U.S. Imports For Consumption Of Copper Scrap, By Country

TABLE 19
U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF COPPER SCRAP, BY COUNTRY¹

	Unalloyed copper scrap				Copper-alloy scrap
	Quantity				Quantity
	(metric tons,		Value²		Gross weight		Cu content^{e, 3}		Value²
Country	gross weight)		(thousands)		(metric tons)		� (metric tons)		(thousands)�
2004	23,400	�	$37,100	�	78,300	�	56,400	�	$150,000
2005:
Canada	9,080		22,500		47,700		34,400		123,000
Costa Rica	2,020		1,780		495		356		1,130
El Salvador	358		517		73		52		119
Germany	85		20		76		55		497
Guatemala	79		123		1,500		1,080		4,290
Honduras	1,910		3,320		651		468		1,330
Mexico	13,300		36,100		24,800		17,800		43,700
Taiwan	2		16		348		251		1,050
United Kingdom	258		1,340		925		666		2,740
Venezuela	--		--		193		139		170
Other	2,960		7,290		6,920		4,980		24,200
Total	30,100	�	73,000	�	83,700	�	60,200	�	203,000
^eEstimated.� -- Zero.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Cost, insurance, freight value at U.S. port.
³Content is estimated by the U.S. Geological Survey to be 72% of gross weight.

Source:� U.S. Census Bureau.