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U.S. Metals Trade --  June 2006

      IMPORTS   EXPORTS  
    $1000  Metric $1000  Metric
    Cust Value Tons  f.a.s. Tons  







STEEL            
Semifinished   267,544 533,692 22,747 14,453  
Flat-rolled   1,045,085 1,433,050 452,115 445,515  
Long Products   619,804 883,436 208,205 196,365  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   683,867 554,664 314,291 125,571  
Scrap   135,910 486,428 413,796 1,233,957  
             
COPPER            
Unwrought   691,968 94,850 44,864 16,477  
Powder & Flakes   2,447 352 6,358 928  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   32,762 4,349 39,405 5,268  
Wire   290,673 36,391 140,088 17,160  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   46,262 6,364 31,462 3,313  
Foil   16,186 1,457 17,632 n.a.  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   154,977 18,687 53,536 4,984  
Scrap   53,329 11,628 194,451 65,610  
             
NICKEL            
Unwrought   224,934 11,405 11,439 598  
Powder & Flakes   11,111 648 2,030 64  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 22,023 935 57,738 1,747  
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   10,020 367 17,183 484  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   8,914 397 8,788 250  
Scrap   12,139 1,426 9,288 2,834  
             
ALUMINUM            
Unwrought   854,556 299,063 87,338 29,385  
Powder & Flakes   2,742 579 4,459 773  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   106,893 26,803 45,839 10,040  
Wire   48,109 15,250 12,487 3,156  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   275,046 76,023 286,104 72,163  
Foil   69,947 14,605 52,304 11,250  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   21,365 3,383 26,675 3,844  
Scrap   85,924 46,948 226,730 108,365  
             
LEAD            
Unwrought   24,535 20,047 3,075 3,061  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 584 289 1,418 699  
Plt, Sht, Strip, Foil, Pow, Flk 931 341 512 448  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   101 40 115 53  
Scrap   228 495 3,073 10,387  
Scrap Batteries   775 2,968 46,749 94,314  
             
ZINC            
Unwrought   188,303 78,445 3,235 1,916  
Dust, Powder & Flakes   8,277 2,316 3,187 1,825  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 505 129 1,819 1,132
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   159 39 2,287 563  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   5,817 1,227 342 55  
Scrap   1,613 1,475 6,762 5,318  
             
TIN            
Unwrought   27,431 3,396 4,063 552  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 1,841 216 4748 669  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   24 4 595 1008  
Foil, Powder, Flakes   976 49 189 13  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   0 0.000 311 57  
Scrap   446 76 1,102 889  
             
TITANIUM            
Unwrought   36,633 (4) 7,650 389  
Wrought   16,117 495 56,223 898  
Scrap   18,170 1,027 12,087 807  
             
TUNGSTEN   12,179 398 8,917 309  
MOLYBDENUM   8,421 126 12,999 170  
MAGNESIUM   14,458 5,540 4,991 1,369  
COBALT   32,931 1,142 10,090 269  
CADMIUM   0 0 58 38  
BERYLLIUM   3 0.001 962 1.586  
GOLD   382,638 22 702,527 36 (1)
SILVER   185,603 524 191,414 626  
PLATINUM GROUP   529,617 19 178,193 10  
             
RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES          
Lead-acid Automotive (2)   45,652 1,948 30,889 873  
Lead-acid industrial/EV (2) 34,200 2,460 25,249 375  
Nickel-Cadmium (2)   19,793 4,698 4,034 112  
Other (2)   75,920 19,425 11,914 234  
             
INSULATED WIRE & CABLE          
Winding   30,429 3,334 44,048 7,897  
Coaxial   44,351 5,858 46,301 3,927  
Sets for vehicles etc   506,223   83,243    
Telecom   72,945   (3)    
Other   371,499   254,924    
Optical fiber cables   42,171   25,003    
             

(1) Export quantity does not include Gold Leaf.
(2) Quantity in thousands of units.
(3) Included in "Other"
(4) Quantity imported from Kazakhstan no longer available.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce.


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