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TABLE 6
U.S. IMPORTS OF MAJOR IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS1
(Thousand metric tons)
    2004   2005
Steel mill products:
Ingots, blooms, billets, and slabs 6,730 6,270
Wire rods 3,420 2,270
Structural shapes-heavy 564 575
Steel piling 107 94
Plates, cut lengths 814 997
Plates, in coils 1,060 941
Rails and railroad accessories 222 215
Bars, hot-rolled 1,580 1,500
Bars, light-shaped 226 225
Bars, reinforcing 1,740 1,290
Bars, cold-finished 307 414
Tool steel 163 192
Pipe and tubing, standard pipe 1,170 1,190
Pipe and tubing, oil country goods 1,010 1,510
Pipe and tubing, line pipe 992 1,080
Pipe and tubing, mechanical tubing 558 653
Pipe and tubing, pressure tubing 97 168
Pipe and tubing, stainless 108 122
Pipe and tubing, nonclassified 15 15
Pipe and tubing, structural 495 512
Pipe for piling 9 22
Wire 857 776
Tin mill products-blackplate 58 36
Tin mill products-tinplate 328 391
Tin mill products-tin-free steel 100 92
Sheets, hot-rolled 3,850 2,870
Sheets, cold-rolled 2,350 1,740
Sheets and strip, hot-dip galvanized 2,690 2,100
Sheets and strip, electrogalvanized 105 147
Sheets and strip, other metallic coated 425 431
Sheets and strip, electrical 79 75
Strip, hot-rolled 98 96
Strip, cold-rolled 160   170
Total 32,500   29,200
Fabricated steel products:
Structural shapes, fabricated 614 808
Rails, used 131 164
Railroad products 126 178
Wire rope 124 127
Wire-stranded products 261 256
Springs 505 529
Nails and staples 928 930
Fasteners 1,370 1,340
Chains and parts 119 133
Pipe and tube fittings 161 185
Other 400   475
Total 4,740 5,120
Grand total 37,200   34,300
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 6�Continued
U.S. IMPORTS OF MAJOR IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS1
(Thousand metric tons)
    2004   2005
Cast iron and steel products:
Cast steel pipe fittings 161 185
Cast iron pipe and fittings 54 64
Other products 396   498
Total 611 744
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
Source: American Iron and Steel Institute.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program


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