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.

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

Total Census Basis                2,816,449   1,834,483   3,469,900   2,140,457
North America                       861,974     438,481   1,130,145     560,935
        Canada                      781,569     402,660   1,035,767     523,791
        Mexico                       80,405      35,822      94,378      37,144
Western Europe                      910,944     725,260   1,201,188     877,095
    Euro Area                       755,108     568,009   1,035,907     715,376
    European Union                  899,084     711,299   1,172,340     862,496
        Austria                      75,679      60,863      38,605      40,096
        Belgium                      21,516      16,802      21,025      16,790
        Finland                      18,583       6,232      27,152       9,950
        France                      138,407     127,319     130,634     130,431
        Germany                     305,435     256,758     534,009     378,274
        Italy                        44,784      31,668      46,348      34,149
        Netherlands                  85,089      31,866     198,875      79,301
        Spain                        56,367      33,678      34,589      24,212
        Sweden                       73,477      77,000      69,556      86,381
        United Kingdom               70,484      66,239      66,829      60,655
        Other EU                      9,262       2,873       4,719       2,257
    European Free Trade         
    Association                       4,624       4,726      23,487       7,844
        Norway                        1,842         362      21,124       3,500
        Switzerland                   2,782       4,364       2,364       4,344
        Other EFTA                      (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Turkey                            2,898       2,823       1,756         823
    Other Western Europe              4,339       6,411       3,605       5,932
Eastern Europe/FSR                  101,227      61,655     105,076      56,951
        Poland                        4,301       3,069       7,518       3,086
        Former Soviet Republics      69,332      44,194      85,122      45,703
            Moldova                     (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
            Ukraine                  26,024      18,078      24,439      14,070
            Russia                   42,965      26,000      35,133      22,166
            Other FSR                   343         116      25,549       9,466
        Other EE                     27,594      14,392      12,436       8,163
Pacific Rim Countries               508,739     477,473     647,881     508,653
        Australia                     2,564       2,436       1,910       2,769
        China                        18,645      17,767      20,466      15,807
        Indonesia                    11,758       7,015       4,427       3,665
        Japan                       401,199     400,638     502,622     415,717
        Korea                        59,383      34,684      97,556      50,081
        Taiwan                       14,976      14,646      20,091      20,011
        Other Pacific Rim               215         287         809         604
South/Central America               429,061     127,609     379,680     132,616
        Argentina                    14,559      14,892      18,186      13,504
        Brazil                      406,285     109,759     357,553     117,803
        Colombia                      1,445         958         900         625
        Venezuela                       124         248       3,041         684
        Other S/C A                   6,648       1,752         (-)         (-)
Other Countries                       4,504       4,005       5,931       4,207
        India                         3,014       3,328       1,952       2,132
        South Africa                    119          53       2,991       1,124
        Other                         1,370         623         988         950

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."