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. Details may not equal totals due to rounding September 2002 September 2001 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,703,980 1,545,279 2,500,679 1,647,780 North America 948,802 493,689 762,213 384,987 Canada 862,284 457,149 693,638 354,149 Mexico 86,518 36,540 68,575 30,838 Western Europe 705,378 549,607 811,773 653,223 Euro Area (2) 597,225 438,416 671,083 510,360 European Union 692,885 537,151 800,944 640,546 Austria 32,196 36,169 69,015 55,496 Belgium 12,811 8,472 18,523 14,725 Finland 20,083 7,154 13,992 4,829 France 96,729 80,098 122,648 117,242 Germany 321,543 231,162 263,762 225,034 Italy 32,704 30,539 43,111 29,847 Netherlands 42,486 17,032 79,328 29,519 Spain 36,902 27,015 51,464 30,851 Sweden 52,470 55,660 66,542 69,568 United Kingdom 43,062 42,976 63,306 60,566 Other EU 1,898 873 9,254 2,868 European Free Trade Association 3,568 4,648 4,238 4,110 Norway 848 218 1,842 357 Switzerland 2,720 4,431 2,396 3,754 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 4,369 1,741 2,600 2,685 Other Western Europe 4,556 6,067 3,991 5,882 Eastern Europe/FSR 53,310 30,705 88,296 55,417 Poland 2,745 1,653 4,107 2,867 Former Soviet Republics 31,002 19,037 63,158 40,342 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 6,809 5,199 23,722 15,692 Russia 22,188 13,197 39,181 24,562 Other FSR 2,005 641 255 88 Other EE 19,563 10,015 21,031 12,208 Pacific Rim Countries 354,190 318,487 467,032 439,093 Australia 577 1,066 2,561 2,426 China 12,400 10,146 18,419 17,391 Indonesia 4,318 2,698 11,758 7,015 Japan 283,985 269,664 365,175 365,639 Korea 38,266 23,028 56,179 32,969 Taiwan 14,116 11,497 12,735 13,379 Other Pacific Rim 527 388 205 274 South/Central America 636,896 147,735 367,595 111,868 Argentina 10,284 11,255 12,865 13,069 Brazil 605,496 130,822 349,094 96,658 Colombia 504 302 1,170 778 Venezuela 112 32 124 248 Other S/C A 20,499 5,324 4,342 1,115 Other Countries 5,405 5,055 3,770 3,192 India 3,993 4,286 2,312 2,544 South Africa 930 344 119 53 Other 482 425 1,339 595 CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary October 2002 (CB-02-150)