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TABLE 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF ALUMINUM, BY COUNTRY1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Metals and alloys, crude | Plates, sheets, bars, etc.2 | Scrap | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | ||||||||||||||
Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||||||||||
2014: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Argentina | 72,400 | $160,000 | 1 | $9 | -- | -- | 72,400 | $160,000 | |||||||||||||
Australia | 27,800 | 69,500 | 167 | 1,140 | 88 | $163 | 28,000 | 70,800 | |||||||||||||
Bahrain | 53,900 | 125,000 | 30,700 | 91,400 | -- | -- | 84,500 | 217,000 | |||||||||||||
Belgium | 1,370 | 8,020 | 3,440 | 19,300 | 48 | 138 | 4,860 | 27,500 | |||||||||||||
Brazil | 22,400 | 45,700 | 7,040 | 18,600 | 3,250 | 5,790 | 32,700 | 70,100 | |||||||||||||
Canada | 2,210,000 | 5,110,000 | 228,000 | 877,000 | 339,000 | 575,000 | 2,780,000 | 6,560,000 | |||||||||||||
China | 2,410 | 7,890 | 286,000 | 820,000 | 895 | 1,510 | 289,000 | 830,000 | |||||||||||||
France | 8,600 | 70,500 | 11,100 | 72,300 | 1,360 | 2,660 | 21,100 | 145,000 | |||||||||||||
Germany | 1,290 | 3,790 | 62,300 | 296,000 | 1,650 | 2,880 | 65,200 | 302,000 | |||||||||||||
Italy | 8,310 | 16,900 | 8,180 | 46,600 | 632 | 295 | 17,100 | 63,900 | |||||||||||||
Japan | 82 | 287 | 13,700 | 72,400 | 637 | 1,090 | 14,500 | 73,800 | |||||||||||||
Korea, Republic of | 15,300 | 37,600 | 25,300 | 82,600 | 87 | 132 | 40,600 | 120,000 | |||||||||||||
Mexico | 18,700 | 38,200 | 37,900 | 183,000 | 122,000 | 193,000 | 178,000 | 415,000 | |||||||||||||
Netherlands | 1,580 | 5,650 | 1,790 | 11,600 | 195 | 300 | 3,560 | 17,600 | |||||||||||||
Norway | 8,900 | 23,000 | 68 | 621 | -- | -- | 8,970 | 23,600 | |||||||||||||
Panama | 294 | 496 | 83 | 355 | 5,770 | 9,340 | 6,150 | 10,200 | |||||||||||||
Russia | 323,000 | 698,000 | 16,400 | 64,300 | 1,660 | 3,520 | 341,000 | 765,000 | |||||||||||||
Slovenia | -- | -- | 2,740 | 14,200 | 16 | 17 | 2,760 | 14,300 | |||||||||||||
South Africa | 26,300 | 56,200 | 57,200 | 178,000 | -- | -- | 83,500 | 234,000 | |||||||||||||
Spain | 2,870 | 6,780 | 942 | 6,350 | 1,410 | 2,380 | 5,220 | 15,500 | |||||||||||||
Ukraine | 1,520 | 2,580 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,520 | 2,580 | |||||||||||||
United Arab Emirates | 261,000 | 621,000 | 10 | 78 | 826 | 1,140 | 262,000 | 622,000 | |||||||||||||
United Kingdom | 1,110 | 3,700 | 10,400 | 46,200 | 7,370 | 10,900 | 18,900 | 60,800 | |||||||||||||
Venezuela | 105,000 | 211,000 | 315 | 631 | 14,000 | 24,100 | 119,000 | 236,000 | |||||||||||||
Other | 128,000 | 290,000 | 188,000 | 666,000 | 58,700 | 95,900 | 374,000 | 1,050,000 | |||||||||||||
