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U.S. Metals Trade --  December 2005

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







STEEL            
Semifinished   298,525 659,307 16,213 23,511  
Flat-rolled   716,424 994,918 373,149 390,005  
Long Products   458,333 606,408 174,796 168,112  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   562,747 447,666 289,305 122,853  
Scrap   87,574 383,020 259,615 936,960  
             
COPPER            
Unwrought   457,007 106,212 17,256 5,808  
Powder & Flakes   1,807 251 3,333 736  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   29,247 5,764 20,522 4,337  
Wire   129,545 27,269 56,323 11,412  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   37,658 7,467 24,585 3,164  
Foil   12,181 1,463 18,353 n.a.  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   76,536 12,091 26,485 4,212  
Scrap   32,285 13,259 95,525 53,888  
             
NICKEL            
Unwrought   98,951 7,743 11,792 843  
Powder & Flakes   6,569 423 1,766 87  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 19,662 883 40,745 1,591  
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   8,431 327 13,147 348  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   4,908 203 9,050 263  
Scrap   9,718 1,216 5,580 2,166  
             
ALUMINUM            
Unwrought   610,180 301,483 55,857 25,886  
Powder & Flakes   1,764 371 3,438 622  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   61,561 18,444 35,242 8,665  
Wire   35,567 15,261 10,160 3,245  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   198,627 65,820 209,040 59,428  
Foil   55,386 12,913 32,025 7,707  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   14,404 2,606 19,118 3,205  
Scrap   47,346 32,852 129,399 97,194  
             
LEAD            
Unwrought   27,626 25,383 5,524 5,422  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 352 184 3,031 1,514  
Plt, Sht, Strip, Foil, Pow, Flk 481 240 345 259  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   60 10 8 2  
Scrap   128 277 2,337 5,109  
Scrap Batteries   327 1,561 27,314 66,133  
             
ZINC            
Unwrought   99,438 71,838 1,431 755  
Dust, Powder & Flakes   4,407 1,976 1,995 946  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 649 309 1,461 798
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   1,023 306 573 183  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   5,064 1,169 180 14  
Scrap   1,526 1,452 6,365 4,877  
             
TIN            
Unwrought   13,976 2,299 2,209 307  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 384 65 1553 211  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   29 6 383 1073  
Foil, Powder, Flakes   693 43 793 61  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   0 0 19 4  
Scrap   396 673 1,006 1,010  
             
TITANIUM            
Unwrought   17,597 (4) 3,250 208  
Wrought   13,882 411 27,758 535  
Scrap   15,202 1,179 9,835 1,273  
             
TUNGSTEN   10,301 313 9,308 479  
MOLYBDENUM   5,593 69 12,013 163  
MAGNESIUM   15,907 5,878 3,462 688  
COBALT   13,252 489 11,937 294  
CADMIUM   224 0.966 52 0.421  
BERYLLIUM   0 0 1,701 5.491  
GOLD   458,177 33.0 383,071 23.9 (1)
SILVER   113,720 418.1 20,949 115.9  
PLATINUM GROUP   521,257 47.3 50,648 3.9  
             
RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES          
Lead-acid Automotive (2)   43,133 2,069 26,791 758  
Lead-acid industrial/EV (2) 32,523 2,686 18,980 414  
Nickel-Cadmium (2)   20,790 4,811 5,637 369  
Other (2)   89,592 20,465 7,938 597  
             
INSULATED WIRE & CABLE          
Winding   20,487 3,672 33,310 5,780  
Coaxial   42,250 5,917 36,447 4,648  
Sets for vehicles etc   419,521   75,517    
Telecom   54,336   (3)    
Other   284,123   184,568    
Optical fiber cables   23,553   18,103    
             

(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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