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| TABLE 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| SALIENT ALUMINUM STATISTICS1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||||||||||||||
| United States: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Primary production: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quantity | thousand metric tons | 2,703 | 2,516 | 2,481 | 2,284 | 2,554 | ||||||||||||
| Value | millions | $4,060 | $4,660 | $4,980 | $6,110 | $6,880 | ||||||||||||
| Price, average, U.S. market, spot | cents per pound | 68.1 | 84.0 | 91.0 | 121.4 | 122.2 | ||||||||||||
| Inventories (December 31): | ||||||||||||||||||
| Aluminum industry2 | thousand metric tons | 1,400 | 1,470 | 1,430 | 1,410 | 1,400 | ||||||||||||
| L | do. | 207 | 116 | 209 | 228 | r | 463 | |||||||||||
| Secondary recovery:4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| New scrap | do. | 1,750 | 1,870 | 1,950 | 2,300 | r | 2,250 | |||||||||||
| Old scrap | do. | 1,070 | 1,160 | 1,080 | 1,260 | r | 1,600 | |||||||||||
| Total | do. | 2,820 | 3,030 | 3,030 | 3,560 | r | 3,850 | � | ||||||||||
| Exports, crude and semicrude | do. | 1,540 | 1,820 | 2,370 | 2,820 | 2,840 | ||||||||||||
| Imports for consumption, crude and semicrude | do. | 4,130 | 4,720 | 5,330 | 5,180 | 4,490 | ||||||||||||
| Supply, apparent5 | do. | 8,870 | r | 9,080 | r | 9,220 | r | 9,010 | r | 8,660 | ||||||||
| Consumption, apparent6 | do. | 7,120 | r | 7,210 | r | 7,270 | r | 6,710 | r | 6,410 | ||||||||
| World, production | do. | 28,000 | 29,900 | 31,900 | 33,900 | r | 37,900 | |||||||||||
| rRevised. do. Ditto. ������ | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits except "Primary production." | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2Data from the Aluminum Association Inc.; includes ingot, semifabricated material, and scrap. Beginning in 2003, data series revised�� | ||||||||||||||||||
| to include inventory levels for both United States and Canadian producers. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3Includes aluminum alloyed material. | �������������������������������������������������������������������� | |||||||||||||||||
| 4Metallic recovery from purchased, tolled, or imported new and old scrap expanded for full industry coverage. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5Defined as domestic primary metal production plus secondary recovery plus imports (excluding scrap) minus exports plus adjustments� | ||||||||||||||||||
| for Government and industry stock changes. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6Apparent supply less recovery from purchased new scrap. | ||||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program