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.


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

Total Census Basis                  758,203     527,304   1,004,142     598,362
North America                       222,911     115,487     330,468     175,255
        Canada                      207,646     107,007     313,526     168,352
        Mexico                       15,265       8,480      16,943       6,903
Western Europe                      258,704     221,290     310,049     227,377
    Euro Area                       207,251     170,371     265,680     180,864
    European Union                  255,208     216,752     307,636     224,148
        Austria                      20,428      18,787       5,954       8,384
        Belgium                       5,814       4,743       4,544       4,032
        Finland                       3,658       1,600      12,585       3,891
        France                       41,435      45,038      31,011      34,581
        Germany                      78,835      72,513     128,030      90,271
        Italy                        16,762      10,526       9,226       7,208
        Netherlands                  19,919       7,896      60,546      22,749
        Spain                        14,410       7,760      13,352       9,579
        Sweden                       30,509      27,266      21,960      26,766
        United Kingdom               17,448      19,115      19,976      16,501
        Other EU                      5,991       1,508         453         188
    European Free Trade         
    Association                         793       1,182         466       1,257
        Norway                                                   11          38
        Switzerland                     793       1,182         455       1,219
        Other EFTA                      (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Turkey                              626         363       1,159         512
    Other Western Europe              2,077       2,993         788       1,459
Eastern Europe/FSR                   24,472      20,400      27,999      12,312
        Poland                        2,586       1,624       1,043         769
        Former Soviet Republics      13,946      11,563      23,935      10,285
            Moldova                     (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
            Ukraine                   2,919       3,602       6,998       3,388
            Russia                   11,026       7,962       7,061       5,019
            Other FSR                   (-)         (-)       9,876       1,878
        Other EE                      7,941       7,212       3,021       1,258
Pacific Rim Countries               145,908     136,544     177,397     138,592
        Australia                       812         720         368         853
        China                         1,780       2,506       4,592       4,337
        Indonesia                     1,679         841         391         633
        Japan                       117,462     116,683     138,718     113,106
        Korea                        16,684       9,744      28,935      14,673
        Taiwan                        7,490       6,043       4,234       4,790
        Other Pacific Rim                 2           6         158         201
South/Central America               104,094      32,353     156,735      43,544
        Argentina                     1,879       2,121       1,497       1,388
        Brazil                      101,936      29,876     152,164      41,444
        Colombia                        155         108          37          32
        Venezuela                       124         248       3,038         680
        Other S/C A                     (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
Other Countries                       2,114       1,230       1,493       1,281
        India                           778         731         481         833
        South Africa                     91          38         796         197
        Other                         1,246         461         216         251

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."