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 December 2002 December 2001 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,637,756 2,087,156 3,512,272 2,201,472 North America 1,258,698 662,041 1,036,298 522,441 Canada 1,123,405 607,449 935,045 478,971 Mexico 135,293 54,592 101,254 43,470 Western Europe 953,006 731,192 1,096,211 868,372 Euro Area (2) 799,351 576,609 913,499 683,936 European Union 934,270 712,942 1,082,759 852,369 Austria 44,911 48,777 87,703 71,210 Belgium 17,380 10,747 26,065 22,711 Finland 22,354 8,367 21,564 7,332 France 125,946 103,514 161,105 149,127 Germany 420,867 303,816 374,623 308,848 Italy 46,412 40,039 51,923 37,490 Netherlands 65,585 26,164 98,800 37,064 Spain 52,670 33,810 81,620 46,996 Sweden 73,994 76,733 83,537 87,672 United Kingdom 60,797 59,476 85,677 80,685 Other EU 3,355 1,500 10,142 3,234 European Free Trade Association 4,530 6,179 5,008 5,448 Norway 849 226 1,842 369 Switzerland 3,681 5,953 3,165 5,079 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 7,299 2,905 3,449 3,195 Other Western Europe 6,907 9,165 4,995 7,360 Eastern Europe/FSR 81,339 43,988 121,221 72,770 Poland 3,834 2,306 4,411 3,208 Former Soviet Republics 49,356 26,645 77,785 49,854 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 9,316 6,264 29,739 20,038 Russia 28,014 17,605 47,472 29,629 Other FSR 12,026 2,775 573 187 Other EE 28,149 15,038 39,025 19,708 Pacific Rim Countries 460,622 419,827 611,133 559,949 Australia 622 1,157 3,626 3,101 China 14,349 12,414 19,592 19,087 Indonesia 4,318 2,698 11,970 7,180 Japan 371,122 356,426 489,078 472,836 Korea 52,633 31,538 70,367 40,937 Taiwan 17,040 15,196 16,266 16,503 Other Pacific Rim 537 397 233 303 South/Central America 877,862 224,175 642,050 173,132 Argentina 13,741 15,098 16,455 17,250 Brazil 833,734 196,260 616,687 152,679 Colombia 1,090 721 1,604 1,056 Venezuela 173 91 124 248 Other S/C A 29,124 12,004 7,181 1,899 Other Countries 6,228 5,932 5,360 4,809 India 4,708 5,067 3,763 4,063 South Africa 930 344 119 53 Other 590 520 1,478 692 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 January 2003 (CB-03-39)