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.


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

Total Census Basis                1,579,521   1,090,227   2,135,922   1,275,681
North America                       492,733     247,070     752,728     379,326
        Canada                      452,446     227,961     683,194     354,484
        Mexico                       40,287      19,109      69,534      24,842
Western Europe                      558,356     453,364     696,793     500,742
    Euro Area                       462,652     355,649     585,366     400,130
    European Union                  552,047     445,365     673,842     491,135
        Austria                      46,197      38,593      16,553      19,902
        Belgium                      12,831       9,705      10,095       8,672
        Finland                       8,312       3,408      19,427       6,651
        France                       85,481      85,767      69,091      72,663
        Germany                     181,250     153,096     299,228     207,999
        Italy                        28,448      19,777      29,105      20,617
        Netherlands                  53,105      19,809     113,733      44,455
        Spain                        38,493      22,915      26,607      18,489
        Sweden                       52,278      51,065      45,429      55,580
        United Kingdom               37,107      38,604      43,003      35,353
        Other EU                      8,545       2,627       1,571         754
    European Free Trade         
    Association                       1,694       2,574      19,310       5,386
        Norway                           16          44      18,160       3,001
        Switzerland                   1,678       2,531       1,150       2,385
        Other EFTA                      (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Turkey                            1,520         882       1,670         737
    Other Western Europe              3,095       4,542       1,971       3,485
Eastern Europe/FSR                   45,309      34,501      69,057      28,375
        Poland                        3,294       2,226       6,559       2,174
        Former Soviet Republics      33,562      24,610      59,138      24,758
            Moldova                     (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
            Ukraine                  11,838       8,800      16,763       8,467
            Russia                   21,724      15,810      24,354      12,909
            Other FSR                   (-)         (-)      18,022       3,382
        Other EE                      8,454       7,664       3,359       1,443
Pacific Rim Countries               313,703     293,341     374,232     287,135
        Australia                     1,448       1,569         986       1,655
        China                         9,358       9,668       6,342       6,438
        Indonesia                     9,019       5,204         493         693
        Japan                       246,286     244,758     286,655     234,092
        Korea                        36,903      22,025      70,521      33,312
        Taiwan                       10,640      10,050       8,597      10,462
        Other Pacific Rim                49          67         637         483
South/Central America               166,668      59,810     239,105      77,221
        Argentina                     7,235       7,567       5,693       5,214
        Brazil                      154,603      50,631     230,096      71,115
        Colombia                        363         249         274         208
        Venezuela                       124         248       3,041         684
        Other S/C A                   4,342       1,115         (-)         (-)
Other Countries                       2,753       2,141       4,007       2,882
        India                         1,401       1,580       1,206       1,613
        South Africa                    100          43       2,221         655
        Other                         1,251         518         581         614

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."