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U.S. Metals Trade --  April 2006

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







STEEL            
Semifinished   251,823 557,497 19,492 15,866  
Flat-rolled   936,409 1,376,457 419,939 406,329  
Long Products   622,407 907,268 197,759 181,470  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   711,256 589,623 286,274 109,273  
Scrap   110,700 454,508 282,845 904,774  
             
COPPER            
Unwrought   333,669 69,837 33,435 11,791  
Powder & Flakes   2,500 462 4,032 627  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   27,894 4,587 28,620 5,068  
Wire   205,130 35,773 84,683 15,014  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   40,302 7,079 30,210 3,696  
Foil   15,328 1,701 15,103 n.a.  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   103,590 15,390 33,078 4,071  
Scrap   28,822 8,878 128,793 53,262  
             
NICKEL            
Unwrought   211,296 13,314 15,006 1,144  
Powder & Flakes   13,285 870 2,441 111  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 20,543 930 51,854 1,828  
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   8,254 299 14,278 468  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   5,261 252 7,916 302  
Scrap   6,625 1,241 5,009 1,951  
             
ALUMINUM            
Unwrought   904,200 353,939 93,049 35,453  
Powder & Flakes   3,007 724 3,161 525  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   90,321 23,574 45,295 10,182  
Wire   44,040 15,705 11,717 3,236  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   246,877 73,999 242,174 63,588  
Foil   68,225 14,984 43,967 10,432  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   15,107 2,595 24,594 3,616  
Scrap   61,352 35,381 200,433 126,771  
             
LEAD            
Unwrought   45,363 37,330 6,310 6,750  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 640 238 1,857 881  
Plt, Sht, Strip, Foil, Pow, Flk 1,038 356 501 271  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   3 2 18 1  
Scrap   182 307 2,059 6,255  
Scrap Batteries   274 1,449 35,983 70,867  
             
ZINC            
Unwrought   144,777 79,415 3,877 1,575  
Dust, Powder & Flakes   5,565 1,943 2,057 844  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 759 276 1,453 804
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   469 102 784 180  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   4,673 1,017 147 22  
Scrap   1,519 1,222 6,089 4,285  
             
TIN            
Unwrought   30,264 3,792 2,097 232  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 1,125 137 1611 217  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   57 43 675 819  
Foil, Powder, Flakes   618 30 264 22  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   3 0.015 59 14  
Scrap   185 53 1,006 586  
             
TITANIUM            
Unwrought   25,747 (4) 7,871 409  
Wrought   2,656 445 39,205 614  
Scrap   22,073 1,314 8,294 1,698  
             
TUNGSTEN   12,199 346 9,626 346  
MOLYBDENUM   5,342 78 11,603 163  
MAGNESIUM   16,501 6,111 4,536 904  
COBALT   28,849 998 20,989 509  
CADMIUM   0 0 20 0.311  
BERYLLIUM   3 0.001 755 3.778  
GOLD   403,871 26 456,382 24 (1)
SILVER   158,731 437 89,047 362  
PLATINUM GROUP   454,613 20 88,043 5.904  
             
RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES          
Lead-acid Automotive (2)   37,919 1,676 24,208 705  
Lead-acid industrial/EV (2) 31,621 2,292 22,190 666  
Nickel-Cadmium (2)   20,660 4,310 3,964 108  
Other (2)   77,193 17,134 8,287 385  
             
INSULATED WIRE & CABLE          
Winding   25,157 3,595 37,487 6,067  
Coaxial   42,977 5,858 41,646 4,452  
Sets for vehicles etc   478,813   66,642    
Telecom   62,046   (3)    
Other   297,336   222,719    
Optical fiber cables   37,115   25,466    
             

(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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