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TABLE 2
SALIENT U.S. RECYCLING TRADE STATISTICS FOR SELECTED METALS1
 
    Exports   Imports for consumption
Quantity Quantity
Gross weight Contained weight Value Gross weight Contained weight Value
Year   (metric tons)   (metric tons)   (thousands)   (metric tons)   (metric tons)   (thousands)
Aluminum:                      
2001   580,000   NA   588,000   497,000   NA   552,000
2002   613,000   NA   603,000   466,000   NA   502,000
2003   577,000   NA   633,000   440,000   NA   496,000
2004   660,000   NA   773,000   535,000   NA   655,000
2005   1,090,000   NA   #######   482,000   NA   658,000
Chromium:2              
2001   439,000   75,600   281,000   50,500   15,400   74,100
2002   343,000   59,000   259,000   88,500   21,200   92,200
2003   505,000   86,700   394,000   97,700   23,700   115,000
2004   479,000   82,200   565,000   156,000   34,500   216,000
2005   586,000   100,000   687,000   122,000   29,900   211,000
Copper:3              
2001   534,000   439,000   538,000   115,000   91,100   140,000
2002   511,000   407,000   509,000   100,000   80,300   124,000
2003   689,000   558,000   664,000   90,600   70,700   121,000
2004   714,000   578,000   882,000   102,000   79,800   183,000
2005   658,000   556,000   #######   114,000   90,300   270,000
Iron and steel:
2001   7,530,000   7,530,000   #######   2,810,000   2,810,000   298,000
2002   9,000,000   9,000,000   #######   3,320,000   3,320,000   403,000
2003   ########   10,900,000   #######   3,690,000   3,690,000   556,000
2004   ########   11,800,000   #######   4,790,000   4,790,000   #######
2005   ########   13,000,000   #######   4,000,000   4,000,000   972,000
Lead:
2001   108,000   108,000   24,900   10,700   10,000   4,260
2002   106,000   106,000   23,300   2,880   2,570   1,740
2003   92,800   92,800   23,300   4,970   4,600   2,460
2004   56,300   56,300   14,800   5,320   4,770   3,510
2005   67,300   67,300   21,600   3,840   3,340   2,880
Magnesium:
2001   6,950   6,950   18,600   11,000   11,000   19,200
2002   5,850   5,850   14,700   14,100   14,100   20,900
2003   5,040   5,040   11,800   16,200   16,200   22,000
2004   4,790   4,790   11,300   11,700   11,700   17,600
2005   5,630   5,630   13,100   14,700   14,700   22,700
Nickel:4
2001   1,070,000   51,000   533,000   252,000   9,550   95,000
2002   1,070,000   42,200   506,000   358,000   10,200   107,000
2003   1,410,000   50,900   704,000   230,000   12,000   138,000
2004   2,240,000   55,200   995,000   453,000   20,000   328,000
2005   2,170,000   61,900   #######   550,000   17,200   304,000
Tin:
2001   3,230   3,230   4,640   3,700   3,700   1,860
2002   5,940   5,940   9,740   561   561   736
2003   5,040   5,040   8,630   921   921   686
2004 9,310   9,310   13,200   1,950   1,950   1,700
2005   10,600   10,600   12,100   3,530   3,530   2,010
Titanium:
2001   7,500   7,500   18,300   11,600   11,600   41,200
2002   6,000   6,000   14,200   6,270   6,270   17,800
2003   5,320   5,320   29,200   5,550   5,550   19,700
2004   9,760   9,760   56,000   8,830   8,830   53,600
2005   20,600   20,600   91,400   12,400   12,400   162,000
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 2�Continued
SALIENT U.S. RECYCLING TRADE STATISTICS FOR SELECTED METALS1
 
    Exports   Imports for consumption
Quantity Quantity
Gross weight Contained weight Value Gross weight Contained weight Value
Year   (metric tons)   (metric tons)   (thousands)   (metric tons)   (metric tons)   (thousands)
Zinc:
2001   26,800   NA   14,200   39,300   NA   11,600
2002   19,800   NA   11,200   31,200   NA   9,530
2003   32,300   NA   23,300   10,300   NA   5,740
2004   40,300   NA   39,400   10,800   NA   7,740
2005   46,800   NA   55,000   9,580   NA   8,820
rRevised.NA Not available.
1Contained weight based upon 100% of gross, unless otherwise specified.
2Contained weight for import and export quantities of Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) code
7204.21.000 is 17% of gross weight.
3For HTS codes 7404.00.0045, 7404.00.0062, 7404.00.0080 contained weight for import quantity is 65% of gross weight.
For HTS codes 7404.00.3045, 7404.00.3055, 7404.00.3065, 7404.00.3090, 7404.00.6045, 7404.00.6055, 7404.00.65,
and 7404.00.6090 contained weight for import quantity is 72%.
4Contained weight for import and export quantities is 0.4% of gross weight for HTS code 7204.29.000, 50% for HTS code
7503.00.00, and 7.5% for HTS code 7204.21.0000.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program


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