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.


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

Total Census Basis                3,182,218   2,033,112   3,778,213   2,332,322
North America                       956,722     484,227   1,204,109     599,509
        Canada                      863,376     443,869   1,104,420     559,547
        Mexico                       93,345      40,358      99,689      39,962
Western Europe                    1,007,778     803,104   1,308,588     961,092
    Euro Area                       839,894     632,065   1,131,064     783,929
    European Union                  995,374     788,395   1,278,935     945,080
        Austria                      83,807      67,093      43,296      45,341
        Belgium                      24,034      20,264      22,357      17,773
        Finland                      20,061       6,755      34,394      11,767
        France                      152,684     140,360     143,981     143,277
        Germany                     339,039     282,787     580,877     413,482
        Italy                        49,267      34,811      51,863      37,688
        Netherlands                  92,896      34,845     209,506      84,170
        Spain                        68,639      42,234      39,789      28,123
        Sweden                       76,117      81,525      73,291      92,959
        United Kingdom               79,317      74,730      74,524      68,043
        Other EU                      9,513       2,992       5,056       2,457
    European Free Trade         
    Association                       4,799       4,964      23,803       8,495
        Norway                        1,842         367      21,124       3,500
        Switzerland                   2,957       4,597       2,680       4,996
        Other EFTA                      (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Turkey                            2,937       2,850       1,775         838
    Other Western Europe              4,668       6,895       4,075       6,680
Eastern Europe/FSR                  115,587      68,482     112,625      61,948
        Poland                        4,361       3,140       7,669       3,277
        Former Soviet Republics      72,485      45,963      92,499      50,489
            Moldova                     (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
            Ukraine                  28,029      19,312      26,506      16,050
            Russia                   44,114      26,535      40,444      24,972
            Other FSR                   343         116      25,549       9,466
        Other EE                     38,741      19,379      12,457       8,182
Pacific Rim Countries               560,478     522,003     701,295     551,943
        Australia                     2,640       2,599       1,918       2,795
        China                        18,923      18,311      21,840      16,536
        Indonesia                    11,758       7,015       8,170       5,983
        Japan                       447,738     440,677     541,681     449,922
        Korea                        63,589      37,566     104,056      53,924
        Taiwan                       15,615      15,548      22,821      22,176
        Other Pacific Rim               215         287         809         606
South/Central America               536,634     150,877     442,199     151,850
        Argentina                    15,221      15,711      20,519      15,094
        Brazil                      512,585     132,015     417,420     135,215
        Colombia                      1,524       1,004       1,185         823
        Venezuela                       124         248       3,041         684
        Other S/C A                   7,181       1,899          34          33
Other Countries                       5,019       4,418       9,397       5,979
        India                         3,463       3,720       1,990       2,189
        South Africa                    119          53       3,083       1,561
        Other                         1,437         645       4,324       2,229

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."