In 2024, the trade exchange (includes international purchases and sales) of Wires, Rods, Tubes, Plates, Electrodes and Similar Products of Base Metal or Metal Carbide, Coated or Stuffed with Strippers O Fluxes, Welding or Deposition of Metal or Metal Carbide; Wires and Rods, of Agglomerated Base Metal Powder, for Metal Spraying was US$248M.
In the global context, the main exporting countries of Wires, Rods, Tubes, Plates, Electrodes and Similar Products of Base Metal or Metal Carbide, Coated or Stuffed with Strippers O Fluxes, Welding or Deposition of Metal or Metal Carbide; Wires and Rods, of Agglomerated Base Metal Powder, for Metal Spraying in 2022 were China (US$919M), United States (US$406M), and South Korea (US$234M). In the same year, the main importing countries of Wires, Rods, Tubes, Plates, Electrodes and Similar Products of Base Metal or Metal Carbide, Coated or Stuffed with Strippers O Fluxes, Welding or Deposition of Metal or Metal Carbide; Wires and Rods, of Agglomerated Base Metal Powder, for Metal Spraying were United States (US$241M), China (US$197M), and Mexico (US$192M).