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U.S. Metals Trade --  April 2007

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







STEEL            
Semifinished   344,726 568,449 34,070 23,529  
Flat-rolled   827,333 851,192 498,074 454,007  
Long Products   510,690 534,424 263,247 236,091  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   726,819 458,459 241,549 82,525  
Scrap   145,484 438,611 482,002 1,062,116  

           
COPPER            
Unwrought   438,261 66,559 29,028 6,413  
Powder & Flakes   3,926 443 5,695 858  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   38,460 4,760 29,042 3,938  
Wire   181,727 26,302 102,631 13,942  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   31,055 4,220 34,026 3,540  
Foil   14,941 1,306 16,729 n.a.  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   109,950 13,251 39,581 4,389  
Scrap   56,472 11,493 238,464 81,933  
             
NICKEL            
Unwrought   397,407 8,886 15,998 602  
Powder & Flakes   23,060 600 3,686 79  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 48,515 1,215 55,402 1,442  
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   18,788 480 29,391 853  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   7,579 259 8,852 296  
Scrap   15,090 1,098 23,098 5,801  
             
ALUMINUM            
Unwrought   742,907 259,370 80,979 29,848  
Powder & Flakes   2,404 538 3,260 554  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   85,583 20,511 48,956 9,848  
Wire   58,928 18,859 14,518 3,630  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   253,877 67,293 269,942 65,327  
Foil   67,196 12,722 43,137 8,836  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   26,345 4,200 26,054 3,193  
Scrap   65,011 37,719 234,738 126,028  
             
LEAD            
Unwrought   33,206 19,801 7,429 4,944  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 1,784 828 1,092 395  
Plt, Sht, Strip, Foil, Pow, Flk 1,273 492 424 286  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   59 15.748 562 193  
Scrap   762 629 2,908 8,373  
Scrap Batteries   307 1,125 111,130 125,154  
             
ZINC            
Unwrought   179,249 59,261 9,444 4,459  
Dust, Powder & Flakes   11,360 2,544 3,198 1,593  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 880 205 3,619 2,458
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   396 68 1,825 347  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   4,005 751 528 83  
Scrap   4,151 2,912 8,540 7,468  
             
TIN            
Unwrought   28,712 2,202 3,334 369  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 2,798 312 2169 266  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   41 34 785 1327  
Foil, Powder, Flakes   935 41 297 20  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   0 0 26 1.742  
Scrap   663 236 2,086 768  
             
TITANIUM            
Unwrought   36,108 (4) 7,101 343  
Wrought   17,868 445 59,178 835  
Scrap   11,392 933 4,249 467  
             
TUNGSTEN   10,027 459 7,563 376  
MOLYBDENUM   4,940 66 14,806 210  
MAGNESIUM   14,980 5,296 4,211 861  
COBALT   49,435 1,047 12,924 292  
CADMIUM   4 0.032 164 23.121  
BERYLLIUM   0 0 566 1.298  
GOLD   363,730 19 1,363,685 64 (1)
SILVER   211,913 516 36,821 184  
PLATINUM GROUP   633,413 19 148,406 7.536  
             
RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES          
Lead-acid Automotive (2)   42,460 2,040 32,345 830  
Lead-acid industrial/EV (2) 40,004 2,310 29,026 762  
Nickel-Cadmium (2)   18,748 3,310 4,202 115  
Other (2)   73,225 15,718 7,870 207  
             
INSULATED WIRE & CABLE          
Winding   34,259 4,194 52,545 8,351  
Coaxial   42,014 6,179 47,132 4,156  
Sets for vehicles etc   546,005   85,159    
Telecom   73,525   (3)    
Other   366,038   244,074    
Optical fiber cables   36,225   31,471    
             

(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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