U.S. Exports Of Iron And Steel Scrap, By Grade

TABLE 11
U.S. EXPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL SCRAP, BY GRADE^{1, 2}

(Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars)

	2004		2005
Grade	Quantity	Value	Quantity	Value
No. 1 heavy-melting scrap	1,970	406,000	3,180	617,000
No. 2 heavy-melting scrap	406	79,900	325	65,900
No. 1 bundles	301	38,100	330	35,500
No. 2 bundles	45	7,790	91	21,300
Shredded steel scrap	3,710	778,000	3,800	834,000
Borings, shovelings, and turnings	207	20,000	241	27,200
Cut plate and structural	547	115,000	387	87,700
Tinned iron or steel	82	19,200	77	24,900
Remelting scrap ingots	7	6,270	10	8,900
Stainless steel scrap	478	548,000	585	670,000
Other alloy steel scrap	1,740	387,000	1,570	455,000
Other steel scrap³	1,260	300,000	1,240	328,000
Iron scrap	1,030	201,000	1,120	255,000
Total	11,800	2,910,000	13,000	3,430,000
Ships, boats, and other vessels for scrapping	16	2,680	3	476
Used rails for rerolling and other uses⁴	42	18,100	55	25,600
Grand total�	11,800	2,930,000	13,000	3,460,000
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Export valuation is free alongside ship.
³Includes tinplate and terneplate.
⁴Includes mixed (used plus new) rails.� More information can be found in table 15.

Source:� U.S. Census Bureau.