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U.S. Metals Trade --  May 2006

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







STEEL            
Semifinished   310,525 686,706 21,548 17,417  
Flat-rolled   1,039,031 1,526,867 461,853 470,486  
Long Products   581,986 773,242 210,073 199,173  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   795,263 648,143 299,221 138,399  
Scrap   127,462 467,818 337,024 965,665  
             
COPPER            
Unwrought   601,062 101,047 27,722 10,081  
Powder & Flakes   2,820 553 6,103 1,237  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   30,249 4,609 39,747 5,831  
Wire   183,788 23,974 127,892 17,862  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   44,529 6,687 32,240 4,239  
Foil   18,793 1,980 18,013 n.a.  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   128,781 17,173 43,327 4,915  
Scrap   44,166 10,905 191,744 70,040  
             
NICKEL            
Unwrought   190,361 10,823 12,892 766  
Powder & Flakes   14,820 1,166 2,731 100  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 21,911 984 48,637 1,755  
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   7,807 322 15,402 469  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   6,054 389 7,600 244  
Scrap   8,168 1,123 10,200 4,146  
             
ALUMINUM            
Unwrought   864,637 318,645 92,895 43,428  
Powder & Flakes   3,216 668 3,026 523  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   107,020 27,618 48,239 11,682  
Wire   44,712 15,483 13,493 3,863  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   255,636 72,768 273,806 78,239  
Foil   72,839 15,721 44,544 10,817  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   16,542 2,834 22,581 3,660  
Scrap   86,537 46,959 286,464 212,543  
             
LEAD            
Unwrought   43,836 34,661 6,018 6,027  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 599 319 1,991 882  
Plt, Sht, Strip, Foil, Pow, Flk 805 307 459 371  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   18 4 50 30  
Scrap   178 373 2,541 7,993  
Scrap Batteries   836 2,802 43,955 89,198  
             
ZINC            
Unwrought   148,012 69,047 3,299 1,889  
Dust, Powder & Flakes   8,990 2,712 2,349 1,225  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 909 286 1,940 1,234
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   443 107 1,582 385  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   4,824 1,091 223 53  
Scrap   1,481 1,108 6,658 5,516  
             
TIN            
Unwrought   39,202 4,529 3,984 508  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 1,393 161 2191 316  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   43 19 533 724  
Foil, Powder, Flakes   666 34 151 9  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   10 0.216 67 22  
Scrap   73 14 1,401 638  
             
TITANIUM            
Unwrought   44,113 (4) 5,568 321  
Wrought   13,946 455 38,498 568  
Scrap   14,489 979 7,870 996  
             
TUNGSTEN   11,039 322 9,552 245  
MOLYBDENUM   4,843 66 11,541 140  
MAGNESIUM   19,557 7,461 4,238 1,055  
COBALT   21,476 691 10,038 248  
CADMIUM   8 0.055 110 38  
BERYLLIUM   10 0.007 1,708 7  
GOLD   524,392 27 629,195 30 (1)
SILVER   139,223 371 251,365 701  
PLATINUM GROUP   433,613 20 111,706 6  
             
RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES          
Lead-acid Automotive (2)   43,703 2,023 28,759 823  
Lead-acid industrial/EV (2) 33,399 2,353 25,325 424  
Nickel-Cadmium (2)   16,474 4,523 4,529 137  
Other (2)   80,082 20,860 7,186 200  
             
INSULATED WIRE & CABLE          
Winding   30,140 3,850 42,780 8,296  
Coaxial   43,910 5,391 45,840 4,233  
Sets for vehicles etc   518,545   92,165    
Telecom   63,098   (3)    
Other   372,068   248,921    
Optical fiber cables   46,667   31,889    
             

(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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