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| TABLE 10 | |||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF ALUMINUM, BY CLASS1 | |||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | ||||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | ||||||
| Class | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||
| Crude and semicrude: | |||||||||
| Metals and alloys, crude | 3,440,000 | $9,040,000 | 2,950,000 | $8,290,000 | |||||
| Plates, sheets, strip, etc., n.e.c.2 | 914,000 | 3,230,000 | 801,000 | 3,070,000 | |||||
| Pipes, tubes, etc. | 34,000 | 216,000 | 34,300 | 254,000 | |||||
| Rods and bars | 269,000 | 1,050,000 | 235,000 | 985,000 | |||||
| Scrap | 527,000 | 930,000 | 471,000 | 803,000 | |||||
| Total | 5,180,000 | 14,500,000 | 4,490,000 | 13,400,000 | |||||
| Manufactures: | |||||||||
| Foil and leaf3 | 141,000 | 600,000 | 127,000 | 586,000 | |||||
| Powders and flakes | 6,320 | 31,200 | 9,480 | 42,600 | |||||
| Wire | 197,000 | 571,000 | 194,000 | 598,000 | |||||
| Total | 344,000 | 1,200,000 | 330,000 | 1,230,000 | |||||
| Grand total | 5,530,000 | 15,700,000 | 4,820,000 | 14,600,000 | |||||
| 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