U.S. Imports For Consumption Of Iron And Steel Scrap, By Class

TABLE 14
U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF IRON AND STEEL SCRAP, BY CLASS^{1, 2}

(Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars)

	2013			2014
Class	Quantity	Value		Quantity	Value
No. 1 heavy-melting scrap	322	108,000		311	105,000
No. 2 heavy-melting scrap	169	45,600		243	65,300
No. 1 bundles	1,140	444,000		980	381,000
No. 2 bundles	51	15,400		37	11,200
Shredded steel scrap	470	116,000		582	157,000
Borings, shovelings, and turnings	65	14,800		70	18,200
Cut plate and structural	261	82,500		252	78,200
Tinned iron or steel	60	21,400		79	24,500
Remelting scrap ingots	(3)	56		(3)	79
Stainless steel scrap	226	211,000		329	426,000
Other alloy steel scrap	418	202,000		529	195,000
Other steel scrap⁴	499	149,000		623	197,000
Iron scrap	240	63,600		229	62,200
Total	3,930	1,470,000		4,260	1,720,000
Ships, boats, and other vessels for scrapping	(3)	446		(3)	451
Used rails for rerolling and other uses⁵	86	40,200	^r	73	33,300
Grand total-	4,010	1,510,000		4,340	1,750,000
^rRevised.-
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.-
²Import valuation is customs value.
³Less than - unit.
⁴Includes tinplate and terneplate.
⁵Includes mixed (used plus new) rails. More information can be found in table 16.

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