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.

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

Total Census Basis                1,046,891     726,831   1,358,922     805,587
North America                       307,877     156,317     464,019     240,937
        Canada                      283,788     144,102     437,096     230,338
        Mexico                       24,089      12,215      26,923      10,599
Western Europe                      367,987     305,428     434,389     310,642
    Euro Area                       302,161     238,292     367,462     248,272
    European Union                  363,495     299,591     426,995     305,972
        Austria                      28,483      24,991       6,944      11,194
        Belgium                       8,517       6,468       5,571       5,056
        Finland                       5,602       2,429      16,520       4,940
        France                       54,188      58,380      38,812      42,764
        Germany                     124,188     105,407     191,206     131,907
        Italy                        18,997      12,741      12,577      10,168
        Netherlands                  30,935      11,821      76,707      29,111
        Spain                        24,033      14,042      18,226      12,766
        Sweden                       38,269      35,576      29,918      34,923
        United Kingdom               23,065      25,714      29,594      22,759
        Other EU                      7,218       2,022         920         384
    European Free Trade         
    Association                       1,131       1,669       5,151       2,248
        Norway                          (-)         (-)       4,543         752
        Switzerland                   1,131       1,669         608       1,496
        Other EFTA                      (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Turkey                              875         549       1,178         526
    Other Western Europe              2,486       3,618       1,065       1,897
Eastern Europe/FSR                   31,571      25,707      33,732      14,727
        Poland                        2,774       1,866       1,259         977
        Former Soviet Republics      20,509      16,295      29,452      12,492
            Moldova                     (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
            Ukraine                   7,298       6,402       8,609       3,766
            Russia                   13,211       9,893       8,498       6,203
            Other FSR                   (-)         (-)      12,345       2,523
        Other EE                      8,288       7,546       3,021       1,258
Pacific Rim Countries               213,609     196,246     230,595     180,808
        Australia                     1,054       1,006         441         921
        China                         5,692       5,550       5,667       5,503
        Indonesia                     4,779       2,045         491         690
        Japan                       167,266     165,352     181,970     147,889
        Korea                        26,552      15,042      36,240      18,931
        Taiwan                        8,247       7,222       5,628       6,666
        Other Pacific Rim                18          28         158         209
South/Central America               123,570      41,754     194,260      56,710
        Argentina                     3,311       3,721       2,094       2,016
        Brazil                      119,980      37,678     188,950      53,871
        Colombia                        155         108         175         139
        Venezuela                       124         248       3,041         684
        Other S/C A                     (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
Other Countries                       2,278       1,379       1,926       1,762
        India                           942         880         790       1,179
        South Africa                     91          38         813         228
        Other                         1,246         461         324         355

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."