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U.S. Metals Trade --  October 2006

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







STEEL            
Semifinished   417,364 716,844 23,759 15,299  
Flat-rolled   1,242,463 1,462,728 452,289 437,345  
Long Products   571,203 718,766 231,362 213,976  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   790,062 664,568 326,572 128,622  
Scrap   82,925 312,531 390,247 983,706  
             
COPPER            
Unwrought   686,820 97,388 49,525 17,688  
Powder & Flakes   2,738 290 6,127 993  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   37,743 4,737 35,502 4,728  
Wire   192,362 24,024 96,934 12,324  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   53,613 6,722 37,977 3,731  
Foil   22,852 2,016 24,177 n.a.  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   133,707 14,199 41,197 4,021  
Scrap   50,574 10,938 275,248 86,390  
             
NICKEL            
Unwrought   251,155 8,667 11,923 842  
Powder & Flakes   13,107 542 3,023 71  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 27,493 995 48,021 1,518  
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   13,528 448 17,005 470  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   8,901 341 12,031 1,198  
Scrap   7,585 1,150 19,178 4,849  
             
ALUMINUM            
Unwrought   699,235 263,039 78,838 28,375  
Powder & Flakes   2,108 298 3,396 671  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   84,394 20,723 50,031 10,913  
Wire   53,008 18,240 12,218 3,218  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   265,700 74,511 265,021 69,831  
Foil   70,008 14,240 49,105 10,484  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   19,483 2,863 24,355 3,566  
Scrap   73,304 43,221 222,182 119,228  
             
LEAD            
Unwrought   40,070 31,755 7,902 5,340  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 876 323 1,550 693  
Plt, Sht, Strip, Foil, Pow, Flk 1,021 465 523 371  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   17 12 102 47  
Scrap   212 328 3,272 11,208  
Scrap Batteries   671 2,342 50,126 88,722  
             
ZINC            
Unwrought   288,583 97,802 3,773 1,738  
Dust, Powder & Flakes   11,757 2,983 4,898 2,132  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 799 275 1,586 947
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   648 144 1,322 286  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   5,353 1,034 448 74  
Scrap   1,497 1,094 10,752 10,011  
             
TIN            
Unwrought   40,725 4,476 3,822 485  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 2,400 266 1927 258  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   24 12 1267 1367  
Foil, Powder, Flakes   772 34 189 14  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   13 3 31 2.578  
Scrap   196 266 1,657 559  
             
TITANIUM            
Unwrought   28,164 (4) 7,118 316  
Wrought   22,388 658 44,703 609  
Scrap   17,028 1,147 12,152 884  
             
TUNGSTEN   11,872 331 11,368 323  
MOLYBDENUM   3,297 38 14,538 226  
MAGNESIUM   16,162 6,309 3,606 866  
COBALT   23,163 662 12,050 413  
CADMIUM   0 0 43 8  
BERYLLIUM   19 0.227 833 2.040  
GOLD   423,328 27 674,413 36 (1)
SILVER   170,677 469 44,033 219  
PLATINUM GROUP   652,251 26 191,046 13  
             
RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES          
Lead-acid Automotive (2)   48,684 2,132 30,676 825  
Lead-acid industrial/EV (2) 37,642 2,521 29,449 774  
Nickel-Cadmium (2)   24,322 6,531 5,495 166  
Other (2)   126,641 31,709 8,552 226  
             
INSULATED WIRE & CABLE          
Winding   36,362 3,907 42,882 7,409  
Coaxial   46,569 6,192 43,313 3,529  
Sets for vehicles etc   532,154   91,668    
Telecom   71,756   (3)    
Other   403,133   251,663    
Optical fiber cables   42,472   25,908    
             

(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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