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 July 2006 July 2005 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 2,488,541 2,890,713 2,664,409 2,716,720 North America 822,161 765,235 902,791 796,946 Canada 607,874 624,455 650,946 619,190 Mexico 214,287 140,780 251,845 177,756 Europe 1,007,334 1,239,780 934,613 1,144,774 European Union 788,077 1,065,010 754,931 965,533 Austria 63,979 100,131 45,834 82,184 Belgium 23,014 36,488 20,347 30,024 Czech Republic 31,605 36,581 28,434 27,539 Finland 9,859 10,651 6,970 9,250 France 91,325 149,742 77,050 125,232 Germany 212,824 306,000 214,823 261,824 Hungary 8 25 6 26 Italy 38,209 50,540 33,171 51,755 Netherlands 69,845 47,768 38,695 30,814 Poland 3,243 4,743 13,626 17,237 Spain 107,792 97,352 84,235 79,826 Sweden 89,626 149,786 103,070 141,349 United Kingdom 40,209 58,092 64,449 79,517 Other EU 6,539 17,110 24,221 28,956 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Norway 20,863 8,622 96 580 Russia 59,125 69,729 64,041 68,004 Switzerland 1,457 4,708 900 2,007 Turkey 15,232 10,864 9,222 9,151 Ukraine 35,012 36,222 60,099 65,554 Other Europe 87,568 44,625 45,325 33,945 Euro Area 617,156 798,913 523,064 672,648 Pacific Rim Countries 572,113 755,251 414,209 486,653 Australia 72 272 852 2,216 China 161,298 190,720 74,602 84,483 Indonesia 252 467 1,616 2,010 Japan 326,791 472,768 270,209 320,006 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 83,663 90,986 66,887 77,888 Hong Kong (-) (-) 2 3 Korea 76,302 70,746 57,042 54,810 Singapore 44 82 8 10 Taiwan 7,317 20,158 9,835 23,065 Other Pacific Rim 37 38 43 51 South/Central America 61,556 100,462 396,904 271,364 Argentina 6,817 18,799 8,556 15,183 Brazil 47,291 72,373 379,891 248,080 Chile (-) (-) 297 471 Colombia 2,022 2,531 2,758 2,683 Venezuela 48 38 1,843 1,969 Other S/C A 5,378 6,721 3,560 2,979 Other Countries 25,378 29,985 15,892 16,983 Egypt (-) (-) 5 5 India 16,747 23,956 9,764 11,761 South Africa 8,449 5,742 4,394 3,662 Thailand 41 85 1,244 868 Other 141 203 485 688 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 August 2006 (CB-06-144)