Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 4a. U.S. Imports For Consumption of Alloy 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. December 2000 Cumulative To Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Total Census Basis 4,070,469 2,533,870 North America 1,270,191 632,846 Canada 1,164,040 589,497 Mexico 106,151 43,349 Western Europe 1,433,717 1,061,253 Euro Area 1,240,868 868,135 European Union 1,402,423 1,043,404 Austria 51,909 51,858 Belgium 25,446 19,701 Finland 35,414 12,151 France 166,229 164,306 Germany 633,268 453,960 Italy 55,736 41,591 Netherlands 219,410 88,484 Spain 47,720 33,482 Sweden 82,319 101,596 United Kingdom 79,181 73,524 Other EU 5,792 2,751 European Free Trade Association 24,861 9,535 Norway 21,124 3,500 Switzerland 3,737 6,036 Other EFTA (-) (-) Turkey 1,889 945 Other Western Europe 4,544 7,369 Eastern Europe/FSR 123,449 69,673 Poland 7,852 3,444 Former Soviet Republics 102,855 57,796 Moldova (-) (-) Ukraine 30,884 19,704 Russia 45,329 28,180 Other FSR 26,642 9,913 Other EE 12,743 8,433 Pacific Rim Countries 754,928 600,239 Australia 1,945 2,879 China 22,472 17,368 Indonesia 8,170 5,983 Japan 583,469 490,652 Korea 111,927 58,190 Taiwan 26,136 24,555 Other Pacific Rim 809 612 South/Central America 478,591 163,701 Argentina 22,240 16,702 Brazil 451,934 145,354 Colombia 1,343 925 Venezuela 3,041 686 Other S/C A 34 33 Other Countries 9,593 6,159 India 2,137 2,323 South Africa 3,092 1,566 Other 4,363 2,270 CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. NOTE: For information on more detailed data available, please see record titled "MORE DETAILED FOREIGN TRADE DATA AVAILABLE."