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)

	2013			2014
Grade	Quantity	Value		Quantity	Value
No. 1 heavy-melting scrap	5,980	2,140,000		4,870	1,670,000
No. 2 heavy-melting scrap	911	316,000		877	290,000
No. 1 bundles	359	124,000		257	91,500
No. 2 bundles	10	1,780		23	5,230
Shredded steel scrap	5,610	2,030,000		4,660	1,650,000
Borings, shovelings, and turnings	130	44,500		47	14,800
Cut plate and structural	1,090	399,000		765	274,000
Tinned iron or steel	140	59,600		114	48,000
Remelting scrap ingots	17	15,000		15	11,000
Stainless steel scrap	644	743,000		548	674,000
Other alloy steel scrap	522	389,000		527	359,000
Other steel scrap³	2,720	1,160,000		2,320	955,000
Iron scrap	356	142,000		300	112,000
Total	18,500	7,570,000		15,300	6,160,000
Ships, boats, and other vessels for scrapping	7	1,030		7	1,300
Used rails for rerolling and other uses⁴	37	34,900	^r	41	38,100
Grand total-	18,500	7,600,000		15,400	6,200,000
^rRevised.-
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.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. International Trade Commission.