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| TABLE 7 | ||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS OF STAINLESS STEEL1 | ||||||
| (Metric tons) | ||||||
| �Product | 2004 | 2005 | ||||
| Semifinished | 175,000 | 145,000 | ||||
| Plate | 62,300 | 75,700 | ||||
| Sheet and strip | 54,600 | 51,300 | ||||
| Bars and shapes | 84,300 | 117,000 | ||||
| Wire and wire rods | 75,700 | 75,400 | ||||
| Pipe and tube | 108,000 | 122,000 | ||||
| Total | 560,000 | 585,000 | ||||
| 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