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 October 2002 October 2001 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,034,705 1,732,093 2,816,449 1,834,483 North America 1,064,726 555,639 861,974 438,481 Canada 956,426 511,465 781,569 402,660 Mexico 108,300 44,174 80,405 35,822 Western Europe 790,467 611,133 910,944 725,260 Euro Area (2) 666,302 484,876 755,108 568,009 European Union 776,926 597,179 899,084 711,299 Austria 35,738 40,115 75,679 60,863 Belgium 13,301 8,809 21,516 16,802 Finland 20,981 7,535 18,583 6,232 France 111,194 87,922 138,407 127,319 Germany 356,118 257,560 305,435 256,758 Italy 34,552 32,303 44,784 31,668 Netherlands 51,689 20,638 85,089 31,866 Spain 40,058 28,849 56,367 33,678 Sweden 61,529 63,912 73,477 77,000 United Kingdom 48,967 48,266 70,484 66,239 Other EU 2,798 1,269 9,262 2,873 European Free Trade Association 3,915 5,244 4,624 4,726 Norway 848 223 1,842 362 Switzerland 3,067 5,022 2,782 4,364 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 4,369 1,741 2,898 2,823 Other Western Europe 5,258 6,969 4,339 6,411 Eastern Europe/FSR 62,606 35,820 101,227 61,655 Poland 2,824 1,764 4,301 3,069 Former Soviet Republics 33,758 20,303 69,332 44,194 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 7,257 5,372 26,024 18,078 Russia 24,496 14,290 42,965 26,000 Other FSR 2,005 641 343 116 Other EE 26,023 13,753 27,594 14,392 Pacific Rim Countries 390,183 350,790 508,739 477,473 Australia 577 1,066 2,564 2,436 China 12,718 10,533 18,645 17,767 Indonesia 4,318 2,698 11,758 7,015 Japan 310,923 296,494 401,199 400,638 Korea 46,140 26,915 59,383 34,684 Taiwan 14,969 12,686 14,976 14,646 Other Pacific Rim 537 397 215 287 South/Central America 721,113 173,407 429,061 127,609 Argentina 11,789 12,939 14,559 14,892 Brazil 685,743 154,014 406,285 109,759 Colombia 600 370 1,445 958 Venezuela 131 51 124 248 Other S/C A 22,850 6,033 6,648 1,752 Other Countries 5,610 5,304 4,504 4,005 India 4,178 4,509 3,014 3,328 South Africa 930 344 119 53 Other 503 451 1,370 623 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 November 2002 (CB-02-165)