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U.S. Metals Trade --  Year 2006

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







STEEL            
Semifinished   4,250,176 8,455,399 270,388 199,020  
Flat-rolled   12,349,211 16,216,629 5,129,858 5,014,767  
Long Products   7,143,664 9,879,765 2,491,534 2,328,133  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   8,768,823 7,138,831 3,611,927 1,434,361  
Scrap   1,245,357 4,816,415 4,231,877 14,872,679  
             
COPPER            
Unwrought   6,662,098 1,082,313 401,527 141,427  
Powder & Flakes   34,974 4,591 68,710 11,465  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   397,359 57,473 386,474 58,983  
Wire   2,574,736 376,474 1,227,966 177,580  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   529,617 77,492 389,430 45,354  
Foil   210,777 19,743 216,746 n.a.  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   1,495,591 182,548 462,415 52,443  
Scrap   474,201 117,525 2,352,018 803,121  
             
NICKEL            
Unwrought   2,670,388 130,769 138,627 8,433  
Powder & Flakes   163,222 8,915 30,929 1,027  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 297,349 11,797 576,570 19,127  
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   123,783 4,340 194,672 5,697  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   86,744 3,715 97,669 4,792  
Scrap   97,914 13,703 149,384 42,586  
             
ALUMINUM            
Unwrought   9,114,013 3,470,286 1,003,635 385,121  
Powder & Flakes   31,174 6,306 41,277 7,409  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   1,048,915 268,800 553,255 123,425  
Wire   570,973 197,077 147,785 40,536  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   3,078,745 887,384 3,025,162 799,883  
Foil   822,039 173,383 537,854 121,234  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   215,945 34,040 286,901 42,629  
Scrap   857,250 496,830 2,448,200 1,442,272  
             
LEAD            
Unwrought   413,454 331,830 59,318 52,859  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 7,969 3682 19,623 8,672  
Plt, Sht, Strip, Foil, Pow, Flk 10,257 3,996 5,861 4,304  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   571 276 1032 303  
Scrap   2,533 4,365 37,192 120,934  
Scrap Batteries   7,013 27,053 577,556 1,093,939  
             
ZINC            
Unwrought   2,224,559 908,890 51,048 22,396  
Dust, Powder & Flakes   107,241 30,110 33,308 16,439  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 9,585 3,166 19,717 11,243
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   8,250 2,050 15,961 3,784  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   63,452 13,035 3,718 620  
Scrap   18,694 14,227 95,757 83,842  
             
TIN            
Unwrought   400,834 49,551 40,535 5,490  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 22,146 2742 29187 3985  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   596 287 8547 11869  
Foil, Powder, Flakes   8,628 431 3592 253  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   225 38.923 1211 191.041  
Scrap   4,473 2,485 14,061 7,504  
             
TITANIUM            
Unwrought   351,397 (4) 79,165 4,410  
Wrought   180,818 5,360 528,330 7,897  
Scrap   200,074 12,822 110,014 10,811  
             
TUNGSTEN   142,542 4,250 118,790 4,783  
MOLYBDENUM   75,678 1,055 143,253 2,005  
MAGNESIUM   197,018 75,255 51,640 12,317  
COBALT   331,364 10,951 150,870 3,916  
CADMIUM   207 1.220 2,214 460  
BERYLLIUM   163 2.238 16,700 41.109  
GOLD   5,170,532 308 7,413,450 407 (1)
SILVER   1,899,596 5412 997,027 3655  
PLATINUM GROUP   5,837,575 249 1,712,230 104  
             
RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES          
Lead-acid Automotive (2)   510,430 22,858 336,189 9,156  
Lead-acid industrial/EV (2) 425,393 30,995 301,595 8,095  
Nickel-Cadmium (2)   261,359 60,478 56,398 2,277  
Other (2)   1,106,603 258,324 102,726 3,036  
             
INSULATED WIRE & CABLE          
Winding   355,270 43,927 508,248 88,019  
Coaxial   516,837 67,515 496,409 47,478  
Sets for vehicles etc   6,029,250   929,840    
Telecom   787,103   (3)    
Other   4,213,179   2,858,308    
Optical fiber cables   459,061   355,744    
             

(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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