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 October 2012 October 2011 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 4,131,840 6,594,838 3,480,056 5,384,680 North America 1,350,928 1,839,254 1,229,856 1,533,909 Canada 1,185,453 1,533,104 1,064,771 1,280,594 Mexico 165,475 306,150 165,085 253,315 Europe 1,381,831 2,373,234 1,105,290 1,968,950 European Union 1,219,663 2,141,313 1,000,170 1,798,420 Austria 103,519 189,226 88,659 185,044 Belgium 19,865 24,141 10,066 17,117 Czech Republic 66,729 98,725 58,951 86,122 Finland 18,228 34,544 11,288 24,426 France 99,580 228,893 133,966 278,832 Germany 399,668 692,401 280,359 520,980 Italy 85,432 210,344 45,068 85,022 Netherlands 86,942 77,876 77,254 75,828 Poland 10,379 18,754 7,589 12,664 Spain 56,529 95,737 47,706 79,681 Sweden 138,838 226,497 119,764 225,570 United Kingdom 97,693 165,727 91,072 149,660 Other EU 36,262 78,448 28,429 57,475 Norway 4 28 (-) (-) Russia 68,785 90,822 24,957 36,920 Switzerland 2,934 10,774 3,332 11,896 Turkey 47,444 62,554 41,087 59,616 Ukraine 34,379 56,228 28,198 52,232 Other Europe 8,621 11,514 7,546 9,867 Euro Area 881,790 1,579,541 708,411 1,293,451 Pacific Rim Countries 1,019,958 1,669,854 795,708 1,304,067 Australia 264 828 570 1,620 China 298,582 451,940 206,900 354,784 Indonesia 13,398 27,799 7,566 14,782 Japan 515,095 903,255 453,404 741,968 Newly Industrialized Countries(NICS) 184,428 277,470 125,093 188,863 Hong Kong 19 23 (-) (-) Korea 145,188 189,883 108,663 143,194 Singapore 9 37 (-) (-) Taiwan 39,213 87,527 16,430 45,669 Other Pacific Rim 8,191 8,561 2,176 2,050 South/Central America 170,426 365,576 133,842 258,730 Argentina 76,354 183,482 62,101 123,987 Brazil 63,341 126,107 40,187 80,563 Chile (-) (-) (-) (-) Colombia 30,367 54,633 31,408 53,984 Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A 365 1,353 147 197 Other Countries 208,696 346,920 215,360 319,023 India 129,947 215,270 157,816 228,413 South Africa 27 65 435 828 Thailand 5,060 7,292 1,092 1,840 Other 73,662 124,294 56,017 87,942 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 November2012 (CB12-253)