In 2023, the trade exchange (includes international purchases and sales) of Waste and Scrap of Precious Metal or Plated with Precious Metal (Plated); other Waste and Scrap Containing Precious Metal or Precious Metal Compounds, of a Kind Used Principally for the Recovery of Precious Metal was US$226M.
In 2023, the states with the most international sales in Waste and Scrap of Precious Metal or Plated with Precious Metal (Plated); other Waste and Scrap Containing Precious Metal or Precious Metal Compounds, of a Kind Used Principally for the Recovery of Precious Metal were Nuevo León (US$94.8M), Yucatán (US$42.7M), Sonora (US$21.8M), Baja California (US$11.4M), and Ciudad de México (US$9.55M).
The states with the most international purchases in 2016 were Ciudad de México (US$28.2M).
In 2023, the main commercial destinations of Waste and Scrap of Precious Metal or Plated with Precious Metal (Plated); other Waste and Scrap Containing Precious Metal or Precious Metal Compounds, of a Kind Used Principally for the Recovery of Precious Metal were United States (US$174M), Canada (US$11.8M), South Korea (US$9.99M), Hong Kong (US$1.81M), and Japan (US$620k).
The main commercial origins of Waste and Scrap of Precious Metal or Plated with Precious Metal (Plated); other Waste and Scrap Containing Precious Metal or Precious Metal Compounds, of a Kind Used Principally for the Recovery of Precious Metal in 2016 were United States (US$28.2M).
In the global context, the main exporting countries of Waste and Scrap of Precious Metal or Plated with Precious Metal (Plated); other Waste and Scrap Containing Precious Metal or Precious Metal Compounds, of a Kind Used Principally for the Recovery of Precious Metal in 2022 were United States (US$8.99B), Indonesia (US$2.9B), and United Kingdom (US$2.76B). In the same year, the main importing countries of Waste and Scrap of Precious Metal or Plated with Precious Metal (Plated); other Waste and Scrap Containing Precious Metal or Precious Metal Compounds, of a Kind Used Principally for the Recovery of Precious Metal were Germany (US$7.67B), Japan (US$5.65B), and United Kingdom (US$3.45B).