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U.S. Metals Trade --  Year 2003

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







STEEL            
Semifinished   1,320,616 4,370,035 172,139 211,507  
Flat-rolled   3,693,454 6,862,488 3,090,564 4,810,861  
Long Products   3,086,488 6,605,458 1,175,527 1,674,580  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   2,832,379 3,630,751 1,639,090 925,814  
Scrap   510,621 3,483,938 1,940,271 10,766,697  
             
COPPER            
Unwrought   1,558,784 886,102 239,568 118,790  
Powder & Flakes   19,088 3,510 23,177 5,715  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   151,543 56,408 181,468 68,721  
Wire   544,123 246,380 234,519 94,597  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   201,070 74,267 185,847 34,832  
Foil   135,515 26,750 107,178 n.a.  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   476,419 127,096 217,247 44,304  
Scrap   120,669 90,581 664,227 688,977  
             
NICKEL            
Unwrought   879,757 101,184 82,727 7,656  
Powder & Flakes   91,936 9,134 18,310 1,096  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 101,811 8,566 162,461 10,833  
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   48,380 3,724 83,296 5,654  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   48,396 2,961 46,095 2,587  
Scrap   37,624 9,583 41,900 18,919  
             
ALUMINUM            
Unwrought   4,400,856 2,956,684 376,234 230,294  
Powder & Flakes   18,452 5,571 50,419 12,001  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   435,287 142,152 242,879 65,827  
Wire   269,283 155,508 79,988 30,411  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   1,411,180 636,080 1,655,422 623,762  
Foil   499,766 134,224 337,772 98,758  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   133,702 26,941 197,948 36,761  
Scrap   390,549 370,121 607,993 560,424  
             
LEAD            
Unwrought   92,402 175,498 59,424 92,712  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 1,592 802 13,231 9,260  
Plt, Sht, Strip, Foil, Pow, Flk 5,191 2,809 2,040 1,571  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   348 194 1,011 216  
Scrap   2,429 4,917 23,284 92,763  
Scrap Batteries   1,721 11,274 4,897 8,225  
             
ZINC            
Unwrought   688,404 805,938 13,364 8,281  
Dust, Powder & Flakes   41,183 27,449 9,093 6,550  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 5,078 2,892 13,846 10,383
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   5,503 1,787 9,877 9,429  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   31,983 8,061 4,434 1,074  
Scrap   5,743 10,299 23,290 32,276  
             
TIN            
Unwrought   183,745 40,875 18,520 3,693  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 2,737 338 8638 1621  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   649 270 7584 17732  
Foil, Powder, Flakes   3,606 256 5816 593  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   121 4 346 66  
Scrap   686 921 8,632 5,043  
             
TITANIUM            
Unwrought   79,322 (4) 
98,643 6,717  
Wrought   82,603 3,637 251,222 6,505  
Scrap   19,683 5,552 29,214 5,315  
             
TUNGSTEN   39,253 2,514 58,585 3,874  
MOLYBDENUM   15,441 2,915 28,464 1,059  
MAGNESIUM   184,906 83,348 64,183 20,380  
COBALT   150,210 7,379 79,915 3,298  
CADMIUM   383 18 1,055 558  
BERYLLIUM   2216 46 13,081 95  
GOLD   2,796,385 275.4 4,245,258 368.1 (1)
SILVER   800,809 4906.2 170,333 997.8  
PLATINUM GROUP   2,622,464 217.9 478,709 46.0  
             
RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES          
Lead-acid Automotive (2)   361,717 18,821 223,155 7,536  
Lead-acid industrial/EV (2) 251,310 25,583 157,958 2,965  
Nickel-Cadmium (2)   256,070 82,907 43,839 5,047  
Other (2)   603,843 134,119 95,833 3,796  
             
INSULATED WIRE & CABLE          
Winding   145,432 39,175 377,273 82,917  
Coaxial   280,594 36,324 341,525 42,281  
Sets for vehicles etc   5,271,627   867,636    
Telecom   425,131   (3)    
Other   2,254,611   1,682,339    
Optical fiber cables   151,093   168,168    
             

(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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