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U.S. Metals Trade --  July 2006

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







STEEL            
Semifinished   392,257 753,363 18,860 11,527  
Flat-rolled   1,202,464 1,618,745 378,913 374,252  
Long Products   655,206 911,256 193,080 184,691  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   802,723 674,129 283,101 113,850  
Scrap   139,029 491,240 335,239 1,034,667  
             
COPPER            
Unwrought   654,848 92,341 26,278 8,555  
Powder & Flakes   2,906 433 5,291 785  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   30,851 4,168 32,056 4,216  
Wire   190,819 23,951 134,440 17,713  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   46,604 6,371 30,451 3,191  
Foil   16,858 1,393 16,913 n.a.  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   157,385 16,746 45,325 4,963  
Scrap   36,318 8,830 190,787 66,684  
             
NICKEL            
Unwrought   206,387 10,034 8,872 356  
Powder & Flakes   14,057 802 2,409 73  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 29,472 1,178 39,565 1,311  
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   7,878 286 16,065 441  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   11,706 457 6,699 240  
Scrap   8,749 1,462 16,253 4,247  
             
ALUMINUM            
Unwrought   697,389 249,298 73,220 25,891  
Powder & Flakes   2,053 384 3,586 649  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   103,866 26,052 42,388 9,161  
Wire   54,613 18,186 10,634 2,891  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   276,754 79,802 254,155 66,643  
Foil   81,304 16,972 45,627 9,709  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   20,737 3,212 24,898 3,821  
Scrap   73,474 41,116 182,882 99,585  
             
LEAD            
Unwrought   32,304 29,090 3,444 3,354  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 967 433 1,541 544  
Plt, Sht, Strip, Foil, Pow, Flk 1,057 394 705 375  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   125 47 15 2  
Scrap   89 242 2,336 9,000  
Scrap Batteries   697 2,691 28,958 71,600  
             
ZINC            
Unwrought   203,217 76,895 3,487 2,371  
Dust, Powder & Flakes   10,806 2,770 2,683 1,496  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 814 226 1,326 773
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   332 69 1,715 407  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   6,106 1,190 295 54  
Scrap   1,477 1,018 7,562 6,506  
             
TIN            
Unwrought   41,143 5,086 2,739 351  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 2,376 289 3790 530  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   0 0 536 750  
Foil, Powder, Flakes   911 60 69 11  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   3 0.015 67 10  
Scrap   320 44 1,349 792  
             
TITANIUM            
Unwrought   37,080 (4) 5,590 348  
Wrought   11,818 318 48,840 707  
Scrap   20,653 1,247 7,667 719  
             
TUNGSTEN   10,706 275 8,629 253  
MOLYBDENUM   8,106 120 9,651 119  
MAGNESIUM   15,976 6,100 3,843 1,037  
COBALT   24,262 815 11,907 280  
CADMIUM   0 0 34 8  
BERYLLIUM   5 0.001 565 0.998  
GOLD   535,677 29 540,791 27 (1)
SILVER   166,839 474 83,855 296  
PLATINUM GROUP   431,683 17 128,311 10  
             
RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES          
Lead-acid Automotive (2)   47,434 2,090 23,954 631  
Lead-acid industrial/EV (2) 34,983 2,221 23,775 827  
Nickel-Cadmium (2)   21,252 4,579 3,570 130  
Other (2)   88,299 18,565 9,554 221  
             
INSULATED WIRE & CABLE          
Winding   31,520 3,443 42,851 7,545  
Coaxial   42,281 5,581 40,810 3,678  
Sets for vehicles etc   433,858   68,015    
Telecom   71,538   (3)    
Other   367,826   223,342    
Optical fiber cables   38,099   23,811    
             

(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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