Export.gov logo and link to Export.gov Office of Materials and Machinery
METALS

Statistics
Publications
Industry Links
Exporting
Policy Issues
Contact Us

U.S. Metals Trade --  2004

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







STEEL            
Semifinished   3,093,395 6,737,259 236,054 257,423  
Flat-rolled   8,592,201 12,143,225 3,534,787 4,085,697  
Long Products   5,931,745 9,399,872 1,762,446 1,915,889  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   4,535,868 4,640,950 2,200,956 1,053,464  
Scrap   1,230,955 4,661,445 2,905,850 11,770,495  
             
COPPER            
Unwrought   2,158,981 812,316 335,422 149,481  
Powder & Flakes   19,630 2,816 41,161 9,182  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   266,305 74,464 198,583 53,460  
Wire   933,845 260,481 520,985 156,303  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   338,519 95,876 260,390 38,579  
Foil   165,461 23,917 158,530 n.a.  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   717,284 150,210 266,449 46,194  
Scrap   183,343 101,710 881,678 713,807  
             
NICKEL            
Unwrought   1,488,060 110,012 91,508 8,478  
Powder & Flakes   140,467 9,222 34,767 2,133  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 146,634 9,362 228,271 12,580  
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   67,787 3,175 103,790 5,296  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   53,428 3,092 52,259 2,035  
Scrap   89,708 15,707 60,776 24,826  
             
ALUMINUM            
Unwrought   6,001,002 3,318,639 608,099 323,147  
Powder & Flakes   18,728 5,355 53,489 12,288  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   581,173 178,823 304,228 76,280  
Wire   359,443 175,473 96,511 32,179  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   1,816,645 698,470 2,076,766 719,116  
Foil   565,151 135,353 402,577 119,028  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   171,174 34,897 237,080 40,082  
Scrap   577,077 488,664 730,320 635,387  
             
LEAD            
Unwrought   174,524 196,979 50,956 58,763  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 2,772 1757 22,425 14,234  
Plt, Sht, Strip, Foil, Pow, Flk 8,789 4,286 5,353 3,580  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   507 250 2328 411  
Scrap   3,611 5,877 14,751 56,304  
Scrap Batteries   2,036 13,632 115,424 322,425  
             
ZINC            
Unwrought   959,919 880,189 22,221 12,869  
Dust, Powder & Flakes   40,178 24,761 13,547 7,642  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 5,438 2,956 21,194 15,069
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   9,249 2,501 12,672 9,765  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   45,331 11,412 4,281 876  
Scrap   7,743 10,838 39,381 40,275  
             
TIN            
Unwrought   420,351 52,763 25,685 3,651  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 5,852 625 14758 2321  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   1,074 509 5060 5121  
Foil, Powder, Flakes   5,973 357 7834 607  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   157 6 380 61  
Scrap   1,704 1,952 13,234 9,313  
             
TITANIUM            
Unwrought   105,509 (4) 
50,548 4,344  
Wrought   91,545 3,589 302,916 8,295  
Scrap   53,634 8,829 59,878 20,184  
             
TUNGSTEN   54,691 3,132 62,035 2,453  
MOLYBDENUM   34,346 814 65,408 1,513  
MAGNESIUM   257,839 98,663 48,741 11,832  
COBALT   340,298 8,569 127,744 3,258  
CADMIUM   127 38 861 132  
BERYLLIUM   2135 30 12,226 62.520  
GOLD   3,826,411 322.2 3,585,919 273.4 (1)
SILVER   1,011,849 4510.2 262,165 1398.9  
PLATINUM GROUP   3,504,946 242.7 532,596 52.7  
             
RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES          
Lead-acid Automotive (2)   394,883 19,612 223,113 7,206  
Lead-acid industrial/EV (2) 293,826 27,485 201,383 4,444  
Nickel-Cadmium (2)   284,825 72,494 40,881 1,879  
Other (2)   867,434 189,465 89,183 5,753  
             
INSULATED WIRE & CABLE          
Winding   193,459 41,213 430,891 83,385  
Coaxial   350,740 50,401 383,018 52,989  
Sets for vehicles etc   5,433,529   878,078    
Telecom   511,217   (3)    
Other   2,705,094   1,885,075    
Optical fiber cables   227,156   198,377    
             

(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.


Privacy Policy
U.S. Dept. of Commerce Homepage | International Trade Administration | Manufacturing and Services