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. May 1999 Cumulative To Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Total Census Basis 12,475,452 5,020,442 North America 3,277,413 1,418,759 Canada 1,958,335 986,107 Mexico 1,319,077 432,652 Western Europe 2,504,993 1,382,932 Euro Area (2) 1,959,255 1,053,225 European Union 2,333,140 1,321,441 Austria 37,639 31,444 Belgium 90,829 69,460 Finland 124,307 37,510 France 461,766 258,377 Germany 540,655 307,739 Italy 110,617 82,246 Netherlands 284,654 96,356 Spain 227,684 127,721 Sweden 87,021 107,113 United Kingdom 268,698 152,408 Other EU 99,270 51,069 European Free Trade Association 20,375 19,358 Norway 15,599 10,919 Switzerland 4,776 8,438 Other EFTA (-) (-) Turkey 138,056 33,151 Other Western Europe 13,421 8,982 Eastern Europe/FSR 888,962 211,642 Poland 38,441 7,804 Former Soviet Republics 683,690 160,625 Moldova 122,752 26,258 Ukraine 94,991 20,679 Russia 323,997 85,177 Other FSR 141,951 28,510 Other EE 166,831 43,213 Pacific Rim Countries 3,559,267 1,442,521 Australia 287,089 56,098 China 221,000 75,371 Indonesia 169,662 46,600 Japan 1,340,818 693,039 Korea 1,209,070 406,330 Taiwan 263,563 141,668 Other Pacific Rim 68,065 23,415 South/Central America 1,774,804 414,353 Argentina 153,971 43,769 Brazil 1,294,975 282,262 Colombia 11,027 5,011 Venezuela 177,681 45,149 Other S/C A 137,151 38,161 Other Countries 470,013 150,235 India 153,397 40,302 South Africa 228,011 74,430 Other 88,605 35,503 ________________________________________________________________________ May 1998 Cumulative To Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Total Census Basis 13,225,092 6,283,172 North America 3,092,664 1,577,978 Canada 1,947,337 1,103,642 Mexico 1,145,327 474,336 Western Europe 2,662,891 1,711,230 Euro Area (2) 1,989,448 1,285,214 European Union 2,389,728 1,606,584 Austria 64,143 53,976 Belgium 108,722 80,965 Finland 43,872 19,470 France 407,762 271,235 Germany 587,544 403,282 Italy 176,550 136,220 Netherlands 243,461 99,268 Spain 241,762 162,088 Sweden 102,014 127,594 United Kingdom 273,666 178,189 Other EU 140,232 74,296 European Free Trade Association 36,534 21,600 Norway 10,858 6,358 Switzerland 25,676 15,242 Other EFTA (-) (-) Turkey 210,342 69,823 Other Western Europe 26,288 13,223 Eastern Europe/FSR 2,313,974 688,973 Poland 83,636 25,927 Former Soviet Republics 2,018,980 584,145 Moldova 133,094 38,906 Ukraine 355,352 100,600 Russia 1,435,975 413,380 Other FSR 94,558 31,259 Other EE 211,359 78,901 Pacific Rim Countries 3,586,670 1,751,938 Australia 331,823 93,852 China 160,409 80,792 Indonesia 104,811 33,441 Japan 1,904,205 1,051,114 Korea 965,425 386,436 Taiwan 86,748 89,179 Other Pacific Rim 33,248 17,123 South/Central America 1,208,845 383,773 Argentina 52,346 27,304 Brazil 895,417 278,215 Colombia 9,143 6,579 Venezuela 140,600 35,527 Other S/C A 111,338 36,147 Other Countries 360,048 169,279 India 107,327 42,128 South Africa 194,277 99,617 Other 58,443 27,534 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 title "MORE DETAILED FOREIGN TRADE DATA AVAILABLE."