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.

                                      January 2001            January 2000
                                      Cumulative To           Cumulative To 
                                      Date - Final            Date - Final
     Countries and                                       
        Areas                       Quantity     Value      Quantity     Value

Total Census Basis                  237,132     174,132     300,223     176,945
North America                        68,041      35,758      91,812      43,822
        Canada                       64,184      33,233      83,463      41,018
        Mexico                        3,856       2,525       8,348       2,804
Western Europe                       78,954      71,392      93,568      69,048
    Euro Area                        67,678      56,115      76,876      53,992
    European Union                   77,913      69,869      92,090      67,964
        Austria                       6,696       5,999       1,503       2,605
        Belgium                       1,672       1,571         887         717
        Finland                         124         250       8,092       2,005
        France                       16,496      17,471       8,672      10,833
        Germany                      18,440      19,028      29,108      24,280
        Italy                         5,143       3,814       3,431       2,910
        Netherlands                  11,825       4,570      23,929       9,115
        Spain                         6,789       3,189       1,256       1,527
        Sweden                        5,405       8,124       8,229       9,142
        United Kingdom                4,830       5,631       6,985       4,829
        Other EU                        492         223         (-)         (-)
    European Free Trade         
    Association                         130         225         135         275
        Norway                          (-)         (-)           5          35
        Switzerland                     130         225         130         240
        Other EFTA                      (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Turkey                              144         124       1,159         512
    Other Western Europe                767       1,173         184         298
Eastern Europe/FSR                   10,415       8,571       4,763       2,711
        Poland                        2,387       1,361         139         199
        Former Soviet Republics       3,658       3,080       4,620       2,510
            Moldova                     (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
            Ukraine                     697         582       3,608       1,709
            Russia                    2,961       2,498         763         754
            Other FSR                   (-)         (-)         249          47
        Other EE                      4,370       4,130           3           2
Pacific Rim Countries                52,468      48,613      63,075      47,661
        Australia                       701         443          88         331
        China                           654       1,200         418       1,156
        Indonesia                       605         198         (-)         (-)
        Japan                        41,373      41,154      53,661      40,869
        Korea                         5,282       2,868       7,727       3,945
        Taiwan                        3,851       2,747       1,075       1,204
        Other Pacific Rim                 2           3         105         156
South/Central America                25,742       9,167      46,839      13,411
        Argentina                       835         868         976         825
        Brazil                       24,827       8,244      45,859      12,580
        Colombia                         79          52         (-)         (-)
        Venezuela                         2           3           5           6
        Other S/C A                     (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
Other Countries                       1,512         631         166         292
        India                           207         147          85         193
        South Africa                     61          27         (-)         (-)
        Other                         1,245         457          81          99

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."