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 February 2003 February 2002 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 527,254 308,912 707,764 395,646 North America 173,968 91,220 199,566 101,439 Canada 132,710 76,315 188,649 96,203 Mexico 41,258 14,905 10,917 5,236 Western Europe 133,775 102,174 196,699 144,806 Euro Area (2) 107,057 77,358 167,434 116,989 European Union 128,609 97,960 193,783 142,402 Austria 5,768 6,146 7,771 9,209 Belgium 3,338 2,072 2,850 2,281 Finland 2,921 1,343 10,302 3,041 France 15,015 15,914 23,726 20,813 Germany 58,739 37,576 99,469 64,358 Italy 7,318 5,257 6,195 5,896 Netherlands 3,001 1,636 3,831 1,855 Spain 10,373 7,186 13,260 9,458 Sweden 11,770 11,272 14,596 14,956 United Kingdom 9,781 9,330 11,711 10,438 Other EU 585 228 71 98 European Free Trade Association 769 1,299 735 1,107 Norway 0 0 5 5 Switzerland 769 1,299 730 1,102 Other EFTA 0 0 0 0 Turkey 3,392 1,622 1,550 481 Other Western Europe 1,006 1,293 631 817 Eastern Europe/FSR 11,574 7,624 14,174 8,476 Poland 4,442 2,356 204 178 Former Soviet Republics 4,685 3,002 7,993 5,047 Moldova 0 0 0 0 Ukraine 1,312 604 898 689 Russia 3,371 2,395 7,086 4,349 Other FSR 3 4 9 10 Other EE 2,446 2,266 5,978 3,250 Pacific Rim Countries 70,735 65,175 138,234 105,317 Australia 49 139 187 101 China 7,564 6,667 1,519 1,866 Indonesia 2,055 1,017 2,993 1,740 Japan 52,100 50,926 112,416 90,026 Korea 6,385 3,765 15,198 8,913 Taiwan 2,563 2,646 5,881 2,646 Other Pacific Rim 19 15 40 24 South/Central America 128,213 38,386 158,098 34,530 Argentina 1,845 2,060 1,186 1,626 Brazil 121,907 34,929 154,599 32,290 Colombia 532 383 183 73 Venezuela 34 40 0 0 Other S/C A 3,895 973 2,130 541 Other Countries 8,989 4,333 993 1,078 India 620 648 907 997 South Africa 798 192 0 0 Other 7,570 3,492 85 81 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 March 2003 (CB-03-72)