U.S. Imports For Consumption Of Aluminum, By Country

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.