U.S. Imports For Consumption Of Copper Scrap, By Country

TABLE 19
U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF COPPER SCRAP, BY COUNTRY¹

	Unalloyed copper scrap		Copper-alloy scrap
	Quantity	Value²	Gross weight	Copper content³	Value²
Country or territory	(metric tons)	(thousands)	(metric tons)	(metric tons)	(thousands)-
2013	29,100	$163,000	77,300	55,600	$362,000
2014:
Bahamas, The	105	368	297	214	873
Brazil	40	188	104	75	356
Canada	14,900	83,400	41,100	29,600	215,000
China	334	1,230	577	416	3,220
Colombia	316	1,370	545	393	2,310
Costa Rica	522	3,140	1,920	1,380	9,350
Dominican Republic	110	648	729	525	2,030
Ecuador	55	296	416	299	2,230
El Salvador	12	23	1,170	843	4,340
Guatemala	82	297	1,960	1,410	9,730
Honduras	144	844	764	550	3,270
Mexico	11,700	61,500	32,300	23,200	130,000
Nicaragua	81	472	887	639	4,600
Panama	426	2,750	208	150	909
Philippines	--	--	385	277	2,060
Saudi Arabia	149	661	27	20	233
Suriname	511	3,250	117	84	447
Trinidad and Tobago	20	53	56	40	246
United Arab Emirates	17	72	16	12	95
Other	1,460	5,570	2,100	1,510	9,450
Total	31,000	166,000	85,600	61,600	401,000
-- Zero.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Cost, insurance, freight value at U.S. port.
³Content is estimated by the U.S. Geological Survey to be 72% of gross weight.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.