Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 4. U.S. Imports For Consumption of Steel Products From Selected Countries and Areas: (Census Basis) Quantity in metric tons/value In thousands of dollars. (-) Represents zero or less than one half of measurement shown. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. July 1999 Cumulative To Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Total Census Basis 18,251,543 7,166,918 North America 4,589,258 1,981,343 Canada 2,704,847 1,363,665 Mexico 1,884,411 617,677 Western Europe 3,670,045 1,989,224 Euro Area 2,894,666 1,519,207 European Union 3,390,813 1,893,490 Austria 48,930 45,056 Belgium 181,832 114,148 Finland 162,382 49,554 France 640,184 352,791 Germany 872,326 467,199 Italy 148,690 112,395 Netherlands 428,697 145,839 Spain 309,791 178,653 Sweden 115,650 151,621 United Kingdom 350,383 208,501 Other EU 131,947 67,733 European Free Trade Association 28,002 26,865 Norway 21,770 14,350 Switzerland 6,231 12,515 Other EFTA (-) (-) Turkey 236,007 57,116 Other Western Europe 15,223 11,753 Eastern Europe/FSR 1,670,878 388,882 Poland 60,501 12,922 Former Soviet Republics 1,344,454 302,829 Moldova 192,420 40,821 Ukraine 281,180 49,952 Russia 621,878 162,543 Other FSR 248,977 49,513 Other EE 265,923 73,131 Pacific Rim Countries 5,020,322 1,983,040 Australia 449,313 86,304 China 292,681 98,512 Indonesia 231,923 60,138 Japan 1,766,591 911,910 Korea 1,708,947 570,830 Taiwan 454,261 216,483 Other Pacific Rim 116,605 38,863 South/Central America 2,688,918 622,441 Argentina 255,322 71,580 Brazil 1,981,027 424,595 Colombia 15,236 6,914 Venezuela 261,491 68,320 Other S/C A 175,842 51,032 Other Countries 612,121 201,989 India 191,795 54,031 South Africa 283,002 95,293 Other 137,324 52,665 _________________________________________________________________________ July 1998 Cumulative To Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Total Census Basis 20,175,902 9,305,938 North America 4,485,530 2,233,052 Canada 2,713,688 1,519,305 Mexico 1,771,842 713,747 Western Europe 3,975,592 2,492,625 Euro Area 2,971,833 1,866,791 European Union 3,646,925 2,364,363 Austria 76,350 69,258 Belgium 166,121 118,265 Finland 85,358 34,809 France 589,164 391,144 Germany 870,624 580,157 Italy 294,048 212,673 Netherlands 384,117 153,666 Spain 334,136 218,562 Sweden 143,807 181,083 United Kingdom 500,446 296,630 Other EU 202,752 108,117 European Free Trade Association 49,843 30,634 Norway 13,626 8,128 Switzerland 36,217 22,506 Other EFTA (-) (-) Turkey 247,575 80,868 Other Western Europe 31,250 16,760 Eastern Europe/FSR 3,612,343 1,064,076 Poland 102,291 32,659 Former Soviet Republics 3,226,869 922,745 Moldova 171,534 50,181 Ukraine 460,725 134,400 Russia 2,400,750 677,633 Other FSR 193,860 60,530 Other EE 283,183 108,672 Pacific Rim Countries 5,711,241 2,678,417 Australia 485,571 140,090 China 254,992 123,653 Indonesia 167,483 54,141 Japan 2,947,375 1,556,764 Korea 1,621,082 629,355 Taiwan 171,213 145,014 Other Pacific Rim 63,525 29,401 South/Central America 1,815,213 584,887 Argentina 66,695 35,216 Brazil 1,367,688 423,312 Colombia 10,577 8,281 Venezuela 199,449 61,591 Other S/C A 170,804 56,486 Other Countries 575,982 252,882 India 182,599 67,773 South Africa 318,814 150,142 Other 74,569 34,967 CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311) Foreign Trade Division or see our web site at "http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/ NOTE: For information on more detailed data available, please see record titled "MORE DETAILED FOREIGN TRADE DATA AVAILABLE."