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)

	2005		2006
Grade	Quantity	Value	Quantity	Value
No. 1 heavy-melting scrap	3,180	617,000	2,760	656,000
No. 2 heavy-melting scrap	325	65,900	260	53,700
No. 1 bundles	330	35,500	204	23,900
No. 2 bundles	91	21,300	44	9,060
Shredded steel scrap	3,800	834,000	3,390	792,000
Borings, shovelings, and turnings	241	27,200	143	23,100
Cut plate and structural	387	87,700	312	72,400
Tinned iron or steel	77	24,900	73	30,100
Remelting scrap ingots	10	8,900	8	8,980
Stainless steel scrap	585	670,000	1,350	716,000
Other alloy steel scrap	1,570	455,000	2,350	862,000
Other steel scrap³	1,240	328,000	1,850	572,000
Iron scrap	1,120	255,000	2,130	413,000
Total	13,000	3,430,000	14,900	4,230,000
Ships, boats, and other vessels for scrapping	3	476	5	509
Used rails for rerolling and other uses⁴	55	25,600	51	36,400
Grand total�	13,000	3,460,000	14,900	4,270,000
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.