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| TABLE 9 | ||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF ALUMINUM, BY CLASS1 | ||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | |||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||
| Class | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||
| Crude and semicrude: | ||||||||
| Metals and alloys, crude | 361,000 | $915,000 | 310,000 | $730,000 | ||||
| Scrap | 1,720,000 | 2,890,000 | 1,550,000 | 2,460,000 | ||||
| Plates, sheets, bars, strip, etc. | 1,080,000 | 4,620,000 | 1,080,000 | 4,510,000 | ||||
| Castings and forgings | 18,800 | 337,000 | 17,100 | 323,000 | ||||
| Semifabricated forms, n.e.c.2 | 52,600 | 445,000 | 48,300 | 426,000 | ||||
| Total | 3,230,000 | 9,200,000 | 3,010,000 | 8,450,000 | ||||
| Manufactures: | ||||||||
| Foil and leaf | 60,200 | 300,000 | 57,000 | 281,000 | ||||
| Powders and flakes | 3,340 | 16,700 | 4,520 | 18,800 | ||||
| Wire and cable | 46,800 | 168,000 | 43,700 | 154,000 | ||||
| Total | 110,000 | 484,000 | 105,000 | 454,000 | ||||
| Grand total | 3,340,000 | 9,680,000 | 3,120,000 | 8,900,000 | ||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| 2Not elsewhere classified. | ||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
