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 December 2010 December 2009 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,306,346 4,660,331 2,288,572 3,722,909 North America 1,338,987 1,525,291 918,695 1,148,824 Canada 1,152,830 1,275,155 823,610 979,307 Mexico 186,157 250,136 95,085 169,517 Europe 1,029,386 1,674,676 709,030 1,411,685 European Union 908,585 1,530,196 629,349 1,310,582 Austria 72,787 131,416 45,461 88,480 Belgium 2,717 3,200 5,428 25,976 Czech Republic 47,578 63,875 26,994 29,449 Finland 13,401 29,591 5,980 12,397 France 81,139 178,019 72,189 188,934 Germany 235,270 447,453 165,990 400,788 Italy 27,771 68,452 50,314 147,224 Netherlands 87,872 70,476 48,771 38,927 Poland 1,695 4,794 1,833 5,614 Spain 54,064 76,967 47,314 79,024 Sweden 154,136 250,228 99,586 174,629 United Kingdom 95,007 147,604 49,861 97,239 Other EU 35,149 58,122 9,628 21,903 Norway 451 570 10 23 Russia 62,108 65,730 27,375 51,110 Switzerland 2,145 6,880 1,034 3,705 Turkey 17,996 21,130 38,992 27,470 Ukraine 25,827 34,771 10,577 16,649 Other Europe 12,275 15,399 1,692 2,145 Euro Area 595,301 1,038,431 447,228 993,590 Pacific Rim Countries 742,572 1,126,842 601,203 1,044,769 Australia 830 2,736 2,645 7,903 China 100,746 168,722 211,630 364,584 Indonesia 871 3,008 878 3,235 Japan 532,020 804,828 319,445 567,332 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 107,331 146,659 66,502 101,529 Hong Kong (-) 2 16 18 Korea 90,715 106,954 55,617 69,878 Singapore 11 116 405 1,869 Taiwan 16,605 39,587 10,463 29,764 Other Pacific Rim 774 889 103 186 South/Central America 101,255 195,199 48,884 92,435 Argentina 46,784 89,501 9,656 25,114 Brazil 30,923 66,419 31,744 54,457 Chile (-) (-) (-) (-) Colombia 23,353 39,073 6,330 11,652 Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A 195 206 1,154 1,212 Other Countries 94,146 138,324 10,760 25,195 India 85,336 123,849 9,649 21,649 South Africa 1,189 1,957 873 1,609 Thailand 388 796 110 1,720 Other 7,233 11,722 128 217 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 Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Janet Fre as (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary January 2011 (CB-11-30)