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| TABLE 9 | ||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF ALUMINUM, BY CLASS1 | ||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||
| Class | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||
| Crude and semicrude: | ||||||||
| Metals and alloys, crude | 329,000 | $666,000 | 346,000 | $906,000 | ||||
| Scrap | 1,090,000 | 1,370,000 | 1,480,000 | 2,550,000 | ||||
| Plates, sheets, bars, strip, etc. | 886,000 | 2,910,000 | 923,000 | 3,580,000 | ||||
| Castings and forgings | 25,700 | 216,000 | 24,200 | 237,000 | ||||
| Semifabricated forms, n.e.c. | 39,500 | 247,000 | 42,600 | 287,000 | ||||
| Total | 2,370,000 | 5,410,000 | 2,820,000 | 7,550,000 | ||||
| Manufactures: | ||||||||
| Foil and leaf | 87,000 | 320,000 | 95,100 | 401,000 | ||||
| Powders and flakes | 9,430 | 46,500 | 7,410 | 41,300 | ||||
| Wire and cable | 38,800 | 115,000 | 40,500 | 148,000 | ||||
| Total | 135,000 | 482,000 | 143,000 | 591,000 | ||||
| Grand total | 2,500,000 | 5,890,000 | 2,960,000 | 8,140,000 | ||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| Source:� U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program