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U.S. Metals Trade --  May 2007

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







STEEL            
Semifinished   261,102 402,514 42,234 23,613  
Flat-rolled   975,302 1,016,137 569,158 530,639  
Long Products   681,255 823,326 259,008 220,888  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   773,768 532,772 281,699 92,358  
Scrap   136,572 405,953 627,617 1,515,013  

           
COPPER            
Unwrought   619,763 81,098 31,642 6,494  
Powder & Flakes   2,936 289 9,524 1,293  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   47,915 5,798 33,905 4,260  
Wire   166,445 21,348 130,311 16,255  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   37,101 4,586 36,339 3,763  
Foil   15,748 1,467 16,365 n.a.  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   135,627 15,177 43,018 4,443  
Scrap   55,809 10,833 261,512 82,018  
             
NICKEL            
Unwrought   405,277 8,500 21,956 696  
Powder & Flakes   23,728 583 3,749 76  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 45,127 1,107 54,886 1,381  
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   16,246 398 22,080 561  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   5,204 157 9,484 280  
Scrap   13,505 1,139 32,285 7,166  
             
ALUMINUM            
Unwrought   651,456 220,591 97,115 35,967  
Powder & Flakes   3,829 800 2,499 480  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   96,332 23,223 46,760 9,514  
Wire   51,495 16,101 17,310 4,404  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   258,759 68,262 282,294 67,609  
Foil   74,231 14,742 46,938 9,595  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   21,531 3,166 24,422 3,546  
Scrap   76,300 42,817 248,391 128,190  
             
LEAD            
Unwrought   37,916 20,497 5,870 3,907  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 2,084 949 931 285  
Plt, Sht, Strip, Foil, Pow, Flk 1,155 349 519 420  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   99 22.613 652 173  
Scrap   432 429 3,394 9,397  
Scrap Batteries   563 1,872 156,007 167,997  
             
ZINC            
Unwrought   198,143 61,852 6,007 2,772  
Dust, Powder & Flakes   15,227 3,306 5,033 2,677  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 953 215 4,215 2,910
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   327 56 2,095 407  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   5,063 873 283 46  
Scrap   3,357 1,681 11,378 10,385  
             
TIN            
Unwrought   42,630 3,150 4,471 556  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 4,345 454 2491 270  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   42 27 779 1269  
Foil, Powder, Flakes   503 19 199 17  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   0 0 42 1.376  
Scrap   447 671 2,517 864  
             
TITANIUM            
Unwrought   32,314 (4) 10,113 712  
Wrought   17,923 404 48,636 597  
Scrap   12,628 1,092 4,832 501  
             
TUNGSTEN   10,264 310 10,258 557  
MOLYBDENUM   5,537 76 14,633 184  
MAGNESIUM   14,861 5,565 5,944 1,453  
COBALT   53,234 1,037 14,290 346  
CADMIUM   17 0.168 37 1.074  
BERYLLIUM   0 0 793 2.392  
GOLD   240,405 14 1,063,350 49 (1)
SILVER   205,542 508 38,872 192  
PLATINUM GROUP   769,529 23 108,896 5.143  
             
RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES          
Lead-acid Automotive (2)   44,376 2,110 34,262 864  
Lead-acid industrial/EV (2) 39,289 2,002 31,362 717  
Nickel-Cadmium (2)   23,547 4,972 5,164 151  
Other (2)   74,339 14,982 9,507 219  
             
INSULATED WIRE & CABLE          
Winding   42,845 5,445 58,894 8,907  
Coaxial   41,782 6,148 47,022 3,659  
Sets for vehicles etc   572,817   105,524    
Telecom   81,863   (3)    
Other   398,393   266,491    
Optical fiber cables   42,858   35,959    
             

(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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