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In the first half of 2014, the fastener trade of the U.S. showed stable growth. The value of its iron and steel fastener export in the period reached US$1.9 billion (up 6.4% over the corresponding period). The contribution from Q1 to the resulted value had the largest share (up 5.5% over the corresponding period). As for the value of its fastener import, it grew 6.9% over the corresponding period (in Q1 the import grew 7.25%). The value of U.S. fastener export in 2013 reached US$3.6 billion (up 9.1% over the corresponding period) and the value of fastener import reached US$4.49 billion (down 2.2% over the corresponding period).