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 May 2006 May 2005 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,779,283 2,032,596 1,921,693 1,909,672 North America 601,205 545,865 651,340 566,904 Canada 429,142 435,595 473,062 441,825 Mexico 172,064 110,270 178,278 125,079 Europe 703,651 860,859 644,304 761,958 European Union 557,244 742,197 523,250 649,164 Austria 45,264 69,756 28,120 52,725 Belgium 16,100 22,658 13,581 21,246 Czech Republic 22,308 26,409 17,639 16,305 Finland 7,972 6,995 4,714 6,290 France 63,684 104,244 53,345 80,252 Germany 155,323 221,671 149,391 177,547 Hungary 3 13 5 18 Italy 29,318 36,505 21,625 27,928 Netherlands 35,632 24,669 28,804 23,227 Poland 2,330 3,597 8,554 10,215 Spain 82,685 67,333 62,759 59,279 Sweden 62,173 104,947 72,003 97,532 United Kingdom 29,411 40,229 47,158 57,769 Other EU 5,042 13,172 15,552 18,834 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 10,356 4,173 66 127 Russia 38,044 47,457 44,872 44,408 Switzerland 1,056 3,549 735 1,617 Turkey 12,703 8,337 8,249 8,086 Ukraine 21,816 21,284 39,977 41,458 Other Europe 62,431 33,862 27,156 17,099 Euro Area 436,267 554,038 363,355 449,435 Pacific Rim Countries 409,737 536,379 306,638 359,779 Australia 47 221 539 1,173 China 108,978 127,612 50,479 57,183 Indonesia 252 467 1,283 1,577 Japan 248,959 349,652 210,057 247,466 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 51,465 58,389 44,237 52,331 Hong Kong (-) (-) 2 3 Korea 46,274 44,175 36,730 35,880 Singapore 8 26 8 10 Taiwan 5,182 14,187 7,498 16,439 Other Pacific Rim 37 38 42 49 South/Central America 45,011 66,425 307,953 208,916 Argentina 3,588 9,249 5,581 8,978 Brazil 34,717 49,349 297,343 194,910 Chile (-) (-) 297 471 Colombia 1,451 1,893 1,890 1,958 Venezuela 29 26 1,808 1,939 Other S/C A 5,226 5,908 1,033 659 Other Countries 19,679 23,067 11,458 12,116 Egypt (-) (-) 5 5 India 12,345 18,183 7,564 8,863 South Africa 7,184 4,649 2,436 2,123 Thailand 41 60 1,162 776 Other 110 175 291 350 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 June 2006 (CB-06-113)