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U.S. Metals Trade --  August 2005

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







STEEL            
Semifinished   195,674 367,776 23,676 32,086  
Flat-rolled   591,885 679,857 411,125 445,131  
Long Products   457,452 571,730 177,354 187,367  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   645,835 515,892 262,684 107,215  
Scrap   42,305 221,162 296,958 1,168,068  
             
COPPER            
Unwrought   277,882 79,753 15,045 4,779  
Powder & Flakes   2,818 464 4,732 1,811  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   28,859 6,334 21,062 5,425  
Wire   109,268 27,707 63,686 15,393  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   26,168 5,878 32,441 4,285  
Foil   12,795 1,689 19,167 n.a.  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   72,232 12,095 28,611 5,025  
Scrap   22,520 9,201 89,517 59,315  
             
NICKEL            
Unwrought   166,042 10,914 10,507 1,101  
Powder & Flakes   12,512 772 2,442 84  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 19,789 900 37,977 1,443  
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   6,921 298 10,130 402  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   3,869 194 7,132 330  
Scrap   7,590 893 5,386 2,536  
             
ALUMINUM            
Unwrought   518,595 265,915 73,209 36,096  
Powder & Flakes   2,002 507 2,945 598  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   72,932 22,461 38,222 9,378  
Wire   34,092 16,146 10,225 3,687  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   230,954 81,680 242,270 74,288  
Foil   60,137 14,007 39,845 10,482  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   16,660 3,205 23,159 3,946  
Scrap   53,784 41,234 118,501 92,505  
             
LEAD            
Unwrought   19,237 23,001 3,952 4,269  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 355 192 2,437 1,124  
Plt, Sht, Strip, Foil, Pow, Flk 1,027 429 155 113  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   36 14 12 0.108  
Scrap   258 478 2,052 5,571  
Scrap Batteries   218 1,009 15,010 48,957  
             
ZINC            
Unwrought   65,363 51,983 1,811 893  
Dust, Powder & Flakes   4,773 2,401 1,833 960  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 634 330 1,502 946
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   789 256 824 931  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   4,605 1,086 211 23  
Scrap   704 745 5,523 4,826  
             
TIN            
Unwrought   22,357 3,184 3,004 446  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 701 109 1570 211  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   38 35 435 975  
Foil, Powder, Flakes   983 54 421 14  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   0 0 20 2  
Scrap   76 336 1,224 1,161  
             
TITANIUM            
Unwrought   17,530 (4) 5,400 260  
Wrought   12,031 383 26,554 663  
Scrap   9,804 782 6,641 1,711  
             
TUNGSTEN   11,133 494 6,256 322  
MOLYBDENUM   5,700 56 11,817 153  
MAGNESIUM   20,233 6,853 3,739 987  
COBALT   25,828 933 13,507 384  
CADMIUM   83 0.335 21 0.775  
BERYLLIUM   0 0 771 2.704  
GOLD   320,197 27.5 376,247 26.8 (1)
SILVER   109,781 483.8 19,788 105.5  
PLATINUM GROUP   291,145 18.2 56,145 4.2  
             
RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES          
Lead-acid Automotive (2)   46,006 2,199 28,253 807  
Lead-acid industrial/EV (2) 34,106 3,112 19,406 305  
Nickel-Cadmium (2)   28,575 6,420 4,309 287  
Other (2)   83,296 20,405 5,758 256  
             
INSULATED WIRE & CABLE          
Winding   21,451 4,353 37,071 6,952  
Coaxial   37,558 5,048 35,591 4,932  
Sets for vehicles etc   525,990   95,493    
Telecom   52,497   (3)    
Other   304,132   187,207    
Optical fiber cables   29,660   25,354    
             

(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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