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U.S. Metals Trade --  December 2006

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







STEEL            
Semifinished   288,309 491,339 30,233 22,321  
Flat-rolled   967,679 1,119,568 385,891 341,520  
Long Products   510,316 602,395 202,694 186,883  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   741,707 567,055 279,549 97,743  
Scrap   52,547 223,634 393,272 1,004,773  
             
COPPER            
Unwrought   376,230 56,797 43,833 15,364  
Powder & Flakes   3,677 384 5,275 782  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   30,808 3,869 25,615 3,425  
Wire   164,438 22,558 68,270 8,816  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   44,611 5,867 35,609 3,989  
Foil   21,080 1,722 17,363 n.a.  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   114,514 12,323 30,315 3,074  
Scrap   29,517 8,046 248,507 68,079  
             
NICKEL            
Unwrought   220,982 7,805 11,670 442  
Powder & Flakes   18,263 609 3,157 71  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 29,774 936 53,059 1,506  
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   14,441 422 22,263 584  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   12,539 471 7,850 234  
Scrap   8,318 1,052 21,827 5,219  
             
ALUMINUM            
Unwrought   679,780 244,978 69,053 23,646  
Powder & Flakes   2,854 596 3,066 489  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   70,838 17,369 38,482 7,220  
Wire   50,417 16,357 8,454 1,967  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   252,146 67,522 214,388 53,120  
Foil   61,371 12,654 36,854 8,040  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   15,705 2,217 21,242 2,999  
Scrap   58,063 33,681 201,599 102,496  
             
LEAD            
Unwrought   32,284 20,995 1,978 1,467  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 657 273 679 314  
Plt, Sht, Strip, Foil, Pow, Flk 820 272 594 455  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   107 48 132 38  
Scrap   360 473 2,912 9,770  
Scrap Batteries   605 2,237 63,254 86,947  
             
ZINC            
Unwrought   221,464 62,681 3,889 2,107  
Dust, Powder & Flakes   10,677 2,441 2,665 1,324  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 798 171 2,037 1,165
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   534 110 914 185  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   4,823 828 164 21  
Scrap   2,532 1,627 10,992 11,499  
             
TIN            
Unwrought   38,961 3,710 3,859 562  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 2,905 368 2352 328  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   69 39 807 1103  
Foil, Powder, Flakes   756 35 257 24  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   39 6.800 124 25.061  
Scrap   803 381 1,783 665  
             
TITANIUM            
Unwrought   22,427 (4) 6,601 365  
Wrought   13,123 293 51,396 761  
Scrap   10,016 767 6,103 560  
             
TUNGSTEN   14,217 448 10,155 323  
MOLYBDENUM   7,024 92 12,231 183  
MAGNESIUM   15,359 5,832 3,399 650  
COBALT   34,906 996 10,729 287  
CADMIUM   64 0.425 48 5.133  
BERYLLIUM   35 1.075 3,088 2.995  
GOLD   387,237 22 684,835 34 (1)
SILVER   174,646 422 42,877 202  
PLATINUM GROUP   456,170 18 204,973 14  
             
RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES          
Lead-acid Automotive (2)   39,970 1,747 32,393 852  
Lead-acid industrial/EV (2) 42,135 3,004 25,854 579  
Nickel-Cadmium (2)   20,826 4,472 3,888 115  
Other (2)   85,440 23,579 8,211 206  
             
INSULATED WIRE & CABLE          
Winding   28,411 3,165 35,713 5,661  
Coaxial   40,100 5,678 41,439 3,573  
Sets for vehicles etc   439,780   84,129    
Telecom   62,518   (3)    
Other   313,802   212,341    
Optical fiber cables   35,061   46,435    
             

(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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