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.
 
                                     June 2002               June 2001
                                     Cumulative To           Cumulative To
                                     Date - Final            Date - Final
    Countries and
       Areas                      Quantity     Value      Quantity     Value
 
Total Census Basis                1,799,725   1,029,276   1,579,521   1,090,227
North America                       625,980     318,190     492,733     247,070
        Canada                      573,466     296,725     452,446     227,961
        Mexico                       52,514      21,465      40,287      19,109
Western Europe                      457,304     367,065     558,356     453,364
    Euro Area                       381,186     290,724     462,652     355,649
    European Union                  450,358     358,980     552,047     445,365
        Austria                      19,785      23,961      46,197      38,593
        Belgium                       6,884       5,310      12,831       9,705
        Finland                      14,662       4,777       8,312       3,408
        France                       67,653      54,702      85,481      85,767
        Germany                     201,627     152,695     181,250     153,096
        Italy                        20,189      19,121      28,448      19,777
        Netherlands                  18,236       7,951      53,105      19,809
        Spain                        30,831      21,633      38,493      22,915
        Sweden                       39,095      39,381      52,278      51,065
        United Kingdom               30,029      28,848      37,107      38,604
        Other EU                      1,367         600       8,545       2,627
    European Free Trade
    Association                       1,942       3,196       1,694       2,574
        Norway                           13          43          16          44
        Switzerland                   1,929       3,152       1,678       2,531
        Other EFTA                      (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
    Turkey                            1,721         593       1,520         882
    Other Western Europe              3,283       4,297       3,095       4,542
Eastern Europe/FSR                   42,620      22,887      45,309      34,501
        Poland                        1,269         761       3,294       2,226
        Former Soviet Republics      23,598      13,529      33,562      24,610
            Moldova                     (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
            Ukraine                   5,327       3,965      11,838       8,800
            Russia                   16,266       8,923      21,724      15,810
            Other FSR                 2,005         641         (-)         (-)
        Other EE                     17,752       8,597       8,454       7,664
Pacific Rim Countries               254,579     226,569     313,703     293,341
        Australia                       243         444       1,448       1,569
        China                         9,520       7,369       9,358       9,668
        Indonesia                     4,318       2,698       9,019       5,204
        Japan                       207,059     192,705     246,286     244,758
        Korea                        23,772      15,528      36,903      22,025
        Taiwan                        9,139       7,440      10,640      10,050
        Other Pacific Rim               527         385          49          67
South/Central America               416,506      91,604     166,668      59,810
        Argentina                     5,917       6,876       7,235       7,567
        Brazil                      398,054      81,566     154,603      50,631
        Colombia                        203          89         363         249
        Venezuela                       (-)         (-)         124         248
        Other S/C A                  12,332       3,074       4,342       1,115
Other Countries                       2,737       2,960       2,753       2,141
        India                         2,369       2,637       1,401       1,580
        South Africa                    (-)         (-)         100          43
        Other                           368         323       1,251         518
 
CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick
         Orsini (301-763-2311), 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."