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| TABLE 9 | ||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF ALUMINUM, BY CLASS1 | ||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | |||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||
| Class | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||
| Crude and semicrude: | ||||||||
| Metals and alloys, crude | 346,000 | $906,000 | 349,000 | $953,000 | ||||
| Scrap | 1,480,000 | 2,550,000 | 1,550,000 | 3,050,000 | ||||
| Plates, sheets, bars, strip, etc. | 923,000 | 3,580,000 | 887,000 | 3,730,000 | ||||
| Castings and forgings | 24,200 | 237,000 | 21,100 | 263,000 | ||||
| Semifabricated forms, n.e.c. | 42,600 | 287,000 | 39,200 | 287,000 | ||||
| Total | 2,820,000 | 7,550,000 | 2,840,000 | 8,280,000 | ||||
| Manufactures: | ||||||||
| Foil and leaf | 95,100 | 401,000 | 88,700 | 408,000 | ||||
| Powders and flakes | 7,410 | 41,300 | 6,600 | 36,600 | ||||
| Wire and cable | 40,500 | 148,000 | 45,700 | 179,000 | ||||
| Total | 143,000 | 591,000 | 141,000 | 624,000 | ||||
| Grand total | 2,960,000 | 8,140,000 | 2,980,000 | 8,910,000 | ||||
| 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