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.
 
                                     April 2002              April 2001
                                     Cumulative To           Cumulative To
                                     Date - Final            Date - Final
     Countries and
         Areas                     Quantity     Value      Quantity     Value
 
Total Census Basis                1,256,563     725,112   1,046,891     726,831
North America                       423,027     216,308     307,877     156,317
        Canada                      389,014     202,388     283,788     144,102
        Mexico                       34,014      13,919      24,089      12,215
Western Europe                      329,290     262,994     367,987     305,428
    Euro Area                       278,152     211,110     302,161     238,292
    European Union                  324,239     257,625     363,495     299,591
        Austria                      15,844      17,624      28,483      24,991
        Belgium                       5,085       3,960       8,517       6,468
        Finland                      12,021       3,750       5,602       2,429
        France                       40,029      37,527      54,188      58,380
        Germany                     157,892     114,589     124,188     105,407
        Italy                        15,788      14,580      18,997      12,741
        Netherlands                   8,923       4,226      30,935      11,821
        Spain                        21,987      14,567      24,033      14,042
        Sweden                       26,653      27,941      38,269      35,576
        United Kingdom               19,392      18,556      23,065      25,714
        Other EU                        626         306       7,218       2,022
    European Free Trade
    Association                       1,351       2,170       1,131       1,669
        Norway                            5           5         (-)         (-)
        Switzerland                   1,345       2,165       1,131       1,669
        Other EFTA                      (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Turkey                            1,575         500         875         549
    Other Western Europe              2,125       2,698       2,486       3,618
Eastern Europe/FSR                   28,652      16,611      31,571      25,707
        Poland                          558         395       2,774       1,866
        Former Soviet Republics      16,270       9,808      20,509      16,295
            Moldova                     (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
            Ukraine                   4,878       3,545       7,298       6,402
            Russia                   10,871       6,086      13,211       9,893
            Other FSR                   522         177         (-)         (-)
        Other EE                     11,824       6,409       8,288       7,546
Pacific Rim Countries               192,227     165,289     213,609     196,246
        Australia                       230         331       1,054       1,006
        China                         7,442       5,806       5,692       5,550
        Indonesia                     4,206       2,600       4,779       2,045
        Japan                       152,681     138,889     167,266     165,352
        Korea                        19,708      12,293      26,552      15,042
        Taiwan                        7,433       4,983       8,247       7,222
        Other Pacific Rim               527         385          18          28
South/Central America               281,871      62,266     123,570      41,754
        Argentina                     3,328       4,056       3,311       3,721
        Brazil                      272,855      56,642     119,980      37,678
        Colombia                        203          89         155         108
        Venezuela                       (-)         (-)         124         248
        Other S/C A                   5,485       1,480         (-)         (-)
Other Countries                       1,495       1,645       2,278       1,379
        India                         1,328       1,494         942         880
        South Africa                    (-)         (-)          91          38
        Other                           168         151       1,246         461
 
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."