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U.S. Metals Trade --  September 2006

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







STEEL            
Semifinished   403,068 715,554 26,233 18,306  
Flat-rolled   1,102,856 1,343,807 446,235 425,614  
Long Products   649,153 961,162 223,743 209,902  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   729,428 593,255 296,335 104,552  
Scrap   98,649 358,556 364,025 3,102,374  
             
COPPER            
Unwrought   772,715 106,623 36,689 13,150  
Powder & Flakes   2,445 241 7,551 1,083  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   35,629 4,306 35,313 4,728  
Wire   297,065 36,984 114,335 14,415  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   42,738 5,681 33,320 3,407  
Foil   14,593 1,258 18,545 n.a.  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   130,362 13,705 38,472 4,052  
Scrap   74,109 13,733 249,223 79,245  
             
NICKEL            
Unwrought   311,229 10,440 13,162 882  
Powder & Flakes   14,794 739 2,702 67  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 21,231 839 46,634 1,433  
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   9,505 307 17,757 497  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   3,549 183 7,804 516  
Scrap   6,824 837 15,445 4,003  
             
ALUMINUM            
Unwrought   767,080 290,340 81,430 30,132  
Powder & Flakes   2,203 504 3,648 682  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   86,077 21,476 47,638 10,509  
Wire   51,964 18,067 12,026 3,119  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   270,658 75,378 246,405 63,631  
Foil   69,308 14,468 44,923 9,354  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   18,031 2,853 23,534 3,432  
Scrap   71,700 40,935 221,432 132,152  
             
LEAD            
Unwrought   26,418 20,791 3,276 2,751  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 745 262 1,246 486  
Plt, Sht, Strip, Foil, Pow, Flk 701 280 522 442  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   13 11 358 65  
Scrap   77 216 3,386 13,389  
Scrap Batteries   722 2,641 58,104 118,262  
             
ZINC            
Unwrought   209,693 76,951 4,096 1,652  
Dust, Powder & Flakes   11,516 2,847 3,660 1,649  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 1,243 433 1,362 837
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   955 228 1,403 264  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   5,397 1,069 231 44  
Scrap   1,508 998 9,814 9,826  
             
TIN            
Unwrought   34,868 4,100 4,048 527  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 2,516 309 3017 420  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   109 33 873 1267  
Foil, Powder, Flakes   537 26 253 17  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   0 0 377 34.503  
Scrap   353 59 1,407 644  
             
TITANIUM            
Unwrought   26,564 (4) 6,169 328  
Wrought   16,445 409 47,385 628  
Scrap   17,033 1,065 21,808 975  
             
TUNGSTEN   14,543 391 11,300 441  
MOLYBDENUM   7,726 113 11,596 136  
MAGNESIUM   14,707 5,477 4,725 1,233  
COBALT   38,174 1,180 12,544 331  
CADMIUM   0 0 106 27  
BERYLLIUM   3 0.001 1,345 1.931  
GOLD   453,478 26 782,774 42 (1)
SILVER   151,522 404 51,562 242  
PLATINUM GROUP   488,295 19 96,958 7  
             
RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES          
Lead-acid Automotive (2)   45,672 2,037 30,322 825  
Lead-acid industrial/EV (2) 38,558 2,494 26,573 796  
Nickel-Cadmium (2)   24,475 4,998 4,707 126  
Other (2)   129,828 26,503 8,360 231  
             
INSULATED WIRE & CABLE          
Winding   34,044 3,725 38,496 6,908  
Coaxial   46,879 5,844 40,351 3,394  
Sets for vehicles etc   533,223   67,003    
Telecom   79,935   (3)    
Other   412,178   290,054    
Optical fiber cables   33,811   29,801    
             

(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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