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.


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

Total Census Basis                  475,342     341,048     639,949     367,405
North America                       139,735      73,283     187,818      96,422
        Canada                      132,650      68,586     174,581      91,408
        Mexico                        7,086       4,697      13,237       5,014
Western Europe                      156,953     140,333     204,353     146,166
    Euro Area                       130,327     108,902     177,172     117,606
    European Union                  154,798     137,247     202,293     144,095
        Austria                      13,765      12,528       2,299       4,938
        Belgium                       4,146       2,987       1,880       1,910
        Finland                       3,389       1,191       8,936       2,688
        France                       29,061      31,010      20,005      22,281
        Germany                      45,689      43,034      83,096      57,739
        Italy                         9,910       6,641       7,660       5,715
        Netherlands                  11,967       4,728      45,483      16,974
        Spain                        11,677       6,477       7,647       5,301
        Sweden                       13,844      16,718      14,286      17,478
        United Kingdom               10,627      11,628      10,836       9,011
        Other EU                        721         307         166          60
    European Free Trade         
    Association                         498         749         297         577
        Norway                          (-)         (-)           5          35
        Switzerland                     498         749         292         542
        Other EFTA                      (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Turkey                              144         124       1,159         512
    Other Western Europe              1,514       2,213         603         982
Eastern Europe/FSR                   16,614      14,412      18,567       7,512
        Poland                        2,475       1,482         229         293
        Former Soviet Republics       6,462       6,252      16,773       6,609
            Moldova                     (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
            Ukraine                   1,347       1,688       5,538       2,586
            Russia                    5,115       4,564       2,696       2,401
            Other FSR                   (-)         (-)       8,539       1,622
        Other EE                      7,677       6,678       1,565         610
Pacific Rim Countries                96,561      92,635     112,503      84,861
        Australia                       720         547         148         518
        China                         1,016       1,802       4,409       3,828
        Indonesia                       622         298          74         433
        Japan                        79,720      80,394      86,839      67,889
        Korea                         8,362       5,234      18,674       9,440
        Taiwan                        6,120       4,354       2,201       2,553
        Other Pacific Rim                 2           6         158         201
South/Central America                63,722      19,464     116,331      31,851
        Argentina                     1,749       1,907         978         827
        Brazil                       61,695      17,202     112,314      30,343
        Colombia                        155         108         (-)         (-)
        Venezuela                       124         248       3,038         680
        Other S/C A                     (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
Other Countries                       1,757         921         378         594
        India                           445         435         194         375
        South Africa                     68          29         (-)         (-)
        Other                         1,245         457         184         219

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."