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U.S. Metals Trade --  February 2006

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







STEEL            
Semifinished   338,358 791,775 19,355 19,069  
Flat-rolled   796,202 1,111,199 394,000 387,529  
Long Products   620,591 987,529 195,110 185,849  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   551,261 467,758 271,105 121,558  
Scrap   72,743 313,750 301,388 1,054,341  
             
COPPER            
Unwrought   508,972 108,938 27,505 9,677  
Powder & Flakes   1,963 239 4,815 998  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   32,278 5,985 25,678 5,570  
Wire   168,637 33,469 80,636 15,138  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   37,878 6,756 26,881 3,764  
Foil   13,410 1,456 16,357 n.a.  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   88,404 13,454 33,431 4,740  
Scrap   23,483 8,339 116,582 52,263  
             
NICKEL            
Unwrought   148,946 10,178 9,313 536  
Powder & Flakes   9,138 575 1,895 87  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 19,197 889 45,714 1,764  
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   7,687 301 13,891 396  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   4,160 201 8,315 303  
Scrap   6,444 759 4,774 1,721  
             
ALUMINUM            
Unwrought   605,970 248,646 72,009 29,114  
Powder & Flakes   1,925 395 3,058 548  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   67,524 18,575 40,388 9,886  
Wire   38,129 14,068 12,835 3,813  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   204,479 63,569 220,708 59,208  
Foil   59,792 12,512 39,737 9,596  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   15,351 2,704 21,124 3,399  
Scrap   65,538 39,121 154,385 97,889  
             
LEAD            
Unwrought   36,005 32,324 3,335 3,157  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 446 294 2,163 872  
Plt, Sht, Strip, Foil, Pow, Flk 489 198 315 208  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   21 34 35 14  
Scrap   208 358 3,178 6,626  
Scrap Batteries   291 1,141 34,978 66,369  
             
ZINC            
Unwrought   102,832 59,929 1,720 833  
Dust, Powder & Flakes   5,345 2,027 1,584 762  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 706 271 1,784 592
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   830 250 719 216  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   4,859 1,080 270 40  
Scrap   1,298 1,057 5,352 3,633  
             
TIN            
Unwrought   16,712 3,176 2,975 428  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 720 86 1464 185  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   20 11 628 1189  
Foil, Powder, Flakes   460 19 886 46  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   7 0.276 47 6  
Scrap   49 154 442 404  
             
TITANIUM            
Unwrought   20,257 (4) 4,999 280  
Wrought   13,628 391 34,336 637  
Scrap   11,445 887 5,218 665  
             
TUNGSTEN   10,363 466 10,936 447  
MOLYBDENUM   5,714 75 11,941 143  
MAGNESIUM   17,467 6,824 3,990 880  
COBALT   17,214 653 11,488 254  
CADMIUM   7 0.055 215 135  
BERYLLIUM   15 0.046 899 7.276  
GOLD   407,439 27 478,454 26 (1)
SILVER   143,904 465 25,435 139  
PLATINUM GROUP   426,661 25 93,981 5.797  
             
RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES          
Lead-acid Automotive (2)   32,052 1,509 21,014 568  
Lead-acid industrial/EV (2) 30,937 2,158 19,823 490  
Nickel-Cadmium (2)   19,282 4,611 4,576 308  
Other (2)   75,215 18,299 5,175 187  
             
INSULATED WIRE & CABLE          
Winding   21,876 3,470 43,159 7,015  
Coaxial   36,593 4,326 34,810 4,181  
Sets for vehicles etc   477,396   73,570    
Telecom   41,554   (3)    
Other   258,531   204,535    
Optical fiber cables   28,980   31,270    
             

(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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