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| TABLE 10 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF ALUMINUM, BY CLASS1 | ||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||
| Class | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||
| Crude and semicrude: | ||||||||
| Metals and alloys, crude | 3,660,000 | $7,140,000 | 3,440,000 | $9,040,000 | ||||
| Plates, sheets, strip, etc., n.e.c.2 | 927,000 | 2,710,000 | 914,000 | 3,230,000 | ||||
| Pipes, tubes, etc. | 32,800 | 181,000 | 34,000 | 216,000 | ||||
| Rods and bars | 232,000 | 774,000 | 269,000 | 1,050,000 | ||||
| Scrap | 482,000 | 658,000 | 527,000 | 930,000 | ||||
| Total | 5,330,000 | 11,500,000 | 5,180,000 | 14,500,000 | ||||
| Manufactures: | ||||||||
| Foil and leaf3 | 136,000 | 506,000 | 141,000 | 600,000 | ||||
| Powders and flakes | 6,320 | 25,800 | 6,320 | 31,200 | ||||
| Wire | 195,000 | 432,000 | 197,000 | 571,000 | ||||
| Total | 337,000 | 964,000 | 344,000 | 1,200,000 | ||||
| Grand total | 5,670,000 | 12,400,000 | 5,530,000 | 15,700,000 | ||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| 2Includes circles, disks, plates, and sheets. | ||||||||
| 3Excludes etched capacitor foil. | ||||||||
| Source:� U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program