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| TABLE 7 | ||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS OF STAINLESS STEEL1 | ||||||
| (Metric tons) | ||||||
| �Product | 2006 | 2007 | ||||
| Semifinished | 130,000 | 131,000 | ||||
| Plate | 102,000 | 137,000 | ||||
| Sheet and strip | 67,500 | 57,600 | ||||
| Bars and shapes | 114,000 | 117,000 | ||||
| Wire and wire rods | 70,500 | 68,900 | ||||
| Pipe and tube | 142,000 | r | 159,000 | |||
| Total | 627,000 | r | 669,000 | |||
| rRevised. | ||||||
| 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