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.


                                     July 2001               July 2000
                                     Cumulative To           Cumulative To
                                     Date - Final            Date - Final

     Countries and                                       
        Areas                      Quantity     Value      Quantity     Value

Total Census Basis                1,878,456   1,277,951   2,469,261   1,486,784
North America                       568,333     285,945     843,930     420,668
        Canada                      521,503     263,478     768,883     392,826
        Mexico                       46,830      22,468      75,047      27,842
Western Europe                      649,548     529,113     830,946     595,695
    Euro Area                       533,497     412,886     702,511     477,877
    European Union                  640,699     519,634     804,379     584,612
        Austria                      55,788      45,838      19,951      23,423
        Belgium                      14,698      11,452      13,125      10,727
        Finland                       9,350       3,677      22,361       7,613
        France                       99,099      99,560      82,494      85,893
        Germany                     213,730     180,152     364,988     250,858
        Italy                        32,015      22,598      32,850      24,444
        Netherlands                  56,432      21,124     133,962      52,511
        Spain                        43,769      25,878      30,844      21,478
        Sweden                       59,094      60,137      53,223      65,547
        United Kingdom               48,099      46,563      48,601      41,116
        Other EU                      8,625       2,655       1,979       1,001
    European Free Trade         
    Association                       3,772       3,301      22,637       6,469
        Norway                        1,841         339      21,124       3,500
        Switzerland                   1,931       2,962       1,514       2,970
        Other EFTA                      (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Turkey                            1,527         890       1,729         785
    Other Western Europe              3,549       5,288       2,202       3,828
Eastern Europe/FSR                   57,168      39,844      75,974      33,496
        Poland                        3,515       2,436       6,778       2,428
        Former Soviet Republics      43,614      29,019      65,224      28,324
            Moldova                     (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
            Ukraine                  12,446       9,379      18,455       9,899
            Russia                   31,167      19,639      25,331      13,729
            Other FSR                   (-)         (-)      21,438       4,697
        Other EE                     10,040       8,390       3,972       2,744
Pacific Rim Countries               361,481     341,762     438,249     339,001
        Australia                     2,134       2,079       1,188       1,948
        China                        12,396      12,464      13,125      10,460
        Indonesia                     9,536       5,386         567       1,112
        Japan                       281,585     284,549     339,533     277,277
        Korea                        44,403      26,175      73,432      35,764
        Taiwan                       11,378      11,039       9,612      11,855
        Other Pacific Rim                50          71         791         585
South/Central America               238,925      78,820     275,444      94,500
        Argentina                    10,984      11,059      16,002      11,132
        Brazil                      222,878      65,992     256,126      82,477
        Colombia                        597         407         274         208
        Venezuela                       124         248       3,041         684
        Other S/C A                   4,342       1,115         (-)         (-)
Other Countries                       3,002       2,466       4,719       3,423
        India                         1,634       1,890       1,572       1,856
        South Africa                    100          43       2,476         850
        Other                         1,267         532         670         718

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."