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U.S. Metals Trade --  March 2007

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







STEEL            
Semifinished   286,035 486,757 39,045 23,850  
Flat-rolled   895,963 982,474 501,066 450,401  
Long Products   581,492 684,293 276,887 260,978  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   651,981 406,848 266,183 87,485  
Scrap   110,872 401,456 580,982 1,208,457  

           
COPPER            
Unwrought   404,887 69,083 37,461 7,658  
Powder & Flakes   3,589 410 7,656 1,055  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   33,021 4,465 29,437 4,460  
Wire   131,235 21,587 99,800 15,371  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   29,766 4,347 47,579 5,573  
Foil   17,130 1,629 18,212 n.a.  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   121,847 14,936 35,761 3,887  
Scrap   31,103 8,232 205,510 69,932  
             
NICKEL            
Unwrought   358,439 8,964 18,927 814  
Powder & Flakes   23,704 626 5,128 112  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 44,037 1,192 63,837 1,729  
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   13,364 364 27,041 745  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   5,614 189 11,342 339  
Scrap   11,680 1,158 21,254 5,617  
             
ALUMINUM            
Unwrought   697,659 238,815 81,259 28,526  
Powder & Flakes   3,069 651 3,925 567  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   79,373 18,850 54,798 10,614  
Wire   63,283 19,885 15,033 3,768  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   261,315 69,573 264,586 62,561  
Foil   69,999 13,556 44,524 9,151  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   23,528 2,992 28,070 3,401  
Scrap   64,325 38,378 217,696 111,736  
             
LEAD            
Unwrought   34,983 21,277 6,614 4,404  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 1,472 664 366 69  
Plt, Sht, Strip, Foil, Pow, Flk 1,574 498 900 492  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   2 0.502 341 160  
Scrap   329 470 3,748 7,952  
Scrap Batteries   350 1,324 77,274 95,759  
             
ZINC            
Unwrought   231,047 72,634 9,404 7,029  
Dust, Powder & Flakes   11,523 2,555 3,157 1,634  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 829 196 3,744 2,389
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   829 103 1,301 311  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   4,463 739 1,231 305  
Scrap   3,151 1,806 8,775 8,878  
             
TIN            
Unwrought   27,610 2,257 5,326 758  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 3,585 341 2906 389  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   48 40 964 1314  
Foil, Powder, Flakes   701 34 148 10  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   4 0.125 29 6  
Scrap   269 178 2,789 1,258  
             
TITANIUM            
Unwrought   32,130 (4) 8,709 467  
Wrought   19,144 401 51,978 634  
Scrap   17,756 1,359 7,705 1,029  
             
TUNGSTEN   7,825 214 8,708 615  
MOLYBDENUM   5,111 69 14,329 199  
MAGNESIUM   15,867 5,544 3,840 813  
COBALT   37,261 879 12,464 240  
CADMIUM   15 0.204 7 1.483  
BERYLLIUM   5 0.005 2,350 3.328  
GOLD   392,438 20 1,305,770 63 (1)
SILVER   228,974 598 60,650 272  
PLATINUM GROUP   677,872 23 179,981 7.713  
             
RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES          
Lead-acid Automotive (2)   47,695 2,225 35,085 915  
Lead-acid industrial/EV (2) 37,844 2,223 30,902 793  
Nickel-Cadmium (2)   24,189 4,289 5,667 181  
Other (2)   81,543 19,401 11,758 243  
             
INSULATED WIRE & CABLE          
Winding   35,155 4,374 52,302 8,515  
Coaxial   44,275 5,457 51,686 4,086  
Sets for vehicles etc   603,704   89,157    
Telecom   75,166   (3)    
Other   353,936   274,734    
Optical fiber cables   43,554   31,884    
             

(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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