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U.S. Metals Trade --  January 2006

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







STEEL            
Semifinished   351,640 862,518 16,039 12,646  
Flat-rolled   765,270 1,035,611 442,572 463,030  
Long Products   554,153 814,282 178,218 164,907  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   629,402 507,429 275,796 118,751  
Scrap   108,334 482,121 268,982 832,009  
             
COPPER            
Unwrought   501,484 112,080 20,265 7,763  
Powder & Flakes   1,939 296 3,888 765  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   31,673 5,985 24,449 5,104  
Wire   200,623 40,874 74,539 14,373  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   31,440 5,807 27,341 4,025  
Foil   10,167 1,159 17,944 n.a.  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   93,568 14,878 31,411 4,500  
Scrap   24,335 8,345 97,191 48,217  
             
NICKEL            
Unwrought   169,674 12,383 10,646 577  
Powder & Flakes   13,659 971 1,982 107  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 18,740 911 38,383 1,540  
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   8,560 381 12,330 432  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   4,981 204 8,383 746  
Scrap   7,816 1,303 5,296 2,409  
             
ALUMINUM            
Unwrought   772,970 350,923 84,251 41,483  
Powder & Flakes   2,223 482 3,871 775  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   68,892 19,638 39,454 10,099  
Wire   44,009 17,358 13,687 4,300  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   220,186 72,729 230,016 64,848  
Foil   59,376 13,591 38,963 9,672  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   16,363 2,630 21,479 3,345  
Scrap   58,401 38,915 140,460 98,688  
             
LEAD            
Unwrought   36,087 30,732 3,119 3,450  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 449 265 2,859 1,122  
Plt, Sht, Strip, Foil, Pow, Flk 728 294 214 133  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   28 8 42 13  
Scrap   149 350 3,031 8,235  
Scrap Batteries   370 1,787 45,816 100,973  
             
ZINC            
Unwrought   122,288 78,853 1,792 925  
Dust, Powder & Flakes   3,720 1,664 1,533 920  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 822 346 1,251 677
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   875 229 666 183  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   5,152 1,218 224 21  
Scrap   1,223 1,176 4,732 3,924  
             
TIN            
Unwrought   31,371 5,340 2,896 412  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 637 91 1477 182  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   102 25 258 377  
Foil, Powder, Flakes   409 24 599 43  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   2 0.015 28 3  
Scrap   348 558 917 515  
             
TITANIUM            
Unwrought   27,198 (4) 6,554 368  
Wrought   10,200 317 29,405 475  
Scrap   15,620 994 8,710 941  
             
TUNGSTEN   11,128 360 8,591 987  
MOLYBDENUM   7,091 88 9,499 138  
MAGNESIUM   16,117 5,993 4,652 886  
COBALT   27,199 981 11,013 284  
CADMIUM   102 0.363 8 0.287  
BERYLLIUM   0 0 609 2.784  
GOLD   470,763 30 553,951 32 (1)
SILVER   140,888 514 27,848 142  
PLATINUM GROUP   468,633 25 61,948 4  
             
RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES          
Lead-acid Automotive (2)   37,331 1,727 28,045 731  
Lead-acid industrial/EV (2) 34,744 3,735 23,073 659  
Nickel-Cadmium (2)   22,872 5,574 5,958 466  
Other (2)   81,657 19,049 6,260 369  
             
INSULATED WIRE & CABLE          
Winding   22,244 3,764 38,470 6,676  
Coaxial   37,941 5,735 32,135 4,362  
Sets for vehicles etc   485,395   71,517    
Telecom   49,410   (3)    
Other   283,201   209,082    
Optical fiber cables   32,278   22,050    
             

(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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