Total | 3,300,000 | 7,610,000 | 991,000 | 3,570,000 | 0 | 559,000 | 931,000 | 4,850,000 | 12,100,000 | ||||||||||||
2015: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Argentina | 85,900 | 187,000 | 5 | 47 | -- | -- | 85,900 | 187,000 | |||||||||||||
Australia | 19,400 | 44,800 | 220 | 2,500 | 251 | 393 | 19,800 | 47,700 | |||||||||||||
Bahrain | 74,400 | 168,000 | 34,900 | 102,000 | -- | -- | 109,000 | 269,000 | |||||||||||||
Belgium | 1,640 | 7,880 | 7,160 | 35,900 | 15 | 28 | 8,810 | 43,800 | |||||||||||||
Brazil | 3,700 | 8,420 | 10,000 | 27,100 | 13,300 | 21,400 | 27,000 | 56,900 | |||||||||||||
Canada | 2,230,000 | 4,670,000 | 253,000 | 945,000 | 340,000 | 515,000 | 2,820,000 | 6,130,000 | |||||||||||||
China | 3,260 | 8,560 | 391,000 | 1,110,000 | 369 | 813 | 395,000 | 1,120,000 | |||||||||||||
France | 10,800 | 87,600 | 10,500 | 67,700 | 159 | 133 | 21,500 | 155,000 | |||||||||||||
Germany | 6,830 | 18,300 | 70,200 | 298,000 | 1,160 | 7,320 | 78,200 | 324,000 | |||||||||||||
Italy | 7,620 | 14,000 | 10,900 | 56,000 | 760 | 333 | 19,300 | 70,400 | |||||||||||||
Japan | 15 | 70 | 27,100 | 120,000 | 738 | 1,400 | 27,800 | 122,000 | |||||||||||||
Korea, Republic of | 15,900 | 34,200 | 22,000 | 73,100 | 545 | 1,290 | 38,400 | 109,000 | |||||||||||||
Mexico | 21,700 | 42,400 | 42,900 | 197,000 | 97,100 | 144,000 | 162,000 | 383,000 | |||||||||||||
Netherlands | 1,780 | 5,860 | 2,730 | 15,300 | 467 | 730 | 4,980 | 21,900 | |||||||||||||
Norway | 14,000 | 31,500 | 59 | 613 | -- | -- | 14,000 | 32,100 | |||||||||||||
Panama | 142 | 224 | 43 | 188 | 4,830 | 6,660 | 5,010 | 7,070 | |||||||||||||
Russia | 279,000 | 617,000 | 16,900 | 65,200 | 739 | 1,430 | 297,000 | 683,000 | |||||||||||||
Slovenia | -- | -- | 2,420 | 12,500 | 21 | 23 | 2,450 | 12,600 | |||||||||||||
South Africa | 9,870 | 24,300 | 47,400 | 155,000 | -- | -- | 57,300 | 179,000 | |||||||||||||
Spain | 7,250 | 14,000 | 982 | 5,980 | 1,120 | 1,420 | 9,360 | 21,400 | |||||||||||||
Ukraine | 24 | 41 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24 | 41 | |||||||||||||
United Arab Emirates | 293,000 | 662,000 | 17 | 102 | 1,410 | 2,090 | 294,000 | 665,000 | |||||||||||||
United Kingdom | 566 | 2,500 | 12,500 | 50,300 | 3,990 | 6,550 | 17,100 | 59,300 | |||||||||||||
Venezuela | 63,700 | 120,000 | 141 | 260 | 5,110 | 8,130 | 68,900 | 128,000 | |||||||||||||
Other | 232,000 | 537,000 | 215,000 | 773,000 | 48,900 | 76,200 | 496,000 | 1,390,000 | |||||||||||||
Total | 3,380,000 | 7,310,000 | 1,180,000 | 4,110,000 | 0 | 521,000 | 795,000 | 5,080,000 | 12,200,000 | ||||||||||||
-- Zero. | |||||||||||||||||||||
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||||||||||||
2Includes circles, disks, pipes, rods, tubes, etc. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. |
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices