Industry shipments in May, including exports, totaled an estimated 1.973 billion pounds, increasing 5.0 percent over May 2001. Shipments to domestic markets, including imports, totaled an estimated 1.756 billion pounds, rising 5.2 percent. Industry shipments of aluminium mill products also increased 5.2 percent over last year to a total of 1.420 billion pounds. Year-to-date, industry shipments total 9.403 billion pounds, up 2.1 percent over a year ago. U.S. exports of aluminium ingot and mill products were reported at 217 million pounds during May 2002, up 3.3 percent over May 2001.
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