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

                                February 2012           February 2011
                                Cumulative to           Cumulative to
                                Date - Final            Date - Final
Countries and
Areas                           Quantity    Value       Quantity    Value

Total Census Basis                   692,964   1,147,051     584,290     865,564

North America                        231,812     309,182     203,804     238,117
    Canada                           204,548     255,637     175,290     195,191
    Mexico                            27,263      53,545      28,514      42,925
Europe                               219,924     399,752     209,942     349,754
    European Union                   186,906     347,024     190,189     319,734
        Austria                       19,214      37,633      18,049      36,738
        Belgium                        4,265       5,790         633         826
        Czech Republic                 7,278      11,671       9,087      13,414
        Finland                        1,195       3,305         945       2,003
        France                        17,816      42,819      18,113      41,911
        Germany                       47,848      89,406      76,461     115,642
        Italy                          8,175      22,420       8,868      14,242
        Netherlands                    8,558       8,120       8,184       6,683
        Poland                           577       1,418         224         586
        Spain                         15,365      26,834       7,338      11,996
        Sweden                        31,435      52,124      17,862      35,807
        United Kingdom                18,745      30,123      19,283      29,124
        Other EU                       6,435      15,362       5,142      10,761
    Norway                                 1          24         (-)         (-)
    Russia                            13,595      18,382       5,996       8,852
    Switzerland                          968       2,651         843       2,756
    Turkey                             6,742      10,618       6,260       8,452
    Ukraine                            7,195      15,005         998       2,700
    Other Europe                       4,517       6,047       5,657       7,261
Euro Area                            124,504     241,226     141,049     235,180
Pacific Rim Countries                168,088     295,875     134,137     214,968
    Australia                             33         141          89         373
    China                             41,390      80,066      19,815      36,872
    Indonesia                            304         504          91         333
    Japan                             97,326     168,027      95,571     150,975
    Newly Industrialized                                                        
    Countries(NICS)                   28,765      46,833      18,570      26,408
        Hong Kong                        (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Korea                         22,738      32,350      16,052      20,069
        Singapore                          3          12         (-)         (-)
        Taiwan                         6,024      14,470       2,518       6,339
        Other Pacific Rim                269         305           1           7
South/Central America                 30,431      70,350      18,582      35,790
        Argentina                     18,565      42,987      10,708      19,095
        Brazil                         8,457      20,292       5,442      12,699
        Chile                            (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Colombia                       3,159       5,863       2,376       3,911
        Venezuela                        (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
        Other S/C A                      251       1,209          55          84
Other Countries                       42,710      71,892      17,825      26,936
        India                         27,470      46,938      10,676      15,988
        South Africa                     (-)         (-)         161         294
        Thailand                         751       1,092          90         225
        Other                         14,489      23,862       6,898      10,428
                                            

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 Freas (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau.

SOURCE:  U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary
March 2012 (CB-12-64)