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 November 2002 November 2001 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,347,569 1,911,676 3,182,218 2,033,112 North America 1,167,598 607,915 956,722 484,227 Canada 1,039,071 556,788 863,376 443,869 Mexico 128,527 51,128 93,345 40,358 Western Europe 873,137 671,438 1,007,778 803,104 Euro Area (2) 730,423 530,335 839,894 632,065 European Union 855,868 655,210 995,374 788,395 Austria 41,541 45,233 83,807 67,093 Belgium 15,419 9,726 24,034 20,264 Finland 22,146 8,157 20,061 6,755 France 118,989 95,673 152,684 140,360 Germany 386,238 279,368 339,039 282,787 Italy 40,564 36,360 49,267 34,811 Netherlands 59,912 23,883 92,896 34,845 Spain 42,945 30,791 68,639 42,234 Sweden 69,883 70,873 76,117 81,525 United Kingdom 55,435 53,879 79,317 74,730 Other EU 2,798 1,269 9,513 2,992 European Free Trade Association 4,276 5,799 4,799 4,964 Norway 848 223 1,842 367 Switzerland 3,428 5,576 2,957 4,597 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 7,299 2,905 2,937 2,850 Other Western Europe 5,694 7,523 4,668 6,895 Eastern Europe/FSR 74,781 39,430 115,587 68,482 Poland 3,495 2,138 4,361 3,140 Former Soviet Republics 45,193 23,456 72,485 45,963 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 8,368 5,917 28,029 19,312 Russia 24,799 14,764 44,114 26,535 Other FSR 12,026 2,775 343 116 Other EE 26,094 13,836 38,741 19,379 Pacific Rim Countries 421,388 387,655 560,478 522,003 Australia 590 1,112 2,640 2,599 China 13,238 11,192 18,923 18,311 Indonesia 4,318 2,698 11,758 7,015 Japan 338,878 329,955 447,738 440,677 Korea 48,067 28,473 63,589 37,566 Taiwan 15,760 13,827 15,615 15,548 Other Pacific Rim 537 397 215 287 South/Central America 804,736 199,588 536,634 150,877 Argentina 13,469 14,629 15,221 15,711 Brazil 765,624 177,895 512,585 132,015 Colombia 619 384 1,524 1,004 Venezuela 166 82 124 248 Other S/C A 24,858 6,598 7,181 1,899 Other Countries 5,928 5,649 5,019 4,418 India 4,452 4,819 3,463 3,720 South Africa 930 344 119 53 Other 546 486 1,437 645 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 December 2002 (CB-02-165)