Exhibit 4A: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Alloy Steel Products from Selected Countries and Areas: (Census Basis) Not Seasonally Adjusted Quantity in metric tons/ value in thousands of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding April 2006 April 2005 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,427,390 1,603,520 1,484,184 1,463,079 North America 484,546 434,149 505,612 435,923 Canada 346,603 350,122 365,928 336,933 Mexico 137,944 84,027 139,684 98,990 Europe 554,759 675,906 506,462 592,304 European Union 436,897 584,509 402,889 497,332 Austria 36,677 55,039 20,148 39,716 Belgium 13,017 18,008 10,731 17,647 Czech Republic 16,619 19,704 9,356 8,458 Finland 5,233 5,071 3,116 4,901 France 49,323 82,370 43,625 61,675 Germany 120,076 170,410 115,792 136,420 Hungary 2 9 3 10 Italy 22,077 28,516 18,287 22,980 Netherlands 26,325 17,830 21,736 17,708 Poland 2,091 3,244 8,211 9,644 Spain 66,623 54,786 43,867 42,849 Sweden 49,366 85,737 55,515 73,049 United Kingdom 25,226 32,728 37,734 45,970 Other EU 4,242 11,058 14,767 16,304 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 10,231 3,991 66 127 Russia 33,005 35,712 35,903 35,409 Switzerland 894 3,112 659 1,396 Turkey 12,593 8,229 5,410 4,988 Ukraine 19,701 19,317 35,224 37,058 Other Europe 41,439 21,035 26,312 15,995 Euro Area 339,596 432,195 278,249 344,646 Pacific Rim Countries 335,299 416,909 238,221 271,154 Australia 32 132 370 797 China 92,705 101,237 40,220 46,256 Indonesia 252 467 1,283 1,577 Japan 203,248 270,797 159,516 180,854 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 39,032 44,258 36,790 41,620 Hong Kong (-) (-) 2 3 Korea 34,910 32,663 30,785 29,258 Singapore 7 14 5 4 Taiwan 4,116 11,580 5,999 12,355 Other Pacific Rim 29 18 42 49 South/Central America 36,145 57,492 226,155 155,183 Argentina 3,263 8,446 3,643 5,866 Brazil 30,700 43,473 218,822 145,892 Chile (-) (-) 297 471 Colombia 1,132 1,495 1,710 1,634 Venezuela 18 13 654 692 Other S/C A 1,032 4,064 1,030 628 Other Countries 16,640 19,064 7,735 8,514 Egypt (-) (-) 5 5 India 9,964 14,774 5,962 6,778 South Africa 6,557 4,104 1,588 1,496 Thailand 41 60 46 47 Other 78 126 133 189 NOTE: See the cover report specifically explaining the current month's preliminary steel imports trade data or www.census.gov/foreign-trade/Press-Release/steel_index.html. CONTACT: For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary May 2006 (CB-06-100)