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U.S. Metals Trade --  July 2005

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







STEEL            
Semifinished   289,197 549,256 15,670 17,643  
Flat-rolled   578,363 640,969 330,662 320,464  
Long Products   541,980 743,557 153,715 160,024  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   535,720 421,347 233,065 84,613  
Scrap   44,373 201,267 288,842 1,137,817  
             
COPPER            
Unwrought   253,454 76,186 15,201 5,262  
Powder & Flakes   2,679 396 4,613 1,459  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   25,684 5,841 16,451 4,344  
Wire   90,422 23,179 47,615 12,321  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   25,090 5,777 32,082 4,233  
Foil   11,820 1,565 16,811 n.a.  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   73,119 13,082 23,754 4,014  
Scrap   19,668 8,128 87,284 55,957  
             
NICKEL            
Unwrought   147,485 9,371 9,215 1,306  
Powder & Flakes   8,507 543 2,654 113  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 21,284 1,014 29,072 1,249  
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   7,400 321 12,109 490  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   1,716 143 5,065 219  
Scrap   10,418 1,266 4,831 1,628  
             
ALUMINUM            
Unwrought   616,049 324,932 55,197 28,307  
Powder & Flakes   2,346 585 3,338 638  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   68,506 20,570 31,091 8,121  
Wire   35,724 16,973 9,352 3,212  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   219,825 78,410 195,907 64,579  
Foil   58,359 13,565 35,962 9,618  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   14,122 2,645 19,143 3,068  
Scrap   46,006 34,602 102,301 84,607  
             
LEAD            
Unwrought   28,009 27,504 3,075 2,873  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 211 207 2,222 854  
Plt, Sht, Strip, Foil, Pow, Flk 892 326 348 248  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   19 16 10 7  
Scrap   179 362 1,442 5,090  
Scrap Batteries   181 864 21,016 52,796  
             
ZINC            
Unwrought   74,463 59,023 1,233 614  
Dust, Powder & Flakes   4,236 2,092 1,280 624  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 680 315 844 514
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   733 229 658 658  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   4,772 1,200 188 24  
Scrap   310 383 3,845 3,629  
             
TIN            
Unwrought   29,803 4,010 2,629 392  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 572 87 1006 139  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   20 14 439 870  
Foil, Powder, Flakes   544 28 502 49  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   0 0 29 1  
Scrap   42 204 1,019 717  
             
TITANIUM            
Unwrought   11,632 (4) 8,471 505  
Wrought   8,745 256 20,592 401  
Scrap   17,123 1,176 5,095 1,439  
             
TUNGSTEN   9,122 338 6,822 288  
MOLYBDENUM   7,965 87 16,387 178  
MAGNESIUM   16,925 5,454 2,633 561  
COBALT   24,665 758 13,694 398  
CADMIUM   179 20.366 185 78.837  
BERYLLIUM   3 0.002 579 2.925  
GOLD   288,431 21.3 364,384 26.8 (1)
SILVER   110,183 489.6 14,677 77.5  
PLATINUM GROUP   310,243 19.8 48,987 3.7  
             
RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES          
Lead-acid Automotive (2)   43,419 2,051 18,965 521  
Lead-acid industrial/EV (2) 29,429 2,485 17,947 246  
Nickel-Cadmium (2)   24,254 7,076 3,619 172  
Other (2)   81,903 24,832 6,826 176  
             
INSULATED WIRE & CABLE          
Winding   19,871 3,967 35,380 6,339  
Coaxial   33,413 3,815 30,886 3,947  
Sets for vehicles etc   417,957   66,950    
Telecom   47,688   (3)    
Other   276,485   163,688    
Optical fiber cables   24,034   19,036    
             

(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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