U.S. Imports For Consumption Of Aluminum, By Country

TABLE 12
U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF ALUMINUM, BY COUNTRY ¹

	Metals and alloys, crude		Plates, sheets, bars, etc.²			Scrap		Total
	Quantity	Value	Quantity	Value		Quantity	Value	Quantity	Value
Country	(metric tons)	(thousands)	(metric tons)	(thousands)		(metric tons)	(thousands)	(metric tons)	(thousands)
2010:
Argentina	138,000	$288,000	3	$38		--	--	138,000	$288,000
Australia	28,400	68,600	119	1,040		103	$141	28,600	69,800
Bahrain	--	--	16,600	47,400		6	3	16,600	47,400
Belgium	102	379	2,000	9,820		1	5	2,110	10,200
Brazil	57,300	131,000	14,200	38,700		282	506	71,800	171,000
Canada	1,920,000	4,490,000	316,000	1,100,000		343,000	519,000	2,580,000	6,110,000
China	1,220	3,680	272,000	782,000		77	248	273,000	786,000
France	1,610	9,740	2,940	25,900		53	392	4,590	36,000
Germany	970	3,710	68,600	331,000		231	862	69,800	336,000
Italy	199	427	3,560	24,500		227	169	3,980	25,100
Japan	901	2,000	7,110	44,800		693	1,520	8,710	48,300
Korea, Republic of	2,490	6,840	2,240	11,500		143	385	4,880	18,700
Mexico	24,100	84,000	22,000	110,000		107,000	156,000	153,000	351,000
Netherlands	390	1,490	1,920	12,900		553	885	2,870	15,300
Norway	2,100	4,750	80	457		128	223	2,300	5,430
Panama	502	1,010	14	50		2,320	3,890	2,840	4,950
Russia	203,000	449,000	14,700	68,800		--	--	218,000	518,000
Slovenia	--	--	2,990	13,800		--	--	2,990	13,800
South Africa	14,300	29,500	49,000	158,000		--	--	63,300	187,000
Spain	235	940	105	997		--	--	340	1,940
Ukraine	--	--	2	45		40	66	42	111
United Arab Emirates	81,700	195,000	5	20		71	125	81,800	195,000
United Kingdom	437	1,940	7,250	32,400		7,890	13,400	15,600	47,700
Venezuela	123,000	251,000	2,480	5,230		1,940	3,340	127,000	260,000
Other	41,700	88,700	161,000	566,000		40,100	62,400	243,000	717,000
Total	2,650,000	6,110,000	967,000	3,380,000	0	504,000	763,000	4,120,000	10,300,000
2011:
Argentina	106,000	267,000	14	221		--	--	106,000	267,000
Australia	33,700	94,000	72	758		38	72	33,800	94,800
Bahrain	40	130	19,300	63,400		--	--	19,300	63,500
Belgium	340	1,970	1,480	8,910		284	513	2,100	11,400
Brazil	36,300	90,900	20,300	63,600		74	143	56,700	155,000
Canada	1,880,000	4,930,000	312,000	1,190,000		357,000	625,000	2,550,000	6,750,000
China	1,550	5,500	144,000	480,000		121	410	146,000	486,000
France	4,160	12,900	4,840	42,800		--	--	9,000	55,700
Germany	1,370	6,340	80,600	406,000		1,250	2,840	83,200	416,000
Italy	571	1,230	5,200	37,300		467	434	6,240	39,000
Japan	628	1,470	7,420	53,100		517	1,330	8,570	55,900
Kazakhstan	7	186	--	--		--	--	7	186
Korea, Republic of	8,540	13,700	3,190	18,300		208	312	11,900	32,300
Mexico	19,800	70,900	29,100	160,000		136,000	235,000	185,000	466,000
Netherlands	522	2,240	1,170	8,350		446	757	2,140	11,400
Norway	1,760	4,020	84	1,130		26	108	1,870	5,260
Panama	886	1,880	--	--		2,780	5,160	3,660	7,030
Russia	221,000	570,000	13,700	64,300		--	--	235,000	634,000
Slovakia	--	--	5	50		--	--	5	50
Slovenia	--	--	3,390	18,000		--	--	3,390	18,000
South Africa	14,100	36,600	51,800	192,000		--	--	65,900	228,000
Spain	451	2,010	138	959		--	--	589	2,970
Tajikistan	4,450	11,500	--	--		--	--	4,450	11,500
Ukraine	--	--	1	71		--	--	1	71
United Arab Emirates	242,000	662,000	2	33		1,030	1,920	243,000	664,000
United Kingdom	15,600	35,200	5,250	28,100		9,100	16,700	29,900	80,000
Venezuela	141,000	330,000	978	2,670		2,070	4,370	144,000	337,000
Other	89,900	239,000	176,000	684,000		67,600	126,000	333,000	1,050,000
Total	2,830,000	7,390,000	880,000	3,520,000	0	579,000	1,020,000	4,290,000	11,900,000
-- Zero.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Includes circles, disks, pipes, rods, tubes, etc.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.