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 2010 July 2009 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,864,331 2,567,049 1,469,020 2,618,148 North America 822,552 963,526 490,257 684,036 Canada 706,031 799,755 435,693 566,843 Mexico 116,520 163,771 54,564 117,192 Europe 548,509 861,823 509,456 1,070,129 European Union 481,544 790,431 436,539 978,018 Austria 33,305 58,261 34,220 67,328 Belgium 891 1,300 3,864 18,023 Czech Republic 22,394 28,624 16,809 19,450 Finland 8,486 18,548 2,881 5,418 France 42,975 94,516 57,387 154,858 Germany 121,514 222,725 110,152 288,063 Italy 13,908 32,619 36,594 120,479 Netherlands 40,531 33,243 14,315 12,540 Poland 604 1,823 1,494 4,251 Spain 36,649 52,035 42,281 71,731 Sweden 90,836 138,842 72,625 131,134 United Kingdom 51,955 78,744 37,085 67,428 Other EU 17,495 29,152 6,831 17,316 Norway 2 7 (-) (-) Russia 40,379 37,965 23,450 46,978 Switzerland 976 3,169 391 1,740 Turkey 5,300 5,576 38,488 26,933 Ukraine 14,103 17,033 8,895 14,315 Other Europe 6,205 7,643 1,692 2,145 Euro Area 307,993 529,609 304,753 745,868 Pacific Rim Countries 392,190 576,200 431,954 778,764 Australia 613 2,045 602 2,415 China 51,670 76,976 191,139 329,428 Indonesia 455 1,463 878 3,235 Japan 292,021 424,781 196,730 376,208 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 47,353 70,776 42,534 67,339 Hong Kong (-) 2 16 18 Korea 39,691 51,143 35,242 44,851 Singapore 11 116 390 1,709 Taiwan 7,651 19,514 6,886 20,760 Other Pacific Rim 78 159 70 139 South/Central America 47,896 91,393 29,915 65,520 Argentina 13,926 27,329 7,583 21,256 Brazil 16,411 34,411 18,169 36,230 Chile (-) (-) (-) (-) Colombia 17,444 29,545 3,434 7,192 Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A 114 107 728 843 Other Countries 53,184 74,107 7,439 19,699 India 52,223 72,417 6,501 16,405 South Africa 640 999 751 1,435 Thailand 264 602 110 1,720 Other 57 89 76 139 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.ht ml. CONTACT: For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Janet Freas (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary August 2010 (CB-10-146)