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 September 2012 September 2011 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 3,756,179 5,996,900 3,065,708 4,728,711 North America 1,237,080 1,685,981 1,084,459 1,350,027 Canada 1,076,955 1,390,197 934,734 1,121,057 Mexico 160,125 295,784 149,725 228,970 Europe 1,242,435 2,138,199 960,853 1,713,473 European Union 1,095,688 1,925,836 882,565 1,583,999 Austria 92,577 168,518 80,647 167,913 Belgium 18,945 23,079 9,382 15,960 Czech Republic 65,407 96,226 49,266 71,387 Finland 15,497 29,768 10,760 22,036 France 91,396 210,906 120,233 251,382 Germany 357,932 610,596 240,209 444,135 Italy 76,530 192,601 43,247 80,576 Netherlands 69,631 63,880 71,470 70,152 Poland 10,151 18,184 7,320 11,927 Spain 52,831 90,176 43,632 72,062 Sweden 125,892 204,587 101,718 195,454 United Kingdom 85,262 144,569 78,675 128,619 Other EU 33,638 72,748 26,005 52,397 Norway 4 28 (-) (-) Russia 64,048 83,788 19,893 30,117 Switzerland 2,772 10,234 2,762 9,706 Turkey 44,384 59,405 29,457 43,297 Ukraine 26,917 47,394 20,483 39,048 Other Europe 8,621 11,514 5,694 7,307 Euro Area 785,695 1,412,644 632,263 1,148,095 Pacific Rim Countries 926,734 1,515,346 706,163 1,148,928 Australia 264 828 305 1,204 China 280,323 420,241 183,429 311,509 Indonesia 12,403 24,833 7,475 14,382 Japan 459,763 809,596 407,599 659,129 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 165,877 251,529 106,631 162,018 Hong Kong 19 23 (-) (-) Korea 129,965 171,228 92,813 123,037 Singapore 8 33 (-) (-) Taiwan 35,886 80,245 13,818 38,980 Other Pacific Rim 8,105 8,318 725 685 South/Central America 157,807 337,695 121,006 234,460 Argentina 73,429 174,283 54,754 109,745 Brazil 54,786 109,386 38,777 76,845 Chile (-) (-) (-) (-) Colombia 29,229 52,673 27,328 47,674 Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A 365 1,353 147 197 Other Countries 192,122 319,679 193,226 281,823 India 123,001 204,083 149,580 213,133 South Africa 27 65 434 823 Thailand 5,009 7,153 1,075 1,814 Other 64,085 108,378 42,136 66,053 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 Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary October 2012 (CB-12-220)