In 2022, 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$432M.
In 2022, 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$225M), Yucatán (US$29.8M), Sonora (US$21.5M), Tamaulipas (US$17.5M), and Baja California (US$11.1M).
The states with the most international purchases in 2016 were Ciudad de México (US$28.2M).
In 2022, 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$289M), Canada (US$13.6M), Japan (US$10.2M), Hong Kong (US$3.1M), and South Korea (US$2.74M).
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 2020 were United States (US$7.14B), Germany (US$3.13B), and Vietnam (US$2.37B). 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$6.06B), Japan (US$4.97B), and Belgium (US$4.18B).