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.

                                    January 2002            January 2001
                                    Cumulative To           Cumulative To
                                    Date - Final            Date - Final
     Countries and                                       
        Areas                      Quantity     Value      Quantity     Value

Total Census Basis                  366,844     213,817     237,132     174,132
North America                        98,802      49,392      68,041      35,758
        Canada                       93,280      46,710      64,184      33,233
        Mexico                        5,522       2,682       3,856       2,525
Western Europe                       95,472      76,661      78,954      71,392
    Euro Area                        79,625      61,247      67,678      56,115
    European Union                   94,669      75,530      77,913      69,869
        Austria                       5,283       4,480       6,696       5,999
        Belgium                       1,154         781       1,672       1,571
        Finland                       5,270       1,269         124         250
        France                       12,984      11,359      16,496      17,471
        Germany                      44,386      35,449      18,440      19,028
        Italy                         2,524       2,755       5,143       3,814
        Netherlands                   2,134       1,044      11,825       4,570
        Spain                         5,875       4,067       6,789       3,189
        Sweden                        8,010       8,081       5,405       8,124
        United Kingdom                6,991       6,186       4,830       5,631
        Other EU                         59          59         492         223
    European Free Trade         
    Association                         402         609         130         225
        Norway                            5           5         (-)         (-)
        Switzerland                     397         604         130         225
        Other EFTA                      (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Turkey                              (-)         (-)         144         124
    Other Western Europe                401         521         767       1,173
Eastern Europe/FSR                    7,246       5,035      10,415       8,571
        Poland                          186         146       2,387       1,361
        Former Soviet Republics       2,560       2,466       3,658       3,080
            Moldova                     (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
            Ukraine                     782         643         697         582
            Russia                    1,779       1,823       2,961       2,498
            Other FSR                   (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Other EE                      4,500       2,423       4,370       4,130
Pacific Rim Countries                87,016      64,288      52,468      48,613
        Australia                       121          62         701         443
        China                         1,100       1,193         654       1,200
        Indonesia                     2,530       1,449         605         198
        Japan                        66,503      53,761      41,373      41,154
        Korea                        11,307       5,922       5,282       2,868
        Taiwan                        5,414       1,881       3,851       2,747
        Other Pacific Rim                40          21           2           3
South/Central America                77,823      17,848      25,742       9,167
        Argentina                       988       1,222         835         868
        Brazil                       76,250      16,451      24,827       8,244
        Colombia                        183          73          79          52
        Venezuela                       (-)         (-)           2           3
        Other S/C A                     403         102         (-)         (-)
Other Countries                         484         593       1,512         631
        India                           417         535         207         147
        South Africa                    (-)         (-)          61          27
        Other                            67          59       1,245         457

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."