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The Primary Aluminum Production Industry's Revenue for the Year 2006 Was Approximately $5,640,000,000

Posted on: Tuesday, 1 May 2007, 09:00 CDT

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c55619) has announced the addition of "Primary Aluminum Production Industry in the U.S. and its Foreign Trade (1996-2008)" to their offering.

This industry report focuses upon the Primary Aluminum Production industry. This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) making aluminum from alumina and/or (2) making aluminum from alumina and rolling, drawing, extruding, or casting the aluminum they make into primary forms (e.g., bar, billet, ingot, plate, rod, sheet, strip). Establishments in this industry may make primary aluminum or aluminum-based alloys from alumina.

This industry report includes 139 pages of the latest market research information on this industry. This new release date contains data as current as March of 2007. In addition to the detailed explanations of the provided statistical data, there are 112 charts, 18 tables, and 2 maps to effectively illustrate the content. Use this report as; an in-depth analysis of the industry, an industry reference guide, an aid for benchmarking and forecasting, and as a tool for uncovering new business opportunities. Please refer to the Table of Contents for more information. The report is considered as the most comprehensive research in the market.

PRIMARY ALUMINUM PRODUCTION INDUSTRY

The industry's revenue for the year 2006 was approximately $5,640,000,000. The gross profit was 24.44% at $1,378,416,000. There were 68 establishments in this industry that year. Thus, average contribution (or revenue) per establishment annually was $82,877,000.

The total import export value for the year 2006 was $10,317,892,000. There were 83 countries that conducted foreign trade with the U.S. in 2006, 8 more than year 2005. The top trading countries were: Canada, $5,731,668,000 (55.55%); Russia, $1,728,176,000 (16.75%); Mexico, $585,740,000 (5.68%); Brazil, $335,892,000 (3.26%); and Venezuela, $327,935,000 (3.18%). Their combined total represents approximately 84% of all imports and exports.

The total import value for the year 2006 was $9,114,013,000. This represents a 26.6% increase from year 2005. The U.S. had imported industry related merchandises from 47 countries in 2006. The top importing countries were: Canada, $5,312,561,000 (58.29%); Russia, $1,690,784,000 (18.55%); Brazil, $331,640,000 (3.64%); Venezuela, $318,802,000 (3.50%); and United Arab Emirates, $266,456,000 (2.92%). Their combined total represents approximately 87% of import from all countries.

The total export value for the year 2006 was $1,097,200,000. This represents a 42.1% increase from year 2005. The U.S. had exported industry related merchandises to 77 countries in 2006. The top exporting countries were: Mexico, $570,485,000 (51.99%); Canada, $391,140,000 (35.65%); Japan, $41,632,000 (3.79%); Colombia, $14,583,000 (1.33%); and Belgium, $10,890,000 (.99%). Their combined total represents approximately 94% of export to all countries.

Adding the import and subtracting the export, the total U.S. consumption value of this industry for the year was $13,657,000,000.

This industry report packs 10 years of data from hundreds of reliable government and private statistical resources. The data have been compared and verified to assure the highest research quality. These agencies and private companies were frequently contacted to acquire the latest information, most of which is unavailable to the general public. It is estimated that to gather and organize the same information into an easy-to-read format in each report, an individual researcher would spend at least a year's worth of effort. The challenge is, by the time this is accomplished, some data is most likely obsolete. Our business is dedicated to the research of U.S. industries and their associated foreign trades. We can meet that challenge easily as our databases are directly linked to these resources.

The U.S. manufacturing sector is expected to hit the monumental 5 trillion dollars net sales in 2006. U.S. economists have projected another 5% to 7% growth in the year 2007. To stay ahead, this industry report is intended for you to analyze the specific U.S. industry in greater detail. Not only does the report provide you with information on domestic production, it also supplies you with an industry's import and export data. The report depicts what are the products of the industry and their respective contributions. You can compare these products with the industry's materials, parts and components list that is in the report. The foreign trade data includes 10-years of statistics, and it is projected into year 2008. Such trade data is also provided at the commodity level based on the HTS classification.

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Source: Business Wire

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