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.

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

Total Census Basis                3,512,272   2,201,472   4,070,469   2,533,870
North America                     1,036,298     522,441   1,270,191     632,846
        Canada                      935,045     478,971   1,164,040     589,497
        Mexico                      101,254      43,470     106,151      43,349
Western Europe                    1,096,211     868,372   1,433,717   1,061,253
    Euro Area                       913,499     683,936   1,240,868     868,135
    European Union                1,082,759     852,369   1,402,423   1,043,404
        Austria                      87,703      71,210      51,909      51,858
        Belgium                      26,065      22,711      25,446      19,701
        Finland                      21,564       7,332      35,414      12,151
        France                      161,105     149,127     166,229     164,306
        Germany                     374,623     308,848     633,268     453,960
        Italy                        51,923      37,490      55,736      41,591
        Netherlands                  98,800      37,064     219,410      88,484
        Spain                        81,620      46,996      47,720      33,482
        Sweden                       83,537      87,672      82,319     101,596
        United Kingdom               85,677      80,685      79,181      73,524
        Other EU                     10,142       3,234       5,792       2,751
    European Free Trade         
    Association                       5,008       5,448      24,861       9,535
        Norway                        1,842         369      21,124       3,500
        Switzerland                   3,165       5,079       3,737       6,036
        Other EFTA                      (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Turkey                            3,449       3,195       1,889         945
    Other Western Europe              4,995       7,360       4,544       7,369
Eastern Europe/FSR                  121,221      72,770     123,449      69,673
        Poland                        4,411       3,208       7,852       3,444
        Former Soviet Republics      77,785      49,854     102,855      57,796
            Moldova                     (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
            Ukraine                  29,739      20,038      30,884      19,704
            Russia                   47,472      29,629      45,329      28,180
            Other FSR                   573         187      26,642       9,913
        Other EE                     39,025      19,708      12,743       8,433
Pacific Rim Countries               611,133     559,949     754,928     600,239
        Australia                     3,626       3,101       1,945       2,879
        China                        19,592      19,087      22,472      17,368
        Indonesia                    11,970       7,180       8,170       5,983
        Japan                       489,078     472,836     583,469     490,652
        Korea                        70,367      40,937     111,927      58,190
        Taiwan                       16,266      16,503      26,136      24,555
        Other Pacific Rim               233         303         809         612
South/Central America               642,050     173,132     478,591     163,701
        Argentina                    16,455      17,250      22,240      16,702
        Brazil                      616,687     152,679     451,934     145,354
        Colombia                      1,604       1,056       1,343         925
        Venezuela                       124         248       3,041         686
        Other S/C A                   7,181       1,899          34          33
Other Countries                       5,360       4,809       9,593       6,159
        India                         3,763       4,063       2,137       2,323
        South Africa                    119          53       3,092       1,566
        Other                         1,478         692       4,363       2,270

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."