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U.S. Metals Trade --  November 2006

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







STEEL            
Semifinished   334,675 565,721 26,945 21,104  
Flat-rolled   1,087,976 1,232,170 414,432 392,176  
Long Products   579,402 693,380 224,681 212,374  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   840,284 663,930 329,128 118,412  
Scrap   89,682 346,260 405,155 1,146,485  
             
COPPER            
Unwrought   400,101 59,057 29,927 8,897  
Powder & Flakes   5,388 599 6,644 1,053  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   41,691 5,074 31,977 4,307  
Wire   220,327 28,684 103,001 13,494  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   48,794 6,345 36,388 3,813  
Foil   23,349 1,991 17,437 n.a.  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   118,998 12,966 29,263 3,123  
Scrap   30,206 8,297 272,918 72,382  
             
NICKEL            
Unwrought   240,244 10,655 11,968 535  
Powder & Flakes   14,621 513 3,770 106  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 38,772 1,272 49,568 1,263  
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   13,033 407 15,493 413  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   5,698 237 6,645 199  
Scrap   9,377 1,129 21,257 5,304  
             
ALUMINUM            
Unwrought   668,517 241,167 82,778 28,470  
Powder & Flakes   2,549 442 3,517 577  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   79,647 20,043 47,410 9,354  
Wire   46,124 15,311 11,757 2,992  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   263,839 74,175 246,033 62,953  
Foil   70,325 14,410 45,274 10,325  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   18,710 2,635 27,278 3,535  
Scrap   70,767 42,001 206,427 102,488  
             
LEAD            
Unwrought   34,881 24,073 6,598 5,089  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 748 317 1,117 545  
Plt, Sht, Strip, Foil, Pow, Flk 1,057 440 453 398  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   86 30 137 31  
Scrap   234 392 3,120 11,096  
Scrap Batteries   602 2,315 79,819 123,641  
             
ZINC            
Unwrought   245,586 72,150 13,620 4,048  
Dust, Powder & Flakes   10,319 2,402 3,761 1,896  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 767 178 1,959 1,165
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   186 39 1,045 262  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   4,624 878 750 124  
Scrap   1,832 1,207 7,251 7,575  
             
TIN            
Unwrought   44,206 4,600 3,664 547  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 2,318 289 1882 226  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   40 27 1274 1955  
Foil, Powder, Flakes   1,033 38 291 20  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   114 21 14 2.277  
Scrap   442 678 1,109 461  
             
TITANIUM            
Unwrought   24,063 (4) 7,778 569  
Wrought   14,478 445 47,378 650  
Scrap   17,113 1,115 5,442 905  
             
TUNGSTEN   12,005 296 8,261 236  
MOLYBDENUM   5,326 75 16,342 270  
MAGNESIUM   16,734 6,805 3,665 920  
COBALT   25,961 802 12,156 319  
CADMIUM   0 0 25 3  
BERYLLIUM   37 0.411 4,369 4.289  
GOLD   355,585 20 571,350 29 (1)
SILVER   163,392 415 34,336 189  
PLATINUM GROUP   497,629 18 358,630 16  
             
RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES          
Lead-acid Automotive (2)   39,994 1,781 33,045 885  
Lead-acid industrial/EV (2) 36,637 2,782 26,683 1,158  
Nickel-Cadmium (2)   23,212 5,525 4,534 148  
Other (2)   95,659 22,572 7,211 166  
             
INSULATED WIRE & CABLE          
Winding   32,816 3,676 43,048 7,139  
Coaxial   45,552 5,770 43,769 3,669  
Sets for vehicles etc   518,916   85,297    
Telecom   71,228   (3)    
Other   375,743   228,958    
Optical fiber cables   42,080   24,522    
             

(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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