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U.S. Metals Trade --  September 2005

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







STEEL            
Semifinished   189,234 434,266 18,362 19,967  
Flat-rolled   594,215 770,746 382,891 399,697  
Long Products   408,285 532,828 173,831 179,677  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   514,555 411,633 250,421 101,698  
Scrap   60,278 272,719 271,216 906,535  
             
COPPER            
Unwrought   288,584 79,847 13,809 4,452  
Powder & Flakes   2,056 330 4,266 999  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   20,909 4,654 21,818 5,662  
Wire   173,537 43,074 62,628 14,882  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   29,046 6,385 27,416 3,046  
Foil   10,701 1,459 17,546 n.a.  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   73,358 12,356 30,369 4,474  
Scrap   24,074 9,827 87,164 52,547  
             
NICKEL            
Unwrought   151,637 10,050 7,643 712  
Powder & Flakes   8,439 500 2,047 85  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 18,332 850 31,531 1,351  
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   8,065 307 12,853 477  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   3,896 217 7,615 275  
Scrap   8,139 1,291 4,915 2,296  
             
ALUMINUM            
Unwrought   515,014 285,023 57,673 29,376  
Powder & Flakes   2,138 509 3,574 680  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   64,649 19,124 39,536 10,032  
Wire   33,684 15,319 12,300 4,373  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   207,586 73,161 212,527 66,727  
Foil   56,155 13,526 38,234 10,174  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   14,876 2,713 18,944 3,121  
Scrap   50,164 37,293 118,084 91,499  
             
LEAD            
Unwrought   24,093 24,974 1,369 1,238  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 214 139 2,511 1,138  
Plt, Sht, Strip, Foil, Pow, Flk 659 327 289 171  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   43 17 7 5  
Scrap   136 304 1,558 4,758  
Scrap Batteries   201 1,091 18,434 53,556  
             
ZINC            
Unwrought   64,723 47,630 1,802 979  
Dust, Powder & Flakes   4,754 2,398 1,050 615  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 462 236 1,119 767
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   1,028 336 1,020 1,123  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   4,161 945 236 42  
Scrap   681 750 5,742 4,670  
             
TIN            
Unwrought   27,712 3,941 3,341 538  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 816 109 1527 239  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   35 27 699 2242  
Foil, Powder, Flakes   853 47 984 95  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   37 8 17 1  
Scrap   178 529 874 923  
             
TITANIUM            
Unwrought   17,342 (4) 9,842 478  
Wrought   7,453 190 28,677 656  
Scrap   11,346 892 11,503 1,670  
             
TUNGSTEN   6,580 197 6,395 187  
MOLYBDENUM   3,831 45 13,852 185  
MAGNESIUM   20,725 7,095 3,077 722  
COBALT   29,121 930 10,410 255  
CADMIUM   95 0.625 129 78.475  
BERYLLIUM   0 0 1,040 5.018  
GOLD   431,529 38.0 418,516 29.4 (1)
SILVER   89,084 393.0 17,210 96.9  
PLATINUM GROUP   347,476 20.9 56,864 4.6  
             
RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES          
Lead-acid Automotive (2)   43,071 1,952 26,976 795  
Lead-acid industrial/EV (2) 26,913 2,426 18,314 264  
Nickel-Cadmium (2)   26,276 5,428 4,054 267  
Other (2)   89,868 20,299 6,093 281  
             
INSULATED WIRE & CABLE          
Winding   21,238 4,381 35,992 6,923  
Coaxial   40,955 4,853 33,729 4,651  
Sets for vehicles etc   525,850   82,391    
Telecom   49,973   (3)    
Other   305,573   199,836    
Optical fiber cables   24,252   21,861    
             

(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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