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.

                                             December 2000 Cumulative To
                                                   Date - Final
     Countries and 
         Areas                                Quantity           Value

Total Census Basis                           34,433,707        14,903,382
North America                                 7,723,629         3,687,394
        Canada                                4,768,714         2,549,246
        Mexico                                2,954,915         1,138,148
Western Europe                                7,251,987         4,329,120
    Euro Area                                 5,557,945         3,306,701
    European Union                            6,397,898         4,053,639
        Austria                                 155,001           133,132
        Belgium                                 471,046           307,913
        Finland                                 164,474            62,715
        France                                  881,562           583,763
        Germany                               1,803,809         1,075,844
        Italy                                   463,476           331,869
        Netherlands                             776,476           286,116
        Spain                                   564,449           395,238
        Sweden                                  174,898           285,226
        United Kingdom                          600,407           429,542
        Other EU                                342,299           162,282
    European Free Trade         
    Association                                 146,694            68,557
        Norway                                   84,687            28,910
        Switzerland                               9,696            21,909
        Other EFTA                               52,311            17,739
    Turkey                                      609,321           163,403
    Other Western Europe                         98,074            43,521
Eastern Europe/FSR                            4,668,342         1,176,360
        Poland                                  297,029            89,155
        Former Soviet Republics               3,676,009           885,271
            Moldova                             356,714            75,679
            Ukraine                           1,407,507           304,808
            Russia                            1,379,002           383,059
            Other FSR                           532,785           121,725
        Other EE                                695,304           201,934
Pacific Rim Countries                         8,223,433         3,663,468
        Australia                               737,474           189,636
        China                                 1,350,989           453,994
        Indonesia                               378,608           113,181
        Japan                                 1,933,403         1,229,396
        Korea                                 2,432,481           980,392
        Taiwan                                1,145,383           601,309
        Other Pacific Rim                       245,094            95,561
South/Central America                         4,507,147         1,281,196
        Argentina                               416,934           162,577
        Brazil                                3,279,697           860,726
        Colombia                                 51,864            26,996
        Venezuela                               432,719           132,136
        Other S/C A                             325,933            98,761
Other Countries                               2,059,169           765,843
        India                                   909,348           318,455
        South Africa                            585,229           239,856
        Other                                   564,592           207,532

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."