other S/C A 39,163 26,272 87,519 81,690 Other Countries 677,337 979,379 1,625,653 2,203,426 India 527,592 820,858 1,248,220 1,735,143 South Africa 29,570 29,790 81,187 108,489 Thailand 50,919 58,945 209,160 247,619 Other 69,256 69,786 87,086 112,176 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 January 2010 (CB-10-23)