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U.S. Metals Trade --  August 2006

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







STEEL            
Semifinished   499,167 861,471 22,265 12,497  
Flat-rolled   1,207,029 1,555,204 442,623 430,358  
Long Products   589,785 783,835 215,976 197,693  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   807,841 648,154 303,166 113,790  
Scrap   110,730 397,024 407,161 1,653,858  
             
COPPER            
Unwrought   758,453 102,080 35,578 13,078  
Powder & Flakes   3,400 352 7,657 1,238  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   39,588 5,050 37,571 4,835  
Wire   274,891 34,057 121,624 15,416  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   52,336 6,876 36,267 4,034  
Foil   23,796 2,052 19,619 n.a.  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   163,268 17,176 48,064 5,164  
Scrap   52,056 10,583 239,145 80,924  
             
NICKEL            
Unwrought   297,611 11,702 8,942 631  
Powder & Flakes   15,185 785 2,705 78  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 27,145 982 50,429 1,586  
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   10,325 371 15,115 479  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   5,673 242 7,048 239  
Scrap   8,178 1,087 15,900 4,018  
             
ALUMINUM            
Unwrought   855,968 316,558 97,406 34,631  
Powder & Flakes   2,406 403 3,630 691  
Bars, Rods, Profiles   102,820 25,668 53,140 11,414  
Wire   51,522 17,357 13,115 3,420  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   287,435 79,142 279,930 72,696  
Foil   72,506 14,676 47,251 10,260  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   22,659 3,582 27,004 3,769  
Scrap   80,452 45,202 211,840 122,137  
             
LEAD            
Unwrought   29,963 25,185 6,213 5,546  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 644 327 1,081 489  
Plt, Sht, Strip, Foil, Pow, Flk 891 387 502 425  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   42 18 9 2  
Scrap   188 312 6,265 20,908  
Scrap Batteries   897 3,333 42,628 96,792  
             
ZINC            
Unwrought   224,505 88,603 3,436 1,235  
Dust, Powder & Flakes   11,880 3,080 2,903 1,464  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 674 245 1,642 1,017
Plates, Sheets, Strip, Foil   1,460 333 2,269 552  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   6,929 1,360 334 57  
Scrap   1,374 1,124 11,926 10,526  
             
TIN            
Unwrought   27,691 3,446 3,702 509  
Bars, Rods, Profiles, Wire 2,545 357 3528 505  
Plates, Sheets, Strip   61 44 667 688  
Foil, Powder, Flakes   722 48 178 14  
Tubes, Pipes, Fittings   30 7.338 5 0.759  
Scrap   439 66 1,393 904  
             
TITANIUM            
Unwrought   30,096 (4) 6,735 352  
Wrought   19,674 642 50,852 680  
Scrap   19,560 1,166 8,846 912  
             
TUNGSTEN   11,925 290 12,031 561  
MOLYBDENUM   5,767 87 11,343 167  
MAGNESIUM   16,439 6,375 5,298 1,433  
COBALT   24,186 785 10,004 270  
CADMIUM   26 0.322 1,375 75  
BERYLLIUM   29 0.317 764 2.608  
GOLD   375,460 23 745,162 57 (1)
SILVER   154,814 427 52,360 219  
PLATINUM GROUP   563,172 23 96,670 5  
             
RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES          
Lead-acid Automotive (2)   51,169 2,250 29,759 802  
Lead-acid industrial/EV (2) 37,939 2,674 28,938 679  
Nickel-Cadmium (2)   24,819 5,487 4,435 145  
Other (2)   101,755 18,282 11,259 191  
             
INSULATED WIRE & CABLE          
Winding   34,685 3,904 51,421 9,370  
Coaxial   45,769 5,818 45,734 4,225  
Sets for vehicles etc   540,997   70,641    
Telecom   81,961   (3)    
Other   442,516   258,489    
Optical fiber cables   41,109   29,822    
             

(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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